Government General Degree College, Chapra

Affiliated to the University of Kalyani

Approved by UGC under Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956

ISO 50001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015 Certified

Department of Sociology

About Department:

The department of Sociology started since the inception of the college in 2015 with faculty strength of two, Ms Priyam Sarkar and Ms Kajal Pradhan. Teaching of sociology thus started since the college was first established. The department was later joined by Ms Priyanka Pradhan in the year 2019. At present the department provides instructions in undergraduate courses. The department offers BA undergraduate courses in both Honours and General Programme and is interested in developing knowledge in the sphere of sociological inquiry with an emphasis on practical field based knowledge.

Studying society and people's relationship with the society is gaining increasing importance in today's rapidly changing world. We can understand social order and social change better by exploring the nature, causes and effects of people's behaviour.

Sociology empowers its students by giving them powerful insights into the social processes that shape human lives and experiences.

The students here are often first generation learners who come from marginalised groups, economically challenged families and rural areas. Faculty members possess expertise in various areas of sociological inquiry; Sociology of religion, environment, organisation, gender, family, kinship etc.

Our Objectives:

Student undertake various fieldwork projects under the supervision of the faculty in order to gain a better understanding of sociological processes in real life settings. The objectives of the department are:

  1. To help the students to develop the capacity to analyse, interpret social situations and find solutions to social issues and problems.
  2. To encourage students to acquire critical thinking.
  3. To help the learners to evaluate and approach problems from multiple perspectives.
  4. To make students engaged in more research oriented activities.
  5. To help the students get acquainted with the methodology to study social phenomena

Program Outcomes & Course Outcomes:

Sl.No. Title Download
1 Po Co Sociology Download

Syllabus

Sl.No. Type Download
1 Sociology Honours Download
2 Sociology Programme Download

Question Paper

Title Semester Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM I 1st Semester CC1 Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM I 1st Semester CC2 Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM II 2nd Semester Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM III 3rd Semester Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM IV 4th Semester CC8 Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM IV 4th Semester CC9 Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM IV 4th Semester CC10 Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM V 5th Semester Download
MODEL QUESTION FOR SEM VI 6th Semester CC14 Download

Learning Materials

Sl.No. Date Title Download
123 Jan 2023VillageDownload
223 Jan 2023Tribe - Profile and LocationDownload
323 Jan 2023Topic Social ChangeDownload
423 Jan 2023Thinking SociologicallyDownload
523 Jan 2023The Subaltern CritiqueDownload
623 Jan 2023The Nationalist DiscourseDownload
723 Jan 2023Sociology and Other Social SciencesDownload
823 Jan 2023KinshipDownload
923 Jan 2023Individual and groupDownload
1023 Jan 2023Culture and SocietyDownload
1123 Jan 2023Caste featuresDownload
1223 Jan 2023Associations and InstitutionsDownload

Faculty

Kajal Pradhan

Qualification: M.A
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (HOD)
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Priyanka Pradhan

Qualification: M.A
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
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