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How many years we need to study to complete masters in Social Work? Does it have a good scope in future? Can you please let me know the procedure which we need to follow to get the admission for the course? It will be helpful if you can answer me back soon. Thanks!

To pursue master's in Social Work, you must have to complete your graduation from any well recognized university/institute. You can complete this degree in minimum two years. Maximum duration for this degree is five years. There is no age restriction to pursue this degree. It has good scope in future.
You have to submit your application form for the admission in MSW before the due date. You have to fill the application form in capital latter. Also you have to attach passport size photographs, caste certificate(if any), photocopy of degree certificate, domicile etc. After submitting the form and fee, you can start your classes from the scheduled date.

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How many years we need to study to complete masters in Social Work? Does it have a good scope in future? Can you please let me know the procedure which we need to follow to get the admission for the course? It will be helpful if you can answer me back soon. Thanks!

The Master of Social Work course duration is 2 years (4 semesters). So the candidates can complete the course in 2 years time. The candidates should have completed graduation in any discipline with 50% marks in aggregate can apply for the MSW course. After completion of the course the aspirant can work as HR specialist, Counselors, Psychiatric, Project coordinator, Research Consultants, Trainers, Teacher etc. The social workers have a responsibility to help individuals, families, groups and communities through provision and operation of services. The course can be studied in regular and distance mode in various institutions in India.

The minimum duration of the course is 2 years and the maximum duration is set at 5 years and in order to get admission in the course, you will have to appear and clear an entrance examination conducted by the prospective Institute itself and only after clearing the examination, you will be eligible to get admission in the course.

According to the eligibility criteria released by the UGC :

* The candidate should be a citizen of India.

* The candidate should have completed graduation through any stream under the scheme of 10+2+3 at least form a recognized university.

* The candidate should be of 21 years at least at the time of application.

* The candidate should be physically and medically fit.

So, no matter which graduation degree you pursue, you will be eligible for the Masters in the Social Work.

It has a great scope for future as there are many Government Commissions and NGOs which work in this field and may hire you to work for them. So, it is a good career option.

You don't need to go through some hard and fast selection procedure. Yes, some of the universities have an entrance test for that but most of them don't.

So, you just need to shortlist the university you want to take admission into and apply.

That's it.