The Department of Sociology is one of the earliest departments of the college existing from 1964. The PG department of Sociology was started as early as 1967. Sociology as a subject attracts the largest number of students at the undergraduate level after Political Science. The PG department of Sociology has full strength with 60 students at present. The department of Sociology has the distinction of producing the maximum number of teachers. As many as 15 alumni of the department have become professors of sociology in different States. Dr. Vinod Deshmukh, former Head of the department and Principal-in-Charge, and both the present faculties of the department are its alumni. Under the department of Sociology another PG Programme viz., M. A. in Social Work was started in the year 2011-12 as a self-financing course. Since it is a job-oriented Course it has good student strength.