Important Information - M.S.W. |
| The marks for internal assessment will be awarded on the basis of tests, assignment and seminars papers written during the year. There will 20 marks for internal assessment in each theory paper. |
Schedule and Scheme of Examinations
| The examination would be held at the end of each semester. There will be four theory papers and one field work Practicum each in first, second and third semester. In the fourth semester there are three theory papers, dissertation and field work practicum. Apart from that there is also a viva-voce examination for field work at the end of each semester. In the first two semesters general papers are offered and in third, two specialization and two general papers are offered and fourth semester two specialization, one general and term paper/ project work are offered. |
| Each theory paper and field work practicum consists 100 marks Division of marks:
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1.1.0 | Social Work Profession - History and Philosophy |
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1.2.0 | Working with Individuals and Families |
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1.3.0 | Working with groups |
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1.4.0 | Dynamics of Human Behaviour |
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1.5.0 | Social Work Practicum |
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II |
2.1.0 | Indian society- Polity & economy |
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2.2.0 | Working with Communities |
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2.3.0 | Social Work Research and Statistics I |
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2.4.0 | Social and Organisational Psychology |
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2.5.0 | Social Work Practicum |
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III |
3.1.0 | Management of organisations |
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3.2.0 | Communication skills for social workers |
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| SPECIALIZATIONS |
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3.3.1 | Rural and Tribal development |
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3.4.1 | Education for Development |
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3.3.2 | Medical Social Work |
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3.4.2 | Working with Children & Adolescents |
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OR |
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3.3.3 | Personnel Management and Human Resource Development |
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3.4.3 | Management Concepts |
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AND |
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3.4.5 | Social Work Practicum |
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IV |
4.1.0 | Project Planning and Management |
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4.2.1 | Urban Community Development |
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4.3.1 | Citizen Participation and Local Self Governance |
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4.2.2 | Theraputic Counselling |
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4.3.2 | Pscychiatric Social Work |
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4.2.3 | Labour legislation |
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4.3.3 | Labour welfare and Industrial Relations |
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4.4.1 | Research Project |
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4.5.0 | Social Work Practicum |
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| Note: Each semester has 20 credits. The entire course will have 80 credits. Each course will have 20 marks for internal assessment and 80 marks semester exams.
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The practicum consists of concurrent field work for three days or 15 hours per week. The students are placed in welfare agencies or in communities and work under the guidance of a field instructor, to help people cope with their problems and to participate in programmes of development and change.
The broad aim of the practicum is to provide a variety of experience to learners to:
develop professional values and attitudes.
develop ability to observe and analyse social realities,
develop understanding of the social systems and their dynamics.
develop skills of working with people in personal, group, community problems and change.
The practicum of II semester will include a rural camp, while the practicum of the IV semester will include a study tour and a period of block practicum of four weeks duration to be done at the end of the course. Each practicum paper has 100 marks 20 for internal assessment and 80 for vive voce.
Placement for Practicum
The School lays emphasis on the process of social case work, social group work and community work in the practicum. Accordingly each student is provided with the opportunities of learning these methods in the course of the two years through placement in suitable agencies. Normally a student is placed in one agency during the first year and in another agency during the second year.
Absence from Practicum
If due to illness or some emergency, attendance at field practicum is not possible, the student should immediately notify the faculty and agency supervisors either by phone or letter sent by hand delivery, the reason for absence. If an absence is anticipated, then prior permission should be obtained from the field instructor and agency instructor.
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At the end of each term the student’s performance in the practicum will be evaluated during an evaluation conference after the student has written a self-evaluation on his/her performance in the field.
The purpose of the evaluation is to help the student to see areas of strength and weakness in his/her performance. It gives him/ her a clear idea of where he/she is in his/her professional development and what areas still need to be worked upon in the next semester.
Evaluation is a shared process in which both the student and the field instructor expresses their views on the former’s growth according to the criteria developed by the school. The field instructor will acquaint the student with the standards of performance expected at each semester. The student’s performance will be evaluated in the following area.
- Development of professional attitudes and values and identification with the social work profession.
- Adjustment to the agency setting, identification with agency, knowledge of its aims, objectives, programmes and regulations, relations with the staff and fellow students and general conduct in the agency.
- Development of skills in helping people, case work, group work and community organization, ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practice.
- Use of community resources and collateral contacts, degree of resource, fullness, initiative, ability to interpret needs of clients and group members to others from whom help is sought.
- Ability to maintain records, regularity, punctuality, neatness and orderliness, ability to record the process as well as analysis and evaluation of work done.
- Use of field instruction, capacity to accept instruction as a learning process, motivation for learning as revealed in prior submission of record, punctuality and regularity in attending conference, capacity to follow through with directions given in conference, ability to think creatively of solutions independently of the instructor and freedom in discussing them during conference.
Evaluation is really an ongoing process, beginning from the time student start working and the instructor starts teaching, every field work conference carries it a step further. In fact, at the evaluation conferences, there will be more or less summing up of the discussions held during earlier fieldwork conferences.
Research dissertation
Time Schedule for Research Reports
1. Presentation of study proposal - Last week of August
2. Preparation of Study design- Second week of September
3. Preparation of tools of data collection & submission of I chapter- First week of October
4. Data Collection - Third week of November to Last week of December
5. Processing & Analysis of data - Last week of January
6. Submission of II & III Chapters - First week of February
7. Submission of IV & V Chapters - First week of March
8. Submission of typed and bound report - Last week of March
Research Reports submitted after the last date will not be approved and students will not be allowed to appear for the University Examination.
Seminars
In order to supplement stduent’s classroom lecturers and field work practice, seminars are held in the College to give the students an opportunity to think of broader issues in social work and to help them integrate the total learning. Students are actively involved in the planning and implementation of these activities under the guidance of the faculty.
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Tests and assignments
In addition, tests and assignments will be given during each term for which topics are allotted well in advance to enable the student to do adequate reading on the subject and write at home a well thought out paper appropriately documented with quotations and foot notes.
Deadlines for submission of assignments have to be strictly adhered to. In case where extension of the deadline is needed, prior permission from the lecturer should be obtained, which may be given at his or her discretion.
Minimum criteria for passing
No candidate shall be declared to have passed semester examination unless he/she obtains not less than 35% marks in the University Examination in each unit such as theory Papers/Practicals, and 50% marks including internal assessment separately in each unit. In case of project work /dissertation/viva-voce a candidate has to secure a minimum of 50% marks for pass.
There shall be no minimum in respect of internal assessment.
A candidate who fails in any of the unit/project work/Project Report/dissertation/viva-voce shall reappear in the unit/project work/Project Report/dissertation/viva-voce and pass the examination subsequently.
Carry over provision
Candidates who fail in a lower semester examinations may go to the higher semester and take the examinations.
Classification of Successful Candidates
- The results of successful candidates at the end of IV semester shall be classified on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in all the four semesters.
- The candidates who pass all the semester examinations in the first attempt are eligible for ranks provided they secure 60% and above marks.
- The results of the candidates who have passed the IV semester examination but not passed the lower semester examinations shall declared as NCL (not completed lower semester examinations). Such candidates shall be eligible for the degree only after completion of all the lower semester examinations.
Percentage of marks for declaring class:
- First class with distinction 70% and above
- First Class 60% and above but less than 70%
- High Second Class 55% and above but less than 60%
- Second Class 50% and above but less than 55%
Rejection of Results:
- A candidate who fails in one or more papers of a semester may be permitted to reject the result of the whole examination of that semester. Rejection of result paperwise shall not be permitted. A candidate who rejects the results shall appear for the examination of that semester in the subsequent examination.
- Rejection shall be exercised only once in each semester and the rejection once exercised cannot be revoked.
- Application for rejection alongwith payment of the prescribed fee shall be submitted to the registrar (Evaluation) through the department/college together with the original statement of marks within 30 days from the date of publication of the result.
- A candidate who rejects the result is eligible for only class and not for ranking.
Improvement of Results:
- A candidate who has passed in all the papers of a semester may be permitted to improve the result by reappearing for the whole examination of that semester.
- The reappearance could be permitted twice during double the period without restricting it to the subsequent examination only.
- The student could be permitted to apply for the improvement examination 45 days in advance of the pertinent semester examination whenever held.
- If the candidate passes in all the subjects in the reappearance, higher of the two aggregate marks secured by the candidate shall be awarded to the candidate for that semester. In case the candidate fails in the reappearance, candidate shall retain the first appearance result.
- A candidate who has appeared for improvement is eligible for class only and not for ranking.
Internal assessment marks shall be shown separately in the marks card. A candidate who has rejected the result or who, having failed, takes the examination again or who has appeared for improvement shall retain the internal assessment marks already obtained.
A candidate who fails in any of the semester examinations may be permitted to take the examinations again at a subsequent appearance as per the syllabus and scheme of examination in vogue at the time the candidate took the examination for the first time. This facility shall be limited to the following two years.
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