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Departmental Profile

Established in July 1995, the Department of Sociology offers M.A and PhD programme of study. It puts special emphasis on promoting inter-disciplinary study and research vis-a-vis developing understanding of the people of the Barak Valley broadly covering 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  56  M.A(Syllabus) Time Table
         
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

 

09401544307

Nirakar Mallick, MA, M.Phil, Ph.D (JNU)  Professor Economic Anthropology, Globalisation and Market Studies, Marxist Sociology, Political Sociology

  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

09435201814

06000870259

Jhimli Bhattacharjee, M.Phil., Ph.D

 


Shailendra Kumar, M.Phil., Ph.D

 Professor

 


Associate Professor

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

 


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

jhimli.bhattacharjee21@aus.ac.in

09435172876 

03842-270235(R)


aus.shailendra@gmail.com

08218101752

09998323245

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

rumadebnath.au@gmail.com

08724876133

Rajiya Shahani, Ph.D Assistant Professor Community Studies

raziya.amu@gmail.com

09954920722

Head of Department

Prof. Humayun Bakth
(03842) 270838 (O)

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 many other organizations of well repute.