The School consists of six departments, namely the Departments of Political Science(1994), History(1974), Sociology(1976), Law(2005), Cultural and Creative Studies(2005) and History & Archaeology. All these departments continue to be actively involved in teaching and research. Members of the faculty have been attending regional, national or international conferences in their subjects. Seminars and workshops too have been organised. Two departments, namely, History and Sociology, brought under the Special Assistance Programme of the UGC, are engaged in individual and also collective projects.