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Best Social Work Colleges in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

There are approximately 1115 colleges across India offering Social Work courses in different modes - full time, distance/correspondence, part-time classroom, online and virtual classroom. Among these, private: 528, public / government: 290 and public private: 136 colleges.

Location wise

India is to Social Work colleges. Refer to the table below cities/states with number of colleges.

Location Details	Colleges
Karnataka	191 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	135 Colleges
Maharashtra	107 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	99 Colleges
Gujarat	86 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	77 Colleges
Telangana	54 Colleges
Kerala	51 Colleges
Rajasthan	42 Colleges
Karnataka - Other	42 Colleges
Chhattisgarh	33 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	32 Colleges
Orissa	32 Colleges
Bihar	28 Colleges
Indore	27 Colleges
Bangalore	25 Colleges
West Bengal	24 Colleges
Assam	23 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	23 Colleges
Chennai	21 Colleges

Specializations

Human Resources, English, Hindi and Psychiatry are the various speciliasations offered by Social Work colleges in India. Refer to the table below specilaisations offered by no. of colleges.

Specialization Details	Colleges
Human Resources	10 Colleges
English	6 Colleges
Hindi	6 Colleges
Psychiatry	4 Colleges
Home Science	3 Colleges
Entrepreneurship	2 Colleges
Labor & Employment Law	2 Colleges
NGO Management	2 Colleges
Counseling	2 Colleges
Clinical Psychology	1 Colleges
Community Medicine Nursing	1 Colleges
Criminal Law	1 Colleges
Human Rights & International Humanitarian Law	1 Colleges
Mathematics	1 Colleges
Neuro Science & Mental Health Nursing	1 Colleges
Personnel Management	1 Colleges
Politics	1 Colleges
Public Administration	1 Colleges
Public Health	1 Colleges
Rural Management	1 Colleges

Entrance Exams

CBSE 12th is the most popular exam accepted by Social Work colleges in India. Listing below exams accepted by no. of colleges.

Exam Details	Colleges
CBSE 12th	383 Colleges
Karnataka 2nd PUC	76 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	53 Colleges
GSEB 12th	37 Colleges
CUET-PG	34 Colleges
CPGET	31 Colleges
Kerala 12th	26 Colleges
CUET	22 Colleges
Tamilnadu 12th	22 Colleges
BSEB 12th	18 Colleges
MPBSE 12th	17 Colleges
ISC	16 Colleges
UP 12th	14 Colleges
AHSEC	12 Colleges
WBCHSE	10 Colleges
JAC 12th	9 Colleges
Odisha CHSE	9 Colleges
RBSE 12th	8 Colleges
AP PGCET	7 Colleges
MBOSE HSSLC	6 Colleges

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There are approximately 1115 colleges across India offering Social Work courses in different modes - full time, distance/correspondence, part-time classroom, online and virtual classroom. Among these, private: 528, public / government: 290 and public private: 136 colleges.

Location wise

India is to Social Work colleges. Refer to the table below cities/states with number of colleges.

Location Details	Colleges
Karnataka	191 Colleges
Madhya Pradesh	135 Colleges
Maharashtra	107 Colleges
Tamil Nadu	99 Colleges
Gujarat	86 Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	77 Colleges
Telangana	54 Colleges
Kerala	51 Colleges
Rajasthan	42 Colleges
Karnataka - Other	42 Colleges
Chhattisgarh	33 Colleges
Andhra Pradesh	32 Colleges
Orissa	32 Colleges
Bihar	28 Colleges
Indore	27 Colleges
Bangalore	25 Colleges
West Bengal	24 Colleges
Assam	23 Colleges
Delhi/NCR	23 Colleges
Chennai	21 Colleges

Specializations

Human Resources, English, Hindi and Psychiatry are the various speciliasations offered by Social Work colleges in India. Refer to the table below specilaisations offered by no. of colleges.

Specialization Details	Colleges
Human Resources	10 Colleges
English	6 Colleges
Hindi	6 Colleges
Psychiatry	4 Colleges
Home Science	3 Colleges
Entrepreneurship	2 Colleges
Labor & Employment Law	2 Colleges
NGO Management	2 Colleges
Counseling	2 Colleges
Clinical Psychology	1 Colleges
Community Medicine Nursing	1 Colleges
Criminal Law	1 Colleges
Human Rights & International Humanitarian Law	1 Colleges
Mathematics	1 Colleges
Neuro Science & Mental Health Nursing	1 Colleges
Personnel Management	1 Colleges
Politics	1 Colleges
Public Administration	1 Colleges
Public Health	1 Colleges
Rural Management	1 Colleges

Entrance Exams

CBSE 12th is the most popular exam accepted by Social Work colleges in India. Listing below exams accepted by no. of colleges.

Exam Details	Colleges
CBSE 12th	383 Colleges
Karnataka 2nd PUC	76 Colleges
Maharashtra HSC	53 Colleges
GSEB 12th	37 Colleges
CUET-PG	34 Colleges
CPGET	31 Colleges
Kerala 12th	26 Colleges
CUET	22 Colleges
Tamilnadu 12th	22 Colleges
BSEB 12th	18 Colleges
MPBSE 12th	17 Colleges
ISC	16 Colleges
UP 12th	14 Colleges
AHSEC	12 Colleges
WBCHSE	10 Colleges
JAC 12th	9 Colleges
Odisha CHSE	9 Colleges
RBSE 12th	8 Colleges
AP PGCET	7 Colleges
MBOSE HSSLC	6 Colleges

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