Education
Bachelor in Social Research and Data Management
Programme Introduction
The course aims to impart basic caveats of research, process and underlying philosophy of social research to the students. The specific objective of the course is to introduce the student to the philosophy and significance of social research and research process. This is important to both induct the students into the idea and importance of social research and more importantly introduce the specific technical aspects of research and data management.
Eligibility for Admission
The eligibility for admission to Bachelor in Social Research and Data Management shall be 10+2 or equivalent, in any stream.
Career Prospects/Job Role
A graduate can get the job of research scientist. A research scientist is responsible for designing and analysing information collected from laboratory-based investigations and experiments. A research scientist can work for Government Labs, Environmental Organisations, Research Organisations, etc.
Semester-wise Listing of Courses
| SEMESTER I | SEMESTER II | |||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | |
| GE 1.1 | Functional English | 4 | GE 2.1 | Basics of Economics and Markets | 4 | |
| GE 1.2 | Communication Skills - I | 4 | GE 2.2 | Environment Sciences | 4 | |
| GE 1.3 | Computing Skills - I | 4 | GE 2.3 | Ethics and Governance | 4 | |
| SR 1.1 | Foundations of Social Research | 2 | SR 2.1 | Research Design | 2 | |
| SR 1.2 | Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research | 2 | SR 2.2 | Types of Research Design | 2 | |
| SR 1.3 | Mixed Research | 2 | SR 2.3 | Formulation of Research Instrument | 2 | |
| TPA 1 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | TPA 2 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | |
| SEMESTER III | SEMESTER IV | |||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | |
| GE 3.1 | Communication Skills - II | 4 | GE 4.1 | Computing Skills - II | 2 | |
| GE 3.2 | Financial Literacy | 4 | GE 4.2 | Basics of Accounting | 4 | |
| GE 3.3 | Basics of Legal and HR Policies | 4 | GE 4.3 | Design Thinking | 4 | |
| SR 3.1 | Introduction to Micro Datasets | 2 | GE 4.4 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 | |
| SR 3.2 | Descriptive Statistics for Social Science Research through Analytical Platforms | 4 | SR 4.1 | Data Structures: Analysis of Time Series, Cross-Sectional, Panel, and Relational Data | 2 | |
| TPA 3 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | SR 4.2 | Descriptive Analytics & Visualization | 2 | |
| SR 4.3 | Inferential Statistics | 2 | ||||
| TPA 4 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | ||||
| SEMESTER V | SEMESTER VI | |||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | |
| GE 5.1 | Digital Literacy | 4 | GE 6.1 | Entrepreneurship | 4 | |
| GE 5.2 | Health and Wellness | 4 | GE 6.2 | Employment Readiness | 4 | |
| GE 5.3 | Personal Grooming | 4 | GE 6.3 | Effective Workplace Skills & Competencies | 4 | |
| SR 5.1 | Dissertation Phase I | 2 | SR 6.1 | Dissertation Phase II | 2 | |
| SR 5.2 | Predictive Statistics | 2 | SR 6.2 | Research Ethics | 2 | |
| SR 5.3a | Elective (1/2) Health Research | 2 | SR 6.3a | Electives (1/2) Market Research | 2 | |
| SR 5.3b | Elective (2/2) Environment & Social Impact Assessment | 2 | SR 6.3b | Elective (2/2) Social Network Analytics | 2 | |
| TPA 5 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | TPA 6 | Term Paper Assignment | 2 | |
*The skill training component is 50% to 60% ranging from 600 hours to 720 hours per year depending upon the industry requirement.
Programme fees: Rs. 60,000/-per annum
Examination fees:(Rs. 1,600/- per semester and Rs.3200 per annum)
Caution Deposit (Refundable): Rs.5000
Convocation Fees: Rs.2000/- (In absentia Rs.2500/-)