Madras School of Social Work

Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) is an autonomous college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Born in 1908 into a rich Parsi family, Mary Clubwala Jadhav was raised strictly in the traditional way by her mother who taught her the values of caring and sharing.

In 1942, with World War II raging Mrs. Clubwala founded the Indian Hospitality Committee and persuaded women from all communities and walks of life to join in the effort to organise mobile canteens, hospital visits, diversional therapy and entertainment programmes for the army men.The victorious 14th Army presented her a Japanese sword in appreciation of her tremendous efforts.

In 1954, she helped get started, through the joint efforts of the Guild and the Madras Rotary Club, the Bala Vihar in Kilpauk, a school for mentally challenged children.

Condoling her death, Mrs. Indira Gandhi mentioned that India lost an eminent social worker.

Candidates who have passed PG degree examination with less than 17 years of course duration are not eligible for admission.

The candidate should have obtained a master's degree with not less than second class or equivalent grade or 50% marks in the qualifying examination.

Implementing the Selective Dissemination of Information system, the library offers excellent support for students to prepare their assignments and project reports.

Subject to the rules for each course, students can make use of the centre for e-mail, internet browsing, word processing, creating presentations and data analysis.

Four-wheelers of students or visitors are not permitted inside the Campus for any reason whatsoever due to inadequate parking facilities.