I completed BA in the Arts stream in 2013 and I am presently working with the social sector. I want details of institutes that offer BSW/MSW programmes. I am keen to join NGO activities and willing to travel to any part of the country to pursue academic studies.
Vidya Tiwari
via email
Many universities now offer Social Work as one of the combinations at the Bachelor’s degree level. At present, there are a few universities and their affiliated colleges that offer the three-year BSW (Bachelor in Social Work) course. The Master’s degree course (MSW or MA) is available in over 50 universities. A large number of colleges affiliated to them have been permitted to offer Master’s degree courses. The courses offered by TISS and the Delhi School of Social Work (Delhi University) are rated very high in the employment market. Contact:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) (www.tiss.edu), Post Box-8313, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. Email: acadsec@tiss.edu
Delhi School of Social Work, Chattra Marg, University Enclave, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007
Madras School of Social Work, 32, Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008
Viswa Bharati, Santiniketan (www.viswa-bharati.ac.in), Birbhum, West Bengal-731 235. Email: root@vbharat.ernet.in
Jamia Millia Islamia (www.jmi.nic.in), Mohammad Ali Johar Marg, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110 025. Email: socwork@jmi.ernet.in
Bangalore University, Department of Social Work, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore-560 056
The corporate world where Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is being practised will also provide you ample opportunities.
I completed B.Tech in 2007 and am currently working. I want to know if there are any institutes offering Post-Graduation in Nuclear Energy. I am currently working in the Energy sector and find that there are opportunities in this field in India and overseas.
Sunder
via email
The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) (www.upes.ac.in), Dehradun, conducts the three-year Master of Science (M.Sc) in Nuclear Energy under the College of Engineering. Considering that the University focuses on Energy Studies, the course in Nuclear Energy is a flagship programme that is well respected. The programmes of the University are approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC).
For admissions, you should contact the Registrar, UPES, Energy Acres, PO Bidholi via Prem Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248 007. Ph: 0135-2764370, 2764371.
Email: enrollments@upes.ac.in
I am a B.Com graduate. After completion of degree education, I went to work immediately on account of family and economic issues. I joined a courier company and then moved into logistics. I have about eight years of experience and I now feel that I should have a specialisation education in the subject of logistics. I don’t want to leave my job and am interested in pursuing education through e-learning method. I can attend classes during the weekends. Please advise what I should pursue.
Venkatesh P.
via email, Bangalore
The Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) (www.iimm.org) is a non-profit professional body promoting professional excellence in materials management and helps usher in national prosperity through sustainable development. IIMM offers a myriad programmes to suit the needs of everyone. They include:
1. Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (GDMM)
2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Materials Management (PGDMM)
3. Post-Graduate Diploma in Logistics Management (PGDLM)
4. Diploma in Stores Management (DSM)
5. Diploma in International Trade (DTI)
6. Graduate Diploma in Public Procurement (GDPP)
7. MBA (Materials Management)
8. MBA (Supply Chain Management-SCM)
9. MBA (Logistics and SCM)
IIMM also offers e-Learning programmes at the Foundation and Advanced levels.
The Foundation Courses (areas: Purchasing Management, Supply Management, Warehouse Management, International Management) are meant for fresh graduates and new entrants with less than one year experience in the field of supply chain management.
At the advanced levels, IIMM offers programmes (areas: Purchasing Management, International Business and Supply Management) for working professionals with 1 to 3 years of experience in SCM. Projects which form part of each of the study areas help the learner.
For more details contact: D. Subramani, Chairman, IIMM, Bangalore branch (www.iimmbangalore.org), 304, A Wing, III Floor, Mittal Tower, 6, MG Road, Bangalore-560001. Ph: 25327251. Email: iimmbg@airtelmail.in
For those already in the field of SCM, IIMM offers short-term Executive Development Programmes (EDP) conducted by experts in the field of SCM and logistics.
I have completed LL.B. (three years) and I have been practising for the past five years. We had no campus placement, but I got to work with a good team. However, I have not been able to stabilise. Do I need to pursue anything else further to make a career out of the same or have a change in my outlook for the practice? I would like to pursue higher education in the field.
Rakesh
via email, Bangalore
Legal practice takes a while to get established. However, that does not mean the individual does not have opportunities. Pursuing higher studies viz., LL.M. or any other course in the field, either part-time or full time, would help.
A LL.M. qualification will increase your knowledge in an area of specialisation, which will help you in the long run or more importantly take you to the academic line. One can pursue the campus mode programme (regular) in one year as per the new norms. If you are keen to pursue LL.M. in the distance learning schemata, then the duration would be two years, wherein you can specialise in areas such as Business Law, Constitutional Law, and Criminal Law, to mention a few.
On completion of LL.B. start practising with a senior who is well established or with a firm which is focusing on areas that have wide ramifications in the legal fraternity and society; it will help you to grow and get identified. Also identify an area of specialisation. Under the normal circumstances LL.B. graduates start working in Criminal and Civil cases. One should also identify areas like taxation, arbitration, corporate law, patents, immigration, and environmental law that will take you to a newer dimension in the field.
