Department of Sociology

Facilities

Library
Department Library is an extension of the central library of the University. The Library has a rich collection of literature, both books and journals. At present it has a stock of approximately 4000 books, M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D theses, reprints and reports. In addition to these, the Department subscribes to 16 current national and international journals, which comprise of research journals and abstracting journals in areas such as Sociological Theory, Emerging Methods of Social Research, apart from various thrust areas being pursued in the Department under U.G.C. schemes granted from time to time.

Library material is arranged on the stacks in classified sequence according to Dewey.s decimal classification scheme. They are kept in close access. Card catalogue system has been maintained as the location tool. Catalogue entries are arranged according to author and title.

Computer Facility
The Department has 17 Computers, 6 Printers, Fax Machine, Photocopier, LCD, Overhead Projector, Laptop etc. to facilitate research and active participation in Seminars/Conferences etc. by the faculty, research scholars and students. All faculty members have been provided with personal computers along with the Internet facility to enhance their work out put. M.A., M. Phil. and Ph.D. students working on their research assignments and dissertations/theses respectively also have access to computers with Internet facility in a separate computer lab designed for them.