hi,

ignou takes admission two times in a year, january and june, maste of arts in sociology is a distance learning program by ignou, which minimum duration is 2 years , maximum duration is 5 years. there is no minimum or maximum age limit prescribed. you may follow the below link to know about more details,

http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/school/soss/programmes/detail/124/2