Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Rural Sociology and Rural SocietyUnit 2: Rural Social StructureUnit 3: Rural Development
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Urban Sociology and UrbanisationUnit 5: Urban Problems and Planning
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 25 topics
01Unit 1: Rural Sociology and Rural Society
5 topics+
- Nature and scope of rural sociology
- Features of rural society
- Rural-urban differences
- Folk-urban continuum (Redfield)
- Peasant society
02Unit 2: Rural Social Structure
5 topics+
- Village community
- Caste and class in the village
- Agrarian class structure
- Land reforms and zamindari abolition
- Panchayati Raj
03Unit 3: Rural Development
5 topics+
- Community Development Programme
- MGNREGA
- DAY-National Rural Livelihoods Mission and SHGs
- PMAY-Gramin and rural housing
- Impact of the Green Revolution
04Unit 4: Urban Sociology and Urbanisation
5 topics+
- Nature and scope of urban sociology
- Urbanism as a way of life (Louis Wirth)
- Chicago School: Park and Burgess
- Theories of city growth: concentric zone, sector, multiple nuclei
- Urbanisation in India
05Unit 5: Urban Problems and Planning
5 topics+
- Slums and housing
- Rural-urban migration
- Pollution, crime and transport
- Census definition of urban areas
- Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the nature and scope of rural and urban sociology and the rural-urban continuum
- Describe village social structure, agrarian relations, land reforms and Panchayati Raj
- Evaluate rural development programmes such as MGNREGA, NRLM and PMAY-G
- Explain the theories of urbanism and urban growth
- Analyse urban problems such as slums, migration and pollution and urban development missions
Who it is for
- B.A Semester 6 students with Sociology as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- Students preparing for rural development and administrative services
What you need
- Indian Society and Social Change papers of earlier semesters
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 6. 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.
Are current government schemes asked?
Yes, short questions on MGNREGA, NRLM, PMAY and Smart Cities are common; the latest features are updated in class.
