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Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା

Interpreting the life, structures, and development of society in a changing world.

Established as an independent department in 1974, the Department of Sociology at Utkal University has developed into a distinguished centre of sociological teaching and research in Odisha. It places the study of society within the wider intellectual traditions of India and the world while remaining attentive to the lived realities of the region. Its curriculum and research engage with caste, tribe, gender, development, displacement, migration, urbanisation, environment, health, and social justice, combining theoretical reflection with field-based learning, empirical inquiry, and interdisciplinary scholarship.

 

Thrust Areas of Research

Theoretical Perspectives on Indian Society

Theoretical Perspectives on Indian Society

Caste, Inequality, and Social Justice

Caste, Inequality, and Social Justice

Tribal Societies, Indigeneity, and Marginality

Tribal Societies, Indigeneity, and Marginality

Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality

Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality

Agrarian Change and Development

Agrarian Change and Development

Social Movement and Social Transformation

Social Movement and Social Transformation

Urbanisation, Informal Sector and Urban Transformation

Urbanisation, Informal Sector and Urban Transformation

Development Induced Displacement and Rehabilitation

Development Induced Displacement and Rehabilitation

Environment and Climate Change

Environment and Climate Change

Media, Culture, and Identity Studies

Media, Culture, and Identity Studies

Vision

  • To emerge as a dynamic centre of sociological excellence that advances critical understanding of society through rigorous scholarship, field engagement, and socially responsive research.

Mission

  • To cultivate sociological inquiry through a strong grounding in theory, field-based research, and interdisciplinary engagement with contemporary social issues.
  • To produce socially relevant knowledge on inequality, marginality, development, displacement and justice, with particular attention to Odisha, Eastern India, and the wider Global South.

Strategic Goals

  • Innovative pedagogy, curriculum enrichment, and outcome-based learning. 
  • Quality publications, funded research, collaborations, and policy studies. 
  • Participatory research, extension activities, and inclusive development initiatives. 
  • Academic collaborations, digital learning, and student skill development.

 

Faculties

HOD
Prof. Rabindra Garada

Prof. Rabindra Garada

rabindragarada@rediffmail.com

Dr. R. N. Srivastava

Dr. G. C. Roy

Dr. Rita Ray

Dr. B. Pathak

Dr. A. K. Dash

Dr. D. N. Jena

Dr. Sukadev Naik

Dr. B. G. Baboo

Dr. B. K. Behera

Dr. Mary Gabriela Bage

Dr. Mary Gabriela Bage

mgbage@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Navaneeta Rath

Dr. Navaneeta Rath

navaneeta.rath@gmail.com

News & Events

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Programmes

Sl.No. Programme Seats
1 MA 48
2 Pre-PhD Coursework
3 MSW 16

Content

Sl.No. Programme Download
1 M.A. SYLLABUS SOCIOLOGY (2023-25 Batch)
2 M.A. SYLLABUS SOCIOLOGY (2024-26 Batch)
3 Pre-PhD Course-Work Syllabus Department of Sociology
4 M Phil SYLLABUS SOCIOLOGY
5 MSW

Objectives & Outcomes

Sl.No. Programme Download
1 MA Sociology Outcome

Infrastructural Facilities

Facility Number(s)
Class Rooms 03
Department Seminar Library 01
Visitor’s Room/ Lounge 01
Staff rooms/utility 02
Faculty Rooms 06
Store Rooms 01
Drinking Water Facility (Water Purifier cum Cooler) 01
Internet Facility (Wi-Fi/LAN) Wi-Fi facility available for students and research scholars

Other Facilities

  • Arrangement of Regular extra mural lectures by academicians, activists and ground level functionaries
  • Interface between students and professionals

Research Scholars

Research Supervisors

ILMS

Photo Gallery

Inaugural Session of National Seminar on Development Induced Displacement
Prof. Raju J. Das, York University, Canada Delivering a lecture
First Aid Training Programme in the Department of Sociology in collaboration with St. John Ambulance, Odisha.
Aparupa Patnaik receiving Latika Sundari Gold Medal from the honourable Chancellor for being the best female all round performer on the eve of Utkal University Foundation Day 2017.
The name of Aparupa Patnaik from the Department of Sociology placed in the Guinness Book of Record.
Aparupa Patnaik as Cultural Ambassador in Kenya.
Madhusmita Patnaik awarded with the Latika Sundari Gold Medal as the Best Student of the University.
Amrit Mahapatra Adjudged as the Best all rounder in the Inter-University Cultural Meet.
Constitution Day Celebration by the Department of Sociology in collaboration with PIB
Constitutional Awareness through Cultural Performance in Constitution Day.
WJEC, UNESCO Utkal Organised Workshop on Media Ethics
Inauguration of the ‘State Child Policy 2017’ prepared under the aegis of the Department of Sociology
State Child Policy dedicated to the differently abled representing at the State Convention.
Students of the Department at Auroville International Centre under the project Puchki
Students of the Department visiting the Rural Schools under the Project Puchki and enquiring the sanitation facilities.
Street Play performed by the Department of Sociology on the International Women’s Day.
Research scholars in their Mission for “People for Animal” – Making provisions of water for animals in the hard summer.
Students visiting Orphanage Home in 2018 and Creating Smiles
Students carrying out their Extension Programme in the ‘Old Age Home’ in 2019
Students volunteering in the Odisha Research Conclave, 2021
Anwesha Padhee and Trisha Pattnaik declared winner in the State Youth Festival 2021
Anti-ragging Sensitization Programme organised by the Department of Sociology on 05th July 2022
Lecture on “Doing Field Research” by Prof. Bipin Jojo, TISS, Mumbai on 02 August 2022
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2021 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Utkal University.
Adyasha Sahoo received 2nd best paper award in the International Conference on Climate Crisis and Future Implications (7th -8th May, 2022) organized by VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded Second Prize in the Song Competition conducted by Alumni Association of Utkal University on the occasion of 2nd Annual Day celebration on 21st August 2022.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2022 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Ravenshaw University.
Chinmayee Mishra Receiving Prof. Boike Rehbein Young Social Scientist Award at International Sociological Congress held on 7th January 2023.
Inaugural Session of National Seminar on Development Induced Displacement
Inaugural Session of National Seminar on Development Induced Displacement
Prof. Raju J. Das, York University, Canada Delivering a lecture
Prof. Raju J. Das, York University, Canada Delivering a lecture
First Aid Training Programme in the Department of Sociology in collaboration with St. John Ambulance, Odisha.
First Aid Training Programme in the Department of Sociology in collaboration with St. John Ambulance, Odisha.
Aparupa Patnaik receiving Latika Sundari Gold Medal from the honourable Chancellor for being the best female all round performer on the eve of Utkal University Foundation Day 2017.
Aparupa Patnaik receiving Latika Sundari Gold Medal from the honourable Chancellor for being the best female all round performer on the eve of Utkal University Foundation Day 2017.
The name of Aparupa Patnaik from the Department of Sociology placed in the Guinness Book of Record.
The name of Aparupa Patnaik from the Department of Sociology placed in the Guinness Book of Record.
Aparupa Patnaik as Cultural Ambassador in Kenya.
Aparupa Patnaik as Cultural Ambassador in Kenya.
Madhusmita Patnaik awarded with the Latika Sundari Gold Medal as the Best Student of the University.
Madhusmita Patnaik awarded with the Latika Sundari Gold Medal as the Best Student of the University.
Amrit Mahapatra Adjudged as the Best all rounder in the Inter-University Cultural Meet.
Amrit Mahapatra Adjudged as the Best all rounder in the Inter-University Cultural Meet.
Constitution Day Celebration by the Department of Sociology in collaboration with PIB
Constitution Day Celebration by the Department of Sociology in collaboration with PIB
Constitutional Awareness through Cultural Performance in Constitution Day.
Constitutional Awareness through Cultural Performance in Constitution Day.
WJEC, UNESCO Utkal Organised Workshop on Media Ethics
WJEC, UNESCO Utkal Organised Workshop on Media Ethics
Inauguration of the ‘State Child Policy 2017’ prepared under the aegis of the Department of Sociology
Inauguration of the ‘State Child Policy 2017’ prepared under the aegis of the Department of Sociology
State Child Policy dedicated to the differently abled representing at the State Convention.
State Child Policy dedicated to the differently abled representing at the State Convention.
Students of the Department at Auroville International Centre under the project Puchki
Students of the Department at Auroville International Centre under the project Puchki
Students of the Department visiting the Rural Schools under the Project Puchki and enquiring the sanitation facilities.
Students of the Department visiting the Rural Schools under the Project Puchki and enquiring the sanitation facilities.
Street Play performed by the Department of Sociology on the International Women’s Day.
Street Play performed by the Department of Sociology on the International Women’s Day.
Research scholars in their Mission for “People for Animal” – Making provisions of water for animals in the hard summer.
Research scholars in their Mission for “People for Animal” – Making provisions of water for animals in the hard summer.
Students visiting Orphanage Home in 2018 and Creating Smiles
Students visiting Orphanage Home in 2018 and Creating Smiles
Students carrying out their Extension Programme in the ‘Old Age Home’ in 2019
Students carrying out their Extension Programme in the ‘Old Age Home’ in 2019
Students volunteering in the Odisha Research Conclave, 2021
Students volunteering in the Odisha Research Conclave, 2021
Anwesha Padhee and Trisha Pattnaik declared winner in the State Youth Festival 2021
Anwesha Padhee and Trisha Pattnaik declared winner in the State Youth Festival 2021
Anti-ragging Sensitization Programme organised by the Department of Sociology on 05th July 2022
Anti-ragging Sensitization Programme organised by the Department of Sociology on 05th July 2022
Lecture on “Doing Field Research” by Prof. Bipin Jojo, TISS, Mumbai on 02 August 2022
Lecture on “Doing Field Research” by Prof. Bipin Jojo, TISS, Mumbai on 02 August 2022
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2021 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Utkal University.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2021 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Utkal University.
Adyasha Sahoo received 2nd best paper award in the International Conference on Climate Crisis and Future Implications (7th -8th May, 2022) organized by VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Adyasha Sahoo received 2nd best paper award in the International Conference on Climate Crisis and Future Implications (7th -8th May, 2022) organized by VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded Second Prize in the Song Competition conducted by Alumni Association of Utkal University on the occasion of 2nd Annual Day celebration on 21st August 2022.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded Second Prize in the Song Competition conducted by Alumni Association of Utkal University on the occasion of 2nd Annual Day celebration on 21st August 2022.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2022 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Ravenshaw University.
Chinmayee Mishra Awarded First Prize in Social Science at Odisha Research Scholar Conclave 2022 organised by Odisha State Higher Education Council and Ravenshaw University.
Chinmayee Mishra Receiving Prof. Boike Rehbein Young Social Scientist Award at International Sociological Congress held on 7th January 2023.
Chinmayee Mishra Receiving Prof. Boike Rehbein Young Social Scientist Award at International Sociological Congress held on 7th January 2023.