M.A. (Sociology)

M.A. Sociology Entrance Coaching 2027 – JMI, AMU & CUET PG

JMI M.A. Sociology | AMU M.A. Sociology | CUET PG Sociology 2027-28

Planning to pursue M.A. Sociology in 2027 from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), or another Central University through CUET PG?

Meer Sir Academy provides focused entrance preparation for M.A. Sociology admissions, covering sociological theory, Indian society, research methodology, social institutions, social change and other important areas of Sociology.

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M.A. Sociology Entrance Preparation 2027

M.A. Sociology entrance examinations require much more than memorising definitions.

Students need a clear understanding of:

• Basic Sociological Concepts
• Classical Sociological Thinkers
• Sociological Theory
• Indian Sociological Thinkers
• Indian Society
• Social Institutions
• Caste, Class and Gender
• Research Methodology
• Social Change
• Rural and Urban Sociology
• Political Sociology
• Sociology of Religion
• Sociology of Education
• Family, Marriage and Kinship
• Social Movements
• Globalisation
• Development and Modernisation
• Contemporary Social Issues

Meer Sir Academy’s preparation programme is designed around these core areas along with MCQs, previous-year questions, topic-wise tests and full-length entrance mock tests.

JMI M.A. Sociology Entrance 2027

Jamia Millia Islamia offers its regular M.A. Sociology programme through the Department of Sociology.

Under the latest 2026–27 admission structure:

Programme: M.A. Sociology

JMI Programme Code: M12

Duration: 2 Years / 4 Semesters

Department: Department of Sociology, JMI

JMI conducted a separate entrance examination for M.A. Sociology for the 2026–27 admission session.

Students preparing for the 2027–28 session should use the latest available syllabus and pattern for preparation while checking the new prospectus once released.

JMI M.A. Sociology Eligibility

JMI’s latest eligibility framework reflects NEP 2020 and the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework.

For candidates under the older/pre-NEP undergraduate system, the 2026–27 criteria included:

• B.A. (Hons.) Sociology – minimum 50% aggregate, or
• B.A. with Sociology as one of the subjects – minimum 55% aggregate, or
• B.A./B.Com./B.Sc. or B.Sc. (Hons.) in disciplines other than Sociology – minimum 60% aggregate

Separate CGPA requirements apply to candidates completing undergraduate programmes under the new NEP/NHEQF framework.

Candidates should verify their individual eligibility against the latest JMI prospectus before applying.

JMI M.A. Sociology Entrance Syllabus – Preparation Areas

For entrance preparation, students should develop a strong foundation across the major undergraduate areas of Sociology.

1. Introduction to Sociology

Prepare:

• Meaning of Sociology
• Nature and Scope of Sociology
• Emergence of Sociology
• Sociology and Common Sense
• Sociology as a Science
• Sociology and Other Social Sciences
• Sociological Perspective
• Society
• Community
• Association
• Institution
• Social Structure
• Social System

2. Basic Sociological Concepts

Important concepts include:

• Status
• Role
• Norms
• Values
• Culture
• Socialisation
• Social Control
• Social Interaction
• Social Groups
• Reference Groups
• Social Institutions
• Social Structure
• Social Organisation
• Social Stratification
• Social Mobility
• Social Change

Students should understand the concepts as well as their sociological application.

3. Classical Sociological Thinkers

This is one of the most important areas for M.A. Sociology entrance preparation.

Auguste Comte

Prepare:

• Positivism
• Law of Three Stages
• Social Statics
• Social Dynamics
• Hierarchy of Sciences

Karl Marx

Important areas:

• Historical Materialism
• Dialectical Materialism
• Mode of Production
• Class
• Class Conflict
• Alienation
• Capitalism
• Base and Superstructure
• Surplus Value

Emile Durkheim

Prepare:

• Social Facts
• Division of Labour
• Mechanical Solidarity
• Organic Solidarity
• Suicide
• Anomie
• Sociology of Religion

Max Weber

Prepare:

• Social Action
• Ideal Types
• Authority
• Power
• Bureaucracy
• Protestant Ethic
• Rationalisation
• Class, Status and Party

Herbert Spencer

Prepare:

• Social Evolution
• Organic Analogy
• Social Darwinism

Georg Simmel

Important concepts:

• Social Interaction
• Forms of Association
• Dyad and Triad
• Metropolis
• Money and Modern Society

4. Modern Sociological Theory

Students should develop introductory understanding of:

• Functionalism
• Structural Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Phenomenology
• Ethnomethodology
• Exchange Theory
• Feminist Sociology
• Postmodernism

Important thinkers may include:

• Talcott Parsons
• Robert K. Merton
• George Herbert Mead
• Erving Goffman
• Alfred Schutz
• Harold Garfinkel
• C. Wright Mills
• Pierre Bourdieu
• Anthony Giddens

5. Indian Sociological Thinkers

Indian Sociology is particularly important for university entrance examinations.

Prepare major contributions of:

G.S. Ghurye

• Caste
• Tribes
• Culture
• Indology

M.N. Srinivas

• Sanskritisation
• Westernisation
• Dominant Caste
• Village Studies

A.R. Desai

• Marxist Sociology
• Indian Nationalism
• Rural Sociology
• State and Society

D.P. Mukerji

• Tradition and Modernity
• Indian Society
• Culture

Andre Béteille

• Caste
• Class
• Power
• Inequality

Yogendra Singh

• Modernisation of Indian Tradition
• Social Change

Students should also become familiar with other significant contributions to Indian Sociology.

6. Indian Society

Important topics include:

• Unity and Diversity
• Social Structure of India
• Caste
• Class
• Tribe
• Religion
• Language
• Ethnicity
• Region
• Rural Society
• Urban Society
• Social Inequality
• Marginalisation
• Social Exclusion

7. Caste System

Prepare:

• Meaning of Caste
• Features of Caste
• Caste and Varna
• Caste Mobility
• Sanskritisation
• Dominant Caste
• Caste and Politics
• Caste and Economy
• Changing Caste Relations
• Caste in Contemporary India

8. Social Stratification

Important areas include:

• Meaning of Stratification
• Social Inequality
• Caste
• Class
• Status
• Power
• Gender
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Social Mobility
• Open and Closed Systems

Students should compare different theories of social stratification.

9. Family, Marriage and Kinship

Prepare:

Family

• Meaning and Functions
• Types of Family
• Nuclear Family
• Joint Family
• Changing Family Structure

Marriage

• Forms of Marriage
• Endogamy
• Exogamy
• Marriage Rules
• Changing Marriage Patterns

Kinship

• Descent
• Lineage
• Clan
• Kinship Terminology
• Kinship Systems
• North and South Indian Kinship Patterns

10. Sociology of Religion

Prepare:

• Meaning of Religion
• Sacred and Profane
• Religion and Society
• Religion and Social Change
• Secularisation
• Communalism
• Religious Pluralism
• Religion in Modern Society

Thinkers such as Durkheim, Marx and Weber should be studied in relation to religion.

11. Political Sociology

Important concepts include:

• Power
• Authority
• Legitimacy
• State
• Citizenship
• Democracy
• Political Participation
• Political Socialisation
• Political Parties
• Pressure Groups
• Civil Society
• Social Movements
• Caste and Politics

12. Sociology of Education

Prepare:

• Education as a Social Institution
• Education and Socialisation
• Education and Social Mobility
• Education and Inequality
• Education and Social Change
• Education and Development
• Caste, Class and Education
• Gender and Education
• Privatisation of Education

13. Rural Sociology

Important topics include:

• Rural Social Structure
• Indian Village
• Agrarian Relations
• Land Ownership
• Peasantry
• Caste in Rural India
• Rural Development
• Green Revolution
• Agrarian Change

Completed the detailed MA Sociology entrance syllabus for JMI, AMU, and CUET-PG