Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad 4.59

The Department is the second oldest department in the county, it was established in 1927. The First Head of the Department was Dr. Beni Prasad, a renowned historian, best known for his researches in Ancient Indian Political thought, He was the Head of Department till 1945.
Mr. Ilyas Ahmad in 1928 was first appointed as a full-fledged lecturer in the department .
In 1945, Dr. Beni Prasad expired at the young age of 45 and Dr. Tara Chand accepted the Headship of the Department.
In 1948, a new branch namely Diplomacy and International Affairs was added to Political Science. This branch produced statesmen, politicians and diplomats of high stature whose performance was acclaimed nationally and internationally. In the same year, Dr. Tara Chand left the University to join the Government of India as Education Advisor and his chair in the Political Science Department was offered to another renowned historian, Dr. Ishwari prasad, who occupied it till his retirement in March, 1954.
After the retirement of Dr. Ishwari Prasad, Prof. A.B. Lal, being the first man from the discipline itself, became the head of the Department and he occupied the chair till his elevation as Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1968.
After Prof. A.B. Lal, several other political scientists have headed the Department, namely Prof. A.D. Pant, Prof. Mohan Lal, Prof. H.M. Jain, Prof. U.K. Tiwari, Prof. Alok Pant, Prof. M.P. Dube and Prof. Alok Pant. Now Prof. Mohd. Aslam is the Head of the Department.