The focus of this program is to complement academic work through integration of theory and practice. It develops students with strong theoretical grounding in classroom learnings and sound practical exposure through concurrent field work practice. It focuses on enabling students acquire knowledge, skills and values related to competencies such as demonstrating ethical and professional behavior, critical thinking, diversity in practice, advocacy for human rights and engage in the process of practice based on research. The program uses an inter-disciplinary approach in analyzing important social issues and concerns, with an emphasis on equity and justice. The course structure aims to ensure that the student is provided with opportunities for mastery of skills and avenues for appreciating the realities of coping with complex situations in field work, to understand and intervene in an extraordinary range of human and social problems. The specializations offered include Community Development, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Human Resource Management. 

Eligibility Criteria

The Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 60% marks from any recognized university in India or abroad.

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Programme Highlights

Internships, Research training

Students will

  • have fieldwork each semester in different social settings such as schools, corporates, hospitals, non-profit organizations etc.
  • have concurrent field work and block placement in even semesters.
  • engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
  • complete a dissertation in the final semester.
  • get opportunity to organize and participate in various national and regional seminars and conferences in their field of specialization.

Faculty

Prof. K. V. Raju

Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., Sardar Patel University, Gujarat

Economic Advisor to the C.M., Government of Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Sandeep Nair

Professor & Dean, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M.A. In Economics and PhD in Management

Formerly Principal and Dean, Jain College, Belagavi
Prof. H. S. Ashok

Professor of Psychology, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Bangalore University

Honorary Professor at Centre of Education Social Sciences
Prof. Ashwin Kumar A. P.

Dean, Academics

Ph.D., Manipal University

Former Director, Centre for Learning Futures, Ahmedabad University
Dr. Padmavathi B.S.

Deputy Director- Academics, Chanakya University

Ph.D., Bangalore University

Former Director, Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS)
Dr. Vinayachandra Banavathy

Director, Centre for IKS

Ph.D., Pondicherry University

Director Indica Yoga, Guest Faculty at University of Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Rajesh Aruchamy

Associate Professor, School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Dr. Ramakrishna Pejathaya

Associate Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati

Dasha Avadhani-Poet
Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat

Associate Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Rastriya Sanskrit Samsthana, Sringeri

Co-author of the Text book on IKS
Dr. Naveen Bhat

Associate Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Central Sanskrit University, Delhi

Author, Researcher
Dr. Priyanka Dwivedi

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Bangalore University

Speaker & Faculty Trainer
Dr. Charu Ratna Dubey

Assistant Professor of International Relations, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Researcher, Taipei University, Taiwan
Sri Saurav Sarmah

Assistant Professor of International Relations, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Sinologist
Sri Ajay Chandra

Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M.Sc., Bangalore University

Sri Giridarshan M.

Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M.A., University of Mysore

Formerly with Toyota Motors
Sri Deepak Raj Pandaya

Assistant Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Researcher at University of Hamburg
Dr. Sindhu D. M.

Assistant Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Central University of Karnataka

Former Faculty, Central University of Karnataka
Shubhashri Gopalkrishna Kamalapur

Assistant Professor, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M.S.W., KSET

Dr. Swaraj Kumar Dey

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., in economics from IIM Kozhikode

Dr. Renjith Raj

Assistant Professor of Economics

M.A, Ph.D., UGC NET

Ms. Isha Sharma 

Assistant Professor, Economics

Masters in applied economics, Centre for Development Studies, JNU, Thiruvananthapuram

Dr. Aarti Nagpal Mehta

Assistant Professor

Ph.D Psychology, UGC NET in Education

Sri Sujit Kumar Chowdhury

Professor of Practice, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

M. Phil.(Sociology), JNU, New Delhi

Former Chief Postmaster General of Bihar State
Prof. Rajendrakumar Joshi

Adjunct Faculty

Ph.D., IIT Mumbai

Faculty Trainer- Philosopher
Paul A. Barresi

Visiting Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Boston University

Professor, Southern New Hampshire University (U.S.A.)
Prof. Habil Narahari Rao

Visiting Faculty

Ph.D., Universität des Saarlandes, Germany

Former Privatdozent (Adj. Professor), Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Dr. Sudarshan H. L.

Visiting Faculty

Ph.D.

Psychotherapist
Dr. Rema M. K.

Visiting Faculty

Ph.D.

Counsellor
Sri Shivanand Shivaling Saidapur

Teaching Assistant

M.A., Rani Channamma University, Belagavi

Former Reseach Fellow, India Studies Unit, CESS
Sri Vinay Iyer

Research Assistant

B.Sc., Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu

Sri. Heddari Ravikumar

Visiting Faculty

M.A., University of Mysore

Researcher
Sri. Keshava Chandra

Visiting Faculty

M.A.

Author and Poet
Kum. Gargi L. Shanbhag

Research Assistant

M.A., Manipal University

Author, Researcher
Sri. Soham Satish Deshmukh

Project Fellow

M.A., Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

Political Theorist

Career Opportunities

The programme provides wide-ranging career opportunities for students with diverse interests. Students can choose to work in government sectors, corporate sector, non-government organisations, hospitals, research-based organisations and public policy to name a few.

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