College of Social Work

It is an established truth that happiness in human life emerges from the satisfaction of needs & feeling of security which results from Social Matrix.But the Social Matrix if suffers from in balance between & lack of strength of components,give way to several human sufferings which in broader application are named as problems. Based upon this fact, social Work Education was founded in western countries.Through Social Work activities in various forms have been a part & pareel of our religious, political,Social & cultural life in India, systematic instructions in Social Work education in Indian set up commemced with the establishment of Tata Institure of Social Sciences in Mumbai in 1936.However till 1980 the concept of Social work Education was unknown to Marathwada Region. In 1980 a Young enthusiastic academician by name Shri.Suresh Puri who had rich Social Work orientation being deeply influenced & fascinated by the concept of Social Work Education laid the foundation of Social Work Education through establishment College of Social Work in Marathwada Region at Aurangabad in the 1980.It is worth record that Shri. Bapurao Jagtap Shri.Motiraj Rathod joined Shri.Suresh Puri in this endevour by contributing their land for conducting this college-initially. It was decided to conduct this college under the registration of a society by name Vidya Vardhak Samiti at Aurangabad through which late Adv.S.M.Dhanuka,Dr.Chandradeo Kawde,Dr,Narayan Sharma got associatioed with this college through their contribution as members of managing committee during &after the foundation years. On 12th Dec.1980 the Academic programme of Social Work Education was inaugurated at the gracious hands of Hon?ble Dr.B.R.Bhosle the than Vice ?Chancellor of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwda University ( the then Marathwada University) & that of the then Divisional Commissioer Hon?ble Shri. Padmanabhan. Social Work Education Provides an insight in the significance Social matrix it?s politicial,economical,Physical,Cultural aspects in the problems emerging out of imbalances in Social relationship and in the effective helping machanisams & processes. College of Social Work has been providing rich opportunities of Social Work Education to the youth in Marathwda & border areas of vidarbha,who mainly represent the deprived sections of community. This college had to pass through several down falls but continued with the valuable task of Social Work Education over period of 27 years. This college being first & single college of Social Work Education in Marathwada region till 1992 & only one college of Social Work in Aurangabad District till 2007 enjoys a special status due to it?s rich performance in Social Work Education.In recognition of this fact, the then Authorities of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,decided to take over this college in order to rejuvenate & vitalize the role of this college in Social Work Education. Hence since 22nd Jan.2003 this College has gained a new identity & status i.e. Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University?s College of Social Work,with due approval of state Govt. Now Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University?s,College of Social Work is performing it?s functions of Social Work Education in the capacity of a member section of organization structure of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.