School of Studies in Sociology & Social Work

About School of Studies in sociology & Social Work

Department Profile:-

School of studies in sociology is one of the oldest departments of sociology in India, established in 1965. During the last Five decade it has established itself as one of the leading centers of education and research in the area of Sociology. It own national and international acclaim, owing to the fact in 1984 our department was given the status of department of special Assistance (DSA) by the University Grants Commission of India (1983-1993). Prof.T.B. Naik was founder professor and head of the department. Dr. Indra Deva {Professor Emeritus and ICSSR Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow} he was the scholar of international acclaim was the first professor and head of the department. The department offers two postgraduate courses M.A.in Sociology and Master of Social Work and M.Phil. and Doctoral program in Sociology under the Faculty of Social Science. The school has been successfully achieving and maintaining high level of research activity in Sociology. School has produced more than 60 Ph.D. students, 490 M.Phil students. As regards research projects 05 major and 09 minor individual/collaborative research projects have been sanctioned from different national/State funding agencies i.e., UGC, CCOST, Election commission of India, Rajiv Gandhi Siksha Mission, Ministry of Women and Child development department of CG Govt. out of that one is under progress and 13 have been completed. The department has produced eminent Sociologist, NET, SLET qualified candidates in addition to generation of trained human resources in different spheres of Social Sciences. The aluminies of the department are posted in various important places.


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?          Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
 Amanaka G.E. Road,
 Raipur - 492010
 Chhattisgarh, India