About the Department
Sociology can be simply defined as 'the scientific study of human life, social groups, whole societies and the human world as such... Its subject matter is our own behaviour as social beings in relationship with many other people.'
Learning to think sociologically means cultivating the imagination. A sociologist is somebody who can break free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and put things in a wider context. The sociological imagination requires us to think away from familiar routines and look at them anew.
Department Outline
- Department Sociology
- Established 1978
- Programmes UG, PG & Ph.D
- Teaching Posts 08 (Filled)
- Credit System UG Annual | PG Semester-CBCS
- UG Seats 694
- PG Seats 63
- Ph.D Seats 10
- UG Student-Teacher Ratio 130 : 1
- PG Student-Teacher Ratio 8 : 1 (approx.)
Vision, Mission & Objective
- Build confidence among students.
- Provide necessary facilities to needy and weak students.
- Create social awareness among students.
- Guide students to develop interest in research on social issues.
- Develop scientific, interpretative and critical capacities for understanding social and cultural forces.
- Foster a lifelong engagement with questions of social justice.
- Bring theoretical and methodological rigor for understanding complex social realities.
- Promote ways of imagining a more just society.
- Create awareness about social responsibility.
- Create avenue of self-employment for students.
- Build self-confidence in students and society.
- Make students capable of performing their social roles and responsibilities.
Library as a Learning Resource
The Department of Sociology has a departmental library with around 44 best quality reference and textbooks donated by faculty members. A Library In-Charge issues books to PG students and faculty, with a Library Register and Accession Register maintained manually.
Faculty continuously strives to increase quality reference books for students' studies and project work.
626
Books in Central Library
~160
General Journals
10
Newspapers
28
Magazines
Available Databases & Online Resources:
Indian Journal, Cambridge University Press, HW Wilson | JSTOR, N-List (159 journals), DELNET (266 journals) | Plagiarism Detection Service available
PG to NET/JRF & Research Achievers
| # | Name | Session | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuti Prajapati | 2018-19 | UGC NET |
| 2 | Anamika Singh Kushwaha | 2018-19 | UGC NET JRF |
| 3 | Zabbiulla | 2018-19 | UGC NET |
| 4 | Manya Singh | 2019-20 | UGC NET |
| 5 | Ankur Kumar Rauniyar | 2019-20 | UGC NET |
| 6 | Pritesh Kumar Ray | 2019-20 | UGC NET |
| 7 | Saurabh Pandey | 2020-21 | UGC NET |
| 8 | Satyam Shivam Pandey | 2022-23 (Appearing) | UGC NET |
SWOC Analysis
- Adequate number of students.
- Well qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty members.
- Good results in UG and PG.
- Subject is popular; mostly opted for PSC & UPSC preparation.
- Helpful for students to understand society better.
- Departmental library with selective books.
- Lectures on relevant and current issues organized regularly.
- Teacher-student interaction provides personality development opportunities.
- Lack of infrastructure.
- Lack of awareness and enthusiasm among students regarding Sociology.
- Lack of sufficient space in the department.
- Urgent need of separate space for teachers.
- Big department with various specializations but no clerk.
- More space needed for better library.
- Only one desktop (without UPS) and one printer.
- Good teaching leads to better employment opportunities.
- Ph.D. programme started in session 2022-23 — great opportunity for quality research.
- Healthy opportunities for faculty to carry out research projects.
- Organizing national and international seminars, workshops and conferences.
- Creating awareness about social problems in society.
- Participation in welfare activities.
- Introducing interdisciplinary courses.
- Introducing career-oriented courses.
- Promoting good research activities.
- Developing infrastructure facilities for students.
- Demand for job-oriented short-term courses.
- Getting good projects at departmental level from UGC and ICSR.
Convenor in charge
Dr. Ruchika Chaudhary
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | Ph.D, NET |
| chaudharyruchika123@gmail.com |
Faculties Of Sociology
CMP College, University of Allahabad
Dr. Vijay Laxmi Saxena
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | PhD; M.Phil |
| vijaylaxmisaxena73@gmail.com | |
| Orcid Id | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-3760 |
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Dr. Ram Chiranjeev
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | PhD, NET |
| Chiranjeevpal752@gmail.com | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0002-3374-4837 |
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Tanaya Roy
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | M.A., NET |
| tanayaroy239@gmail.com | |
| Orcid Id | 0000-0001-7997-9079 |
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Dr. Ritesh Tripathi
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | PhD, NET |
| tripathiritesh82@gmail.com | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0002-0333-0318 |
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| Google Scholar ID | View Google Scholar |
Dr. Ruchika Chaudhary
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | Ph.D., NET |
| chaudharyruchika123@gmail.com | |
| Orcid | http://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-3281 |
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| Google Scholar ID | View Google Scholar Profile |
Anant Singh Jailyang
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | M.A., NET, Pursuing Ph.D |
| anantsingh.dhan@gmail.com | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0001-5955-484X |
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Dr. Sapana Maurya
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | PhD, B.Ed., NET/JRF/SRF |
| sapnamaurya211@gmail.com | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0003-3097-9902 |
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Dr. Manish Kumar Singh
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | PhD, USET, NET, JRF NET |
| manish.socio@gmail.com | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0001-7947-2374 |
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UG Syllabus
UG Syllabus -Sociology
Complete syllabus for Under Graduate programme, Department of Sociology.
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PG Syllabus -Sociology
Complete syllabus for Post Graduate programme, Department of Sociology.
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