About the Department

                       The Department of Sociology is the youngest department in the college. It started on the 15^th of June, 2015 with three teachers – Ms. Davina Diengdoh Ropmay, Mrs. Usha Moral Bamon and Ms. Amanda Pariat. Ms. Ruth Kharbamon was then recruited in the year 2017. With the teaching of papers such as Sociological Concepts, Sociological Theory, Indian Society, Political Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Family and Kinship, the department envisages to broaden the minds of students on the prospects of acquiring knowledge, as well as to have an empirical understanding about social phenomena and social behaviour and to understand human society as an interconnected whole.

Enrolment of Students: Since the Semester system at the Under Graduate level was implemented from the academic session 2015-16, the department started off with a total strength of 70 students opting for Sociology as their honours subject. Ever since, the enrolment of students gradually increased. The total enrolment of students inclusive of those opting for Sociology as elective and honours for the 2018-2019 academic session was 270 (Elective -210, Honours-60).

Activities: Over the three years since its inception, the Department had initiated activities ranging from class presentations on various topics of social concern, screening of documentaries related with the papers which fosters better understanding of the topics taught, popular talks, lectures and discussions (by eminent resource persons). The Department has also taken students out for field trips and outings of sociological significance. With a faculty strength of four, the Department hopes to grow through many more activities, events and accomplishments in the future.