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Sociology

Subject code 326 · domain paperWhere this paper leads
39
programmes strictly require Sociology
30
universities among them

Each of those rules names Sociology outright — no combination of the other papers reaches them. That is the whole case for spending one of five slots on it.

The paper at a glance

Sociology carries the subject code 326. The syllabus described here is the one published for 2026-27.

The whole document is about India. There is no unit on sociological theory, on methods, or on societies outside India; every topic is an Indian institution, inequality, process or movement.

How the syllabus is organised

The document is laid out in two parts — Indian Society, with four units, and Change and Development in India, with five units. The first part describes Indian society as it stands; the second describes how it has been changing. Because both parts number their units from Unit I, always say which part you mean when you refer to a unit.

The syllabus itself is a list of topics only. It does not print question counts, marks, negative marking or timing, and it does not say how many questions come from each part. Read it alongside the exam pattern.

Part 1: Indian Society

Four units, from demographic structure through institutions and inequality to the challenges of a plural society.

UnitWhat it covers
Unit I: Structure of Indian SocietyDemographic structure; rural-urban linkages and divisions
Unit II: Social Institutions: Continuity and ChangeFamily and kinship; the caste system; tribal society; the market as a social institution
Unit III: Social Inequality and ExclusionCaste prejudice, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes; marginalisation of tribal communities; the struggle for women's equality; the protection of religious minorities; caring for the differently abled
Unit IV: The Challenges of Unity in DiversityProblems of communalism, regionalism, casteism and patriarchy; communities, nations and nation states; role of the state and civil society in a plural and unequal society

Part 2: Change and Development in India

Five units. The first three follow change through culture, the polity and the economy; the fourth adds media and globalisation; the fifth is entirely about social movements.

UnitWhat it covers
Unit I: Process of Social Change in IndiaProcess of structural change — colonialism, industrialisation, urbanisation; process of cultural change — modernization, westernisation, sanskritisation, secularisation; social reform movements and laws
Unit II: Social Change and the PolityThe Constitution as an instrument of social change; parties, pressure groups and democratic politics; Panchayati Raj and the challenges of social transformation
Unit III: Social Change and the EconomyLand reforms, the Green Revolution and agrarian society; from planned industrialisation to liberalisation; changes in the class structure
Unit IV: New Arenas of Social ChangeMedia and social change; globalisation and social change
Unit V: Social MovementsClass-based movements — workers, peasants; caste-based movements — Dalit movement, backward castes, trends in upper caste responses; women's movements in independent India; tribal movements; environmental movements

Caste is the one thread that runs through both parts: as an institution in Part 1 Unit II, as prejudice and exclusion in Part 1 Unit III, as casteism in Part 1 Unit IV, and as caste-based movements in Part 2 Unit V.

What this syllabus does not tell you

The document is a topic list and nothing more. From it you cannot learn:

  • how many questions come from each part, or the marks, negative marking and duration — those are on the exam pattern;
  • the weightage of any unit, so treat every unit as examinable rather than ranking them;
  • which thinkers, studies or laws are meant under headings such as social reform movements and laws; the document names none;
  • how difficult the questions will be, or whether they will test definitions or the reading of a passage;
  • which books to use; the syllabus names no textbook;
  • how much weight a university gives this paper once you qualify — the programmes that accept it are listed below, but the marks or ranking rule each one applies sits in its own admission bulletin.

For anything about attempt rules or numbers of questions, go to the NTA information bulletin and the exam pattern rather than to this list.

Where this paper can take you

Programmes whose rule can use Sociology, from the 68 universities whose documents we have read. 39 of them cannot be reached any other way.

Sociology is the only way inSociology is one route
See all 393 against my paper setShowing the 12 universities with the most Sociology programmes, of 68.

Questions

Which programmes require Sociology?
39 programmes at 30 universities name Sociology outright in their CUET requirement. No combination of the other papers reaches them, so a candidate who does not sit Sociology cannot apply to any of them.
Which universities accept Sociology?
393 programmes across 68 universities can use Sociology in their CUET requirement, counted from the admission documents we have read line by line. That figure includes the programmes that merely allow the paper as one option alongside others.
What is the CUET subject code for Sociology?
Sociology carries NTA subject code 326. It is a domain paper in the CUET (UG) subject list.
Which papers are most often taken with Sociology?
Counting the programme rules that accept Sociology, the papers those same rules accept most often are Psychology, Political Science, History, Economics / Business Economics, Geography / Geology. This is a count of rules, not of what candidates choose.
Are past answer keys available for Sociology?
NTA has published a final answer key covering Sociology for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2024. Each link opens NTA's own PDF at the page where this paper starts. NTA does not publish the question paper itself.