Program Overview & Objectives
Academic depth blended with intensive field practicum and professional ethics.
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is engineered to build frontline social development professionals, community organizers, and social welfare practitioners.
Affiliated with Shri Govind Guru University (SGGU), Godhra, the program combines core sociology, psychology, and legal frameworks with active hands-on field exposure.
Coursework explores contemporary Indian social issues, rural and urban community structures, child and women welfare laws, and counseling methodologies.
Students spend multiple days each week assigned to local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Panchayati Raj institutions, and government social defense departments.
Replaces purely theoretical learning with 500+ hours of direct community field interventions.
Acts as an essential prerequisite for civil services preparation, master's degree specialization (MSW), and international NGO careers.
- 500+ Hours of Concurrent Fieldwork Exposure
- 7-Day Mandatory Annual Rural Immersion Camp
- Direct Engagement with 50+ NGO & Government Partners
- Civil-Services & NGO Management Aligned Curriculum
- Dedicated On-Campus GCAS & Self-Finance Admission Cell
10+2 (Higher Secondary) in any stream (Arts, Commerce, Science) from GSHSEB or any recognized board.
Specialization Areas & Electives
Tailored professional domains preparing students for targeted industrial and development roles.
Community Organization & Rural Welfare
Focuses on grassroots village adoption, Panchayati Raj governance, and self-help group (SHG) mobilization.
Child & Women Empowerment
Covers juvenile justice frameworks, maternal healthcare advocacy, and women entrepreneurship initiatives.
Social Legislation & Human Rights
Provides foundational training in labor protection acts, fundamental rights, and legal aid clinics.
BSW Syllabus & Curriculum
Download or view the official Shri Govind Guru University (SGGU) curriculum PDFs.
Semester 1
PDFFirst Semester Curriculum
Semester 2
PDFSecond Semester Curriculum
Semester 3 & 4
PDFMerged Semesters 3 & 4 Curriculum
Semester 5
PDFFifth Semester Curriculum
Semester 6
PDFSixth Semester Curriculum
Fieldwork Practicum & Exposure
Hands-on community immersion, concurrent agency visits, and block internships.
Concurrent Fieldwork
2 days of mandatory field visits every week at designated NGOs, Primary Health Centers, and Panchayats across Gujarat.
7-Day Rural Immersion Camp
Annual residential camp in adopted rural villages focusing on PRA surveys, cleanliness drives, and community mobilization.
Block Placement Internship
Intensive full-time placement in corporate CSR units, manufacturing HR departments, or government social defense boards.
Career Outcomes & Scope
Unlocking professional avenues in corporate CSR, industrial HR, non-profits, and government sectors.
Community Organizer
Directing grassroots rural upliftment programs and self-help groups.
NGO Project Officer
Managing non-profit field projects, grant execution, and field surveys.
Social Welfare Inspector
Working with government social defense departments and welfare boards.
CSR Field Specialist
Executing corporate social responsibility projects for industrial houses.
Career & Professional Opportunities
Key professional roles and employment avenues unlocked after completing BSW across corporate CSR, government departments, and NGOs.
Social Welfare Officer / CSR Executive
Manages industrial funding deployment pipelines, maps baseline corporate social responsibility goals, and audits rural development metrics.
NGO Program Coordinator
Organizes ground-level humanitarian actions, structures donor funding requests, and directs regional crisis management field missions.
Community Mobilizer
Coordinates rural group workshops to map resource deficits, gathering local demographic info and connecting cohorts to public sanitation networks.
Youth Development Officer
Deploys targeted basic digital literacy tracks and vocational training sessions for rural adolescents inside community welfare facilities.
Rehabilitation Assistant
Assists shelter house managers with client tracking steps, logging individual progress paths and verifying access to state nutritional allowances.
Ready to Enroll in Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)?
Apply online via Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal or visit our dedicated campus helpdesk for direct Self-Finance admission enrollment.