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Narendra Modi an above average student, got first class in MA in Political Science, say Gujarat University records!
According to Gujarat University records, Modi was an external student and completed his degree in political science with an above average score of 62.3 per cent in 1983.
Ahemadabad, May 1: As a debate rages on in the country about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications and we all wait for the official disclosure, records of the Gujarat University, have already proven him a meritorious student. Records dug out by the Ahemadaad edition of a leading national daily, state that the PM passed his post graduate with a first class in Political Science. This comes after delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought details of Modi’s educational qualifications from the Information Commissioner.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) had on Friday directed the Gujarat and the Delhi Universitities to make Modi’s educational credentials public. This came after Kejriwal criticised the CIC for witholding crucial information about the PM’s education, from the people. As it turns out, the records of the Gujarat University show him as an above average student, with a First Class Post Graduate degree in Political Science. Kejriwal has also sought Modi’s performance records from Delhi University. Also Read: CIC instructs PMO to disclose Narendra Modi’s educational degrees to Arvind Kejriwal
Kejriwal’s inquiry has been validated under the Right to Information and the Prime Minister’s Office has been directed to provide all the information that is required. According to Gujarat University records, Modi was an external student and completed his degree in political science with an above average score of 62.3 per cent in 1983. It was two-year course and it included European Politics, Indian Political Analysis and Psychology of Politics.
Gujarat University’s Vice Chancellor M N Patel said that Modi had scored 237 marks scored 237 out of 400 in first year MA and 262 out of 400 in MA II and his total was 499 out of 800 marks. “The second year marks listed in the records mention that PM scored 64 (out of 100 marks)marks in political science, 62 in European and Social Political Thoughts, 69 in Modern India/ Political Analysis and 67 marks in Concept tool/s — Political Psychological and Social,” TOI quoted him as saying. Also Read: Mann Ki Baat Cheat Sheet: From drought to quality education, 6 key points raised by Narendra Modi in his radio show
The University however, has no records of PM’s graduation degree. In fact, it has no records of his performance beyond. It just mentions that the PM passed his prescience from MN Science College, Visnagar. The pre-science is a one year course, equivalent to the class 12. What is quite interesting to note though is that while Modi was studying Prescience, his aide and current Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel was a second year MSc student of Inorganic Chemistry in the same college, says the report.
In the past, Delhi and Gujarat Universities have consistently refused to disclose information about Modi’s degrees inquired about in RTI inquiries, and so has the Prime Minister’s office. Modi’s official website claims that the PM has a Bachelor’s degree from the Delhi University.
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