Sociology Department
B.A. Courses
Department of Sociology
About The department
The department of Sociology started its journey in September 1985. This was the second department among Non-Government colleges under University of North Bengal to offer this subject. In the beginning sociology was offered at the pass/ general level. Subsequently Honours course was introduced in 1995. later, in 2009 the department along with the college, shifted under University of Gour Banga. The department of Sociology has a focus on socio- cultural-politico factors, impact of various agencies like family, peer group, mass media, educational institution of the development of personality & self , various social issues and problems etc so that the students can think rationally and create a healthy society.
Department Notice
All the 3rd year hons students are requested to come to the department on 17/03/2021 at 12:30pm regarding their field work, failing which the department will not be responsible.
All the students are requested to check their respective whatsapp group and departmental notice board for assignment and tutorial details. For any problem plz contact with departmental teachers
Internal assessment of Semester I (hons) will be held on 07/08/19 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. All the students are requested to attend positively. ,
Internal assessment for Semester I (general) will be held on 09/08/19 from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm (room no. 108, 109,110,112, 117, 118, 206, 207, 213, 216, 217 ). All the students are requested to attend positively. ,
All members of placement committee , and HOD , of different departments are here by requested to forward the following link https://internshala.com/i/UGC2788 to their students for enlisting at an internship program under INTERNSHALA , scheme. Last date for application is 14/06/2019. The link provided here is Gour Mahavidyalaya specific.
All the students of B.A. 3rd Year (hons) are hereby informed that the dissertation &, viva-voce examination will be held on 07/06/2019 from 10:00am onwards. Reporting time is 9:00am. All are requested to come by time along with their admit card at the departmental room, failing which the Dept will not be responsible. ,
A meeting will be held on May 3rd, 2019 at 12:00pm with all the members of the society “Unity ” at the departmental room. ,
A parents teachers meeting will be held on 11/05/2019, from 12:00pm at the departmental room. All the students of the honours are requested to inform their parents to attend the same.
A special lecture will be held on “Social Institutions: Focus on Family, Marriage and Kinship” by Md. Kausar Ansar, Asst. Prof., Dept. Of Sociology, South Malda College, dt- 11/04/2019, at the Dept from 12:00pm onwards. ,
We also hope that our students in particular will learn to identify how various social theories came into existence and how they are related to our society in reality. The students also learn from real life by visiting various areas and performing field projects by using both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The department offers both honors and general courses. There are two classrooms adjacent to the departmental teacher’s common room for teaching. At present the department has one computer with internet facilities. The seminar library is also there to help the students with books and the department is still working for the betterment and availability of more books and journals.
Our Vision
Mission
Core Values
- Engage with the community
- Communicate ethically and professionally
- Think and reflect critically
- Contribute social values and morality impartially to the society as a whole.
- Holistic and positivistic approach to society.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
GOALS
- Upgrade and strengthen academic programmes to enhance student skills and enable them to contribute to the society as a positive and responsible citizen.
- Organize lecture series for the public good by eminent scholars, researchers, professors and real life examples. Besides raising awareness, it will generate positive and appropriate responses to emerging needs of the nation.
- Develop proper research tools and techniques, thereby enabling the community to access verified data and information.
Department Rules
- As per the University norm 75% attendance in class is mandatory for appearing in the final examination.
- Students have to participate in the various departmental and inter departmental events such as student seminar, workshop, debates, wall magazine publication, model exhibition etc. organized by the Department or college.
- Students must return their borrowed items to the Departmental Library before collecting their admit cards for final exam from the office.
- Appearing in Class-Test, Pre-Test, Test Examination is mandatory.
- Field work survey and report submission within due time is mandatory for final year (hons.) students, failing which the department can take necessary steps against the students.
- Students must inform the HOD in written in case of continuous absence in the class for more than seven consecutive days.
- Students must help to maintain a healthy academic atmosphere in the department and must not involve in ragging or harassing anybody.
- Students are requested not to litter and to keep the waste in the dustbins available in the campus.
- Students are requested to stitch off the lights and fans when leaving the department.
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Urmimala Basak Roy
Head Of the Department
Welcome to the Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology in Gour Mahavidyalaya is committed to offer quality education in Sociology. The Department seeks to fulfil this commitment through innovative methods like teaching and learning and by exposing the students to the frontier and upcoming areas within Sociology. Industrial Sociology, Urban and Rural Sociology and Political Sociology to mention a few.
The under graduate programme is unique, incorporating the essential theoretical inputs together with on-site study programmes and research study as a practical component. The Department periodically revises and updates its curriculum as instructed by the University. The course in Sociology which is part of the B.A. Honours and General program aims to provide a systematic introduction to Sociology. It lays emphasis on the theoretical and methodological functions of Sociology. Equal importance is given to a systematic introduction to Sociological studies in India. Contributions of Eminent Indian Sociologist and substantial themes of Indian Society are included in the syllabus. The students are exposed to divergent perspectives with sociology and acquire the necessary skills to understand various social phenomena through the perspectives of Sociology.
Programs Offered & Intake Capacity : 140
| Title | View |
|---|---|
| circulation of elites by Pareto |  |
| case study | |
| culture of tribes | |
| historical materialism | |
| features of the Indian society | |
| difference between parameter and statistics | |
| types of observation | |
| tribe vs caste | |
| survey research | |
| participant observation | |
| nature & scope of demography | |
| mortality | |
| LPG | |
| jhum cultivation | |
| infant mortality | |
| Title | Date | View / Download |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology hons part- I , paper- I (a&b),2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology hons part- I , paper- ii (a&b),2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology hons part- ii , paper- iii (a&b),2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology hons part- ii , paper- iv (a&b),2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology general part -I paper a&b 2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology general part -ii paper a&b 2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology hons semester- ii , dc-3 ,2020 | 2021 | |
| Sociology hons semester-ii , dc-4 ,2020 | 2021 | |
| Question papers | 2022 | |
| Question papers | 2023 | |
| Sociology Honours Semester- V | 2024 | |
| Title | Date | View / Download |
|---|---|---|
| Result of b.A. Part iii examination, 2018-2019 | 2022 | |
| 2019-2020 b.A part iii hons. Result | 2022 | |
Student Progression
Seminar & workshop
Department Faculties
M.A. B.Ed || Assistant professor & HOD
M.A in Sociology || State Aided College Teacher (SACT)
M.A || State Aided College Teacher (SACT)
M.A in SOCIOLOGY & M.A IN SOCIAL WORK , B.Ed || Assistant Professor
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