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The Department traces its origin to the establishment of the Y.W.C.A School of Social Work in 1946 at Lucknow. It was established by the Y.W.C.A of India, Burma and Ceylon, which later became National Y.W.C.A of India. It started a one year programme to give training in social work to the women who were demobilized by the Armed Services, known as the Womens Auxillary Corps of India, following the end of World War II in 1946.
The school started under the directorship of MS. Nora Ventura who was then the Secretary of Religious Education Committee of the Y.W.C.A, with two students - one from Sindh and the other from Bengal. Later in 1946 MS. Elmina Lucke, a noted social work educationist of considerable standing and experience, took over as Consultant Organizer of the School. In 1947 the school moved to Delhi and with the efforts of the then Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi Sir Maurice Gwyer; the old Air Force Barracks located on the corner of the Mall Road and 3 - University Road was given to the School.
Due to the initiatives and efforts of MS. Lucke, post-graduate programme was started which in 1948 was affiliated to the University of Delhi and the name was changed to Delhi School of Social Work. The school was then governed by a board, which included as members in the board were representatives from the Y.W.C.A, the Ministries of Education and Health and the University of Delhi. Dorothy Moses was appointed as the First Principal of the School. She was succeeded by M.S. Gore and S.N. Ranade as Principals of Delhi School of Social Work. D.S.S.W was taken over by University of Delhi in 1962 and became a post graduate institution maintained by the university. PhD programme was started in 1965 and in 1976 M. Phil Programme was introduced. In 1979 Delhi School of Social Work (DSSW) became the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi.
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Only University of Delhi: Department of Social Work, New Delhi offers MSW in Delhi University.
Admission to the Department of Social Work is open to both men and women having completed a Bachelor's Degree programme of 3 years duration from a recognized University. The eligibility criteria for admissions to the year 2011 12 are as follows: a) Any person with a Bachelors Degree or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 year) in any discipline with minimum 55% marks from recognized university is eligible to apply. b) B.A. (H) Social Work student with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized University are eligible to apply. c) Those candidates who are appearing in the final year examination of the Bachelors degree are also eligible to apply subject to the qualification listed above. d) Candidates belonging to SC/ST shall be eligible as per Delhi University rules to pass with the minimum marks. e) PWD candidates shall be allowed 5% relaxation in the eligibility requirement. Before applying for admission, the candidate should ensure that the minimum eligibility requirements are met and that he/she has attained the age of twenty years on or before the first day of October of the year in which admission is sought. Candidates whose result for the qualifying examination is awaited may also apply provisionally. They must submit a copy of their result latest by August 31, 2012 failing which the offer of admission shall stand cancelled.
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The level of difficulty in MA Economics is actually depends upon you. If you didn't have studied maths at 12th level or if you don't shows interest in mathematics then it would be very much difficulty for you (Difficulty level can be 09/10). Because maths is the essence part of economics. Without the knowledge of maths, you won't be able to find the 'Time Value of Money', Bond and Stock valuation, Price determination under different forms of market, Managerial Economics. All these requires higher level knowledge of calculus, algebra and probability. The concepts of differentiation and integration helps you to formulate the policies by knowing the maxima and minima. If you are from non-maths background, then I will recommend you take tuitions of advance maths for your better performance during college. Otherwise it will be very difficult for you.
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BSW is the standard academic program through which individuals become social workers. It represents the core social work academic program consisting of knowledge, skills, practice of social work in multiple settings and six practical methods of social work intervention. The BSW (I.e., Bachelor of social workers) program of KMCSM contains 32 subjects ranging from sociology for social work to human behavior and growth, psychiatric social work, community organization, social action, child right, rural and urban community development, family and social work, development communication, law and social work, management of voluntary organization, social development, gender studies, juvenile justice, social work in industry and case work and group work. The curriculum is designed to equip students with theories and hands on practices and evolves itself to the social and economical customs of the need of the era, running parallel to the classes are three social camps, research work, 350 hours agencies placement (field placement) and a month long block placement.
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When it comes to the admission in BA History Hons, students are highly rush for getting admission in University of Delhi. Because it offers a wide range of top notch faculties with other facilities. The good colleges in Delhi University of doing BA History Hons are:
(1) Hindu College.
(2) HansRaj College.
(3) Sri GuruTeg Bahadur (SGTB) Khalsa College.
(4) Miranda College.
(5) Kalindi College.
(7) Ramjas College.
(8) Aatma Ram Sanatan Dharm college.
These are the some pioneers college in Delhi University for history Hons. But out of these I would like to vote for "Hindu College". Because it is ranked as the 2nd Best college (in overall ranking) in Delhi university after SRCC. This college has 100+ books in their Library especially for history students. It has fully Wi-Fi equipped campus for E-Learning. It has the beat faculties for this department and what not. So, I'd prefer for Hindu college. However its cutoff is quite high (ranges from 95%-99%). Hope this helps.
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Pursuing a diploma in any of the course has several benefits of its own. These range from getting additional insight into that area of law to plus point in CV which would further help in getting jobs. Most of the times these Certificate and diploma courses are offered by the institution in which you are studying or some external institution in collaboration with your college. And the best part about these is that they can be pursued simultaneously with the degree program that you are pursuing. For eg., you can pursue a certificate course in IPR related laws even when you are in your 3rd year or 4th year of LLB programs. The additional benefit of these courses is the insight that you get into the subject and your future job prospects in that area of law. So, if you pursue a certificate course in IPR, it would have a significant impact if you are looking for a career in the IPR related laws. And the interviewer would be generally interested in you as you would have additional knowledge in that area of law as compared to other colleagues.

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There is no disadvantage in pursuing a certificate course. Law as a subject, the more you learn, the better you are. So, if you want to specialise in a particular area of law or if you want to build a career in a specific area of law, I think pursuing a certificate or diploma course in that area of law will provide you with the much needed insights as well as provide you with knowledge which would set you apart from your other colleagues. And coming to the best part about certificate course, they can be done together with the degree program that you are pursuing. So let's say you are enrolled in BALLB at NLSIU. A course on Mergers and Acquisitions is being offered by some Tier I Law firm. Mergers and Acquisitions being an important area of Corporate Law, it would provide you with practical insights and you can mention this course on your CV which would help you demonstrate your interest in Corporate law to the interviewer.

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The importance of International Humanitarian Law in the present day context cannot be highlighted. From the displacement of people to ethnic cleansing, most of the problems affecting countries involve international Humanitarian Law. For eg, the rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced people from Syria to whether Rohingyas should be deported or not, all of these are the major questions which fall under the ambit of International Humanitarian Law. With increasing international co-operation among countries and a large number of treaties and conventions being signed, specializing in International Humanitarian Law would provide you the platform to provide to legitimate answers to these questions. Further, you get to work with a lot of International Organisations including UN and World Bank. Pursuing a diploma or certificate course would help you with the enriching and invaluable knowledge you need in the subject and work beyond boundaries.