The University of Allahabad took the lead in introducing Defence Studies as a subject in 1940 at the initiative of Dr. A.N. Jha, the then Vice-Chancellor. The department started teaching the subject at postgraduate and research level in 1965. The courses in Defence Studies at this University were drafted and improved from time to time in consultation with Prof. Michael Howard of All Souls College, Oxford, England; Prof. N. Gibbs, distinguished Professor of Military History, Oxford, England; Prof. Headley Bull of Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Prof. L.W. Martin of Kings College, London; Prof. Sisir Gupta, Prof. M.S. Agwani, Prof. M.S. Venkatramani besides distinguished scholars of Psychology, Economics, International Relations, International Law, Mathematics, Physics and Operational Research and experts from the United Services Institute, National Defence College and Ministry of Defence. Prof. R.B. Singh who was educated at Allahabad and joined the Department in 1971 and is an expert in Military History and Legal Aspects of International Security is presently heading the Department. The other members of the faculty include economists, historians, political scientists and area specialists.
At the initiative of the Department, in order to provide a national forum for the promotion and integrated development of Defence and Strategic Studies, the National Congress for Defence Studies, an academic organisation of national level in the field of Defence and Strategic Studies, was created in 1980 with its headquarters at the University of Allahabad. The Department has made a niche for itself in a short time. The sixth visiting committee of the U.G.C. had observed that "this department has all the potential for development and deserves consideration in the special assistance programme." During the Seventh Plan, the U.G.C. review committee had decided to consider upgrading the department as the Center of Excellence in Strategic Studies. The Department has organised teaching, research, publication and public education in an excellent manner.
The Department has an excellent lab facility for the Under Graduate students there is a practical lab for conducting experiments and exercises related to different types of maps viz. Topographical, Relief & Outline Maps and depiction of battles with the help of models. There is also a Cartography Lab where preparation of maps and charts as per the requirements are undertaken after the field work. The Department also boosts of a Computer Lab, which caters to the needs of the department and the library. Increasingly, computer assisted cartography is also being done. The Department also publishes a journal called "Indian Journal of Strategic Studies (IJSS)". This journal was started in 1968 with the purpose of providing literature and information with regard to Defence & Strategic Studies and current problems related to National and International Security. Prof. R.B. Singh is its present editor. Besides the journal the Department publishes proceedings of national and international seminars and occasional monographs and papers on Arms Control, International Security and Military History. The Department has a well-organised library consisting of about 10,000 volumes. It subscribes to about 25 reputed journals and Magazines from India and abroad. The library is unique in the sense that it has a well classified newspaper clippings section on the pattern of "Indian Council of World Affairs and Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses", New Delhi.
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B.A. | 160 | 60 |
B.Sc. | 30 (in Maths Group) | 0 |
15 (in Bio Group) | 0 |
Procedure: Admissions are held every year to the 3 year under graduate course through a centrally conducted enterance test (UGET) held by the University.
Total No. of Seats: 15 + 5 (reserved for Army Personnel)
Procedure: Admissions are held every year to the 2 year post graduate course through a centrally conducted entrance test (PGET) held by the University. The streams or specializations available at the Post Graduate Level are:
(i) Military History | (ii) International Relation |
(iii) International Law | (iv) Guerilla Warfare |
(v) National Security | (vi) Defence Economics |
(vii) Strategic Thought | (viii) South Asian Studies |
(ix) Science & Technology | (x) Area Studies |
No. of seats: 15 per year
Procedure: The Department of Defence and Strategic Studies is actively engaged in conducting research in various important issues and admits candidates with greatest possible care after a synopsis submission and screening by the Departmental Committee consisting of faculty members and subject experts with preference for U.G.C.'s National Entrance Test (NET) qualified.
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UG Course - 1st Year UG Course - 2nd Year UG Course - 3rd Year |
4 semesters (Two years)
No. of Seats: 15
(Three Years)
Total No. of Seats: 38
Total No. of Seats: 6
By:Sanjay Kumar
Supervisor:Dr. S. Bhadauria
By:Triveni Singh
Supervisor:Prof. R.B. Singh
By: Sushil Kumar
Supervisor:Dr. S. Adhikari
By:Shailendra K. Kaushal
Supervisor:Dr. S. Adhikari
By:Dhirendra Dwivedi
Supervisor:Prof. R.B. Singh
By: Anand K. Singh
Supervisor:Dr. M.N. Verma
By:Deep Kumar
Supervisor:Dr. P. Agarwal
By: Sachchida Nand Ram
Supervisor:Dr. R.K. Tandon
By: Manoj Kumar Mishra
Supervisor:Prof. R.B. Singh
By: Mohd. Rizwani
Supervisor:Dr. R.K. Upadhyaya
By: Ravi Bhushan Lal
Supervisor:Dr. S. Adhikari
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Bharti Das |
Professor |
M.A., Ph.D | Legal Aspects of International Relations and South Asian Studies | 35 | |
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Madhvendra Nath Varma |
Professor and Head |
M.A., D.Phil | Modern Guerilla Warfare and World Military History | 12 | |
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Prashant Agarwal |
Professor |
M.A. D.Phil | Science Technology and National Security, South Asia | 50 | |
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Raj Kumar Upadhyaya |
Professor |
M.A., D.Phil | Military History | 11 | |
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Shekhar Adhikari |
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Virendra Kumar | Lab Attendant |
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B.Sc.Part III
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24/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.Sc. Part II
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28/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.Sc. Part I
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01/02/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.A. Part III
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25/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.A. Part II
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29/01/2019
30/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.A. Part I
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07/02/2019
08/02/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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Class
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Date
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Time:
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B.Sc. Part- III
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24/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.Sc. Part- II
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28/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.Sc. Part- I
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01/02/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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Class
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Date
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Time:
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B.A. Part- III
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25/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.A. Part- II
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29/01/2019
30/01/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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B.A. Part- I
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07/02/2019
08/02/2019
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09:00AM TO 5:00PM
09:00AM TO 5:00PM
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30 Jan 2017
Head, Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, AU:
Prof. Prashant Agarwal has taken over the charge of Head, Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, today.