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பெரியார் பல்கலைக்கழகம்

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PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

NAAC 'A++' Grade with CGPA 3.61 (Cycle - 3)
State University - NIRF Rank 59 - NIRF Innovation Band of 11-50
Salem-636011, Tamilnadu, India.



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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Sociology has been established in October, 2008 at Periyar University to carve out social equilibrium through its three dimensional phenomena as

The Department has adopted a village for the multi-faceted growth. The Post Graduate students of the Department visit the village all the alternative Fridays to the village Sangeethapatti to know the issues, problems, developments, challenges etc., through the methodologies viz narratives, interview, and case study. The field visits help them to prepare the periodical reports par with the international reports like Through the adopted village, the Debartment identifies the young child scientists and bring them to the Department celebrates the National Science Day on twenty eighth February every year since 2010 consistently.

VISION

The Department throws its light on societal issues and strives to bring time demanding solutions. It prepares the students and scholars to take up any kinds of academic , research activities and in bureaucracy.

MISSION

  • To identify the researchable areas for the students of Sociology to pursue both quantitative and qualitative research.
  • To help the society in all possible ways by deliberating the different issues which have social ramifications.
  • To bring the social harmony and peace in the different settings - Rural, Urban, Tribes and Industries.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

PROGRAMMES OFFEREDELIGIBILITY
M.A. (Sociology)

A candidate who passed any UG degree of this University or an examination of any other University accepted by the syndicate as equivalent shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the M.A.Sociology.

M.Phil (Sociology) [as per University Norms]
Ph.D (Sociology)[as per University Norms]
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Syllabus


S.No
PROGRAMMES DETAILS
2023 - 2024 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2022 - 2023 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2020 - 2021 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2018 - 2019 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS
2 M.Phil (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2016 - 2017 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2015 - 2016 ONWARDS
1 M.A (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

2012 - 2013 ONWARDS
1 M.Phil (Sociology) SYLLABUS

 

Conference / Workshop

SI.No Date Name of the Conference/Workshop Number of Participants
1 09-03-2020
to
13-03-2020
Artificial Ornaments production training programme 25
2 06-03-2020 Awareness programme on minimum usage of water, electricity and plastics 60
3 22-01-2020
to
24-01-2020
Life skill Training for SC/ST students 176
4 24-10-2018 Mushroom Training programme for village women 48
5 06-02-2018 Hope building programme for slow learners 52
6 09-01-2018 Skill development programme for school students 55
7 28-09-2017 Life skills training for NSS volunteers 90
8 02-03-2016
and
08-03-2016
Embroidary Training programme for village women 32
9 20-08-2015 Soft skill Training for students 85

ACTIVITIES

Village Adoption Programme

The Department of Sociology has adopted the village Sangeethapatti, in Omular Taluk, Salem. Through this adoption programme the department keen on monitoring the social activities taking places in the village. And our department provides necessary awareness programme for their improvement in health, education, self employment, banking, environmental care etc. Every fortnight our students visit the village for knowing the social problems exists in it, this helps the student to do their social research as qualitative and quantitative, and it helps them to interpreting the data effectively.

Weekly Seminar

The department of sociology conducts weekly seminary on every Tuesday. The students, teachers and other experts in various social related activities are participating and discuss about the contemporary social issues to obtain through knowledge on the issue.

Awareness Programme

Rural Employment, Health Camps and motivating the school children are the main activities of the awareness programmes

Parents Teacher Association

Every six month the teachers and parents meeting are held in the department. In this meeting the parents ask to disclose the needs and problems they encounter by their children for pursuing their education.

Celebration of Special day’s

Our department celebrates the special days like human rights day, world elderly day, young child scientist day, etc.

Inviting Speakers Professor/ Exports

Many renounced professors, scholars, and experts are invited to deliver the lecture.

Community Policing

Our head of the department regularly participate in the community policing.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Coaching for Civil Service Aspirants

Department of Sociology
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Class room 1
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Classroom 2
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Lecture Hall
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Smart classroom
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Equal opportunity cell
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Sociology Computer Lab
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Sociology Library 1
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FUNDED PROJECT

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding
Agency
Year Funds Provided Status
Dr.T.Sundara Raj Sociology Social Exclusion and Inclusion of Transgender in Salem District Tamilnadu ICSSR 2015-2017 22,00,000 Completed
Dr.C.Gobalakrishnan Effect of open defection - A Sociological study with special reference to women, Adolescent Girls and Children in Tamilnadu ICSSR 2015-2017 15,00,000 Completed
Dr.T.Sundara Raj Ageing and Socila Exclusion - An Inquiry into the abuses on Elderly women as a challenge to their dignity of life NCW 2018-2019 4,00,000 Completed
Dr.T.Sundara Raj Health seeking behaviour of Malayali Tribal Women in Salem district of Tamilnadu ICSSR 2019-2021 10,00,000 Ongoing
Dr.C.Gobalakrishnan Involved Baseline survey for Establising child hassle free union by District Administration State Balanced Grwoth Fund, Tamilnadu 2019-2020 85,000 Completed

ALUMNI

CONTACT US:

Professor and Head
Department of Sociology
Periyar University
Periyar Palkalai Nagar
Salem – 636011
Tamil Nadu
India
Ph: 0427-2345766 (Ext.No:229 & 230)
E-Mail : sociology@periyaruniversity.ac.in
 

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