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Departmental Profile

Established in July 1995, the Department of Sociology under the School of Social Sciences envisages to offering M.A and PhD programme of study. The department puts systematic and adequate emphasis to promote inter-disciplinary study and research vis-a-vis develop understanding about people of the Barak Valley especially by unraveling historico-social, intellectual and cultural matrix. The department has chosen culture and development as the thrust area of study and research.

Courses Offered

Course Offer Duration Number of Seats Programme Time Table
M.A (Course work) Four Semester  40  M.A(Syllabus)

1st Semester Time Table-2024

3rd semester Time table-2024

Ph. D (Course work & Thesis) Six Semester As per vacancy  Course Work  
D. Litt. (Research work)        

Faculty

Name Designation Area of Specialisation Email & Contact
Bijaya Kumar Behera M.Phil.,Ph.D  Professor Sociology of Health, Gender Studies, Tribal Studies bkbehera9@gmail.com

 

+91-9401544307

Nirakar Mallick MA, M.Phil, Ph.D (JNU) Professor Economic Anthropology, Globalisation and Market Study, Polity and Society

nmsociology@gmail.com

 +91-9435374254

Humayun        Bakth M.Phil, Ph.D

 

 Professor Sociology of Movements, Sociology of Minorities and Ethnic groups, Polity and Society

hbakth.soc@rediffmail.com

hbakth.socaus@gmail.com

+91-9435201814

+91-6000870259

Jhimli Bhattacharjee M.Phil., Ph.D

 

Professor Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Development, Sociology of North-East India

jhimli.bhattacharjee21@aus.ac.in

+91-9435172876

+91-3842-270235(R)

Shailendra Kumar MA, M.Phil., Ph.D JNU)

 

Associate Professor Migration and Diaspora Studies, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Cultural Studies

aus.shailendra@gmail.com

+91-8218101752

+91-9998323245

Ruma Debnath M.Phil., Ph.D Assistant Professor Gender and Society, Village Study, Tea Garden Study

rumadebnath.au@gmail.com

+91-8724876133

Rajiya Shahani Ph.D Assistant Professor Community Studies

raziya.amu@gmail.com

+91-9954920722

Head of Department

Professor Humayun Bokth


Placement

The placement record of the students has been impressive. The students are absorbed in government and private college, Tribhuwan University (Kathmandu), Sikkim Manipal University, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, NGOs, Market Research Organisation, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Institute of Environment Conservation and Soil Reclamation and organisations of established reputation.