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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.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham2

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

upride bicycle, motorized threadmill, eleptical cross trainer, 6

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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.


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.


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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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



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


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


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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.”

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