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Departmental Profile: Established in July 1995, the department offers M.A. , M.phil. and PhD programme of studies. It puts special emphasis on promoting inter-dicsiplinary studies and researches  vis-à-vis developing an understanding of the people of the Barak Valley and their social, intellectual and cultural matrix. The department has chosen culture and development as the thrust area in its ongoing researches and other  academic endeavours.

Courses Offered:

                     i] M.A.  (by course work).   Duration : Two Years (Four Semesters).  No. of seats :  65       

                    ii] M.Phil ( by course work and dissertation).  Duration : Three Semesters.  No. of seats:  15

                   iii] Ph.D. (by course work and research work)  

                   iv] D.Litt. (by research work)

 

Faculty:

Name

Designation

Email & Contact

Area of Specialization

  G. Ram  M.Phil, Ph.D.

Professor

gramsoc@gmail.com   

                  03842-270972(R)     

09435370120

Sociology of Development, Sociological Theories, Polity & Society.

Bijaya Kumar Behera,  M.Phil.,Ph.D. Professor     Sociology of Health,Gender Studies,Tribal Studies.

  Nirakar Mallick,  M.Phil, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

nmsociology@gmail.com 

03842-270870(R)      

09435374254

Economic Anthropology, Globalization and Market Studies, Marxist Sociology,Political Sociology.

  Humayun Bokth  M.Phil.

Associate Professor

               hbsociology@yahoo.com                     

09435201814

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

  Jhimli Bhattacharjee,   M.Phil

Assistant Professor

Jhimli_2000@rediffmail.com

09435172876   

03842-270235(R)

Sociology of North-East India, Sociology of Environment.

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

 

Head of the Department:

Prof. Bijaya Kumar Behera       (: (03842) 270838 (O)     

 

Placement: The placement record of the students has been quite impressive. The students got absorbed in government and private colleges, Tribhuwan University (Katmandu), Sikim Manipal University, NGOs, Market Research Organization, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Institute of Environment, Conservation and Soil Reclamation and many other organizations of well rapture.