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Department of Social Work

The Department of Social Work started its journey in July 1997. The department runs Five Year Integrated Course in Social Work which leads to BSW (three years) and MSW (two years) Degrees. The course curriculum is designed as per the CBCS pattern prescribed by the UGC and offers the papers of special interest in the area of Family and Child Welfare, Rural Development, Tribal Development, Psychosocial Counselling, NGO Management, Micro Finance and Livelihood, Dynamics of Human behaviour etc. The Department also runs Ph. D. Programme, where the thrust of the current research endeavours in the areas like Healthcare, Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH), Sex Education, HIV/ AIDS, ICDS Services, Panchayati Raj, Non Governmental Organizations, Women in Unorganized Sector, Self Help Groups, Corporate Voluntarism, Water and Sanitation, Disaster Management, Psychosocial problems of Elderly, Cancer, Tuberculosis, etc. The department has initiated outreach activities in the nearby rural communities.

Courses Offered

Courses Offered Duration Number of Seats
M.S.W. (by course work) Ten Semesters 50
Ph.D. (by course & research work)    
D. Litt (by research work)    

Faculty

Name Designation Area of Specialization Contact & Email
     
Subhabrata
Dutta  MSW, M.Phil, PGCRM, PhD.
Professor Governance, Panchayati Raj & Rural Development.

subhabrata.dutta@aus.ac.in

sduttasw@gmail.com

9435171901

Molankal Gangabhushan M., MSW, PGDLL, Ph.D. Professor Industrial Relation and Personal Management molankal.gangabhushan@aus.ac.in

gangabhushan@gmail.com

9401020601

M Tineshowri Devi, MA (Social Work), M. Phil., PhD. Professor & Head Gender and Health moirangthem.tineshowri.devi@aus.ac.in

moirangi@yahoo.com

9435172776

Tarun Bikas Sukai, MSW, PGDHRM, Ph.D. Professor NGO’s HIV/AIDs tarun.bikash.sukai@aus.ac.in

tbsukai@gmail.com

09435522275

Mrityunjay Singh, MA (SW),Ph.D Assistant Professor Social Development mrityunjay.kumar.singh@aus.ac.in

mrityunjayksingh@gmail.com

9954233732

Ritwika Rajendra,  MSW, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Family and Child Welfare ritwika.rajendra@aus.ac.in

9435383972

       
Ratna Huirem,  MSW, Ph.D. Associate Professor Community Development ratna.huirem@aus.ac.in

huiremratna@gmail.com

9435174434

Kathiresan L., MA (SW), M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Health care kathiresan.l@aus.ac.in

kadir.jnu@gmail.com

9435377301

G. Albin Joseph, MA (SW), M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor NGO Management, Youth Development, Disability Studies

albinjosephg@gmail.com

g.albin.joseph@aus.ac.in 

9435175167

Lalzo S. Thangjom, MA (SW), Ph.D. Assistant Professor URCD, HIV/AIDS lalzosthangjom@gmail.com

9435371082

Aditi Nath, MSW, Ph.D. (SW) Assistant Professor Partnership Development & NGO Management  aditinath1@gmail.com

9707727640

Ajit Kr. Jena, MA., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Social Policy, Social Legislation  ajitjena23@gmail.com

9435070250

Kaivalya T. Desai, MA (SW) Ph.D. Assistant Professor Social Work Education  kaivalya.desai@gmail.com

9435070266

Joyashri Dey, MSW, Ph.D. Assistant Professor  Governance & Community Development  joyasreedey1@gmail.com

9435311341

Head of Department

Prof. Tarun Bikash Sukai


Alumni Placement 

More than ninety per cent of the students who have passed out from this Department have been employed by Governmental and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) at the state and national levels

Social Work Journal

The Social Work Journal is a Peer Reviewed Journal published by the Department of Social Work biannually. It was first published in 2010 with ISSN: 0976-5484. It seeks to promote scholarship in Social Work Education and Practice and other social science fields. The journal publishes empirical, conceptual, and review papers in the form of research articles, reports of research in progress, and analyses of contemporary issues of social importance.

Prospectus

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

2018-19

Curriculum

Syllabus of Five Year Integrated Social Work Programme
Implemented under NEP 2020

The integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s curriculum in Social Work has been developed with a strong emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings and practice dimensions relevant to social work practice in diverse settings with a focus on issues of vulnerable and marginalised groups. The programme lays emphasis on the disciplinary foundations; the methods of social work practice; and the attitudes, skills and knowledge which inform the practice dimensions. It attempts to integrate the macro with the underlying micro issues in the context of India with some emphasis on the development issues in the north-eastern region of the country.
Integrated Social Work Curriculum
Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s curriculum in Social Work emphasizes on the theoretical underpinnings and practice dimensions in diverse settings with a focus on issues of vulnerable and marginalised groups, and also an emphasis on the disciplinary foundations, the methods of social work practice, and the attitudes, skills and knowledge. It attempts to integrate the micro and macro issues in the context of India, with special in the north-eastern region.







PhD.
Department of Social Work promotes Interdisciplinary research on its thrust areas of social work practice and issues of social importance.

Publications

Research Projects Undertaken

Seminars, Conferences and Webinars organised

Outreach and Extension Activities