The Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, is regarded as one of the oldest modern higher education institutions in Thailand.

It is the first faculty of political science in Thailand and is considered one of the best according to the statistics of student who had highest score on admission system chose to study there for 4 years in a row (2010–2013).

Due to its logo and colour, the Faculty, students and its graduates are also called by the nickname, "Singh Dam" (Black Singha).

The Faculty of Political Science was originally established in 1899 as the School of Civil Servant Training by King Chulalongkorn.

This school had expanded and its graduates mostly worked as royal page which allowed these young men to be close to the central authority and became accustomed to senior officials.

However, many government officials especially from the Ministry of Interior appealed to the King to reconsider his decision as they still saw the necessity and usefulness of producing graduates in this field.

The committee for reconsidering this issue was set up and finally agreed that the Faculty should be continued on the proviso that its admission and curriculum must be revamped.

The name of the Faculty was changed to the School of Civil Service and directly overseen by the Office of the President of Chulalongkorn University.

In 1948, the government viewed that there was still need for more graduates for public administration, then agreed to re-establish the Faculty of Political Science in Chulalongkorn University in that same year.

These symbolic meanings convey the fact that the Faculty aims at producing qualified graduates who will be leading figures in the society in any respect with passion and dedication to help improve people's quality of life as their foremost principle.