About The Department

The Department of Sociology was originally inaugurated as the department of Logic and Philosophy in the year 1970. It took shape as the Department of Social Sciences in 1975. It was finally designated as Department of Sociology in 1978, and has continued to remain so till date. ...

Our vision is to provide SOCIAL ENLIGHTENMENT and POSITIVE APPROACH to our students. The Department of Sociology has adopted a 3C Approach as mission to realize our long term goals. The 3Cs are CRITICAL THINKING, COMPETITION and CHARACTER BUILDING.

Our vision is to provide SOCIAL ENLIGHTENMENT and POSITIVE APPROACH to our students. The Department of Sociology has adopted a 3C Approach as mission to realize our long term goals. The 3Cs are CRITICAL THINKING, COMPETITION and CHARACTER BUILDING.

The Department of Sociology provides opportunities to students cutting across caste, creed, and religion. It caters to the educational needs of students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and students from other state as well.

We offer wide range of papers that enhance the overall understanding of society to our students, with an aim to choose a career of their interest. We offer career oriented papers in following areas such as


Socio-economic issues

corporate Management


social work & Media,


Health & Environment


The Department of Sociology has formally inaugurated a student forum by name “D Society”, which is an academic platform initiated by the students of the Department of Sociology, The New College, Chennai. It provides opportunities for students to engage in various discourses through discussions, interactions, special lectures etc.