School
of Social Sciences
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School of Social Sciences was established in the year 2003 to cater to the needs of outstanding students who after 10+2 plan to excel in Social Sciences so as to prepare them for competitive examinations, corporate sector and higher teaching and research. The programme offers at the undergraduate level i.e. B.S.Sc. (Honours School ) Social Sciences ( a six semester course after 10+2 level)
In recognition of the excellent performance of the Bachelor in Social Sciences (Honours School) Course being run by the School of Social Sciences, the University Grants Commission has provided a grant of Rs. 26.5 lakh for starting Master in Social Sciences (Honours School) under its Innovative and interdisciplinary Emerging Areas Programme. The M.S.Sc. (Honours School) offered by the School of Social Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is a dynamic and innovative course, aimed at equipping the students with sound theoretical knowledge about the Political Economy in its national as well as international settings and by giving practical experience to the students to develop the skills and insight into the fast growing emerging areas of National and International Affairs. |
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Courses Run
Course |
Duration
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System |
Total
Seats |
Reserved Category |
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SC/ST |
BC |
RA |
Others |
Bachelor in SocialSciences (Hons. School) |
3 |
Semester |
40 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Master in Social Sciences (Hons. School) |
2 |
Semester |
30 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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2. Term-Paper Presentation |
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3. Computer Lab |
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4. Library |
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Dr. Sukhdev Singh Sohal |
Qualification |
M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. |
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Designation |
Professor and Head |
Area of Specialization |
Social history of the Colonial Punjab |
Area of Interest |
Modern Indian History; The World history |
No. of Publications |
The Making of the Middle Classes in the Punjab (1849 -1947 ) ABS Publisher, Jalandhar, 2008.
64 Research papers ,Books Review & Review Articles |
Email Address |
sukhdevssohal@yahoo.com
sohalsukhdev@gmail.com
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Contact Numbers |
+91-9417314345; 0183-2507317 |
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Dr. Rajesh
Kumar |
| Qualification |
M.Phil., & Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Asst Professsor |
| Area of Specialization |
International Relations, South Asian Politics, Political Economy of Globalization, Foreign Policy of India Ethnicity and Coalition Politics. |
| Area of Interest |
Politics of South Asia |
| No. of
Publications |
06 |
| Email Address |
rkumarsssgndu@gmail.com |
| Contact Numbers |
9815949829, 0183-2258802-09 Ext. 3460 |
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Research Articles:
(i) "The Indo-US Nuclear Co-operation and Confrontation
(1985-2005)" in Punjab Journal of Politics, Vol. 29,
No. 1, 2005 (With Ms. Pooja Kumari).
(ii) "U.S. and South Asia in the New Millennium", Pakistan
Horizon, Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2000, Karachi, Pakistan.
(iii) "U.S. Technology Transfer To India (1984-2000)",
Punjab Journal of Politics, Vol. XXV, No. 2, 2001, G.N.D.U.
, Amritsar.
(iv) "Indo-U. S. Security Cooperation (1980-2000)",
Punjab Journal of Politics, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, 2002,
G.N.D.U. , Amritsar.
(v) "Ethno-Nationalism and Elusive Peace in Nepal"
in "Ethno-nationalism and Nation Building in South Asia"
ed. Gurnam Singh, Professor & Head, (Under Publicaiton)
(vi) "Internationalisation : The Central Asian Experience",
in Punjab Journal of Politics, G.N.D. University, Amritsar
(Under Publication) |
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Gurshaminder
Singh Bajwa |
| Qualification |
M.A., M.Phil |
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| Designation |
Lecturer |
| Area of Specialization |
Urban Sociology |
| Area of
Interest |
Science Policy, Agrarian Studies
Dalit Sociology |
| No. of
Publications |
03 |
| Email
Address |
pozzi-baj@yahoo.com |
| Contact Numbers |
98760-59496 |
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Publication:
Book:Analysing ICT Policies
of India, Manpreet Prakashan, New Delhi, 2003.
Research Articles:
1. "The Evolution of Knowledge Society in the Era of
Globalization: Theoretical Perspective", in Punjab Journal
of Politics Vol. 27 No. 1, 2003.
2. "ICT Policy in India in the Era of Liberalization,
its Impact and Consequences", Global Built Environment
Review, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2003, ISSN 1474 6832 (Print) |
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Book Reviews:
1. Review Bala Ramula, "Technology and Rural Development
need for Organizational Renewal", in Guru Nanak Journal
of Sociology, Vol. XXIV No. 2, April 2003. |
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Dr. Anjali Mehra |
| Qualification |
M.Sc. Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Asst. Professor |
| Area of Specialization |
Indian Economy |
| Area of Interest |
Infrastructure and Punjab Economy |
| No. of Publications |
13 |
| Email Address |
anjalieco@gmail.com |
| Contact Numbers |
+91-09463323803, 9501023803, 0183-2224803(R) |
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Mr. Jasbir Singh |
Qualification |
M.A., M.Phil |
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Designation |
Lecturer |
Area of Specialization |
Modern Punjab: History and Literature |
Area of Interest |
Literature, Culture and History |
No. of Publications |
07 |
Email Address |
jasbir268@gmail.com |
Contact Numbers |
+91-09780021630 |
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Mr. Nitin Arora |
Qualification |
M.Sc. (H.S.) |
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Designation |
Lecturer |
Area of Specialization |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics |
Area of Interest |
Time Series Modeling and Productivity Analysis |
No. of Publications |
04 |
Email Address |
nitineconometrics@gmail.com |
Contact Numbers |
+91-9888004866 |
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Mr. Amarjit Singh |
Qualification |
M.Sc.(H.S.) |
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Designation |
Lecturer |
Area of Specialization |
Agriculture Economics |
Area of Interest |
Productivity Measurement |
No. of Publications |
01 |
Email Address |
amarjeetbhullar@yahoo.co.in |
Contact Numbers |
+91-98159-96578 |
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Dr. Ajaypal Kaur |
Qualification |
M.A., Ph.D |
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Designation |
Lecturer |
Area of Specialization |
Punjab Politics, Women Studies |
Area of Interest |
Women and Politics |
No. of Publications |
03 |
Email Address |
ajaypalkaur@ymail.com |
Contact Numbers |
+91-9814574150 |
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Dr. Suneel Kumar |
Qualification |
M.A., Ph.D |
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Designation |
Post Doctoral Fellow (UGC) |
Area of Specialization |
Ethnic Politics, Majority-Minority Syndrome, Human Right Commission, South Asia and Central Asia |
Area of Interest |
Transnational Organized Crime, Human Rights’ Issues, Communal Affairs in South Asia and Central Asia |
No. of Publications |
12 |
Email Address |
Kumar_narottum@yahoo.com |
Contact Numbers |
+91-94644-64368 |
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Special Features
B.S.Sc. (Hons. Sch.): The course provides an holistic and interdisciplinary training for a career in dynamic personality for pursuing a career in the corporate sector. The students shall have elaborate exposure and training in communication skills-written as well as oral-through elaborate discussion session, term paper writing and presentation and Project Report writing. Besides courses in computers, the students shall be exposed to academic challenges, which aim at tapping their potential to the fullest.
M.S.Sc. (Hons. Sch.): Keeping in mind the changing economic and political environment of India and its growing integration with the global economy, this new programme concentrates on multidimensional thrust areas like International Politics and Economics, Corporate Sociology, Human Resource Development, Research Methodology, Planning and Environmental Studies.
The Programme is specially designed to train the students for a challenging career in Corporate Sector, IGOs and Non-Governmental Organizations-national as well as international institutions such as World Bank, IMF, U.N. and its Agencies, International Trading Blocs; and Institutes of Higher Teaching and Research.
Information about Facilities/Lab etc.
The School has modern equipments like Multimedia Overhead Projector, Overhead Projector to supplement the teaching methods. All faculty members have Internet ready computers in their rooms so that they can keep themselves abreast of latest heppenings around the world. The School has the latest Xeores Machine that not only helps in official purposes rather it is very useful in producing and supplying study material for the students’ use. The School has Computers Lab furnished with Goderej Compartments and making it most modern computer lab fully equipped and networked so as to enable students making maximum use of such facilities in the School for sake of writing their Term Papers and Project Reports etc.
Students Progression
Student Progression: 2006-07 Session : 1st Batch
- Ritika Pahwa of the School got selected for prestigious Institute of Management Technology, Gaziabad through CAT (IIM).
- Mr. Shobit Arora has been selected for “Management Guru” Arindham Chaudhary’s famous International Institute for Management and Planning, Gurgaon, New Delhi.
- Mr. Gaganpreet Singh was bracketed for 2nd position for admission in M.A. History Course in the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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