Vidyasagar School of Social Works

Vidyasagar School of Social Work (VSSW) under Jayaprakash Institute of Social Change is the only School of Social Work run by a NGO in eastern India. The masters degree programme on social work of the Institute was started in 1995 under Vidayasagar University. From its very days of inception, the School of Social Work received active patronage and support from leading academics, senior professionals, Government and other non-Government organizations in terms of policy planning, networking with other schools of social work, training and placement of students. Over the years, VSSW has emerged as one of the leading school of social work for developing skills, knowledge and values appropriate to the social work profession. The students who have passed out of the institute have been absorbed in leading Government/non-Government/funding organizations Apart from successful grooming of professional social workers, VSSW and its parent body, Jayaprakash Institute of Social Change (JPISC) have been instrumental in developing a rich resource of knowledge on developmental studies, research methodologies and applied social sciences in the process synergizing the theoretical aspects of social work as espoused by VSSW with field level action oriented activities of JPISC ranging from capacity building to research studies and community development.