Master of Social Work (MSW) 

at Karve Institute of Social Service, Karve Nagar

Karve Institute of Social Service offers admission to its postgraduate programme; MSW based on the valid score obtained in the entrance exam conducted by the institute. Those interested in getting admissions at Karve Institute of Social Service must appear for the entrance exam which is held in three rounds. The first round requires the candidate to appear for the written test. Those who clear the written test must appear for the group discussion followed by the final round of personal interview. For further details, the candidates can visit the official website of the institute. 

The candidates interested in getting admission to the MSW programme offered at Karve Institute of Social Service, who fulfill the specified eligibility requirements set by the institute need to follow the below-mentioned steps to complete the application process:

Step 1 : Only ONLINE forms are accepted and students must submit the hard copy of all documents to office before the last date of submission.

The specialisations offered for the Masters in Social Work course at Karve Insititute of Social Service are mentioned below:

• Family and Child Welfare

• Medical and Psychiatric Social Work

• Human Resource Management

• Urban and Rural Community Development

The major highlights of Karve Insititute of Social Service placements are mentioned below:

The application fee for the MSW programme offered at Karve Institute of Social Service is INR 600 for unreserved category and INR 400 for the reserved category. The fee is non-refundable. Candidates will have to pay the application fee at the time of filling the online application form. The candidates will have to show the reciept of the application fee at the time of submitting the documents for verification.

Karve Insititute of Social Service provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. Some of the facilities are mentioned below:

• The institute has a beautiful green campus with well-illuminated spacious buildings, sufficient classrooms, faculty Cabins, and sufficient parking places.

• A well-equipped office set-up is there for College & Research Cell- Lan-network, MIS, Internet facilities Xerox, E-pbx.

• Conference & Multipurpose Halls

• Audio-visual aids, LCD, Computers, Internet

• Library – (Computerized-digital, Internet, Wi-Fi, AV, e-resources, good collections, periodicals, Photocopying & printing facilities).

• Wi-Fi Campus

• Play Ground, Indoor & Outdoor Games.

• Karve Insititute of Social Service provides demonstration of water harvesting measures and vermiculture projects on the campus.

• Sufficient security systems

• Mediacl facility

• Sports

• Cafeteria

Yes, Karve Institute of Social Service offers admissions to some of its courses on the basis of merit obtained by students in Class 12. Admissions to courses such as BA, BCom, BSc, Certificate and Diploma courses are done purely on the basis of the scores the candidates have secured in Class 12. However, if you wish to take admission in the MSW and PhD programmes offered at the Karve Institute of Social Service, you must clear the relevant entrance exams unless you are eligible for the excemption. For further details regarding the entrance exam and excemptions, please visit the official website of the institute or contact the admisson office. 

Most of the faculty members of Karve Insititute of Social Service has teaching experience of more than 20 years. the faculty members are highlighy qualified and hold Masters of PhD degree. Below mentioned are some of the details:

1. Faculty Name- Dr. Mahesh Thakur

• Designation- Director

• Department- Social Work

• Experience- 24 years

• Qualification- MSW & Ph.D

2. Faculty Name- Dr. Devanand Shinde

• Designation- Professor

• Department- Social Work

• Experience- 29 years

• Qualification- M.S.W.,   Ph.D & MBA

3. Faculty Name- Dr. Chitralekha Rajuskar

• Designation- Professor

• Department- Social Work

• Experience- 28 years

• Qualification- M.S.W., M.Phil & Ph.D.

4. Faculty Name- Dr. Sharmila Ramteke,

• Designation- Professor

• Department- Social Work

• Experience- 30 years

• Qualification- MSW & Ph.D

The core subjects are usually the same. Though the electives differ. Some of the major ones taught are - English, History, Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, Social work, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Rural Studies, and more. Bachelor of Arts is a 3 year program. It can be pursued full-time, part-time, or through distance learning.

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