Career as a Social Worker
About Social Worker
Social work is a rewarding career for those who are interested in working with people and wish to address social and community issues. Many people think that social work simply involves working with NGOs as a part-time job/activity. But in reality, social workers work with individual, communities, and families and deal with social issues such as unemployment, education, and poverty. Social workers contribute to the society by working for the upliftment of poor people, by working with children with special needs and promoting women empowerment.
Eligibility to become Social Worker
For B.S.W / B.A (SW) programme: Candidates should have completed their class 12 in any discipline from a recognised board.
For M.S.W / M.A (SW) programme: Candidates should have completed their graduation in any stream from a recognised university/ institute but graduates with social sciences or sociology are given more preference.
Candidates who have completed their M.Phil can also apply for the M.S.W programme.
Candidates having M.Phil or M.S.W degree can pursue a Ph.D/doctorate in social work.
Candidates are also required to qualify entrance exams such as TISSNET, AMU Entrance Test, KUET, JMI Entrance test , DUET etc. to take admission into Master's programme
Career path for Social Worker
People from any educational background can get into the field of social work. However, for a professional start, you will first have to complete your bachelor's degree in social work, followed by a master's degree. You may also pursue a B.S.W / B.A (SW) programme in social work.
At the undergraduate level, there is no entrance test in the field of social work. However, if you want to do master’s in social work, there are some universities who conduct entrance exams for admission into their courses in social work.
