Course Name: Introduction to Western Political Thought

Course abstract

One of the major objectives of this course is to introduce the students to the key debates and ideas in Western political thought. It is hoped that familiarity with the ideas or concepts of some major western political thinkers will help the students to understand different perspectives and approaches to state, politics, government, sovereignty, citizenship and so on. It is also hoped that this course will enable the student to make sense of and interpret the major developments and key debates in the political debates and discussions in any contemporary society and polity.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha

Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha teaches Political Science in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research interests are - political thought in comparative perspective particularly Indian and Western political thought, political theory, Indian politics especially language and related issues of state formations in modern India. His important publications are Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India: Making of the Maithili Movement, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2018); Glimpses of Mithila and Maithili: The Correspondence of George Abraham Grierson, Kalyani Foundation: Darbhanga (2013).
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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

2140

Registered

217

Certificate Eligible

185

Certified Category Count

Gold

14

Silver

99

Elite

44

Successfully completed

28

Participation

8

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to Western Political Thought - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

DIPSHIKHA DEKA 99%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

DEEPAYAN CHAKRABORTY 97%

Michael Madhusudan Dutta College


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

ADARSH MILAN 96%

BHAGALPUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BHAGALPUR

JUBIN KRISHNA 96%

COTTON UNIVERSITY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

CHANDRALOK KUMAR 94%

SAYANTAN SARKAR 93%

NA

PERKA VAMSHI 93%

Indian Institute of Technology Madras(IIT Madras)

BARSHA HAZARIKA 93%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

MAHEK LEISH 92%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2140

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 217

Assignment Statistics



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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.