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The Questions are sorted as per the updated GATE Sociology 2026 syllabus & placed under 2 Sections with Detailed Sub-Topics:
PART - A
General Aptitude
1.1 Verbal Aptitude
1.2 Quantitative Aptitude
1.3 Analytical Aptitude
1.4 Spatial Aptitude
Reasoning & Comprehension
PART - B
Sociological Theory
1.1 Classical Sociological Traditions
1.2 Structural-Functionalism and Structuralism
1.3 Hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions
1.4 Post-Modernism, Post-Structuralism and Post-Colonialism
1.5 Conflict Theory
1.6 Indian Thinkers
2 Research Methodology & Methods
2.1 Conceptualizing Social Reality
2.2 Research Design
2.3 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
2.4 Research Techniques
3 Sociological Concepts
3.1 Sociological Concepts
3.2 Social Institutions
3.3 Social Stratification
3.4 Social Change
4 Agrarian Sociology & Rural Transformation
5 Family, Marriage & Kinship
6 Indian Society / Sociology of India
7 Social Movements
7.1 Introduction to Social Movements
7.2 Theories of Social Movements
7.3 Social Movements in India
7.4 Social Movements, Civil Society and Globalization
8 Sociology of Development
8.1 Perspectives on the Study of Development
8.2 State and Market Institutions and Ideologies
8.3 The Micro-Politics of Development
8.4 Sustainable Development
Mock Test – 1
Mock Test – 2
Mock Test – 3
The GATE General Aptitude Practice Book structured updated syllabus of GATE General Aptitude 2026 and placed under 5 Sections :
Section I (Level I Test Papers)- 5 Practice Sets
Section II (Level II Test Papers)- 10 Practice Sets
Section III (Level III Test Papers)- 5 Practice Sets
Section IV (Solved Papers)- All 8 papers of GATE 2024
Section V (Special Revision Supplement)- Short Notes and Chapter wise Formula lists
The GATE General Aptitude Theory Book structured updated syllabus of GATE General Aptitude 2026 and placed under 4 Sections :
1) Quantitative Aptitude
2) Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation
3) Verbal Aptitude
4) Spatial Aptitude
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