Brief History

In 2021, an Alumni Framework was officially launched to connect with the old students of the Department of Political Science, University of Jaffna. The induction meeting was held on December-26 under the head of the department Prof. K.T. Ganesalingam.

In 1977, the Political Science as a special degree was merged with the Department of Economics and shared 45 years since its inception. In these 45 years the department has nurtured many personalities among the Tamil community. The students of the Department of Political Science have made their mark in many fields such as administrative officers, political leaders, lawyers, political analysts, journalists, lecturers and teachers.

Although the Department of Political Science has long had thoughts of uniting the alumni of 45 years, the favorable environment for the same has been created in 2021 itself.

The name of the amalgamated old students Association is the ‘Alumni Association of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna‘.

The mission of the Association is networking Alumni of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna by providing necessary assistance/guidance towards their career development and gaining support from the alumni to achieve the goals of the Department of Political Science as detailed in its mission statement.