The Department of Political Science Rajiv Gandhi Government Degree College Chaura Maidan Shimla- 04 aims to train the students in the fundamentals of the Political Science. Study of the subject opens up multiple opportunities for Political Science Graduates. This perhaps is the most popular course chosen by students in the college. The sanctioned strength in BA Ist year is 240 but actual strength is 370 and the total strength of the students is 778. The department has been providing not only academic guidance to the students but also making them responsible citizens and better human beings. The department annually holds workshops, quiz competitions, activities under SVEEP, Constitution Day, Human Rights Day and career guidance for students under ‘Young Political Scientist’s Club’ which came into being in 2017. It has vibrant Political Science subject society, membership to which is compulsory for all the students. The department is also running successfully an ‘Electoral Literacy Club’.