Sociology

Sociology

 

The Department of Sociology is dedicated toward creating competent and socially sensitive graduates through rigorous teaching/training programmes, outreach activities and a nurturing of critical consciousness along with thoughtful understanding of contemporary society. We motivate our students to think intensely about what it means to inhabit the world with others, and how these relations affect ourselves.

VISION THAT INSPIRES US

The Department of Sociology aspires to become a leading center of Sociological learning by promoting critical and matured thinking, inclusive and continuous innovation in education, creativity, and interdisciplinary research excellence in the pursuit of a just and humane society.

MISSIONS THAT ENCOURAGE

  1. Provide a curriculum that will enable students to stand in compete at national and international levels.
  2. Aims at transforming experience, intellectually, culturally, socially and individually.
  3. Intends to create and maintain a vibrant research environment to promote cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research and collaborative work with local, regional and international communities.
  4. Dissemination and advancement and sociological knowledge for upholding values such as equality, democracy, social justice and inclusiveness for the creation of a just and humane society.

 

Career Advising and Planning

A major in sociology provides an ideal background to pursue a range of careers:

  • business careers  (management, marketing and advertising, personnel and human relations);
  • criminal justice careers (law enforcement, courts, corrections; juvenile justice);
  • social service careers (social work; counselling, administration, drug rehabilitation; health administration); family services; disability services);
  • careers in social policy, politics and law (attorney, legal investigator, legal assistant, policy advocate, policy analysis, urban planning, philanthropy; public administration, polling, social research);
  • educational careers (college professor; college administrator; university student services; social science teacher; school administrator.)

Placements/internships/industrial visits (January 2023 onwards)

  • UG AND PG Final year students are sent to organizations as interns.

 

CoursesYearsSemesterEligibility CriteriaMarks Required
BA (Sociology)48Passed/Appeared in 10 + 2 (Stream: Any Stream)50%
Ph.D. (Sociology) (Full Time / Part Time)3 or 5
MA (Sociology)24Passed/Appeared B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology50%
DR. SEEMA DUTTA

Head of Department - Sociology

PhD, MA and MPhil in Sociology from Jadavpur University, Cleared UGC NET in 2011.

Email: seema.d@snuniv.ac.in


Graduated from St. Xavier’s College Kolkata, with Sociology Honors. Completed MA and MPhil in Sociology from Jadavpur University. Cleared UGC NET in 2011. Completed PHD on Tattoo: An Inquiry in its Different Dimension at the Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bipul Kumar Bhadra. Before joining Sister Nivedita University, was engaged as State Aided College Teacher, Category – I at Jogamaya Devi College under Calcutta University. I was also engaged as a Visiting Faculty in the Department of Sociology, Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur University. Also taught at a Visiting Faculty at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Research Interest is Sociology of Science Technology and Society, Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Sociology of Gender. Life member Indian Sociological Society. Coordinated the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program, Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in 2018 at Jogamaya Devi College. Presented papers at various National and International Conferences.

Dr. Nabamita De

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD (Jadavpur University), M.A, M.Phil., B.Ed. (wbuttepa), B.A, Sociology Honors (Presidency college, Calcutta University)

Email: nabamita.d@snuniv.ac.in


I have more than 13 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic mentorship. I hold a Ph.D. with JRF (Junior Research Fellow) in Sociology from Jadavpur University, where my doctoral research focused on the perceptions of lifestyle diseases in contemporary Kolkata. My academic journey includes an M.Phil. and M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University as well. I have graduated from Presidency College with Sociology Honours and completed schooling from Loreto Sealdah. I have a B.Ed. from Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University (BSAEU) and currently and I am currently pursuing an M.Ed. from (WBUTTEPA) The West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration.

 Over the years, I have served in various academic capacities, including as an Assistant Professor at Adamas University and currently at Sister Nivedita University, where I teach undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. coursework. I have guided Ph.D. scholars, acted as the cluster head of the Sociology department, and mentored students through co-curricular initiatives. My areas of research include gender studies, public health, religion, and rural tourism, and I have contributed to over a dozen peer-reviewed publications and edited book chapters. I have been invited to deliver lectures at prestigious universities, presented papers at national and international conferences, and taken on academic responsibilities such as external paper setting, developing self-learning materials (SLM) for NSOU, and serving as a counsellor for IGNOU. My career in education and social service began with teaching in remote villages of West Bengal, and that experience continues to shape my enduring commitment to inclusive, student-centered learning and community empowerment.

Dr. Priyanka Dutta

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD in Sociology with ICSSR doctoral fellowship from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

Email: priyanka.du@snuniv.ac.in


Dr. Priyanka Dutta has an academic background in Sociology with a focus on gender, labour and development studies. An alumna of the South Point High School, Priyanka has pursued her graduation in Sociology (Hons.) from the Lady Brabourne College, under the University of Calcutta and Post Graduation in Sociology from Calcutta University. She pursued her M.Phil from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) and completed her PhD in Sociology with ICSSR doctoral fellowship from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. Her thesis has been endowed with the prestigious M.N. Srinivas Memorial Award for the best PhD thesis in Sociology. A qualitative sociologist by training, she has more than a decade of research and teaching experience in various states across India working at reputed academic institutions and development organizations like St. Xavier’s University Kolkata, Rabindra Bharati University, Basanti Devi College, Department of Law, Calcutta University, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS-Bangalore), IFMR, CUTS International, IDSK etc. She has also presented her research work in various seminars and conferences both in India and abroad. Priyanka has also completed a Diploma in Social Work and also has to her credit a four-year diploma in Japanese Language.

Dr. Rikhia Ghoshal

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD in Sociology as a UGC NET-JRF scholar in 2021 from Jadavpur University.

Email: rikhia.g@snuniv.ac.in


Dr. Rikhia Ghoshal, prior to joining the Department of Sociology at Sister Nivedita University was working as the Head of the Department of Arts and Assistant Professor in Sociology at Dr. N.S.A.M First Grade College (NITTE Education Trust), Bengaluru where she has conducted a variety of academic programmes such as conferences and Faculty Development Programmes on a national level. She has completed her PhD in Sociology as a UGC NET-JRF scholar in 2021 from Jadavpur University. The title of her thesis is Changing Forms of Discipline and Punishment: A Study of Schools in Kolkata. She has completed her MA in Sociology from Jadavpur University and BA in Sociology Honours from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata as the topper of her batch. She has also completed a one-year Diploma in Applied Sociology from Jadavpur University. She has more than eight years of teaching experience in her career in academics. Her interests lie in areas such as Gender, Childhood and Education to name a few. She has many publications in her name and has also been a reviewer for the Middle East Journal of Management, Inderscience Publishers in 2023.

Nayanika Datta

Visiting Faculty - Sociology

M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University

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Nayanika Datta holds a B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Her research interests lie at the intersection of feminist studies on marriage, caste, gender, and sexuality, with a particular focus on gender-based violence. She has qualified the UGC-NTA NET in Sociology and has experience working in the development sector. Nayanika has presented her research at both national and international conferences.

Margaret Singh

Visiting Faculty - Sociology

M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University

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Margaret Singh holds a B.A. (Honours) in Sociology from Calcutta University and an M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University. She has conducted extensive fieldwork with the Lodha tribe, focusing on health issues among children by assessing local health practices. Additionally, she has worked closely with the Oraon tribe, studying and documenting their traditional food patterns with a special emphasis on nutritional analysis and cultural significance. Her core skills include field research and ethnographic study, report writing and data analysis, as well as conducting community engagement and awareness programs.

 

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CoursesFee During Admission (Including 1st Semester Fee / 1st installment for annual scheme)Fee 2nd semester / 2nd installment onwardsProgram Fees Total
BA (Sociology)6575026750253000
Ph.D. (Sociology) (Full Time / Part Time)9025070000480250
MA (Sociology)6750028500153000

 

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School of Social Science

Sociology

A major in Sociology provides an ideal background to pursue a range of careers:

Ø  Business careers (management, marketing and advertising, personnel and human relations);

Ø  Criminal justice careers (law enforcement, courts, corrections; juvenile justice);

Ø  Social service careers (social work; counselling, administration, drug rehabilitation; health administration); family services; disability services);

Ø  Careers in social policy, politics and law (attorney, legal investigator, legal assistant, policy advocate, policy analysis, urban planning, philanthropy; public administration, polling, social research);

Ø  Educational careers (college professor; college administrator; university student services; social science teacher; school administrator.)