Master in Social Work (MSW) 

at Kota University, Kota

The fee for the MSW course offered by UOK Kotak is INR 18,000. Kotak University offers a regular Master of Social Work MSW course in a full-time mode. Admission to this PG course is merit-based. Candidates should qualify for the basic eligibility criteria to be able to get a seat at the University of Kotak. The criteria is that the candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 48% aggregate. The University offers 20 seats for the MSW programme. Candidates can avail hostel facilities offered by the University of Kotak. Hostel seat is offered on the basis of merit. The hostel allotment list is uploaded on the hostel notice board. Selected candidates can submit the required documents to get a seat along with the hostel fee. The hostel fee is INR 4,000 (approximately) and mess charges are as per the expenditure by the students.

Kota University admission to the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral-level, certificate & Diploma courses is based on the entrance/merit score of candidates. The duration of all the PG courses is two years each. The mode of application for all the courses is online.

For all the candidates seeking admission to various UG, PG, and doctoral courses, selection will be based on entrance exam-based or merit-based as per the course opted by the candidate. Scores of national and state-level exams are also considered for several courses.

There are no placement details available on the official website of Kota University. However, the Kota University has released the NIRF report 2024 on its official website. According to the NIRF report 2024, the median package offered to the PG 2-year batch 2023 stood at INR 2.20 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package (PG 2-year)	INR 2.20 LPA

Kota University has a decent record of placements for courses like MBA, MCA and MSW, etc. The placement details of the batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of PG 2-year batch 2023 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2024. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of UOK placements 2023 in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package (PG 2 year) (MBA, MCA, MSW, etc.)	INR 2.20 LPA
Total students (PG 2 year) (MBA, MCA, MSW, etc.)	394
Total students placed (MBA)	12

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the University of Kota NIRF report 2024.

The final placement report 2024 is yet to be released. Once it is out, the total number of students placed in 2024 placement at UOK will be updated here. However, as per the NIRF report 2024, a total of 12 students of the PG 2-year batch were placed out of total 394 students during UOK placements 2023. The following table showcases the total number of students and the number of students placed during Kota University placements 2023:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2020)	Placement Statistics (2021)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Total PG 2-year students	326	364	394
PG 2-year students placed	10	11	12

The fee structure at Kota University varies depending on the specialisation and the college they are affiliated with. Check the table below to know the course-wise total tuition fee:

Course	Total Fee
MBA/ PGDM	INR 24,000 - INR 28,000
MSc	INR 12,000 - INR 24,000
MCA	INR 1.25 lakh
BPharma	INR 1.4 lakh
M.P.Ed	INR 40,000

The office of the dean at UOK Kota makes sure of the processing/disbursement of the financial support provided by various agencies. The university students are eligible for the following scholarships:

• UGC-Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students
• UGC-Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders
• UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST candidates
• UGC/CSIR-JRF/SRF/RA
• ICSSR fellowship for Post Graduate
• ICHR-Post Graduate Merit Scholarship
• DST-Inspire Fellowship
• Post matric scholarship for SC/ST/OBC/SOBC from the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Post Matric Scholarships for Students belonging to the Minority Communities from the Department of Minority Affairs.
• UGC-Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
• UGC-Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
• UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship for women

The University of Kota is accredited with a 'B' Grade by NAAC. Kota University was established in 2003 by the Government of Rajasthan and is approved by UGC. Kota University, through six faculties, over 15 departments, 6 Shodhpeeth, and 190+ affiliated colleges, offers UG, PG, PG Diploma, and Certificate courses to students across the Social Science, Law, Commerce & Management, Science and Education streams.

Currently, the UOK library is subscribed to more than 90 printed journals and provides access to various electronic journals through the INFLIBNET Centre in different disciplines and uses the SOUL software for routine library work.

Kota University accepts the scores of various national-level entrance exams like CMAT, MAT, XAT, CAT, ATMA, and GMAT for admission to the MBA course.