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.
- PG (Revised) Syllabus
- P.G Sociology syllabus under NEP-2020
- B A CBCS Syllabus
- B A CBCS Syllabus (Hons)
- Minutes of BPGS
- Minutes of DRC
- Minutes of DAC
Courses Offered
| Course Offer | Duration | Number of Seats | Programme | Time Table |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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Professor | Sociology of Movements, Sociology of Minorities and Ethnic groups, Polity and Society |
hbakth.soc@rediffmail.com hbakth.socaus@gmail.com 09435201814 06000870259 |
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Jhimli Bhattacharjee, M.Phil., Ph.D
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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.