The importance of complying with the protocols of ‘Research Methodology’ (RM) cannot be over-emphasized, particularly in the subjects related to social sciences. However, with the advent of Information Technology (IT), the traditional processes of RM are facing serious challenges to its usefulness due to its rigid requirements. The secondary sources of research are being side-lined due to overly facilitated sources of research through internet search engines. Whereas, there is no bar on using IT sources for research, the credibility of such sources and student’s efforts to bring out the best of already available literature remains under question. This research aims to highlight the waning of traditional methods of research due to easily available IT sources, and the emergence of Chat-GPT as a readily available solution to complex research problems. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to propose a hybrid mannerism of research to integrate traditional RM and specifically designed models and tools of research in social sciences.

Keywords: Research Methodology, Information Technology, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Web-based search engines, Chat-GPT, Research Models.