Hello Ajit!

M.A. in Political Science with specialization in International Studies is the most popular course of JNU, with an intake capacity of 69.

A few suggestions for you are as follows:

1. Books by Baylis and Smith, OP Gauba to develop your theoretical concepts.

2.  You can go for books written on Indian government and politics by Bidyut Chakravarty and Rajendra Pandey.

3.   B.R. Mehta's book on Indian Political Thought.

4.  Book written by Sushila Ramaswamy & C.L. Wayper on Classical Poitical Philosophy.

5. Save some time to go through the current affairs thoroughly.

Remember that reading is important, but the most important part is developing exceptional and coherent writing skills. Practice writing your answers. Don't forget to go through the previous year question papers of JNUEE. Also, try to read the recent debates and a basic book on Indian History.

3 fields of studies might have been asked to know about your interest and preferences of courses while pursuing your post-graduation as this degree provides a wide range of core courses in Political Science as well as key disciplinary areas of International Studies.

Hope this answer will help you.