Healthy Practices of The Department

• Maintain good communication among the stakeholders.

• To arrange GENERAL BODY MEETING  with students in each term.

• To conduct Seminars, Group Discussions or debates at the end of the each Term.

• To develop aptitude of students towards competitive Exams.

• To guide them about Career  guidance, Personality development and life skills.

• Establishment of Computer Lab and to encourage them for using it.

• To encourage learning environment through use of LCD, HANDYCAM, in teaching.

• To encourage  students to use available resources in the department. (DEPT.LIBRARY,COMPUTER, LCD, HANDYCAM) developing  their Projects and to create research aptitude among students.

• Taking efforts for smooth running of Administrative work in the department.

• To start or  develop WALL MAGAZINE with contribution of all Stakeholders.

• To develop SELF-ESTEEM of Students through giving Group Presentations per term.

• Display of relevant  information related with subject

• To ask the students to fill up the feedback form at the end of the every year and try to overcome the lackings among teacher, admin-work, and Dept. library.     

Examination System:

• Semester System

• Choice Based Credit System

• The current choice Based Credit system is conducive for Interdisciplinary course, the students can  opt  for 4 Credits in each semester  from the following disciplines.
  History, Political Science, Economics, commerce.

• Inter disciplinary approached adopted by the university encourages students to study  credits  from various  disciplines.

• From Academic Year 2013-14 University had introduced INTERNSHIP and RESEARCH Component for M.A students.

• In the year 2014-15 our students had joined as INTERN and done their INTERNSHIP Successfully.

• M.Phil. discontinued from the year 2010 because of decreasing numbers of applicants,as it is no longer an essential qualification for teaching jobs.

Departmental Activities 2015-16

• Organized Guest Lecture on the Sociological Effects of Community Development Efforts In and Around Tadoba Wls. By Mrugank Save & Mrudul Modi, (Environmental Activists), Date: 8^th Oct 2015. Classroom No. 612 Annex Bldg, 6^th floor, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

• Organized Guest Lecture on Contemporary Chinese Society: between Anomie and Exceptionalism By Jabin Jacob, Assistant Director and Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies and Assistant Editor of China Report. 27^th Oct 2015 at 10.30 A.M. Classroom No. 612 Annex Bldg, 6^th floor, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

• A Viva-Voce Examination of Khevana Desai Arranged In Class Room No 612, Patkar Hall Bldg, on 28^th Jan 2016. at 12.30

• A Public Talk Arranged In Collaboration With Department of Political Science and English, Dr. Melissa Nisbett, Senior Lecturer In Arts and Cultural Management, Kings College, London, on Who Holds the Power In Soft Power?, Room No. 605 Date:  22^nd Feb 2016 at 10:30 A.M.

• A Film Show Followed By Discussion on the Film “the Court” and A Discussion With Reporter on March 2016 at 11 am.

• Using Library Resources – A Workshop For Sociology Subject Association, November 02, 2015. Venue – SNDT University Library, Reading Room 2^nd floor It Zone.

• Student Led Seminar India 20-20 Prospects and Challenges. March 20^th, 2016, Patkar Hall.  

Departmental Activities 2016-17

• Organized Orientation Programme for Fresher of M.A. Part I Students about University’s 100 Years With the Help of Centennial CD, Departmental Library Procedure and About Main Library Resources : Open & Hard Resources  on 2^nd Aug 2016, 6^th floor, Classroom No. 607

• Organized the Activity of Subject Association “Social Pleat” A one Day Workshop on “Use of ICT in Sociology” on  24^th August 2016, Classroom No. 612 & Computer Lab, 6^th floorPatkar Hall Bldg.

• Organized A Guest Lecture by Dr. Varsha Shirgaonkar, Head & Professor, Department of History on Impact of Environment on Human Cultures: A Historical Review  20^th Sept 2016, 11.00 P.M. Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 612.

• Organized A Workshop on Open Library Resources in Sociology on 26^th Sept 2016 in the it Zone. University Library 2^nd floor.

• Organized Field Visit to Chatrapati Shivaji Vastusangrahalay for the Paper Social Anthropology on 21^st Oct 2016.

• Organized Three Film Shows on Water Pollution, Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Documentary on Seedkeepers on 24^th Oct & 25^th Oct 2016

• Organized A Guest Lecture by Dr. Asha Patil, Associate  Professor, Department of Continuing Education on How to Write internship Report on 6^th March 2017. 11.30 A.M. Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 612.

• Organized Felicitation Programme of Ranker Students of Sem I & Sem III of the Department.

• Organized A Guest Lecture by  Dr. Vibhuti Patel Professor, Department of Economics, SNDT  Women’s University, Mumbai. on CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S MOVEMENT. on 6^th April 2017. 11.30 A.M. Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 609

• Organized an Object theatre Show in Collaboration With Department of English on 29^th March 2017 at 11.A. M. on 5^th  floor Badminton Court.

• Organized Poem Reading Competition for the Celebration of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s birthday for M.A. I & II Students, Held on 19^th Oct 2016

• Organized Street Play of Departments Students and Performed at Decided Places for Voter Awareness Campaign by Election Commission, Govt of Maharashtra in Dec 2016

• Organized the Activity of Subject Association “Social Pleat” A one Day Workshop on “Use of ICT in Sociology” on 24^th August 2016, Classroom No. 612 & Computer Lab, 6^th floor Patkar Hall Bldg.

• Organized A Guest Lecture by  Dr. Varsha Shirgaonkar, Head & Professor, Department of History on Impact of Environment on Human Cultures: A Historical Review 20^th Sept 2016, 11.00 P.M. Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 612.

• Organized A Workshop on Open Library Resources in Sociology on 26^th Sept 2016 in the It Zone. University Library 2^nd floor.

• Organized Poem Reading Competition for the Celebration of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s birthday for M.A. I & II Students, Held on 19^th Oct 2016

Best Practices:

• Environmental Awareness : Students prepare their posters and exhibited at Library foyer

• Best teaching-learning practices

• Use of collaborative methods of teaching Debates, Class seminars  

• Use of ICT in teaching: Use of  film shows documentary short films on environmental degradation, for interactive teaching.  

• Students had presented their project proposals with help of Power point presentations.

Departmental Activities 2017-18

• Organized UGC Sponsored One Day National Symposium on interrelation Between Music & Society Organized by Department of Sociology & Department of Music SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai on 25^th Sept 2017 at Committee Room, SNDTWU, Mumbai

• Organized Felicitation Programme of Ranker Students of Sem I & Sem III of the Department on 6^th Oct 2017

• A Guest Lecture by Leni Chaudhuri (Vice President, Narottam Sekharia Foundation, Nariman Point Mumbai.) on How to Write internship Report, Date : 19^th Dec 2017 Time : 11.00 am Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 612

• Organized Marathi Passage, Poem Reading Competition for Non Maharashtrian Students on 15^th Jan 2018 Time: 11.00 am Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 607

• Guest Lecture Under the Celebration of Democracy Week (26^th Jan to10^th Feb) by Dr. Chaitra Redkar, Head & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, on Social Development & Democracy. on 6^th Feb 2018, 11.30 A.M. Venue: 6^th floor, Classroom No. 607

• Lecture on Women’s Movement in Contemporary India by Prof. Vibhuti Patel on 29^th March 2017, Room No 608, 6^th floor, Patkar Hall Building.

• UGC Sponsored Conference: Ethnicity and its Contemporary Resources. Department of Sociology, SNDT Women’s University, Churchgate Mumbai, Committee Room, 29^th September 2017

Departmental Activities 2018 – 2019

• Dept. of Sociology SNDT Women’s University & Department of Music Organised One Day National Workshop on “Prepartion for Set/Net Examination” on 29^th Jan 2019, Venue-Class Room No 605. 6^th floor, Patkar Hall Bldg, SNDT Women’s University, Churchgate, Mumbai.

• Dept. of Sociology SNDT Women’s University Organized 20 Hours Workshop on M. A. Syllabus from 27^th Aug to 31^st Aug 2018

• Dept. of Sociology SNDT Women’s University, Organized one Day Workshop on Internship, Venue: Class Room No 606, 6^th floor Patkar Hall Bldg. SNDT Women’s University

• Dept. of Sociology SNDT Women’s University  Organized  one Day Workshop on ‘Disaster Management’ on 19^th Dec 2018, Class Room No. 607, 6^th floor Patkar Hall Bldg. SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.