Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
- 1
Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
- 2
Semester 5 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 5 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Classical Sociological ThinkersSocial Change and Development
- 3
Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Research Project-I
- 4
Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
- 5
Semester 5 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
- 6
Semester 5 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
- 7
Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
3 subjects · 15 chapters · 70 topics
Classical Sociological Thinkers5 chapters · 6 Months
Subject page →+
01Unit 1: Auguste Comte
5 topics+
- Life and works
- Law of three stages
- Positivism
- Hierarchy of sciences
- Social statics and social dynamics
02Unit 2: Herbert Spencer
5 topics+
- Life and works
- Theory of social evolution
- Organic analogy
- Militant and industrial societies
- Survival of the fittest
03Unit 3: Emile Durkheim
4 topics+
- Social facts and rules of sociological method
- Division of labour: mechanical and organic solidarity
- Theory of suicide: egoistic, altruistic, anomic, fatalistic
- Elementary forms of religious life: sacred and profane
04Unit 4: Max Weber
5 topics+
- Social action and its types
- Ideal type
- Types of authority
- Bureaucracy
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
05Unit 5: Karl Marx
5 topics+
- Historical and dialectical materialism
- Base and superstructure
- Class and class struggle
- Alienation
- Surplus value
Social Change and Development5 chapters · 6 Months
Subject page →+
01Unit 1: Concept and Factors of Social Change
4 topics+
- Meaning and characteristics of social change
- Change, evolution, progress and development
- Demographic and technological factors (Ogburn)
- Economic and cultural factors
02Unit 2: Theories of Social Change
4 topics+
- Evolutionary theories: Comte, Spencer, Morgan
- Cyclical theories: Spengler, Toynbee, Sorokin, Pareto
- Conflict theory: Marx
- Functional theory: Parsons
03Unit 3: Processes of Change
5 topics+
- Modernisation
- Industrialisation
- Urbanisation
- Globalisation
- Secularisation
04Unit 4: Development
4 topics+
- Concept of development
- Indicators: HDI and human development
- Sustainable development
- Development and displacement
05Unit 5: Agencies of Planned Change
5 topics+
- Role of the state and planning
- Community Development Programme and Panchayati Raj
- NGOs and civil society
- Social movements
- Education and mass media
Research Project-I5 chapters · 6 Months
Subject page →+
01Milestone 1: Topic Selection and Review of Literature
4 topics+
- Choosing a small, local and researchable topic (e.g. women in self-help groups, attitudes of college students to dowry, migration from a village)
- Reading textbooks, journal articles and government reports
- Stating the research problem in one paragraph
- Discussing the topic with the supervisor
02Milestone 2: Synopsis and Research Design
6 topics+
- Objectives and research questions
- Hypotheses (where suitable)
- Study area, universe and sample size
- Tools: interview schedule, questionnaire, observation, case study
- Chapter plan and time schedule
- Synopsis format and approval
03Milestone 3: Fieldwork and Data Collection
5 topics+
- Pilot testing of the tool
- Field survey and interviews
- Secondary data sources: Census, NFHS reports, district statistical handbooks
- Informed consent and research ethics
- Coding and data entry
04Milestone 4: Analysis and Report Writing
6 topics+
- Tabulation and classification
- Analysis: frequency tables, percentages, cross-tables and case interpretation
- Charts and diagrams
- Interpretation of findings
- Report format: introduction, review, methodology, findings, conclusion
- References and bibliography
05Milestone 5: Presentation and Viva-voce
3 topics+
- Preparing a 10-minute presentation
- Common viva questions on objectives, sample and findings
- Submitting the bound report
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Classical Sociological Thinkers syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Social Change and Development syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Research Project-I syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- B.A Semester 5 students with Sociology as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- UPSC / UPPSC aspirants with sociology as an optional subject
What you need
- Sociology papers of Semesters 1-4
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A Sociology, Semester 5. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.
Do I need to read the original books?
Not for the B.A exam. Summaries of the key works are given, with names, years and core ideas.
Are Indian examples used?
Yes: Chipko, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Panchayati Raj and recent rural schemes are used to explain the theories.
Will the centre write my project?
No. The centre guides each stage; the work, data and writing must be the student's own, as the university requires.
Which topic should I choose?
A small local topic you can finish in time, approved by your college supervisor.
