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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Semester 6 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 6 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Rural and Urban SociologyIndian Sociological Thinkers
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Research Project-II
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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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
3 subjects · 15 chapters · 66 topics
Rural and Urban Sociology5 chapters · 6 Months
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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
Indian Sociological Thinkers5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Development of Sociology in India
5 topics+
- Colonial ethnography and census
- Bombay school and Patrick Geddes
- Lucknow school
- Indological and field-view approaches
- Indigenisation of sociology
02Unit 2: G.S. Ghurye
5 topics+
- Life and works
- Indological approach
- Caste and Race in India: features of caste
- Views on tribes
- Studies of sadhus, culture and urbanisation
03Unit 3: M.N. Srinivas
5 topics+
- Life and works
- Field view versus book view
- Sanskritisation and Westernisation
- Dominant caste
- The Remembered Village
04Unit 4: A.R. Desai
5 topics+
- Life and works
- Marxian (dialectical-historical) approach
- Social Background of Indian Nationalism
- Peasant struggles and rural sociology
- State and society in India
05Unit 5: Radhakamal Mukerjee, D.P. Mukerji and Others
4 topics+
- Radhakamal Mukerjee: social ecology, values, regional sociology
- D.P. Mukerji: tradition and modernity, Indian culture
- Irawati Karve: kinship organisation
- S.C. Dube: village studies and development
Research Project-II5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Milestone 1: Review of Project-I and Extended Plan
3 topics+
- Feedback on the Semester 5 project
- Widening the objectives or sample
- Revised research design and time plan
02Milestone 2: Extended Literature Review and Data Collection
3 topics+
- Review of books, journals and reports with proper citation
- Additional fieldwork or data sources: Census, NFHS reports, district statistical handbooks
- Checking completeness and quality of data
03Milestone 3: Data Analysis and Interpretation
4 topics+
- Tabulation and cross-tabulation
- Analysis: frequency tables, percentages, cross-tables and case interpretation
- Testing hypotheses where applicable
- Linking findings with theory
04Milestone 4: Dissertation Writing
4 topics+
- Dissertation chapters: introduction, review of literature, methodology, data analysis, findings, suggestions and conclusion
- Referencing style and bibliography
- Abstract, contents, list of tables
- Plagiarism check and declaration
05Milestone 5: Submission and Viva-voce
3 topics+
- Supervisor certificate and binding
- Presentation of the dissertation
- Viva-voce before the external examiner
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Rural and Urban Sociology syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Indian Sociological Thinkers syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Research Project-II syllabus with regular tests
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.
Which books should I remember?
A list of each thinker's main books with years is given; most objective questions are on these.
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.
