Welcome to
Department of Sociology
Delhi School of Economics
65 Years of Excellence!
The Department of Sociology was established by the University of Delhi in 1959 as a constituent of the Delhi School of Economics with the eminent sociologist Professor M.N. Srinivas as Head of the Department.
Ph.D. Admissions 2024-25: Interview Schedule (Detailed Schedule Uploaded)
Revised Date Sheet: MA Semester I and III Examination(November- December 2024)
Delhi University Scholarships for the Academic Year 2024-25
Urgent Notice regarding PhD Scholarships
Ph.D. Admissions 2024-25
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M.A. Semester-III (Admissions of 2023): Notice Regarding the Tutorial Program
M.A. Semester-I (Admissions of 2024): Notice regarding the Tutorial Program
M.A.(P): Notice for Orientation
Ad Hoc Panel 2024-25 (Revised and Corrected)
FRIDAY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: 2.30 p.m. 6th December 2024. Dr. Eveleen Sidana: ‘Living with Algorithms: Transparency and Opacity in the Making of Urban Spaces’.
FRIDAY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: 2.30 p.m. 29th November 2024. Dr. Gunjan Sharma: ‘Schooling and Aspirations in the Urban Margins’.
Cancelled: FRIDAY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: 2.30 p.m. 22nd November 2024. Prof Ranjani Mazumdar: ‘Assembling Bombay in the “Slice of Life” Film’.
Workshop on Shiv Lal Sawhney Scholarship: 3:00 p.m. 8th November 2024.
Cancelled: FRIDAY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: 2.30 p.m. 8th November 2024. Dr. Devika Bordia: ‘Becoming Community: Irresolution and Witnessing Death in Adivasi Rajasthan’.
FRIDAY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: 2.30 p.m. 25th October 2024. Dr. Pallavi Raghavan: ‘Technologies of Partition: Understanding Colonial Approaches to Territory’.
CANCELLED – JOINT ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR: 3.30 P.M. 17th October 2024. Prof. Sonalde Desai: ‘Scaling Social Movements: In Search of Gender Transformation through Self-Help Groups in India’
Courses we Offer
Our courses aim at training students to critically analyse the social environment in which they live and become self aware and responsible citizens.
Teaching and research in the Department are supported by excellent infrastructure, a multi-media resource centre and a well-stocked library that enable students to enjoy a successful academic and social life.