4th Bihar Social Science Congress

on focal theme

“Science, Society and Development”

17-18 May 2025

Organized by:

Bihar Social Science Academy

In Joint Collaboration with Udayanacharya Rosera College, Rosera, Samastipur, and D. B. K. N. College, Narhan Samastipur; constituent units of Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar

Announcements...

Extension of deadline for abstract submission and registration without late fine: upto 5th May 2025.

बिना विलंब शुल्क के 05 मई 2025 तक तिथि बढ़ाई गई: विशेष आग्रह पर एब्सट्रेक/पत्र एवं पंजीयन की तिथि 05 मई, 2025 तक निर्धारित की गई है।

Registration with late fine: 06 to 17 May 2025; late fine - (200/- for faculties and others); and (100/- for students and research scholars).

विलंब शुल्क के साथ पंजीयन: संकाय सदस्यों के लिए 200/- रुपये तथा विद्यार्थियों एवं शोधार्थियों के लिए 100/- रुपये विलंब शुल्क के साथ पंजीयन 06 मई से 17 मई,2025 तक किया जाएगा।

About 4th Bihar Social Science Congress

Bihar Social Science Academy (BSSA) organizes the Bihar Social Science Congress (BSSC) every year with a view to discovering, developing and disseminating the science of “Nature-Human-Society” through intra, inter and multi-disciplinary appraisal and integration of current research and theory in all subjects of science. Its main objective is to drive a new debate in the field of social sciences, which includes all those ideas that expound the interrelationships of science and society. All subjects/disciplines of the science of Nature- Humans- Society is represented in the Bihar Social Science Congress. In this congress, 28 Subject Research Committees and 25 Interdisciplinary Thematic Panels on contemporary topics are working. The Congress aims to make India and its people creative, self-reliant, prosperous, healthy and happy while living in peace and harmony with Nature. The main aim of this congress is to promote science in regional languages.

Focal Theme: Science, Society and Development

There is a mutual interrelationship between science and society. Self-reliance and co-existence prevail between the two. The production and development process begins with the mutual influence of science and society. After the prehistoric discovery of the method of controlling fire, the Neolithic Revolution increased the available sources of food. The invention of the wheel made man's travel easier and contributed significantly to controlling the environment. The use of science contributed significantly to the development of society and humanity. The printing press, telephone, internet, aeroplane, rocket, spacecraft, etc. contributed significantly to facilitating social development and communication in advancing the global economy and developing new ways to use natural resources for the development of humanity. Digital technology created history by entering every process of social system development. The use of science and technology has not only led to the exploitation of natural resources but has also created a huge problem of pollution.

Along with the development of society and humanity, science has presented before us the challenges of social values and bioethics. Today, the competition for productivity efficiency has raised serious questions on the ethics of science. Today, there is a debate going on in the world about whether science improves the condition of social development or makes it worse. However, in today's era of very fast change, the issue of social development through the use of science has become very relevant and the centre of serious ideological debate all over the world.

Call for papers and suggested themes

We eagerly anticipate the exciting and mind-stimulating presentations at the Congress. This is an excellent opportunity for all teachers, researchers, career academics, and practitioners to gain profile and prominence in an internationally celebrated, rapidly growing and inclusive research community. Research papers from teachers/faculty, research scholars/scientists, thinkers, philosophers, social activists, policy planners and those interested in all domains of knowledge inter alia science, social science, etc., are invited on the focal theme or any aspect of Science of Nature-Human-Society for the following Discipline-based Research Committees and Interdisciplinary Thematic Panels:

Discipline-based Research Committees:

1. 1. 1. 1. Agriculture Science Research Committee
      2. Anthropology Research Committee
      3. Archaeology, History and Culture Research Committee
      4. Biological or Life Science Research Committee
      5. Biotechnology Research Committee
      6. Chemical Science Research Committee
      7. Commerce Research Committee
      8. Communication and Journalism Research Committee
      9. Computer Science Research Committee
      10. Earth Science (Oceanic Science, Marine Science, Atmospheric Science etc.,) and planetary Science Research Committee
      11. Ecological and Environmental Science Research Committee
      12. Economics Research Committee
      13. Education Research Committee
      14. Engineering, Science and Technology Research Committee
      15. Geography Research Committee
      16. Home Science Research Committee
      17. International Relations, Defense and Strategic Studies Research Committee
      18. Juridical Science Research Committee
      19. Linguistics Research Committee
      20. Management Science Research Committee
      21. Mathematical and Statistical Science Research Committee
      22. Medical and Health Science Research Committee
      23. Philosophy Research Committee
      24. Physics Science Research Committee
      25. Political Science Research Committee
      26. Psychology Research Committee
      27. Social Work Research Committee
      28. Sociology Research Committee

Interdisciplinary Thematic Panels:

1. Conflicts, War, Peace and Social Security

2. Democracy and Human Rights

3. Ecological and Environmental Protection Movements

4. Environmental Politics: Governance, Policies and Jurisprudence

5. Ethics of Science and Society

6. Global Warming and Climate Change

7. Globalization: Current Debates on Growth and Development

8. History and Philosophy of Science

9. Information Technology, Mass Media C Culture

10. Justice: Perspectives of the Orient and Occident

11. Labour in Organized and Unorganized Sectors

12. Land and Water Management

13. Nation, States and Emerging Challenges

14. Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Geographic Information System

15. Patent Laws and Intellectual Property Rights

16. Peasants, Livelihood and Land-Use

17. People’s Health, Ǫuality of Life and Happiness

18. Peoples (Dalits, Tribes, Women, Peasants etc.) Struggles and Movement for Equitable Democratic

19. Political Economy of India

20. Population, Poverty and Migration

21. Rural Development, Rural Governance and Rural Technology

22. Science Communication and Science Popularization

23. Science, Technology and Social Development

24. Social Processes, Social Structures and Social Alienation

25. Unity of Science/Science of Nature-Human-Society

26. Economic Reform and Public Sector

Note: Any other papers relevant to the theme are also invited