This book from Mahecha Publication, prepared by Springboard Academy, is a Hindi medium (हिन्दी माध्यम) title covering Samajshastra (समाजशास्त्र) — sociology — as part of the RAS Foundation series. It is written as per the latest 2026 syllabus, and this is the new edition for 2026.
Sociology occupies an awkward position in RAS preparation. It appears in the Mains general studies papers and underlies a substantial part of the Indian society and Rajasthan society content, yet most candidates come to it without any academic background in the subject and find that a university sociology textbook is written for a different purpose entirely — too theoretical, too long, and organised around debates rather than around what an examination asks. A foundation book written specifically for RAS fixes both the depth and the vocabulary a candidate actually needs.
The coverage indicated on the cover marks out the standard framework of the subject: sociology itself and its basic concepts, social structure (सामाजिक संरचना), social institutions (सामाजिक संस्थाएँ) including family, marriage, kinship, religion and education, social change (सामाजिक परिवर्तन) with its processes and factors, and culture and society (संस्कृति एवं समाज). For an RAS candidate this material does double duty — it is directly examinable, and it supplies the conceptual language that makes answers on caste, tribe, urbanisation, social movements and Rajasthan's social structure read as informed rather than general. Springboard Academy is among the better-known RAS coaching institutions in Jaipur, and the book carries that classroom orientation. The whole book is written in Hindi in the Devanagari script.
Key Features:
Hindi medium book — complete content written in Hindi (Devanagari script)
Published by Mahecha Publication, prepared by Springboard Academy
New Edition 2026
As per the latest 2026 syllabus
Part of the RAS Foundation series
Foundation-level treatment for candidates with no academic background in sociology
Depth and vocabulary set by the examination rather than by a university syllabus
Covers sociology as a discipline and its basic concepts
Covers social structure (samajik sanrachna)
Covers social institutions — family, marriage, kinship, religion and education
Covers social change, its processes and factors
Covers culture and society (sanskriti evam samaj)
Supplies the conceptual language needed for answers on caste, tribe and social movements
Supports the Indian society and Rajasthan society portions of the RAS syllabus
Carries the classroom orientation of a leading Jaipur RAS institute
Useful for both RAS Preliminary and RAS Mains preparation
महेचा पब्लिकेशन द्वारा प्रकाशित तथा स्प्रिंगबोर्ड अकादमी द्वारा तैयार 'RAS Foundation — समाजशास्त्र' का यह नवीन संस्करण 2026 नवीनतम पाठ्यक्रम 2026 के अनुसार है। समाजशास्त्र RAS की तैयारी में विशेष स्थिति रखता है — यह मुख्य परीक्षा में सीधे पूछा जाता है तथा भारतीय समाज एवं राजस्थान के समाज से जुड़े अनेक प्रश्नों का आधार भी है, किंतु अधिकांश अभ्यर्थी इस विषय की पूर्व पृष्ठभूमि के बिना आते हैं और विश्वविद्यालयीन पाठ्यपुस्तकें उनके लिए अत्यधिक सैद्धांतिक एवं विस्तृत सिद्ध होती हैं। परीक्षा हेतु लिखी गई फ़ाउंडेशन पुस्तक विषय की गहराई एवं शब्दावली दोनों निर्धारित कर देती है। इसमें समाजशास्त्र की मूल अवधारणाएँ, सामाजिक संरचना, सामाजिक संस्थाएँ (परिवार, विवाह, नातेदारी, धर्म एवं शिक्षा), सामाजिक परिवर्तन तथा संस्कृति एवं समाज सम्मिलित हैं। यह सामग्री जाति, जनजाति, नगरीकरण, सामाजिक आंदोलनों तथा राजस्थान की सामाजिक संरचना पर उत्तर लिखने हेतु आवश्यक वैचारिक शब्दावली भी उपलब्ध कराती है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः हिन्दी भाषा एवं देवनागरी लिपि में है।
