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When we study in a college, striving to become a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer – this is education for a living. On the other hand, education for life requires understanding the essential principles of spirituality. This means gaining a deeper understanding of the world; our minds, our emotions and ourselves. We all know that the real goal of education is not to create people who can understand only the language of machines. The main purpose of education should be to impart a culture of the heart – a culture based on spiritual values.
Communication through machines has made people in far off places seem very near. Yet, in the absence of communication between hearts, even those who are physically near to us seem to be far away. Today’s world needs people who express goodness in their words and deeds. If such noble role models set the example for their fellow beings, the darkness prevailing in today’s society will be dispelled and the light of peace and non-violence will once again illuminate this earth. Let us work together towards this goal.
There are two types of educationEducation for a living and Education for life
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Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi DeviChancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
VisionTo provide value-based education and mould the character of the students through an interplay and exchange of ideas and actions, resulting in a society that is empowered with noble character and wholesome values.
With headquarters at Coimbatore and campuses at Amritapuri, Kochi, Bengaluru and Mysore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India.
The university is managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, one of the foremost humanitarian leaders in the world today, is Chancellor of the university.
Based on evaluation of all campuses and programs by a peer review committee, the university has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an ‘A’ grade. Amrita has also been ranked in the ivy league of Indian universities along with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai etc. in the recent review of Deemed Universities constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) of the Government of India. Amrita is ranked Category 1 in this review, popularly known as the Tandon Committee Report, conducted by a high power committee consisting of reputed academicians
About Amrita University
At Amrita, all students have ample opportunity
for orientation in yoga, meditation and cultural
education. Integrated Amrita Meditation (IAM)
technique helps them to achieve holistic development
of mind and body. Students have demonstrated
their commitment to engaging with society and the
community by participating in disaster relief and
rehabilitation activities after the Gujarat earthquake
in 2001, Tsunami relief operations in Tamil Nadu
and Kerala in 2005-2006, flood relief operations in
Bihar in 2009 and Karnataka in 2010.
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About the departmentThe Department of Social Work is actively involved in
providing evidence-based, quality oriented social work
education through most advanced and emerging domains
of practice, research and field interventions. The core
values of love, honesty, and sacrifice for the welfare of all
living beings in this earth permeate all aspects of learning,
knowledge building and interventions. The curriculum is
also crafted in such a way that it provides a meaningful
account of certain core processes that influence the day
to day functioning of the larger society such as social
justice, human rights, development and empowerment
of the vulnerable/marginalized sections of the society.
The courses offered, enable students to appreciate the
dynamics, variations, and interfaces that pervade the
Indian Sub-Continent through the culturally significant
patterns of social stratification and exclusion such as caste,
class, gender, ethnicity and religion.
Mission & ObjectivesThe mission of the department is to prepare the students
for specialized, evidence and rights-based practice among
the oppressed, at risk, vulnerable and general populations.
The MSW programme provides rigorous intellectual base,
opportunities for skill development and a value-based
educational experience.
To achieve its mission, the department has evolved the
following objectives:
l To develop a new genre of professional social workers,
driven by timeless human values, equipped with the
best knowledge and skills and committed to serve all
types of people and nature with love, trust, tolerance
and humility.
l To enable students develop an integrative, holistic
approach to social work practice that permits
versatility in the choice and application of intervention
methods.
l To give students an opportunity to develop self-
awareness and the ability to listen to others with deep
understanding and sensitivity.
l To provide students a good understanding of the
economic, social, cultural, legal, ethical, political and
spiritual framework within which individuals, families,
and communities operate.
l To train students to apply professional values, ethics
and the conscious use of self to professional social
work practice.
l To train students in research, to explore the frontiers
of evidence-based social work practice and to extend it
further in the service of humanity.
Master of Social Work ProgrammeAmrita’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is
holistic and unique. It is both academic and experiential.
It comprises of classroom and fieldwork components
spread across four semesters. It encourages students
to increase both self awareness and their awareness
and sensitivity towards others. It integrates advanced
concepts and developments in the field of Social Work
with a deeper understanding of the traditional Indian
value system. Students participate in the service activities
initiated by the university’s parent organization – Mata
Amritanandamayi Math. The program prepares students
to independently undertake challenging assignments with
oppressed, at-risk, vulnerable and general populations and
helps them evolve as human beings with the commitment
and service-orientation necessary to reach out to the
most under-privileged sections of society. The program is
most suitable for those who would like to build a career
in social work and gives them an opportunity to derive
great joy by extending a helping hand to those in need,
including the under-privileged populations in the society.
The programme is strongly grounded with foundation
courses catering to major social science disciplines, basic
courses on perspectives and methods and elective courses
in Physical and Mental Health, Community Development,
Disaster Management, and Child Protection and Child
Rights. The field learning component comprises of
concurrent and block field work, rural practicum, and field
study engagements.
Programme duration: 2 years
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Coimabatore Campus Located on a serene, lush green 400-acre
campus at the foot-hills of the Western Ghats,
this institution, which was started in 1994, grew
in stature in a very short time and became the
preferred destination of students, aspiring for a
career in engineering, from across the country.
Eminent and highly qualified members of faculty
and the up-to-date facilities together enhance the
quality of education imparted at this institution.
The university lays great emphasis on value -
based education system in which the students’
knowledge, skills and overall personality are
nurtured with a lot of care, meticulous planning
and professional execution. All those who leave
Amrita portals will not only excel in their chosen
career, but also bring about qualitative changes
in their working environment, social interactions
and personal disposition.
The 400 acre campus is well planned with infrastructure
like academic buildings, administration wing, central
library, hostels, guest house, staff-quarters, shopping
complex, swimming pool and play grounds. The campus
has a built-up area of over 28 lakhs sq.feet linked by 7 km
black topped roads. Eight hostels accommodate 5000
students. A swimming pool meeting Olympic standards is
utilised by students, staff and others in the campus. Two
power houses are installed with total generating capacity
of 1660 KVA to meet the shortage in power supply.
Computing Facility
The 18 computer centres of Amrita School of Engineering,
Coimbatore are designed, laid out and equipped
scientifically so that students can spend hours together at
the terminal without fatigue. This includes the state-of-the-
art CAD/CAM centre, high end VLSI Design Centre and
an exclusive Digital Signal Processing lab. The CAD/CAM
centre has more than 70 workstations, CNC Milling machine
and CNC turning machine along with an Industrial Robot.
The software include I-DEAS, ProE, CATIA, Unigraphics,
ANSYS, ADAMS, MoldFlow, Autodesk Inventor Series,
SolidEdge, Hyperworks, LS-DYNA, CADian, ASPEN,
STAAD Pro and Abaqus. It also contains Paulson’s CBT on
Injection Molding. The VLSI Lab has more than 80 high-
end Computers with software such as Magma, ModelSim,
LeonardoSpectrum, XILINX ISE etc. The computer
laboratories are equipped with more than 2500 desktops/
workstations. All buildings are interconnected with high-
speed fibre optic cable and all the computers are networked
over fast ethernet link. The campus network is connected to
the internet through a 35MB leased line.
Library
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Central Library uses an
automated Library Information system connected to
the LAN/ Wi-Fi for quick interaction with the library
irrespective of the place in the campus where one
is located. The Library database system consists of
more than 48,000 books, 385 journals, 4000 Project
reports, 6000 back-volumes, 50 Magazines, 3800
project reports,and 4000 CD/DVD resourses. Library
also subscribes to 5000 Online Journals, Conference
Proceedings & Standards viz., IEL (IEEE & IEE), ASME,
ACM and Springer link through INDEST-AICTE
consortium. The Central library also has access to the
digital library of the State University of New York at
Buffalo. The Central library a carpet area of 81,000 sq
feet.
Hostels
Separate hostel facilities are provided for girls and boys. Their
stay in the hostel enables them to imbibe a holistic lifestyle with
activities like yoga, sports and extra-curricular activities. There
are eight hostels in the campus which presently accommodate
above 5000 inmates. P.G students and final year U.G students
are allotted single rooms. All hostels are equipped with solar
water heater for hot water supply. Pure vegetarian food
prepared under hygienic conditions is served in the student
dining halls and the canteens from a central Kitchen. Night
cafeteria are attached with all hostels. All students are expected
to live in the hostel during their course. However, local students
who live with their parents within a radius of 30 km from the
campus will be permitted to come from their homes. Students
are not permitted to live in rented houses, lodges, either alone
or in groups. Amrita attaches great importance to the nature of
lifestyle in the campus. Tobacco, in any form, and any other
intoxicants are strictly prohibited.
Sports facilities
Coimbatore campus has facilities for outdoor and in door
games like Hockey, Shuttle badminton, Ball badminton,
Cricket, Football, Table tennis, Weight lifting, Powerlifting,
Basketball, Kabaddi, Tennis, Handball, Throw-ball, Volleyball,
and Tennikoit. One state-of-the art synthetic tennis court
and a cement tennis court are also available. A swimming
pool of international standards of the size 50 x 25 meters is in
operation. Recently, the CBSE South Zone competitions were
hosted in this Olympic standard pool. A toddler pool is also
available. There are three gyms inside the campus equipped
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in 1 multi-gym, 12 in 1 multi-gym and 8 station multi-gym. Each hostel has a separate
sports room. Annual sports and athletic meet render opportunities to all students and
staff to display their talents and win prizes. A 400 metre International standard track
with gallery is also being developed.
Medical facility
‘Amrita Dispensary’ works inside the campus round the clock providing medical
service to the students, staff and villagers. Three doctors and eight nursing staff are
on duty. The dispensary has ten beds for in-patients. Basic medical care, pharmacy
with adequate medicines, facilities like ECG Machine, Nebulisar, Oxygen cylinders,
Defibrillator, ECG monitor & Pulse Oxymeter and first aid are provided in the
health care unit. Cases which require immediate hospitalization and special medical
attention are referred to the nearby well known hospitals. Two ambulances are
readily available in the clinic for emergency.
Transport
Around 20 buses are being operated for transporting the day scholar students and
staff from Coimbatore city and nearby areas.
Banking
The Dhanalakshmi Bank operates an extension counter with ATM facility for the
benefit of staff and students.
Canteen
Three canteens are functioning inside the campus from 7.00 AM to 7.00 PM on all
days.
Amenities complex
A general store caters to the stationery and other requirements like domestic goods,
toiletry, provisions, books etc. The store also stocks our ashram publications, audio/
video cassettes, herbal/ayurvedic products and so on.
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The campus is residential in
nature and accommodates nearly
95% of the student community
in the hostels. Girls’ hostel is
located in the Ashram premises.
All the students, except those
who are staying with their
parents within a radius of 30
km, are required to stay in the
hostels. They are not allowed to
live in rented houses or lodges,
either alone or in groups.
Amritapuri CampusAmritapuri campus, located near the international
headquarters of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, and having
a global environment with its national and international
students, is committed to generate, disseminate and
preserve knowledge. The campus has the advantage
of basking in the effulgent presence of Amma’s divine
presence. Seeking guidance and inspiration from the
Chancellor - Satguru Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the
campus instills hope and confidence in the students to set
their own pace, place and time. The eminent professors and
corporate professionals from various foreign universities
and industries share their knowledge and experiences
with the students and help them apply their theoretical
knowledge to real life corporate situations. The campus,
though located in a remote village blessed with panoramic
backwater expanse provides all the modern amenities which
help the students to make their student-life a memorable
one. They are groomed to become leaders with value which
is the fundamental need of a developing country like India.
Central Library
Amritapuri campus has a Central Academic Library spanning over a
total of 15,000 square feet floor area. The Campus Library is established
to serve the students and the faculty with latest information, reading
materials - both printed, non-printed, advanced technological resources
such as the Web, on-line journals, full-texts, on-line books, reference
sources, digital libraries as well as self-testing materials for education,
self-directed learning, and research. The library also has access to
various e-resources. The central library has a collection of over 30,000
volumes and subscriptions of 200 journals in print. Students have also
access to thousands of International Journals from ASME, IEL, EBSCO,
INSPEC, Emerald, Cambridge Online, Institute of Physics Journals,
ERIC Database, ACM Digital Library and IBM Journal of Research and
Development. The Digital Repository (DSpace) collects, preserves and
disseminates the research output of the faculty, staff and students of
Amritapuri campus.
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Banking FacilitiesArrangements with the Dhanalakshmi
Bank, which is having an extension
counter in the campus itself, makes
money transactions easy for the students
and the staff. A 24 hr ATM terminal is an
added advantage.
TransportTransport facility is available for the day
scholars, faculty and staff. College bus service
is available up to Kollam towards the southern
direction and up to Harippad and Thiruvalla in
the northern direction.
Medical ServicesThe students can avail themselves of the services offered at Amrita Kripa
hospital situated in the Ashram premises. It is a well-equipped hospital with
facilities to admit patients. In addition to this, medical facilities are also made
available to the students and staff on the campus from 8.30am to 6.30pm.
Ayurvedic ClincAyurvedic treatment including Panchakarma,
is available. Herbal medicines prepared in the
traditional manner by the monastic disciples are
available at the pharmacy.
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Campus life
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State-of-the-art Computing Infrastructure
l2300 plus networked desktops and workstations with 60 servers
lIBM blade sever with 36 blades for Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), each
blade is equipped with dual processors, 4 GB RAM and fiber attached
storage
l6 Terabytes (TB) repository of audio and video lectures and
documentaries
lEnterprise class 20 TB storage area network with end-to-end 4 GBPS
fiber channel throughput
l35 Mbps of Internet connectivity
lWi-Fi hotspots for students with limited access to campus network
lTwo VSAT links, the Indo-US initiative connecting 25 US Universities
and 43 premier Indian Institutions and the Amrita-ISRO initiative interconnecting 4 amrita campuses
lDigital Library Lab with free internet access for academic purpose
lHigh speed Internet browsing center for students
lComputer labs with a total of 800 computers
lVideo conferencing facility with ISDN and IP channels
lEmail facility for the students and service logins with antispam and
antivirus support
Reprographic and STD Services
Photocopying facility is made available to the students. Use of
mobile phones in academic premises is strictly prohibited. To
compensate this, phone booths with local/STD/ISD services are
provided in the campus.
Canteen and Refreshments
Quality and tasty vegetarian food prepared in a hygienic
environment, providing wholesome and balanced
nutrition, is provided in the canteen. The students and
staff can enjoy North Indian cuisine in addition to South
Indian culinary delights. Canteen is open on all days from
7.00 AM to 7.00 PM, except on holidays.
General StoreThe general store in the Ashram premises caters to the needs of all in the campus. Stationery
items and other domestic goods like eatables, dress materials, hand bags, sandals etc along
with the products of the Math, are available in the store.
Faculty
The department at both the campuses is blessed with dedicated, highly
qualified and experienced faculty members actively involved in teaching,
research, extension and consultancy. We have faculty members who
have been groomed in various institutes of excellence such as the Tata
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), National Institute of Mental Health and
Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT
M) etc. Faculty members also have rich experience in highly acclaimed
international and national level NGOs such as Action Aid International,
Foundation for Ecological Security etc. The expertise of the faculty covers
areas like Mental Health, Disaster Management, Natural Resource
Management, Life Skills, Community Organisation, Project Management,
Vulnerability Reduction, Child Protection and Child Rights etc.
Dr. Sunil D. SanthaAssistant Professor and Chairperson
Research Interests: Environmental Vulnerability Reduction, Governance,
Disaster Management
Rajeev M. M.Lecturer
Research Interests: Disaster Management, HIV/AIDS and Psycho
Social Intervention, Elder Abuse in Post-Disaster Contexts
Gayathry S.Lecturer
Research Interests: Natural Resource Mangement, Environment and
Development
Renjith R. PillaiLecturer
Research Interests: Family/Marital Enrichment Programmes/Interventions,
Life Skills Education & School Mental Health Programs, Disaster psychosocial
care interventions
Yamuna Sandrine BoninResearch Associate
Research Interests: Sustainable Development
V. S. Kochkrishna KurupLecturer
Research Interests: Human Resource Management, Geriatry
Amritapuri Campus
Full Time Faculty
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Dr. J. Paranjothi Ramalingam Professor and Head
Research Interests: Health & Mental Health, Women Empowerment,
Adolescence, Substantial Social Problems and General Social Work Practice
Dr. Priya K. R.Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Social Organization and Cultural Change and Tribal
Communities and Gender Studies
1. Prof. Pravin P. Patkar, faculty for 20 years at
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is an expert in rural
development. He is also the Founder Director of
Prerana – a Mumbai based Non-Profit Organisation
(since 1996), fighting against commercial sexual
exploitation and human trafficking. Prof. Patkar has
authored several books on trafficking.
2. Dr. Babu Suseelan has thirty-nine years of social
work practice and teaching experience in Germany and
United States of America. His specialisation is Social
Work Micro Practice, Aging, Criminal Justice, Mental
Health, and Addiction. Dr. Suseelan has published
several books and journal articles in the broad area of
social sciences.
3. Dr. Murali D. Nair, Director, College of Liberal Arts
and Social Science, Cleveland State University, Ohio,
USA.
4. Dr. Shobha Kapoor, Mukthi Satan, Mumbai
Dr. P. RangasamiAssistant Professor
Research Interests: NGO Management, Child Protection Child Rights, Disaster
Management, HIV/AIDS and Migration
Umamaheswari K.Lecturer
Research Interests: Youth Empowerment, Rural Mental Health,
Reproductive Health and Sex Education, Child Welfare
M. Nagalingam
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: PRI, Community Participation, Trafficking, Sustainable
Development
Adjunct Professors/ Visiting Faculty/Guest Lecturers
Coimbatore Campus
5. Dr. Sujatha Sharma, Director, Parivartan – centre
for Mental Health & Trustee, Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, New Delhi.
6. Ms. Enakshi Ganguly Thukral & Ms. Bharti Ali,
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi.
7. Dr. Sekhar.K. Professor, Department of Psychiatric
Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore
8. Dr. A. Thirumoorthy, Associate Prof. Dept of
Department of Psychiatric social work, NIMHANS.
9. Dr. Selvaraj, Asst. Prof. in Psychology, Govt. Arts
College, Coimbatore.
10. Dr. P.K. Biswas, Professor, Sociology & Community
Development, Indian Institute of Forest Management,
Nehru Nagar, Bhopal
11. Dr. K.Muralidharan, Head, Department of Social
Work, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore.
12. Dr. R. K. Hebsur, Formerly Deputy Director, Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Curriculum
Semester – I
Course Type Title Credits
Foundation An Introductory Course on Society and Development 3
Core
History of Social Change in India 3
Understanding Human Behaviour 3
Guiding Principles in Social Work Practice 3
Integrated Social Work Practice I: Social Case Work and
Social Group Work
3
Social Work Research – I: Survey Method 3
Fieldwork Concurrent Fieldwork – I 3
Total Credits 21
Semester – II
Course Type Title Credits
Core
Social Policy, Programmes and Welfare Administration 3
Introduction to Disasters and Vulnerability Reduction 3
Introduction to Public Health 3
Integrated Social Work Practice II: Community Organization
and Social Action
3
Social Work Research II: Case Study Design 3
Fieldwork Concurrent Fieldwork – II 3
Total Credits 18
Semester – IV
Course Type Title Credits
Core Human Resource Management - II 2
Project Management 2
Electives
(Specialisation)
Elective Paper III 3
Elective Paper IV 3
Fieldwork Concurrent Fieldwork – IV 3
Fieldwork Block Field Placement* 3
Dissertation Dissertation 3
Total Credits 19
Total Credits for the whole course 75
Semster – III
Course Type Title Credits
Core Social Legislation, Indian Constitution and Democracy 3
Psycho-Social Care and Counselling 3
Human Resource Management-I 2
Electives
(Specialisation)
Elective Paper I 3
Elective Paper II 3
Fieldwork Concurrent Fieldwork – III 3
Total Credits 17
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Elective 1: Community Development
Rural Community Development
Urban Community Development
Participatory Approaches and Good Governance
Social Mobilisation for Social Action
Elective 2: Physical and Mental Health
Physical and Mental Health Knowledge for Social Work Practice
Social Work Intervention in Mental Health
Social Work Practice in Physical Health Setting
Strategic Issues, Challenges, and Equity in Health Management
Elective 3: Disaster Management
Introduction to Hazards, Risk, and Disasters
Standards and Approaches in Disaster Relief and Recovery
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
Elective 4: Child Rights and Protection
Understanding Children as Vulnerable Groups
Child Care and Protection
Child Rights and Services
Children in Humanitarian Crises: Rights and Vulnerabilities
Electives
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Extension ActivitiesThe department is actively engaged in many extension activities facilitating the planning and implementation of the
social welfare activities of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Other extension activities include holding environmental
and health awareness programmes for school, college students and the public; facilitating the activities of the Village
Resource Centre with farming communities; and in assisting NRHM on Palliative care – need and assessment; and
promoting school mental health. A significant milestone in the history of the Department of Social Work, Amritapuri has
been the setting up of UBARI – a research partnership between the SUNY Buffalo and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
The purpose of UBARI is to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct interdisciplinary joint research in the social and
behavioral sciences as it relates to identified areas of need, such as sustainable development, HIV/AIDS, trauma, extreme
events and disaster management, community development, mental health and alcohol abuse. UBARI also provides
prospective opportunities for student and faculty exchange programmes, and conducting twin-degree programmes
including doctoral studies.
Field work / outreach programmes/ students’ activitiesØ Tree Plantation & Health Awareness Rally, at T.M.Palayam, Nov 2010.
Ø Blood donation Camp, Nov 2010.
Ø Health & Sanitation programme in Ettimadai village.
Ø Republic day celebration programme in CG Puthur Primary School, Jan 2011.
Ø Sports meet for children from Ettimadai Panchayat, Oct 2010.
Ø Free tuition classes for poor children at Ettimadai village since 2008.
Ø Dental camp at Chavadi Middle School, Mar 2010.
Highlights of the department activities during recent pastl Certificate Course on “Child Rights and Child Protection” with the support of Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh),
Switzerland at Amritapuri campus. (Nov, 09).
l Certificate Course on “Psycho-Socio Counseling” with the sponsor of NASSCOM Foundation at Ettimadai campus.
l A Certificate Course on “Disaster Response and Recovery” which was jointly organized by both the campuses at
Ettimadai.
l ICSSR sponsored six day workshop on “Research Methodology” at Ettimadai campus.
l One week tribal camp at Nelliyampathy, Palakkad District.
l One week tribal camp at Parambikulam, Palakkad District.
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PlacementsThe programme offers a wide range of career opportunities in
development sector, hospitals, and industries. Both the government
and the non-government organisations working at local, national and
international levels require social workers at various positions. The
programme prepares students to work as social workers, counsellors,
health workers, project officers, programme coordinators, community
organizers in the fields of health, sanitation, economics, education,
sustainable development, and juvenile justice. Also there are openings
in family services such as family courts, family counselling centres,
adoption centres, and child welfare services. Further, the programme
shapes the students to get placed in the funding agencies including
national & international, research-based organisations, advocacy and
organisations working in specialised areas of disability, HIV/AIDS,
disasters, etc.,
Dedicated Training and Placement Directorate offers training in
soft skills and communicative English. The directorate also ensures
placements in INGOs, National level NGOs, Hospitals and Corporates.
Some of our recruiters are Hand in Hand, Chennai; Reach-Out,
Thrissur; Larsen & Toubro Limited (CSR initiative); and Friends of
Tribals Society.
How to reachThe closest airport is in Thiruvananthapuram (110 km south of Amritapuri). At the airport you may go to the “Airport Taxi Service” counter and ask for a prepaid taxi to Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri. Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is 140 km north from the School. Kayamkulam (12 km north of Amritapuri) is the closest town situated north of the campus. Autorickshaws can bring you to the campus, which takes about 20 minutes. Bus services are also available from Kayamkulam Bus Stand to Vallikavu, which is approximately a five-minute walk from the School.
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How to apply:
lCollect application form from Admission Coordinator (MSW) from any of the campuses
lBy post: Write to Admission Coordinator at any of the campuses enclosing a demand draft for Rs.250 in favour of
“Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham”, payable at “Coimbatore”
lDownload or apply online: http://amrita.edu/msw
Eligibility & criteria: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates appearing for their final
year degree exam are also eligible to apply. Desired qualification includes experience as a volunteer. Selection is based on
the marks scored in the qualifying examination and personal interview.
Sl. No. Head Term Amount
1 Tuition Semester 15000
2 University Fee Annual 6,000
3 Special Fee Annual 4,000
4 Insurance Annual 500
5 Uniform One Time 2500
6 Admission Fee One Time 250
7 Caution Deposit One Time 3000
GRAND TOTAL 31,250
Amritapuri (Kollam)
Admission Coordinator,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Clappana P.O., Kollam.
PIN – 690 525.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91 476 280 9400 / 1401
Ettimadai (Coimbatore)
The Admission Coordinator (MSW)
Department of Social Work
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Ettimadai (P.O.), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641 105
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0422 – 2685000
Filled application forms shall be sent to:
Admission Procedure
Fee Structure
Hostel Fee
Sl. No. HEAD TERM Amount
1 Room Rent** Annual 6000
2 Establishment
Charges**
Annual 6000
4 Mess Charges** Annual 24000
5 Caution Deposit One Time 3000
GRAND TOTAL 39000
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is one of the major educational initiatives of the Math which has its International Headquarters at Amritapuri in Kollam, Kerala (India) UN Recognition for M.A.Math.
UN Recognition for M.A.Math The United Nations announced the distinguished award of Special UN consultative status to Mata Amritanandamayi Math with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. After a thorough review of M.A.Math’s work and results for the past 15 years, including AIMS, Amrita University, and all other major efforts, the United Nation’s committee of 19 member nations in the ECOSOC Committee voted unanimously to grant Special Consultative Status. The major ECOSOC body of 50 member nations affirmed this decision on July 21, 2005.
Social Initiatives
Tsunami Relief - Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is implementing the largest Tsunami Rehabilitation project in the country. The cost of the project is over Rs.200 crore and most of the work is done by the volunteers. The Math has already constructed more than 5000 houses, - of the proposed 6200 houses. It is the first NGO to hand over the houses as per the specifications of the governments, in Kerala and TamilNadu and also in other areas in India and Sri Lanka. The Math is particular that the villages which are being reconstructed will be self-reliant: facilitated with community centres, anganwadis, schools, primary health centres, markets and roads. Electrification and supply of water are also given priority. Moreover, the affected people are also provided with FRP boats, marine outboard engines and fishing nets. To make them self-reliant vocational training in nursing and driving and given.
Amrita Kuteeram - Free houses for homeless with a mission to provide 1,00,000 houses in the next 10 years across India.Already more than 35,000 houses have been built all over the country under this project.
In 2007, AMMA announced a Rs.200 crore Project to prevent Farmer Suicide through education and the reduction of financial strain placed upon impoverished agricultural families in Maharashtra, Kerala and other states in India.This is being implemented by providing 30,000 full scholarships for children of farmers living below the poverty line and providing vocational training and start-up capital to help 5,000 groups of women from agricultural families to form home-based businesses.
Amrita Setu - A suspension bridge constructed by the Math connecting Alappad panchayath with mainland Kerala, as part of its extensive tsunami relief programme. Should the Alappad community face any future disaster, the bridge ensures that the villagers will have an escape route through which 15,000 persons can be evacuated in 30 minutes.
Amrita Village Reconstruction Project, Gujarat - Rebuilt three villages, with more than 1200 quakeproof houses with community facilities, after the devastating earthquke of January 2001.
The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is a
registered Public Charitable Trust dedicated to
serving humanity without distinction of nationality,
caste, race of religion.
The Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham16
2010, New YorkAMMA was conferred honorary doctorate in humane letters by
State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.
2006, New YorkAMMA was presented with the Interfaith Center of New York’s 4th
Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award after speaking on the
topic “Understanding and collaboration between Religions”.
2005, CannesA film on AMMA titled “Darshan – The Embrace” by renowned
filmmaker Jan Kounen was screened at the prestigious Cannes
Film Festival.
2004, BarcelonaAMMA delivered the Keynote Address at the Closing Plenary
Session of the World Parliament of Religions.
2002, GenevaAMMA delivered the Keynote Address at the Global Peace
Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the UN,
after receiving the prestigious UN Gandhi-King Peace Award.
2000, New YorkAMMA also delivered the Keynote Address at the Millennium
Peace Summit, UN General Assembly.
1995, New YorkAMMA spoke at the Interfaith Celebration, during the 50th
Anniversary of the UN.
1993, ChicagoAMMA was one of the main speakers at the World Parliament of
Religions, 100th anniversary.
Satguru Sri Mata
Amritanandamayi
Devi has given
Darshan to over 30
million people across
the world and has
been invited to address
global fora
“Children,
Sraddha is necessary for every action we perform.
Actions done without Sraddha are of no use.”
-AMMA