OVERVIEW

The Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is the intellectual heart of the university, dedicated to cultivating critical thinking, effective communication, and a deep understanding of the human experience. Our mission is to prepare students to be engaged citizens and adaptable professionals in an ever-changing world. We offer a diverse range of programs that explore the complexities of society, culture, language and individual thought.

VISION

To be a leading Centre for critical inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and civic engagement, empowering students to become ethical leaders, innovative thinkers, and compassionate global citizens.

MISSION

• To develop academic excellence through teaching and research, to offer advanced, career-oriented programmes that provide professional knowledge, employability skills, and life skills while fostering community growth.
• To equip students with core competencies in critical thinking, effective communication, rigorous research, and creative problem-solving, preparing them for a wide range of careers.
• To Create an environment that supports faculty in their research, teaching, and mentorship, ensuring a high-quality educational experience for all students.
• To inspire students to apply their knowledge to address real-world challenges, engage in community service, fostering a commitment to positive change.

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FACILITIES @MUJ

Music Lab

Music Lab - Harmonium, Tabla, Guiter, Electronic Tanpura and Tabla, Dholak

Language Lab

" Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies's language lab is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including the Digital Linguistics Mentor. This advanced tool provides personalized language instruction and practice. It offers real-time feedback on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, enhancing language learning and communication skills for our students."

Cricket

Lavish green field with turf wicket along with 2 Practice Pitch

Football

Lush Green Field

Basketball

International 4 court( 2 Tile Flooring & 2 Synthetic Court)

Kabaddi

Standard Court

Volleyball

Standard Court(2 Astroturf,2 Synthetic Court)

Tennis

International standard synthetic Court

Kho-Kho

Standard Field

Track & Field

400 mt. Running Track with 6 lanes,1 Shotput,1Javelin,1 Hammer Throw field

Squash

International Wooden Flooring Standard Court

Table Tennis

Gymnasium

Standard Gym & Yoga Hall

Karate

FROM THE

STUDENT THOUGHTS

Achievements

Sunidhi Kushwaha

Student gone for higher studies

Suhani Jain

Student gone for higher studies

Rahul Choudhary

Student self-employed in their own start-up

Riya Chhabra

Student self-employed in their own start-up

Abhishek Choudhary

Student paced in job/family business

Tushar Rijhwani

Student paced in job/family business

Ms. Usha Singh

Selected as Spectator Services Volunteer in FISU World University Games 2025 at Bochum, Lohrheidestadion, Germany.

Advik Sarkar

Played for Indian Heroes Sporting Club and secured 1st place in the under 20 Gurgaon Football District Championship 2025.

Yashasvi Rathore

First place in the trials for the Indian University Shooting Team (Women's Skeet Event)- 2024

Yashasvi Rathore

Bronze Medal in FISU World University Championship (Individual and Team)- 2024

Tirth Mayur Doshi

Singles winner in All India National tennis tournament held in Jamna Tennis Academy, Jaipur 2025.

Tirth Mayur Doshi

Member of Manipal University Jaipur Team which secured Bronze Medal in the All India Inter-University Tennis (Men)Tournament 2024

Tirth Mayur Doshi

Khel Mahakumbh 2.0 Open Men's Individuals gold medalist, held in Ahmedabad 2024.

Tirth Mayur Doshi

West Zone Inter College Championship gold medalist, held in Gwalior 2024.

Tirth Mayur Doshi

Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 Open Men's individuals gold medalist, held in Ahmedabad 2025.

Swapnil Mundra

U19 Challenger Trophy

Swapnil Mundra

Delhi Capitals Net bowler for IPL

Swapnil Mundra

Attended High performance camp in coaching beyond in Hyderabad

Manay Katariya

Selected for U-19 boys camp for preparation of Cooch Behar Trophy to be held at Jaipur 2024

Manay Katariya

Selcted in Rajasthan U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Maharashtra 2024

Manay Katariya

Member of team for CK Naidu and Cooch Behar Trophy 2024

Manay Katariya

Rajasthan State U-23 Challenger 2023-24

Manay Katariya

Rajasthan State U-19 Challenger 2023-24

Navneet Singh Yadav

Member of Manipal University Jaipur Team which was winner in the All India Inter-University Basketball (Men)Tournament 2024

Karni Singh Shekhawat

Member of Manipal University Jaipur Team which was winner in the All India Inter-University Basketball (Men)Tournament 2024

Ishita Sharma

Ishita Sharma is an international development programme counsellor.

Ishani Bhattacharya

Ishani Bhattacharya is an author and content writer.

Mahek Sachdeva

Mahek Sachdeva is a Brand Strategist and Digital Marketeer.

Nayan Tilwani

Nayan Tilwani is self-employed in the family business.

Dr. Rina Poonia

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Award- 2016, Sports Conference Category at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi

Dr. Rina Poonia

Sports India Award 2017 for Organisation and management of best sports conference of the year

Dr. Bindiya Rawat

Young Teacher Award, MUJ Excellence Award 2023

Dr. Deepak Bangari

Young Teacher Award, MUJ Excellence Award 2024

Dr. Rina Poonia

Dr. Ramdas Pai Award, MUJ Excellence Award 2023

Mr. Mohit Sharma

Key Contributor Award, MUJ Excellence Award 2024

Dr. Bindiya Rawat

"Keynote speaker in international workshop on the observance of International Day of Yoga on 21 st June 2024 organised by IAPES, NOPES in collaboration with PEFI."

Dr. Bindiya Rawat

Act as a resource person in the Guest Lecture Series under the Knowledge Enhancement Program on “Attributes of a Physical Education Professional” held from 4th – 6th June 2024 in the Department of Physical Education, IIMT University, Meerut,

Dr. Deepak Bangari

Act as a resource person in the Guest Lecture Series under the Knowledge Enhancement Program on “Attributes of a Physical Education Professional” held from 4th – 6th June 2024 in the Department of Physical Education, IIMT University, Meerut,

Dr. Rina Poonia

Member of AIU Sports Board

Dr. Rina Poonia

Selection committee member for the Indian contingent in the world University Games

Dr. Rina Poonia

Member of General Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC)

Dr. Trishna Chaudhuri, Department of Arts, and HimmatDan Charan of VIth Semester, Department of Arts have published a Patent- A System and Method for Enhancing Safety and Consent Awareness in Dating Applications on 14-03-2025.25

Dr Richa Arora was conferred with Academic Excellence award by Manipal University Jaipur.

Dr. Richa Arora was invited as a keynote speaker from O P Jindal University during their International Conference, ICIRSTSD-23 as the keynote speaker.

Dr. Richa Arora was invited as a keynote speaker from O P Jindal University during their International Conference, ICIRSTSD-23 as the keynote speaker. She was also invited as External expert for condducting interviews at MSU Baroda.

Dr Richa Arora was invited as a Panel Expert and DRC Member by MS Univeristy Baroda.

All faculty of the department have completed training/FDP in their respective domains.

Dr. Mani Sachdev regularly hosts shows on the community radio of MUJ.

Dr. Mani Sachdev received grant of Rs. 500000/- for organise a 5 Day Workshop on The Contours of Rasa in Bharatmuni’s Natyashastra from ICPR

Dr. Mani Sachdev organized an Internation Conference on Multidisciplinary trends in Social Sciences and Humantities- MTISSHCON 2022

Dr. Aditi Priya received ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship Award, ICSSR Field Grant

Dr Trishna Chaudhuri received a seed Grant of Rs 2lac

Dr Trishna Chaudhuri received Prof. Gordon McVie Best Presentation Prize in Cancer Communications and Psycho-oncology, an International Seminar organized by Tata Medical Centre and Kings College London. She also won a cash prize of Rs 5000/-.

National Workshop on Bharatmuni's Natyashastra- This was an ICPR funded (Rs. 500,000) workshop that focussed on the philosophy of the Rasa siddhant

Expert guest lecture- A lecture on Gita was taken by Daniel Raveh, professor of philosophy in Tel Aviv university. This was organized by the Head of the Department Prof. Mani Sachdev.

International Seminar- Different experts will address the topic of G20

Multidisciplinary conference- International Conference on Multidisciplinary Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities

Club activity- Talk on Japan-S.Korea Defence partnership

Club activity- Talk on Russia Ukraine crisis

RESEARCH

Exploring the unexplored

The areas of research include:
• Intercultural Philosophy • Eco-Philosophy • Technology and Human Values • Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion • Peace Studies • Governance • Indian Political System • International Affairs • Political Thought • Local self-government • Gender and Politics • Hindustani Classical Music

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