Madras School of Social Work (MSSW)

  Madras School of Social Work, established in 1952, is  located in Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.  MSSW was founded by Mary Clubwala Jadhav under the auspices of Madras State Branch of the Indian Conference of Social Work (renamed the Indian Council of Social Welfare) and the Guild of Service (central). The school is run under the aegis of the Society for Social Education and Research (SSER).

  Mrs Mary Clubwala Jadhav, born in 1908 into a rich Parsi family, was raised in the traditional way by her strict mother who taught her the values of caring and sharing. In 1926, she was married to Mr. Nogi Clubwala, who encouraged her to involve in social activities. In 1937, Mrs. Mary Clubwala was made as the honorary secretary of the Guild of Service. In 1942, during with World War II,  Mrs. Clubwala founded the Indian Hospitality Committee and persuaded women from all communities and walks of life to join in the effort to organise mobile canteens, hospital visits, diversional therapy and entertainment programmes for the soldiers in the army. The victorious 14th Army presented her a Japanese sword in appreciation of her tremendous efforts. Mrs. Mary Clubwala was called “the Darling of the Army” by General Cariappa! After the War, her focus was once again shifted to the Guild of Service which put down roots for various projects like health centres, bakery units, an adoption centre, family assistance schemes, Meals on Wheels, rural development projects, a school for the deaf, to name just a few.

  Mrs. Clubwala’s concern for destitute children was responsible for starting the Seva Samajam Boys’ Home and the Seva Samajam Girls’ Home in Adyar in 1950. In 1954, she helped get started, through the joint efforts of the Guild and the Madras Rotary Club, the Bala Vihar in Kilpauk, a school for mentally challenged children. Perhaps Mrs. Clubwala’s most significant contribution was establishing the Madras School of Social Work in 1952 as the fourth Social Work Institution in India and the first institution in South India. She had been honoured by the International Council of Social Welfare with the “Outstanding Service Award” at Hague in 1972. She has also been awarded the “Padma Shri” by Government of India. On 6 th February 1975, she breathed her last in Bombay after a surgery to fight cancer. Condoling her death, Mrs. Indira Gandhi mentioned that India lost an eminent social worker.

  Madras School of Social Work is an Autonomous Institution, which is affiliated to University of Madras, recognised by UGC and NAAC accredited with A+ grade. MSSW is a Grant-in-aid, Self-financing, Co-education Institute.  It is a member of the Association of Schools of Social Work in India and the Asia – Pacific Association of Social Work Education. The School is also affiliated to the International Association  of Schools of Social Work. The School is rated 3rd Best Social Work College in India and First in South India.  the college offers an number of Courses under UG (02), PG (08), PG Diploma (02), M.Phil (02) and Ph.D. (02).

  The Vision of MSSW is To be a global leader in education, research and intervention in social work and allied disciplines towards transforming the human potential into socially sensitive change agents for sustainable development.

  As its Mission, MSSW will create outstanding professionals, who will provide transformational leadership in the community and workplace, through: (i) An experiential transformative process of education and practice oriented pedagogy involving multi-disciplinary social sciences research. (ii) Implementing Community outreach in our core competence areas, need and evidence based community practice interventions and delivering training & consultancy services to Corporate, Government and Civil Society Organizations and (iii) Playing an active role in advocacy and policy formulation and access to contemporary knowledge resources.

  In its endeavour to keep track of its Vision and to be in line with its Mission, MSSW imparts education in the fields of Professional Social Work, Human Resource and Psychology and other related social science disciplines by offering need based short-term courses and training programs for the student community field practitioners of Government and Non-Government sectors.
It encourages students to undertake institutional and sponsored research studies on various social problems, social welfare and other issues of local, national and international concern and thereby to contribute to policy making, and also to undertake community projects to empower the weaker sections marginalized groups in the neighborhood community and thereby to facilitate their sustainable growth, and to enhance student’s learning process.  To enhance the knowledge of the studens they college arranges lectures, seminars, conferences, symposia and discussions on problems of social interest.  MSSW strives to offer necessary consultation and guidance to the needy individuals and groups so as to establish a meaningful Institution Industry Community Interface and Co-ordination.  It also encourages and brings out quality publications in the relevant fields.
 
  The College has a full computerused, well-stocked library with around 17,000 books and several journals and periodicals. Implementing the Selective Dissemination of Information system, the library offers excellent support for students to prepare their assignments and project reports. The Library also offers photocopying facility.

  The College has a full-fledged computer center with multimedia computers, internet, and printer facilities. Subject to the rules for each course, students can make use of the centre for e-mail, internet browsing, word processing, creating presentations and data analysis. Students are also given basic orientation in use of Computers and Internet. The campus is fully wi-fi enabled.

  The College is latest audio-visual equipment to provide multimedia learning experience. Most classrooms are equipped with LCD Projectors and Audio systems. A video conferencing facility is also available.

  Having limited hostel facilities (separate for men and women students), preference will be given to students from outside Tamil Nadu. Admission in a course in college does not guarantee hostel admission. A student seeking hostel accommodation has to provide a joint undertaking along with the parent/guardian concerned, to respect the terms and conditions governing his/her conduct in the premises of the hostel as an inmate.

  A vegetarian mess is  attached to the College Hostel. All inmates of the hostel shall be the members of the hostel mess. Day scholars can also have lunch in the mess. Apart from this there is also a canteen  available for the benefit of all students.

 MSSW will create outstanding professionals, who will provide transformational leadership in the community and workplace, through:

  An experiential transformative process of education and practice oriented pedagogy involving multi-disciplinary social sciences research.   

 Implementing Community outreach in our core competence areas, need and evidence based community practice interventions and delivering training & consultancy services to Corporate, Government and Civil Society Organizations.
  Playing an active role in advocacy and policy formulation and access to contemporary knowledge resources.

Objectives
  To impart education in the fields of Professional Social Work, Human Resource and Psychology and other related social science disciplines. 

 To organize need based short-term courses and training programs for the student community field practitioners of Government and Non-Government sectors.

 To undertake institutional and sponsored research studies on various social problems, social welfare and other issues of local, national and international concern and thereby to contribute to policy making.
 

 To undertake community projects to empower the weaker sections marginalized groups in the neighborhood community and thereby to facilitate their sustainable growth, and to enhance student’s learning process.

To arrange lectures, seminars, conferences, symposia and discussions on problems of social interest.

 To offer necessary consultation and guidance to the needy individuals and groups.

 To establish a meaningful Institution Industry Community Interface and Co-ordination.

 To encourage and bring out quality publications in the relevant fields.

  Admissions are made purely based on merit and the prescribed criteria for each programme. We follow a transparent admission process. Candidates are advised against paying money to anyone within or outside the College to secure admission for any programme at MSSW.

  The graduates of Madras School of Social Work imbibe a culture of professionalism that is valued in a practical work environment and highly applauded by the recruiting organizations in various job domains, be it Human Resources, Community Development, Counselling, Social Development or Social Enterprises. Every year, the impact our students create on the organizations where they are selected keeps growing and this is a reason for the increasing number of organizations that choose to recruit our students, year after year. We hope to keep this growth reaching higher targets in the years to come.

APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Students can visit the college website to view the list of available scholarships and eligibility
requirements.
All the Scholarships will be routed through Scholarship cell .

 All Eligible Students can apply for more than one scholarship. However, they will be selected for only one scholarship.

 Scholarship should be Self Applied by the respective student.

 All the application should be signed by the Program Head/Head of Departments ∙ Certificate of the parents is mandatory.

 Preference will be given to the First Generation Learner/ Single Child/ Differently abled Students.

 Award of the scholarship is based on merit and economic status of the applicant. ∙ The decision of the scholarship committee(s) is final. The committee will decide on the type of scholarship suitable for each applicant even if they have applied for multiple scholarships.

 The freeship amount will be adjusted against fees payable and excess amount if any in the scholarship will be transferred to the student.

  Students can apply for the Scholarships through the MSSW Scholarship form

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