School of International Studies - New Delhi

One of the best schools.

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SIS. The most renowned centre in the country.

Awesome school to learn about international politics

SIS, JNU's one of the oldest most reputed school.

Well..All i can say is, who i happen to be today, a large part of it is because of this wonderful wonderful place. Salute you, my old school. I will never forget you..

It is one of the prestigious school all over the country. There are all area studies teaching in master programme currently school running three master courses i.e.MA in economics in specialisation world economy context, MA in Politics with specialisation international relations and MA in area studies.

Established in 1955, the School of International Studies is the oldest school of the University. During the forty-six years of its existence, the School has established itself as one of the premier institutions in the country for the study of international relations and area studies. The School has made pioneering contributions in promoting the study of international relations as an academic discipline in India and in advancing knowledge and understanding of international affairs in an inter-disciplinary perspective. The School is also the first institution in the country to promote "Area Studies" and to develop expertise on various counties and regions of the world. It has also acquired an international reputation as a center of advanced learning. The need for an institution of this type was first felt in years immediately following Independence. The Indian Council of World Affairs, which was then the only institution in the country concerned with foreign affairs, realized that to promote study of international affairs in India effectively, it was important to train young men and women in interpreting current global developments in economic, social and political spheres. It was in pursuance of the recommendations of a committee headed by Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru that the Indian School of International Studies was established in October 1955 with Dr. A. Appadorai as the first Director of the School. To begin with, the School was affiliated to the University of Delhi. From September 1961 till the School was merged with the Jawaharlal Nehru University in June 1970, it functioned as a deemed university. Following the merger, the prefix "Indian" was dropped from the name of the School and it became the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University. For a long time, the academic programme of the School focused exclusively on research and the only degree it awarded was Ph.D. Soon after the School became a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, the M.Phil curriculum was introduced in 1971-72. In the following academic year 1973-74, the School started offering a 2 year MA (Politics: International Studies) programme. Much later in 1995-96, a new and unique M.A. programme in Economics (with specialisation on World Economy) was introduced by the Economics Division of the Centre for Studies in Diplomacy, International Law & Economics. All these courses have attracted interest from young students all over the country and abroad. Year after year, the admission process has become fiercely competitive. For example, in 2001 for 69 seats in the MA (Politics) programme, as many as 1416 candidates appeared at the nationwide written test. For the MA (Economics) programme 748 candidates applied to compete for 20 seats in 2001. Likewise, in the same year a total of 901 applicants competed for 139 M.Phil/Ph.D seats in all the nineteen programmes of study in the School. A large number of our M.Phil/Ph.D students qualify in the written tests for UGC fellowships. Moreover, almost every State Government has instituted a fellowship (in some cases more than one) to be awarded to students meeting the criteria of domicile status in the state concerned.As for the output of the School, it may be noted that, as of January 2002, 527 scholars have been awarded Ph.D and 1734 M.Phil degrees. The School also holds a series of extension lectures every year on a theme relating to contemporary international relations. Pursuant to a decision of the Academic Council in February 1989, these lectures are now known as "Hriday Nath Kunzru Memorial (Extension) Lectures on International Relations". The theme of this Lecture series in 2000 was Regional Dynamics in International Relations.