CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2025: Download PDF, Important Topics, Recommended Books

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CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2025 will be released soon by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on the CUET portal. Students who are willing to appear for the CUET PG MSW exam 2025 can check the detailed syllabus of the Master of Social Work (MSW) here, as followed during the previous academic session. Till the release of the CUET PG 2025 social work syllabus, students can check the coverage, exam pattern and eligibility for the entrance examination as released by the agency for the previous session. 

CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2024: Download PDF, Important Topics, Recommended Books

CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases CUET PG syllabus for all domain subjects on its CUET PG website i.e. pgcuet.samarth.ac.in. Those candidates who aspire to pursue a programme related to Social Work can find the domain-wise syllabus for the CUET PG 2025 exam on the official website. It is recommended that the candidates must select Social Work in the CUET PG application form. Social Work (HUQP21) is divided into nine broad units. To clear the CUET PG MSW exam, candidates need to answer a total of 75 questions that are designed based on the CUET PG Social Work syllabus.

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In this article, the reader will get to know in detail about the CUET PG Social Work syllabus including test pattern, unit-wise syllabus, and books to prepare for the CUET PG MSW 2025 exam. The candidates can get complete insights for the preparation and check the direct link to download CUET PG MSW syllabus PDF here. 

CUET PG MSW Exam Pattern 2025

Along with knowing the CUET PG MSW syllabus in advance, the exam pattern also helps candidates plan their CUET preparation strategy. The table below mentions the CUET PG MSW exam pattern:

Particulars

Details

Mode of the examination

Computer-based test (CBT)/Lan-based/Online

Medium/ Language

English and Hindi

Duration of the examination

1 hour 45 minutes or 105 minutes

Frequency of exam in a year

Once a year

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Total number of Questions

75

Total Marks

300

Negative marking

Yes

Marking Scheme

4 marks for correct answer
-1 mark for incorrect answer

Total sections in the question paper

1

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CUET PG 2025 MSW: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates wiling to know the CUET PG MSW eligibility criteria can check below to know about the criteria for the CUET PG Master of Social Work course.  

Age Limit

The authorities have not specified any age limit for the MSW programme. Candidates who have a bachelor's degree/equivalent examination in any domain can apply for the CUET PG 2025 examination. 

Educational Qualification

  • Delhi University (DU): Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University or Master's Degree from a recognized University, Or
  • Banaras Hindu University (BHU): Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate marks OR equivalent in any discipline, Or
  • TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (TISS): Candidates should have successfully completed a Bachelor's or Master's Degree of minimum of 3 or 4 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a university recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. 

CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2025

Based on the CUET PG exam pattern for the previous session, candidates have to answer as many as 75 questions which are domain-specific knowledge. The table below mentions the CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2025:

Unit Number

Unit Topic

1

Social concepts

2

Economic concepts

3

Political concepts

4

Environmental concepts

5

Psychological concepts

6

Legal concepts

7

Social reform, social movement, social work

8

Social change and Social Transformation

9

Sustainable technologies

 CUET PG MSW Syllabus PDF Download

Candidates willing to appear in the CUET PG MSW exam (HUQP21) in 2025 can find the syllabus in PDF format under the Humanities stream. Alternatively, candidates can find the CUET PG MSW syllabus here.

Below is the direct link to the PDF containing the CUET PG MSW syllabus:

CUET PG MSW Syllabus PDF

CUET PG MSW Syllabus (Detailed)

NTA has only specified the 9 units under the CUET PG Social Work syllabus. The detailed syllabus for the Social Work exam has been fetched from MA in social work syllabus under the CBCS curriculum. Here is a unit wise topics under the CUET PG Social Work syllabus:  

Unit - I: Social concepts

  • Family
  • Marriage
  • Neighbourhood
  • Community
  • Organization
  • Culture
  • Caste
  • Clan
  • Values
  • Culture
  • Traditions
  • Practices
  • Norms
  • Lifestyle
  • Health
  • Socialization
  • Needs

Unit – II: Economic concepts

  • Economy
  • Market
  • Production
  • Distribution
  • Demand
  • Supply
  • Labor
  • Income
  • Expenditure
  • Globalization
  • Privatization
  • Liberalization
  • Industrialization

Unit - III: Political concepts

  • Politics
  • Democracy
  • Decentralization
  • Panchayat
  • Legislature
  • Executive
  • Judiciary
  • Human rights
  • Social Justice
  • Freedom
  • Liberty
  • Fundamental rights & duties

Unit IV: Psychological Concepts

  • Individual
  • Self
  • Behaviour
  • Mental functions
  • Attitude
  • Emotions
  • Beliefs
  • Self-esteem
  • Intelligence

Unit – V: Environmental concepts

  • Environment
  • Atmosphere
  • Pollution-air, water, sound
  • Natural resources - air, water, soil, forest
  • Disaster

Unit- VI: Legal concepts

  • Constitution
  • Law
  • Petition
  • Litigation
  • First-hand information report (FIR)

Unit –VII: Social reform, social movement, social work

  • Social reform
  • Social movement
  • Revolution
  • Satyagraha
  • Non-violence
  • Truth
  • Justice
  • Peace
  • Social work
  • Social development

Unit – VIII: Social change and Social Transformation

  • Social change
  • Social transformation

Unit - IX: Sustainable technologies

  • Forms of sustainable technologies: solar, wind, bio-gas, bio-mass, bio-diesel
  • Pollution control through technologies     

Best Books for CUET PG MA in Social Work

Candidates can refer to the below-mentioned books for CUET PG MSW exam preparation:

  1. Government of India: Encyclopedia of Social Work in India from Ministry of Welfare. India Social Problems by G.R. Madan.
  2. Principles of Population Studies by Asha A. Bhende and Tara Kanitkar.
  3. Sociology by C.N. Shankar Rao.

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Refer to the table below for domain/subject-wise CUET PG syllabus as well as question paper PDF:

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