The MA in Sociology at Rapti Babai Campus is a Tribhuvan University-affiliated master’s program under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The program is offered at the campus in Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-12, Kapadadevi, Dang, Lumbini Province.
Rapti Babai Campus is a community-owned campus established in 1990 AD (2047 BS). The campus began its academic service through Humanities and later expanded into Education and Management. The MA in Sociology program continues that Humanities foundation at the master’s level for students from Tulsipur, western Dang, and neighboring districts.
The campus received QAA certification from the University Grants Commission, Nepal, in 2022 AD. Master’s level classes at the campus run in the evening shift, supporting students who need a locally available graduate program in the Humanities stream.
Program: Master of Arts in Sociology
College: Rapti Babai Campus
Location: Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-12, Kapadadevi, Dang
Affiliation: Tribhuvan University
Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences
Duration: 2 years
Academic structure: 4 semesters
Includes 18 papers and a compulsory thesis in the fourth semester
Examination: Semester-end examination conducted by the Dean’s Office
Attendance requirement: 80 percent class attendance
Recognition: QAA Certified Campus by UGC Nepal in 2022 AD
Master’s level classes are conducted in the evening shift
The MA in Sociology curriculum is structured around sociological theories, methods, field-work, secondary data analysis, optional courses, and thesis writing. The program covers social institutions, social structure, social conflict, cultural complexity, human behavior, and related areas of society.
The program runs for two years across four semesters.
Students study 18 papers and complete a compulsory thesis in the fourth semester.
Fourteen papers are compulsory from the first to fourth semester.
Students may choose three optional courses in the third semester.
Students may choose one optional course in the fourth semester.
The program includes theory, research methods, field-work, and secondary data analysis.
University examinations are conducted at the end of each semester.
Provide updated knowledge of sociological theories and methods.
Train students in field-work and secondary data analysis.
Develop professional skills in sociological theory and research.
Prepare human resources relevant to Nepal’s development needs.
Build understanding of human rights and social justice.
Strengthen academic capacity for social research and analysis.
The MA in Sociology program is relevant for students interested in society, culture, institutions, social change, development, research, and public issues. At Rapti Babai Campus, the program is part of the campus’s Humanities stream, which has been central to the institution since its early academic phase.
The program supports students who want to examine social groups, social institutions, community issues, and social behavior through a structured academic lens. Its thesis component gives students a route into research-based study within the semester system of Tribhuvan University.
Understand major sociological theories and methods.
Analyze social institutions, social structures, and social change.
Apply field-work and secondary data analysis in sociological study.
Prepare academic writing and research-based assignments.
Complete thesis work in the final semester.
Develop awareness of human rights and social justice perspectives.
Build academic preparation for research, teaching, development work, and higher study.
Sociological analysis
Field-work preparation
Secondary data analysis
Academic writing
Research design and thesis preparation
Social and cultural interpretation
Presentation and discussion
Human rights and social justice awareness
Rapti Babai Campus conducts master’s level classes in the evening shift. Academic delivery is supported by regular classes, assignments, internal academic activities, and semester-based evaluation under Tribhuvan University.
Lecture-based classroom teaching
Class participation and discussion
Presentation with précis
Term paper writing
Class tests
Field-work and research-oriented study
Thesis preparation in the fourth semester
Sociologist
Research assistant
Social researcher
Community development worker
NGO and INGO-related roles
Social project support roles
Public policy and planning support roles
Teaching-related pathways after meeting applicable requirements
Development and social justice-related work
Further academic and research pathways in Sociology
Campus scholarship fund of NRs. 170000.00
Full monthly fee discount for visually impaired and physically disabled students
Disable and Intelligence Scholarship from the Campus Level Professor’s Association
Basu-Damu Lamichhane Scholarship for poor and intelligent students
Late Bishnudevi Shrestha Scholarship for poor and intelligent students
Late Bhupendreshwor Shrestha Scholarship for poor and intelligent students
Late Tulsi Ram Upadhaya Memorial support for students
Admission follows Tribhuvan University rules and the regulations of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Admission notice is published by the concerned campus, department, institute, or Dean’s Office.
Eligible applicants submit the prescribed application form.
Applicants must appear in an entrance examination conducted by the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University.
Admission is based on the merit list and enrollment capacity.
Selected students submit required documents and pay the prescribed admission fee.
Final enrollment is completed according to TU rules and the schedule of the concerned authority.
Bachelor’s Degree Transcript or Marksheet
Bachelor’s Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
Character Certificate from the bachelor-level institution
Migration Certificate, if the bachelor’s degree is from another university
Transfer Certificate from the previous campus or college
Citizenship Certificate or Birth Certificate copy
Passport-size photographs
Entrance Examination Scorecard, if required by the program or faculty
Completed Admission or Application Form
Admission Fee Payment Receipt
Equivalence Certificate, if the bachelor’s degree is from a foreign university
The MA in Sociology program follows the semester system of Tribhuvan University. University examinations are held at the end of each semester.
Evaluation is based on 40 percent internal assessment and 60 percent external examination. Internal evaluation includes class attendance, class participation, discussion and presentation with précis, term paper writing, and class tests. External evaluation is conducted by the Dean’s Office through final written examinations. Eighty percent class attendance is compulsory.
MA in Sociology at Rapti Babai Campus offers a TU-affiliated graduate program in the Humanities stream at Tulsipur, Dang. The program connects sociological theory, research methods, field-work, optional courses, and thesis writing within a four-semester structure.
For students in western Dang and nearby districts, the program provides a local pathway into advanced Sociology study, research-oriented learning, and work related to society, development, community issues, and social institutions.
The MA in Sociology program is a two-year program divided into four semesters.
The program is affiliated with Tribhuvan University under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Yes. The program includes a compulsory thesis in the fourth semester.
Yes. Applicants must appear in an entrance examination conducted by the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University.
Evaluation includes 40 percent internal assessment and 60 percent external examination. Internal assessment includes attendance, participation, presentation, term paper writing, and class tests.
Master’s level classes at Rapti Babai Campus are conducted in the evening shift.
