JSSC Secondary Teacher (Sociology) Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026
Detail Information about JSSC has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Secondary Teacher (Sociology) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
JSSC Secondary Teacher Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Organization Name |
Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) |
| Exam Name |
Jharkhand Trained Secondary Teacher Combined Competitive Examination 2026 |
| Post Name |
Secondary Teacher (Sociology) |
| Vacancies |
Notified Soon |
| Mode of Application |
Online |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Selection Process |
Written Exam (Main Examination: Paper I & II) |
| Official Website |
https://jssc.jharkhand.gov.in |
JSSC Secondary Teacher (Sociology) Syllabus 2026
General Studies :
1. Current Affairs - Scientific Progress, National/International Awards, Indian Languages, Books, Scripts, Capitals, Currency, Sports, and Important Events.
2. India's History, Culture, Geography, Environment, Economic Scenario, Independence Movement, Indian Agriculture, and Major Natural Resources,
3. Indian Constitution and Governance, the Country's Political System, Panchayati Raj. Community Development, Five-Year Plans.
General Knowledge of Jharkhand
Information about the geographical and political situation of Jharkhand state.
1. Jharkhand's Geography
2. History
3. Civilization and Culture
4. Language-Literature
5. Places
6. Minerals
7. Industries
8. Jharkhand's contribution to the National Movement
9. Development Plans
10. Sports personalities
11. Personalities
12. Civic achievements
13. National and International importance-related topics.
General Science
1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Biology
General Mathematics:
1. Arithmetic
2. Primary algebra
3. Geometry
4. Trigonometry, and related to area measurements.
Mental Ability Test
1. Visual similarity and difference
2. Spatial visualization
3. Problem-solving
4. Analysis
5. Visual memory
6. Relationship concepts
7. Arithmetic reasoning.
8. Numerical series
9. Coded writing and interpretation, etc.
Basic knowledge of computers :
1. Microsoft Windows
2. Operating system
3. Generation of Computers
4. RAM, ROM
5. MS Office
6. Internet
Knowledge on Hindi & English Language :-
Hindi Language :
1. Unseen Passage Questions on Grammar on the following –
2. Idioms & Phrases.
3. Verb.
4. Reading Comprehension.
5. Articles.
6. Meanings.
7. Unseen Passages.
8. Sentence Corrections.
9. Error Spotting/Phrase Replacement.
10. Para Jumbles.
11. Word Formations.
12. Adjectives.
13. Synonyms
14. Antonyms
15. Sentence Rearrangement.
English Language
1. Unseen Passage Questions on Grammar including topics such as –
2. Samas, Sandhi, Verb, Adjective, Sets
3. Synonyms
4. Paragraphs
5. Proverbs
6. Antonyms
7. Phrases
Paper II: Sociology :
Sociology :
1. Sociology-The Discipline:
i) Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.
ii) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
2. Concepts in Sociology: Status, Role, Norms, Values, Social group, Reference group. Caste, Class, Gender, Race, Social Control, Deviance, Ethnicity, Culture, Civilization
3. Social structure: Concept and Elements
4. Social Stratification: Forms and Theories
5. Social mobility - open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility
6. Socialization: Agencies, Theories - Herbert Mead and Charles Cooley
7. Classical Thinkers: Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber
8. Positivism: Auguste Comte
9. Neo-functionalism: J. Alexander, R. K. Merton
10. Neo-Marxism: Althusser, Habermas, Gramsci
11. Symbolic Interactionism: George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffin an
12. Ethnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel
13. Post-structuralism: Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida
14. Sociology as Science, Scientific method
15. Scientific social research: Nature and stages
16. Fact value and Objectivity
17. Research Methods Quantitative and Qualitative
18. Hypothesis: Characteristics and sources
19. Sampling: Meaning and Types
20. Techniques of Data Collection - Survey, Interview, Observation, Case Study, Oral History, Narratives, Content Analysis.
21. Tools of data collection: Questionnaire and Schedules
22. Social Statistics: Importance and Limitations
23. Classification, tabulation and graphical presentation of Data
24. Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode
25. Measures of Dispersion: Average, Deviation, Standard Deviation
26. Basic institutions of Indian society: Varna, Caste, Tribe, Ashram Vyavastha
27. Processes of Change in India: Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization
28. Caste: Features, Dominant caste, Jamdani system
29. Weaker sections: Dalits, Minorities
30. Women and Gender-Issues and Movements
31. Family, Marriage and Kinship - Forms, Changes, Emerging Trends
i) Family: Features, Types and Functions
ii) Marriage: Rules, Types, Marriage Transactions (Dowry and Bride Wealth)
iii) Kinship: Incest, Consanguinity, Affinity, Clan, Terminology, Usages,
32. Kinship organization in India, Regional patterns in India
33. Tribes: Definition, Classification and Characteristics
34. Tribal Economy: Hunters and Gatherers, Forest-based, shifting cultivation, Nomads, Settled agriculture, Artisans
35. Tribal Integration and Identity
36. Tribal mobility and social change
37. Problems of tribal people: Poverty, Land alienation, Issues of displacement, migration and development
38. Rural and Agrarian social structure
39. Caste, class and power in Rural India
40. Land Reforms and Green Revolution
41. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
42. Rural Problems in India
43. Rural-urban linkages, Rural- urban continuum
44. Urbanization-Trends and Theories
45. Town, City, Metropolis: Concepts and classifications
46. Urban Community: Features and types
47. Slums, Poverty and Urban Problems
48. Migration: concept, types
49. Social change: Characteristics, Forms and Factors
50. Theories of Social Change - Evolutionary, Cyclical (Vilfredo Pareto, Pitirim Sorokin), Conflict (Karl Marx, Lewis Coser)
51. Development: Concepts and Models (Capitalist, socialist, Mixed Economy, Gandhian, Community)
52. Underdevelopment: Concept and Theories (World-system theory, Dependency theory)
53. Sustainable development and social implications
54. Sociological perspectives on Religion: Emile Durkheim and Max Weber
55. Religion and Magic
56. Religion and social change: Reform movements in India [Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj. Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers' Society)]
57. Pluralism, Secularism and Communalism
58. Perspectives on the study of Indian society:
i) Indological (G.S. Ghurye)
ii) Structural-functional (M.N. Srinivas and S.C. Dube)
iii) Marxist (A.R. Desai and D.P. Mukerji)
iv) Subaltern (David Hardiman)
59. Industrial Sociology: Industrial revolution and changes in society; Work, labor and management; Collective bargaining: Post-industrial society
60. Power, Authority, State, Citizenship. Bureaucracy, Political Processes, Political culture and Political socialization
61. Pressure groups and interest groups
62. Democratic Processes and Civil Society
63. Globalization: Concept, History, Consequences
64. Agencies of Globalization: Information Technology, Multinational Corporations, Media, Non-Governmental Organizations, International Agencies
65. Globalization and Culture
66. Social Movements: Concept, types and Theories
67. Different Social Movements in India: Nationalist movement, Peasant movements, Tribal movements, Dalit movement, Women's movements, Environmental movement, New social movements
JSSC Secondary Teacher (Sociology) Exam Pattern 2026
| Paper |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
Duration |
| Paper 1 |
General Knowledge (Including gk of Computer Operation) |
100 |
100 |
3 Hour |
| |
Hindi and English Language |
100 |
100 |
|
| Paper 2 |
Subject Related Question |
150 |
300 |
3 Hour |
| |
Total |
350 |
500 |
6 Hour |
Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon
Starting Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
Last Date of Application Form : Notified Soon 
