The study of Political Science, an ever-changing and dynamic subject, is always regarded as a critical area of Social Science enquiry. The Department of Political Science was established since the inception of the university, in 1982. The Department currently offers Undergraduate, Masters and Research Programmes. In tandem with the spirit of the ‘Vision & Mission’ of the University, the department has structured its academic programmes to meet the requirements of the diverse sections of the society. Being the first open and distance learning (ODL) university in India, we impart education to our learners using a multi-media approach, i.e., providing Self-Learning Materials (SLMs), Audio-Video lessons (via AIR-Hyderabad, Doordarshan-Yadagiri), T-SAT the video lessons are telecast through two different channels Vidya and Nipuna and Live tele-conference programmes telecast via Doordarshan-Yadagiri upto 2020.

In terms of student intake, the department is the largest in the university, drawing students from all parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It started with launching of the Graduate (BA) Programme, with about fifty students in the first year of its existence and presently the combined strength of the students at the graduate level is more than 80,000 students. A decade later, the 2-year Post-graduate (MA) Programme was launched in 1992, with about fifty students and now the number has exceeded six hundred. Research programmes including M.Phil & Ph.D were launched in 2009. Through all our programmes we seek to create an environment for education that facilitates in increasing knowledge of learners.