Department of Sociology

Humanities & Social Sciences

Since 1967 · Humanities & Social Sciences

Continuous learning about society

The Department of Sociology was established in 1967 by Dr. Madhab Ch. Goswami. Teachers who joined, motivated and left have made valuable contributions, and the department continues to grow with clear aims and objectives.

1967

Established

70

1st semester intake

4

Teachers

2

Student magazines

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Vision

Our vision is continuous learning and identifying all kinds of societal knowledge. We try to give quality and effective education to students and to support and help people, who are indeed part of society.

About the department

Retired teachers Dr. Madhab Ch. Goswami, Bhola Borah (1975–2012) and Kosheswar Hazarika (1989–2019) took many steps to develop the department. Today it has three permanent faculty and one guest teacher with different specialisations, and a small library for students.

Intake capacity: BA 1st Semester 70, BA 3rd Semester 48, BA 5th Semester 48.

Activities

01

Magazines

Handwritten magazine Alok Sandhan and wall magazine Sanshrab.

02

Field visit

Sanitation and drainage awareness among the Sonowal-Kachari community of Majuli (2017–18).

03

Symposium

On gender discrimination, delivered by Prof. Jyoti Prasad Saikia, Dibrugarh University.

04

Webinar

Development Communication: A Comprehensive Approach — Prof. Pranjal Sarma, Dibrugarh University.

Meet the team

Faculty

3 members