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Department of Sociology

Royal School of
Humanities & Social Sciences (RSHSS)

About Department

The faculties of Department of Sociology are from various reputed institution like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi School of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology and these diversities in terms of the institution they belong to is the major strength of the Department. The interests and expertise of the faculty cover a broad sociological canvas. The courses therefore offered are interdisciplinary in nature. Classical sociological theories, Research Methods, Gender studies, Visual Culture, Health and Illness, are a few among the expertise of the department. Another strength of the department is to promote experiential learning. Sociology touches upon every aspect of human social life and activity. Therefore, to make learning in the department experiential students are encouraged to write projects based on field experiences, students are taken for fieldwork to experience reality and draw correlations between theory and practice.

The courses offered in the department are interdisciplinary in nature however, some of the important trust areas are as follows:

  1. Sociology of Law
  2. Sociology of Music
  3. Sociology of Religion
  4. Sociology of Northeast India
  5. Gender Studies
  6. Culture Studies
  7. Sociology of Environment, etc.

Future Prospects of the graduate and post graduate

  1. The graduate from the department get the opportunity to engage in teaching at primary and secondary schools.
  2. The graduate often get admitted in different reputed institutions like University of Delhi, Tezpur University, Delhi School of Economics, South Asia University, TISS, IIT, etc.
  3. The post graduate often pursue higher education or get engaged in academia (research and teaching).
  4. Students also pursue government civil service or other competitive examinations.

Vision and Mission of the Department

Courses Offered

Master of Arts - Sociology
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology | Honours / Honours with Research

Courses Structure and Syllabus

Events

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Webinar on "Plagiarism and its Prevention in Academic Writing"
Date: August 10, 2025
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Webinar on "Higher Education in India: Challenges and Strategies for Reforms"
Date: August 11, 2025
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Webinar on "Fake News in the Time of Pandemic"
Date: August 12, 2025
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Seminar on "Ecosystem & Society: Discussion on Social Accountability on Environment"
Date: August 13, 2025
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Panel Discussion on "Feminist Epistemology with Ethnographic Evidence"
Date: August 14, 2025
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Seminar on "Social Science and Democracy"
Date: August 15, 2025
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Panel Discussion on "Multiculturalism and Identity: Highlighting the Centrality of Mother Language"
Date: August 16, 2025
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Talk on "Urban Bazaars in the Age of Platform Capitalism"
Date: August 17, 2025
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Talk on "Understanding IKS: Literary Criticism in Hindi and Other Languages"
Date: August 18, 2025
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Talk on "Why I Do Sociology"
Date: August 19, 2025
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Talk on "Technology Society Interface"
Date: August 20, 2025
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Talk on "Comparative Health Care Systems and Models of Health Coverage"
Date: August 21, 2025
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Talk on "Digital Humanities: Meaning, Importance and Scope"
Date: August 22, 2025
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Department of Sociology

Royal School of Humanities & Social Sciences (RSHSS)

About Department

The faculties of Department of Sociology are from various reputed institution like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi School of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology and these diversities in terms of the institution they belong to is the major strength of the Department. The interests and expertise of the faculty cover a broad sociological canvas. The courses therefore offered are interdisciplinary in nature. Classical sociological theories, Research Methods, Gender studies, Visual Culture, Health and Illness, are a few among the expertise of the department. Another strength of the department is to promote experiential learning. Sociology touches upon every aspect of human social life and activity. Therefore, to make learning in the department experiential students are encouraged to write projects based on field experiences, students are taken for fieldwork to experience reality and draw correlations between theory and practice.

The courses offered in the department are interdisciplinary in nature however, some of the important trust areas are as follows:

  1. Sociology of Law
  2. Sociology of Music
  3. Sociology of Religion
  4. Sociology of Northeast India
  5. Gender Studies
  6. Culture Studies
  7. Sociology of Environment, etc.

Future Prospects of the graduate and post graduate

  1. The graduate from the department get the opportunity to engage in teaching at primary and secondary schools.
  2. The graduate often get admitted in different reputed institutions like University of Delhi, Tezpur University, Delhi School of Economics, South Asia University, TISS, IIT, etc.
  3. The post graduate often pursue higher education or get engaged in academia (research and teaching).
  4. Students also pursue government civil service or other competitive examinations.

Vision & Mission of the Department

Courses Offered

Master of Arts - Sociology
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology | Honours / Honours with Research

Courses Structure and Syllabus

Events

Event Image
Webinar on "Plagiarism and its Prevention in Academic Writing"
Date: August 10, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Webinar on "Higher Education in India: Challenges and Strategies for Reforms"
Date: August 11, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Webinar on "Fake News in the Time of Pandemic"
Date: August 12, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Seminar on "Ecosystem & Society: Discussion on Social Accountability on Environment"
Date: August 13, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Panel Discussion on "Feminist Epistemology with Ethnographic Evidence"
Date: August 14, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Seminar on "Social Science and Democracy"
Date: August 15, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Panel Discussion on "Multiculturalism and Identity: Highlighting the Centrality of Mother Language"
Date: August 16, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Urban Bazaars in the Age of Platform Capitalism"
Date: August 17, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Understanding IKS: Literary Criticism in Hindi and Other Languages"
Date: August 18, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Why I Do Sociology"
Date: August 19, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Technology Society Interface"
Date: August 20, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Comparative Health Care Systems and Models of Health Coverage"
Date: August 21, 2025
Read More ...
Event Image
Talk on "Digital Humanities: Meaning, Importance and Scope"
Date: August 22, 2025
Read More ...

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UGC NET

APSC

Ankita Saha
MA Sociology
2024

Batch: 2022 - 24

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