CUET UG 2027 / Sociology syllabus
CUET UG 2027 · Paper 326
CUET Sociology Syllabus 2027: Units, Chapters and Books
The official CUET UG Sociology syllabus (paper 326), unit by unit, with the book chapter each unit comes from, what changed from 2025 to 2026, and where to practise.
2027 status: NTA has not released the CUET UG 2027 syllabus. This page shows the official CUET UG 2026 Sociology syllabus, the latest available, and will be updated when NTA publishes the 2027 version.
CUET Sociology at a glance
- Paper code
- 326 (Sociology)
- Questions
- 50 multiple-choice questions, all compulsory
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Marking
- +5 for a correct answer, minus 1 for a wrong answer; 250 maximum
- Syllabus
- 9 units, 13 chapters in our chapter map
How the CUET Sociology paper is structured
CUET Sociology (paper 326) follows the two NCERT class 12 Sociology books: Indian Society (4 units) and Social Change and Development in India (5 units). There are no options.
Unit headings follow an older CBSE list, but all the topics are in the current NCERT books.
CUET Sociology syllabus, unit by unit
Unit titles and topics as printed in NTA’s CUET UG 2026 syllabus PDF.
Book 1: Indian Society
Unit I
Structure of Indian Society
- Demographic Structure
- Rural - Urban Linkages and Divisions
Unit II
Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
- Family and Kinship
- The Caste System
- Tribal Society
- The Market as a Social Institution
Unit III
Social Inequality and Exclusion
- Caste Prejudice, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Class
- Marginalisation of Tribal Communities
- The Struggle for Women's Equality
- The Protection of Religious Minorities
- Caring of the Different Abled
Unit IV
The Challenges of Unity in Diversity
- Problems of Communalism, Regionalism and Casteism and Patriarchy
- Communities, Nations & Nation States
- Role of the State and Civil Society in a Plural and Unequal Society
Book 2: Social Change and Development in India
Unit I
Process of Social Change in India
- Process 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 Polity
- The 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 Economy
- Land Reforms, the Green Revolution and Agrarian Society
- From Planned Industrialisation to Liberalisation
- Changes in the Class Structure
Unit IV
New Arenas of Social Change
- Media and Social Change
- Globalisation and Social Change
Unit V
Social Movements
- Class-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
Chapter map
Each row is one chapter of study, with the book it comes from. Where a syllabus topic is missing from that book, the row says so.
- The Demographic Structure of the Indian SocietyNCERT Indian Society, chapter 2
- Social Institutions: Continuity and ChangeNCERT Indian Society, chapter 3
- The Market as a Social InstitutionNCERT Indian Society, chapter 4
- Patterns of Social Inequality and ExclusionNCERT Indian Society, chapter 5
- The Challenges of Cultural DiversityNCERT Indian Society, chapter 6
- Structural ChangeNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 1
- Cultural ChangeNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 2
- The Constitution and Social ChangeNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 3
- Change and Development in Rural SocietyNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 4
- Change and Development in Industrial SocietyNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 5
- Globalisation and Social ChangeNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 6
- Mass Media and CommunicationsNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 7
- Social MovementsNCERT Social Change and Development in India, chapter 8
What changed from 2025 to 2026
- Indian Society Unit IV: 2025 'Role of the State in a Plural and Unequal Society' and 'What We Share' -> 2026 'Communities, Nations & Nation States' and 'Role of the State and Civil Society in a Plural and Unequal Society'.
- Typos fixed ('Schedule Castes' -> 'Scheduled Castes', 'Media sand' -> 'Media and'). Everything else identical.
Compared against NTA’s CUET UG 2025 syllabus PDF. When the 2027 syllabus is out, this section will compare 2027 with 2026.
Books to study from
- NCERT Indian Society (class 12)
- NCERT Social Change and Development in India (class 12)
NCERT books are on ncert.nic.in; NIOS course material is on nios.ac.in.
Practise CUET Sociology chapter by chapter
The Study OS CUET track follows the chapter map above. Choose Sociology as one of your papers, revise a chapter, then test it with exam-style questions and read the explanation after every answer.
Frequently asked questions
What is the exam pattern of the CUET Sociology paper?
CUET UG Sociology (paper code 326) has 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions to be answered in 60 minutes. A correct answer earns 5 marks and a wrong answer costs 1 mark, so the paper is out of 250. This is the CUET UG 2026 pattern; NTA has not announced any change for 2027.
Has NTA released the CUET Sociology syllabus for 2027?
Not yet. The syllabus on this page is the official CUET UG 2026 Sociology syllabus, which is the latest one NTA has published. This page will be updated when the 2027 syllabus is released.
Which books should I study for CUET Sociology?
Study from: NCERT Indian Society (class 12); NCERT Social Change and Development in India (class 12).
What changed in the CUET Sociology syllabus?
One unit renamed in Indian Society (communities, nations and nation states); everything else is the same. This compares the 2025 and 2026 syllabi; the 2027 syllabus is not out yet.
Which books cover CUET Sociology?
NCERT Indian Society and NCERT Social Change and Development in India, both for class 12.
How many units are in CUET Sociology?
Nine: four from Indian Society and five from Social Change and Development in India.
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