Sociology Online Course
Sociology Online Course at IAS Gurukul replicates the sociology classroom coaching experience for the online students who are unable to visit Delhi...
One of the reasons why sociology is a popular optional is because of its short syllabus. There are 2 sociology papers - Paper 1 is Fundamentals of Sociology. It deals with concepts related to society developed mainly by western scholars. Paper 2 deals with the study of Indian society.
Download the complete UPSC sociology optional syllabus in PDF.
Sociology optional is one of the most popular optional subjects in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Many students with sociology optional typically clear the IAS exam year after year. Syllabus is limited and the concepts can be grasped with a person who has no academic background in the subject.
At IAS Gurukul, located in Delhi, we attempt to provide one of the best Sociology optional coaching classes in India. Sociology at IAS Gurukul is taught by Pranay Aggarwal, who (with his years of experience teaching sociology to CSE aspirants) is regarded as one of the leading sociology optional teachers and UPSC preparation faculty in India.
Sociology courses at IAS Gurukul offer students several advantages, such as coverage of the complete syllabus, focus on conceptual clarity, personal interaction to clarify doubts and mentoring, daily revision, emphasis on answer writing, UPSC pattern Mock Tests series, updated Study Material, Daily Doubts Clearing, Personal Attention to every student, Online Backup of missed classes, highlighting of linkages with current affairs, latest studies & reports to fetch more marks in the exam and Lifelong Association & Support.
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Students at IAS Gurukul are encouraged to think for themselves, develop powers of critical analysis, and focus on clarifying their concepts and to continuously engage in debate and discussion. Learning at IAS Gurukul therefore is a continuous affair for the faculty as well as the students. Classes are decidedly and deliberately interactive which, in our assessment and experience, produces better results.
Sociology regular classroom batches at IAS Gurukul have limited seats. Large numbers of students who are unable to secure a seat or cannot travel to Delhi for classes opt for our Sociology Online course which is also hugely popular amongst the UPSC aspirants and is availed by students across the country.
IAS Gurukul is India’s leading institute for sociology optional preparation for the civil services examination.117 of our registered students were selected in CSE 2020 and 65 of our students were selected in CSE 2019 by UPSC.
Pranay Aggarwal is the Sociology faculty at IAS Gurukul. He has mentored thousands of civil services aspirants, several of whom have been successful. He has qualified the UGC NET examination for Assistant Professorship in Sociology, conducted by the CBSE for the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
He has studied till the Masters level and has completed a course in Classical Sociological Theory from the University of Amsterdam and a course in International Women's Health and Human Rights from Stanford University (USA).
He is a member of the UNESCO-established International Sociological Association and a member of its Research Committee RC04 on Sociology of Education.
Civil Services Exam Year | No. of Final Selections with Sociology optional |
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CSE 2011 | 177 |
CSE 2012 | 230 |
CSE 2013 | 150 |
CSE 2014 | 193 |
CSE 2015 | 173 |
CSE 2016 | 132 |
CSE 2017 | 137 |