The School of Social Sciences is one of the largest schools in IGNOU. It comprises of eight disciplines, namely, Anthropology, Economics, History, Library and Information Science, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Public Administration. The School offers programmes at Graduate, Post Graduate and Ph.D. levels for all the 8 disciplines and also offers Post Graduate Diplomas and Post Graduate Certificate and Certificate programmes.
In view of the fact that IGNOU is today the foremost centre of open and distance learning and is adequately equipped with modern educational technologies, the School has consciously tried to assign a significant role to ICT tools in devising the learning programmes.
The following features are hallmarks of its programmes:
Courses having core, elective and skill/ability enhancing components;
Short-term and long-term courses focused on vocational and professional needs;
Courses geared to meet the requirements of groups located on the fringes of society; and
ICT based courses like MOOC courses offered through SWAYAM platform.
The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) was established in 1986. Initially, there were six disciplines in the School, Economics, History, Library and Information Science, Political Science and Sociology. The disciplines of Anthropology and Psychology were established in 2010 further enriching the learning, knowledge and research in the School. The School has been offering Ph. D, post graduate and graduate programmes and also post graduate diplomas, diplomas and certificate programmes. Though,BA (General) programme as per CBCS was launched in July 2019. And the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Public Administration were offered in their revised form January 2020. Bachelor of Sciences (Honours) in Anthropology under UGC-CBCS scheme is also offered (January 2020) from the School. In July 2023 the School launched MA (Economics) and MA (History) as per NEP 2023. January 2024 onwards, the School offered BA (Major) programmes in Economics, History, Library and Information Science, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology besides BSc (Anthropology). BA (Multidisciplinary) was also launched in January 2024. In July 2024, Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology was also launched.
School of Social Sciences provides prospective learners with a wide variety of programmes in the subject areas that are popular as well as socially relevant. The school offers various programmes pertaining to eight disciplines (Anthropology, Economics, History, Library and Information Science, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology) that are housed in the School. The programmes are offered at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels. Besides the school also offered post graduate diploma and diploma and certificate programmes. Some of the programmes offered by the School, like MA (Psychology) and Masters in Library and Information Science also have internship component that helps learners in gaining hands on experience. Further, many programmes also have components like practicum, field work, project, that help learner develop an overall understanding of the subject area.
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Faculty / Staff Details
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Prof. Suhas Shetgovekar
Designation:
Professor
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
06-12-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Academic Level: 14 Joining: 06-12-2010
2
Prof. Rashmi Sinha
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Anthropology
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
06-08-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Anthropology Academic Level: 14 Joining: 06-08-2010
3
Dr. P. Venkatramana
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Anthropology
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
16-08-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Anthropology Academic Level: 13A Joining: 16-08-2010
4
Dr. Mitoo Das
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Anthropology
Academic Level:
12
Joining:
09-08-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Anthropology Academic Level: 12 Joining: 09-08-2010
5
Dr. Rukshana Zaman
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Anthropology
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
09-08-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Anthropology Academic Level: 13A Joining: 09-08-2010
6
Prof. Narayan Prasad
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Economics
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
12-11-1992
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Economics Academic Level: 14 Joining: 12-11-1992
7
Prof. Kaustuva Barik
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Economics
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
15-05-1989
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Economics Academic Level: 14 Joining: 15-05-1989
8
Dr. Saugato Sen
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Economics
Joining:
12-05-1989
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Economics Joining: 12-05-1989
9
Dr. Vijeta Banwari
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Economics
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
11-08-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Economics Academic Level: 13A Joining: 11-08-2021
10
Prof. Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
History
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
14-09-1992
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: History Academic Level: 14 Joining: 14-09-1992
11
Prof. Shiv Kumar Mishra
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
History
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
27-10-2023
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: History Academic Level: 14 Joining: 27-10-2023
12
Dr. Mayank Kumar
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
History
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
31-03-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: History Academic Level: 13A Joining: 31-03-2021
13
Dr. Jaya Jyotika
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
History
Academic Level:
13
Joining:
11-10-2023
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: History Academic Level: 13 Joining: 11-10-2023
14
Dr. Harshvardhan Singh Tomar
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
History
Academic Level:
10
Joining:
01-04-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: History Academic Level: 10 Joining: 01-04-2021
15
Prof. Jaideep Sharma
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
23-09-2003
Email Id:
jaideep@ignou.ac.in
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Academic Level: 14 Joining: 23-09-2003
, jaideep@ignou.ac.in
16
Prof. Archana Shukla
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
03-04-2008
Email Id:
archana@ignou.ac.in
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Academic Level: 14 Joining: 03-04-2008
, archana@ignou.ac.in
17
Prof. Zuchamo Yanthan
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
10-01-2006
Email Id:
zyathan@ignou.ac.in
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Academic Level: 14 Joining: 10-01-2006
, zyathan@ignou.ac.in
18
Prof. Kunwar Singh
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
03-01-2023
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Academic Level: 14 Joining: 03-01-2023
19
Dr. Ashok Kumar
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Academic Level:
10
Joining:
15-09-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Academic Level: 10 Joining: 15-09-2021
20
Dr. Pawan Kumar Saini
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Library and Information Science
Joining:
16-09-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: Library and Information Science Joining: 16-09-2021
21
Porf. Satish Kumar
Designation:
Specialization:
Political Science
Academic Level:
14
Attachments:
Designation: Specialization: Political Science Academic Level: 14
22
Dr. D. Ananda
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Political Science
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
24-05-2011
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Political Science Academic Level: 13A Joining: 24-05-2011
23
Dr. Madan Kumar Yadav
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Political Science
Academic Level:
10
Joining:
01-08-2011
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: Political Science Academic Level: 10 Joining: 01-08-2011
24
Prof. Alka Dhameja
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Public Administration
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
30-09-1988
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Public Administration Academic Level: 14 Joining: 30-09-1988
25
Prof. Dolly Mathew
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Public Administration
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
30-07-1992
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Public Administration Academic Level: 14 Joining: 30-07-1992
26
Prof. Durgesh Nandini
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Public Administration
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
08-04-1994
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Public Administration Academic Level: 14 Joining: 08-04-1994
27
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Meena
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Public Administration
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
28-06-2024
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Public Administration Academic Level: 13A Joining: 28-06-2024
28
Prof. Swati Patra
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
09-12-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 14 Joining: 09-12-2010
29
Prof. Ritu Sharma
Designation:
Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
14
Joining:
05-10-2023
Attachments:
Designation: Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 14 Joining: 05-10-2023
30
Dr. Smita Gupta
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
12-08-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 13A Joining: 12-08-2010
31
Dr. Monika Mishra
Designation:
Associate Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
13A
Joining:
19-10-2010
Attachments:
Designation: Associate Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 13A Joining: 19-10-2010
32
Dr. Ashwini Kumar
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
10
Joining:
09-08-2021
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 10 Joining: 09-08-2021
33
Dr. Neha Benada
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Psychology
Academic Level:
10
Joining:
24-01-2024
Attachments:
Designation: Assistant Professor Specialization: Psychology Academic Level: 10 Joining: 24-01-2024
