Sociology For IAS Club

Consultancy for preparation of UPSC examination with Sociology as optional subject.

03/01/2024

What is the subject (sociology) all about:

Sociology is made of words ‘Socius’ (means ‘companion’) and ‘logous’ (means ‘the study of’), therefore it is the study of companion relations and interactions which form the base of society. Hence in easy terms, it can be said as the “Study of Society and Its interrelations”. Our society consists of Structures, institutions, norms and Values. Sociology is a discipline revolving around these aspects only. For instance Institution of family, Marriage and Kinship; Politics and society, Religion and society etc. Matter of fact I think sociology is in build in all of us and we are sociologists in ourselves because we as individuals try to make sense of the norms, values, institutions in and around us. That’s why sociology is an easy subject as we have been growing within the society and have been trying to make sense of things around us.

03/01/2024

Sociology For UPSC - Optional Subject
One of the most sought after subjects with the future IAS aspirants, its immense popularity is evident from the fact that out of the top 10 rankers in the UPSC examination 3 are sociology candidates and out of the top 25 candidates, 12 have sociology as their subject. The main reasons for selection of sociology can be attributed to its ease of understanding and a well-defined syllabus, extremely interesting and require a short time for preparation of 6-8 months.

Our past survey shows that the sociology subject is not only preferred by the Humanities candidates but also the candidates from Engineering and the medical domain.

Measuring Urbanization: Why India Needs to Re-think its Methodology

03/01/2024

https://wri-india.org/blog/measuring-urbanization-why-india-needs-re-think-its-methodology

Measuring Urbanization: Why India Needs to Re-think its Methodology Measuring Urbanization: Why India Needs to Re-think its Methodologyby Sudeshna Chatterjee, Raj Bhagat Palanichamy, Rejeet Mathews and Shahena Khan - August 08, 2023 SHARE Indian Urbanization. Photo by Sanket Shah/Unsplash.This blog delves into the definition and measure of ‘urban’ in India to di...