Masters degree holders in Social Work or related subjects can pursue in higher study options like Master of Philosophy or Work and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work. Those who are interested in doing M.Phil (Social Work) can go with Colleges/Universities like University of Delhi (DU), Loyola College, Tamil Nadu or Osmania University (OS), Andhra Pradesh. School of Social Work Karnataka, Assam University, IGNOU etc are some of the reputed Colleges/Universities offering Ph.D programme.

Colleges/Universities offering Master of Philosophy in Social Work

• Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Maharashtra
• Bhavnagar University, Gujarat
• Bishop Heber College, Tamil Nadu
• Bundelkhand University, Uttar Pradesh
• C.S.I Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Madhya Pradesh
• Cauvery College for Women, Tamil Nadu
• Chh. Shahu Central Institute of Business Education and Research, Maharashtra
• Christ University, Karnataka
• Davangere University, Karnataka
• Devi Ahilya University, Madhya Pradesh
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Tamil Nadu
• Gujarat Vidyapith, Gujarat
• Gulbarga University, Karnataka
• Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• Karve Institute of Social Service, Maharashtra
• Kuvempu University, Karnataka
• Loyola College, Tamil Nadu
• Madras School of Social Work, Tamil Nadu
• Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work, Maharashtra
• Mizoram University, Mizoram
• Osmania University (OS), Andhra Pradesh
• Pondicherry University, Puducherry
• Sacred Heart College, Tamil Nadu
• Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
• Sree Narayana Guru College, Tamil Nadu
• Sree Krishnadevaraya University, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University), Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• Stella Maris College, Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu
• University of Delhi (DU), Delhi
• University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Colleges/Universities offering Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work

• Assam University, Assam
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Maharashtra
• Bishop Heber College, Tamil Nadu
• C.S.I Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• Centre for Shridevi Research Foundation (CSRF), Karnataka
• Chh. Shahu Central Institute of Business Education and Research, Maharashtra
• Christ University, Karnataka
• College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan, Maharashtra
• Davangere University, Karnataka
• Devi Ahilya University, Madhya Pradesh
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University/ Agra University, Uttar Pradesh
• Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Tamil Nadu
• Gulbarga University, Karnataka
• Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh
• Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• IGNOU – Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
• Karnataka State Women’s University, Karnataka
• Karve Institute of Social Service, Maharashtra
• Kurukshetra University, Haryana
• Kuvempu University, Karnataka
• Loyola College, Tamil Nadu
• Madras School of Social Work, Tamil Nadu
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat
• Mangalore University, Karnataka
• Mizoram University, Mizoram
• Mysore University, Karnataka
• N.I.M.S University, Rajasthan
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Karnataka
• Osmania University (OS), Andhra Pradesh
• Sacred Heart College, Tamil Nadu
• Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
• Saurashtra University, Gujarat
• School of Social Work, Karnataka
• Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Maharashtra
• Sree Narayana Guru College, Tamil Nadu
• Sree Krishnadevaraya University, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University), Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
• University of Delhi (DU), Delhi
• Visva Bharati University, West Bengal
• Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Social Science Studies and Research, Maharashtra

Admissions for Ph.D/M.Phil are based on the National level entrance tests like NET/GATE or by the entrance tests conducted by various Colleges/Universities offering the programme.