Brief History of Department

          The Department of Sociology of Tingkhong College was introduced in the year 1972 as Core Course and in the year 1991 as Honours Course. Sunit  Gogoi  (1972) was the founder teacher    (Ho D)  of   the  Sociology Department .  He was followed by Jogneswar  Gogoi  as HoD.  Another faculty member of the department was late Bhuban Ch. Handique(1986). Present faculty members of the department are Deepanjali Borah, Dr.Diganta kr. Gogoi and  Rashmi Rekha Handique.

 

The Motto of the Department

          The motto of the department is to impart theoretical knowledge regarding society as a whole and to study social life, social change and the causes and consequences of human behavior. Investigate structure of groups, organizations and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Through Sociology, the department trains students to understand the basic social processes of society, social institutions and pattern of social behavior.

Programme-Specific Outcomes

            The main subject-matter of Sociology is to study about the human society and human behaviour. The motto of the sociology department is to impart  theoretical  knowledge regarding  development of sociology as an academic discipline and how over a period of time thinkers have conceptualized various aspects of society  and draw attention to the key concepts and institutions of  Indian society  from an   interdisciplinary perspectives , which are useful for the understanding of  Indian society. Thus the course will provide knowledge to the students regarding major theoretical debates and concepts and linkage between social, political, economic and religion through themes such as power, governance, states etc. Thus students will able to learn the significance of sociological analysis for the studies of economic processes in local and global contexts. Social stratification is a key concepts of Indian society, through the course the students will be able to know about diverse forms of social inequalities.  The students of both honours and non- honours will be able to learn the methodologies of social research through the course “Sociological Research Methods” which are more needful for research work and career development  of  the students.

Course-Specific Objectives

1st Semester

Core Course 01: Introduction to Sociology I (6 Credit)

Through this course, students will be able to know about the sociological way of thinking. It also provides a foundation for the other more detailed and specialized courses in sociology.

Core Course 02: Sociology of India I (6 Credit)

Students will be introduced the processes and modes of construction of knowledge of India aims to draw attention to the concepts and institutions which are useful for the understanding of Indian society.

Generic Elective 01: Indian Society: Images and Reality (6 Credit)                                                                                                                        

The course seeks to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to Indian society.

 

2nd Semester

Core Course 03: Introduction to Sociology II (6 Credit)

Students will be able to gain knowledge regarding general introduction to sociological thought. It also aims to draw attention to the variety of ideas and debates about Indian society.

Core Course 04: Sociology of India II(6 Credit)                                                                                                

The course focus on multiple socio-political forces and ideologies which shape the terrain of the nation which will help the students to know about Indian society.

 Generic Elective 02:  Family and Intimacy (6 Credit) 

The course attempts to introduce students about the social institution from the sociological perspective and  with an interdisciplinary orientation.

 

3rd Semester

Core Course 05: Political Sociology (6 Credit)

This course introduces the students to some major theoretical debates and concepts in political sociology.

Core Course 06: Sociology of Religion (6 Credit)  

In this course students will be introduced about religious system and its impact   over individual religion .It also focus on the relationships between socio-economic action and religion.

Core Course 07: Sociology of Gender (6 Credit)

In this course   students will be introduced gender as a critical sociological lens of enquiry in relation to various social fields. It also interrogates the categories of gender, sex and sexuality.

Generic Elective: 03 Rethinking Development (6 Credit)

It introduces the students the ideas of development from a sociological perspective. It will also help the students to know about different approaches from an interdisciplinary perspective.

 
3rd Sem. Non-honours

Core Course 03: Social Stratification (6 Credit)

The course introduces the student to various ideas of social inequality and their sociological study. So students will be able to acquire knowledge regarding Social differentiation, social inequality etc.

 

4th Semester

 Core Course 08; Economic Sociology (6 credit )

By going through this paper students will learn regarding understanding of the social and cultural bases of economic activity. It highlights the significance of sociological analysis for the study of economic processes in local and global contexts.

Core course 09: Sociology of Kinship (6 credit)

Through this paper students will be introduced about general principles of kinship and marriage by reference to key terms and theoretical statements substantiated by ethnographies.

Core course 10: Social Stratification (6 Credit)

Through   this course students will be introduced to sociological study of social inequalities.

Generic Elective 04: Gender and Violence (6 Credit)

The main objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the logic of gender violence, awareness of its most common forms and tries to equip the students with a sociologically oriented perspectives.

 
4th Semester Non honours

  Sociology Core: 4: Methods of Sociological Enquiry

The course is a general introduction to the methodologies of sociological research which will help the students of Non-Honours Course to doing a research work by educating them in research methodologies.

 

5th  Semester

  Core Course 11: Sociological Thinkers I (6 Credit )

The course introduces the students to the classics in the making of the discipline of Sociology through selected texts by the major thinkers through which students will be able to get Knowledge regarding the contributions of social thinkers towards the history and the development of Sociology.

Core Course 12: Sociological Research Methods I( 6 Credit )          

The course is a general introduction to the methodologies of sociological research methods. It will provide the student with some elementary knowledge regarding sociological research.

DSE Course 02: Agrarian Sociology (6 th Credit)

This course will explores the traditions of enquiry and key substantive issues in agrarian Sociology.

DSE Course 04 : Sociology of Work (6 credits)

The paper willa provide an outline as how values and ideals of  pluralized industrialism have caused an absorbed multiple transformative shifts to the local and global contemporary social networks of the contemporary world.

 
Non Honours 

 DSE 01 :Religion and Society in India 01 : (6 Credit )

Students will be introduced about Indian politics from a sociological perspective. It attempt to give the students theories, categories and conceptual tools to understand politics in relation to society in general.

 

6th Semester

Core Course 13: Sociological Thinkers II (Credit 6)

Main objective of this paper is to introduce students to post classical sociological

thinking through some original texts.

Core Course 14: Sociological research Method II (6 Credit)

By going through this paper students will able to know how research is actually done. Besides they will be able to know regarding formulating research design, method of data collection and data analysis.

DSE Course 06: Indian Sociological Tradition (6 Credit)

Through this paper students will be able to know about Indian traditional society and Indian civilization and how the Indian founder sociologists have been engaged with issues of tradition and modernity, caste tribe and gender and other issues.


Non Honours

DSE- 03: Social Stratification

Here students will be introduced about various ideas of social inequality and their sociological study both theoretically and through case studies.

Evaluation Report of the Departments:

The Self-evaluation of every department may be provided separately in about 3-4 pages, avoiding the repetition of the data.

1. Name of the department : SOCIOLOGY

2. Year of establishment : 1972

3. Names of programmes / courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D, Integrated Masters, Integrated PH.D., etc) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : NIL

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system(programme wise) : SEMESTER

6. Participation of department in the course offered by other departments : DOES NOT ARISE

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institution, etc. : NIL

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any)with reasons : DOES NOT ARISE

9. Number of Teaching post

Professors

Sanctioned

Filled

Professors

NIL

NIL

Associate Professors

NIL

NIL

Asst. Professors

02

02

Asst. Professor

On contractual basis

02

10.   Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph. D./M. Phil., etc)

Name

 

Qualification

 

Designation

 

No. of Years Of Experience

 

No of Ph. D. Students guided for the last 4 years

Mrs Deepanjali Bora

 

MA, M.Phil

 

Asst. Professor

 

17 Years

 

NIL

 

Dr Diganta Kr. Gogoi

 

MA, M. Phil, Ph.D

 

Asst. Professor

 

13 Years

 

NIL

 

Mrs Rashmi Rekha Handique

 

MA, M.Phil

 

Asst. Professor

 

15 Years

 

NIL

 

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty : BA (Major + Non-Major) – 30%

13. Student – teacher Ratio (programme wise) : BA (Major) – 1:14 BA (Non-Major) – 1:58

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff, sanctioned and filled : Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D. Litt./M.Phil./ PG Name :

  • Mrs Deepanjali Bora – MA, M.Phil
  • Sri Diganta Kr. gogoi – MA, M.Phil, Ph.D
  • Mrs Rashmi Rekha Handique – MA, M. Phil
  • Miss Ritashree Chetia – MA

16. Number of faculty with ongoing project from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received : Nil

17. Departmental project funded by DST-FIST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Center/facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications :

  • a. Publication per faculty
  • b. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals(national/international) by faculty and students
  • c. Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database International Social Science; Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : Nil
  • d. Monographs
  • e. Chapter in Books
  • f. Books Edited
  • g. Books with ISBN? ISSN numbers with details of publication
  • h. Citation Index
  • i. SNIP
  • j. SJR
  • k. Impact factor
  • l. H-index

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

21. Faculty as members in

  • a) National committee
  • b) International Committee
  • c) Editorial Boards

22. Student Projects

  • a) Percentage of students who have done in-house project including inter departmental / programme : 2%
  • b) Percentage of students placed for project in organizations outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories / Industry / other agencies : Nil

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students : Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars / Conference / Workshops organized & the source of funding

  • a. National – Nil
  • b. International – Nil

26. Student profile programme / course wise :

Name of the Course/Programme (refer question no 4)

Applications received gbgfbgbbbbbfffg

Selected ggggggggggg

Enrolled ggggggggg

Pass percentage hhhhhhhh

Male

Female

TDC 2nd Year, 2011-2012

gbgfbgbbbbbfffg

ggggg

02            08

70%

Major

15 

15

07            08 

 85%

General

64 

64

25            39 

87%

TDC 3rd Year, 2011-2012

41 

41

17            24 

 70.73%

Major

19

19

00            19 

 100%

General

22

22

13            09 

 94%

TDC Year, 2012-2013

41 

41

17            24 

 70.73%

Major

11

11

06            05

 75%

General

17

17

08            09

 100%

BA 6th Semester, 2014

41 

41

17            24 

 70.73%

Major

08

08

02            06

 83%

General

11

11

06            05

 71%

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the Course

% of students from the same state

% of students from others States

% of students from abroad

BA (Semester)

100% 

NIL

NIL

BA (Semester)

100% 

NIL

NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examination such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc? – Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression
Against % enrolled

UG to PG

80%

PG to M.Phil

PG to Ph.D

Ph. D to Post-Doctoral

Employed
· Campus selection
· Others than campus recruitment

hgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg Nil

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment

85%

30. Seminar/ Group Discussion/ Orientation Programme

          The faculty members of the Sociology Department have been conducting Departmental Seminar, Group Discussion and Workshop to impart theoretical and practical knowledge of the students of every semester since 2011. The department also conducted many orientation programmes for the benefits of the students such as on 3rd November, 2014, an orientation programme was organized on the topic “Society and Social Development”.  Trailukya  Dehingia , Associate Professor, Khuwang College  was  attended as the Resource Person .

                       Another Orientation Programme was organized  on 28-06-2018 on the topic  “Career Opportunities of SociologY’’ .Dr.Bikash Deka,  Associate Professor of  Sociology Department , Dibrugarh University  and  Dr. Dipankar Sharmah   Assistant  Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Monuhari  Devi  Kanoi  College Dibrugarh were attended as the Resource Persons.

Departmental Seminar/ Group Discussion/ Workshop conducted by Sociology Department

Sl No.

Year

Date

Semester(B.A. Programme)

Topic

Resource person(s)

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

26/09/2016

 

 

 

1stSemester(Major& Non-Major)

 

3rdSemester (Major& Non-Major)

 

5thSemester (Major)

 

5th Semester( Non-Major)

Role of Culture in Personality Development

 

Education and Social Change

 

Mass Media and Social Change

 

Corruption in Public Life

 

 

 

Reso

 

 

urce person(s)

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

18/09/2017

 

 

 

1stSemester(Major& Non-Major)

 

3rdSemester (Major& Non-Major)

 

 

5 th Semester (Major& NonMajor)

 

Education and Women Empowerment

 

Political Participation and Women Empowerment

 

Panchayati Raj Institution and Women Empowerment

 

 

 

Reso

 

 

urce person(s)

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/10/2018

 

 

 

1stSemester(Major& Non-Major)

 

3rdSemester (Major& Non-Major)

 

 

5 th Semester (Major& NonMajor)

 

Social Change in Indian Villages: A Sociological Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reso

 

 

urce person(s)

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

24/10/2019

 

23/10/2019

 

 

25/10/2019

 

1stSemester(Major& Non-Major)

 

3rdSemester (Major& Non-Major)

 

 

5 th Semester (Major& NonMajor)

 

Role of Family in Socialization

 

Problems and Prospects Rural Development in India

 

Role of NGOs in Socio-Economic Development in India

 

 

 

Reso

 

 

urce person(s)

5

2020

Pandemic

1stSemester(Major&

RSocio-Economic Development in India

rson(s)

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

24/12/2021

 

 

28/12/2021

 

 

3rd Semester (Hons)

 

5th Semester

 

5th Semester

 

 

Weber’s Concept of Authority

 

Communalism and Socialism in India

 

Migration and Urban Life: A Sociological Study

 

 

 

Reso

 

 

urce person(s)

31. Details of Infrastructural facilities

  • a. Library – yes (Central & Departmental)
  • b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students – yes (Central)
  • c. Class rooms with ICT facility – yes, audio mode of teaching has been provided in a class room.
  • d. Laboratories – Not applicable

32. Numbers of students receiving financial assistance from college, University, government or other agencies : All students belonging to ST/SC etc. receiving scholarship from the State Government.

33. Details on student enrichment programmed (special lectures/workshops seminar) with external experts : 01 (in 2014) departmental seminar was held on 03/11/2014

34. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

  • a. Traditional lecture method
  • b. Organizing departmental seminar
  • c. Remedial classes
  • d. Question – answer session
  • e. Use of audio – visual aids

35. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: The students and the faculty members regularly participate in the activities of Social Responsibility and Extension organized by the college NSS Unit, IQAC, Green Audit Cell, Red Ribbon Club, etc. A village called No. 2 Bangali Tipomia has been adopted by the college and a socio-economic survey of the said village has been conducted by the Department of Sociology in the month of August, 2014.

36. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans:

     Strength: A group of dedicated and hardworking teachers. Increasing rate of pass percentage in the final Examinations.

     Weakness: Insufficient teaching staff, study materials, audio-visual teaching aids, inferiority complex of the students and insufficient classroom.

     Opportunities: Ready to start the distance mode of PG course in Sociology.

     Challenges: To develop the infrastructural facilities of the department. To motivate students to prepare themselves for higher studies.

37. Departmental Library
Besides central library, there is a departmental library which was started in the year 1990 to fulfill the need of the students coming from poor family. At present there are 286 copies book in the departmental library.
38. Book Donation Camp
A “Book Donation Camp’’ was started in the year 2013. Outgoing students of the department donate books to the departmental library at the end of their 6th semester examination.
39. Departmental Magazine
The first Departmental Magazine ‘PROGYA’ was published in the year 2015. Bhaskar Boruah was the editor of the first edition. Second edition of the publication will be published in the year 2022.
40. National Seminar
The Sociology Department organized an ICSSR(New Delhi) sponsored National Seminar on 19th and 20th February,2021 on the topic “ Development of Weaker Sections in North East India : Issues and Challenges” .Dr. Diganta kr. Gogoi , Dept. of Sociology was the Co-ordinator of the Organizing committee.
41. Teaching Methods
For teaching students the department adopts different teaching methods. The usual teaching methods are: classroom teaching, PPT classroom, students seminar ,group discussions, sessional examination , home assignment etc.

 

HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE

Year

Subject

First year

Sociology

Second year

Sociology

42. Field Survey/Educational Tour

          Sociology department, Tingkhong College have been organizing a field work/educational tour among the students of B.A. programme within and outside Assam every year except pandemic  period(2020), under the guidance of faculty members of sociology department. Here we have mentioned last 5years field work programmes as shown below: 

Year

Date

Place/Field

Total no. of students

Under the guidance of

2017

(1) 24/09/2017 to 27/09/2017

Guwahati and Shillong

28

Deepanjali Borah
Devajit Buragohain

2017

(2) 11/02/2017

Asom Sahitya Sabha, Sivasagar

39

Deepanjali Borah
Dr. Diganta kr Gogoi
Rashmi Rekha Handique

2018

(2) 11/02/2017

Rajasthan

16

Rashmi Rekha Handique

2019

22/09/2019

Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh

25

Deepanjali Borah
Dr. Diganta kr Gogoi
Bornali Borah
Gayatri Khanikar

2019

15/10/2019

Kaziranga University, Jorhat, Golf field

36

Deepanjali Borah
Dr. Diganta kr Gogoi

2021

23/01/2021

Majuli, Jorhat

36

Deepanjali Borah
Dr. Diganta kr Gogoi
Rashmi Rekha Handique

43. Extension Activities

                      Sociology department conducted field survey for collecting socio-economic data in the selected villages of Tingkhong locality. Under the guidance of faculty members of Sociology department, students of B.A. programme collect data, when needed.

 

44. Students Achievement:

Year

      Students Name

            Award

           Organized By

2019

Pahari Gogoi(6th sem)

(1) Miss North East Graduate Congress Award

(2) Best Photogenic Award

University of Science and Technology of Meghalaya, Meghalaya

2021

Pahari Gogoi(6th sem)


(1) Miss India National Diva Brand Ambassador

(2)Best Photogenic Award

Bhaskar Kashyap Entertainment, Guwahati, Assam

2021

Chainee Talukdar(4th sem)


3nd position in All Assam Essay Competition

All Assam Students Union, Assam

2021

Chainee Talukdar(5th sem)


2rd position in All Assam Debate Competition

Tingkhong College Teachers’ Unit, Tingkhong, Dibrugarh, Assam

2022

Chainee Talukdar(5th sem)

Asom Kanya Award

Youth Affairs Ministry of India (under NSS scheme)

 

45. Students Higher Education and Placement (2016 onwards)

 

Sl no.

       Name

  Educational Status

       Placement

Institution/Organization

1

Munu Jaiswal

MSW

Asstt. Teacher

Perception Senior Secondary School

2

Ilu Gogoi

M.A.

Asstt. Teacher

Tingkhong Girls High School

3

Nitupan Gogoi

B.A.

Transaction Asstt.

HDFC Bank, Dibrugarh

4

Biru Gogoi

B.A.

Transaction Asstt.

HDFC Bank, Dibrugarh

5

Sauravjyoti  Khanikar

B.A., ITI

Fitter

Gangmou Tea Industry, Biswanath

6

Papori Chutia

B.A.

Asstt. Teacher

Jatiya Vidyalaya, Tingkhong

7

Jitu Konwar

B.A.

Oil Employee

OIL, Duliajan

8

Paragjyoti Gogoi

B.A.

Asstt. Teacher(Fine Arts)

Sitaram Todi Jatiya Vidyalaya, Konwari Gaon

9

Pujashree Chetia

B.A.

Accountant

Srimanta Sankardeva Hospital & Research Institute, Dibrugarh

10

Pahari Gogoi

B.A.

Modelling

 

11

Bhitali Boruah

M.A.

Asstt. Professor

Namrup College

12

Biswajit Konwar

B.A., Aviation

 Center Manager

Skill Development Center, Duliajan

13

Nitumoni Gogoi

B.A.

Asstt. Teacher

 

14

Rumi Dutta

M.A.  in Sociology

 

Dibrugarh University

15

Nibedita Chelleng

M.A. in Sociology

 

Dibrugarh University

16

 Nuri Khatun

M.A. in Sociology

 

Dibrugarh University

17

Anju Yadav

M.A. in Sociology

 

Dibrugarh University

18

Tanmoyee Sarma

do

 

do

19

Ruchika Gogoi

do

 

do

20

Manashi Changmai

M.A. in Women’s Studies

 

do

21

Anupam Chutia

M.A. in Mass Communication

 

do

22

Dipak Dutta

M.A in Sociology

 

do

23

Tapubrat Khanikar

do

 

do

24

Pulakesh Khanikar

do

 

do

25

Mandakini Das

MSW

 

Arunachal University

 

46. Total Students Enrollment (1st, 3rd and 5th):

 

    Year

      Honours

    Non-Honours / Generic

     Total

Teacher/Students Ratio

2016-2017

       101

        291

       392

1:130

2017-2018

       104

        457

       561

1:187

2018-2019

       118

        222

       340

1:113

2019-2020

       112

        221

       333

1:111

2020-2021

       104

        257

       361

1:120

2021-2022

       177

        243

       420

1:140

 

47. Students result (B.A. Final):

Year

Total Appeared

Total Passed

Pass percentage

2017

27

24

89%

2018

21

14

67%

2019

30

27

90%

2020

38

38

100%

2021

23

15

75%

 

48. Action Plan for  the Year 2022

(1)  To Conduct a Socio- Economic and  Medical  Survey in the Sagunesua Village (adopted Village)

(2) To conduct a Health Awareness Programme

(3)  To publish  a  book of   Research based Articles  with ISBN.

(4) To organise a national seminar

(5) To organize a national level workshop

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8. Contact Details
   *Name of the Principal : Dr. Jyotimala Gohain
   *Name of the Institution : Tingkhong College 
   *City : Dibrugarh
   *Pin Code : 786612
   *Accredited Status : C+
   *Work Phone : 9435324948
   *Website : www.tingkhongcollege.edu.in
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