Vidyasagar School of Social Works

Vidyasagar School of Social Works

DD/18/4/1, Salt Lake City , Kolkata, West Bengal, India - 700064

Vidyasagar School of Social Works(VSSW),  Kolkata was established in 1994.

The School of Social Work was started by Jayaprakash Institute of Social Change in the year 1984 with the objective of creating a pool of trained social workers to serve the NGOs and vaious development organizations as well as impart professional ethics and values to the gradually emerging field of social welfare. The two year post graduate Bachelor Programme that started in 1985 subsequently gained recognition of the Vidyasagar University as Masters Degree Course in Social Work (MSW). Consequently, the School was named as Vidyasagar School fo Social Work (VSSW) under the auspices of Jayaprakash Institute of Social Change.

The main objectives of VSSW are to provide professional training in social work based on approach to applied social sciences and social action while developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and values appropriate to the social work profession.

The activities of the School have been designed towards promoting integration of theory and practice in the fields of social welfare and social policy. For this reason it stresses on social research, block placement of students in reputed NGOs/Govt. agencies etc to develop the knowledge learnt in classroom in actual workplace while making significant contribution in formulation of social policies.

The college was started with the mission to promote higher education in this region.

The objective of the college is to expand the boundaries of human knowledge and benefit society through research oriented education. Besides being conveniently located, the excellent infrastructure of the campus generates an ideal ambiance for studies.

The curriculum is designed by the Boards of Studies of Vidyasagar University. The college has state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure. The college is affiliated to Vidyasagar University, established in 1994.

The University was named after one of the most illustrious sons of Bengal as well as one of the doyens of Indian Renaissance; Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.

The University has been awarded with 3-star status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Type of College

Private

Accreditation & Recognition

UGC

Established

1994

Affiliation

Vidyasagar University

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