Human Resource Management and development are the cardinal areas of concern in modern industrial society. The Human Resource function in industry has been increasingly professionalized and practice of the same calls for specialized knowledge and skills to function in the areas of Personnel Management, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Development. This requires intensive training of professionals thoroughly equipped to meet the current demands. The Industrial setting has been one of the fields of social work since the inception of social work education in India. It offers enormous career opportunities to social work graduates and Human Resource Management functionaries. The practice of professional social work in Industry in present scenario requires sound knowledge base with special skills which are specifically relevant to the current trend in the area of Human Resource Management.
Graduate Candidates who have passed qualifying Bachelor Degree Examination with minimum (10+2+3) or (10+2+4)in case of Technology/Engineering branches) or its equivalent in any discipline as a regular student from recognized university with atleast in aggregate 50 percent marks ( 45 % for SC ST) or an equivalent grade are eligible for applying for admission to the M.S.W./M.H.R.M. Programme. The percentage aggregate of marks is to be calculated as per the practice followed by the concerned University/ Institution. Those who are in the final year and who expect to complete all the requirements of graduation successfully can also apply. Candidates who are in the final year of their Bachelor's Degree programme but have not passed in all the courses (main/Major/Subsidiary etc.) of first and second years (if the Degree is of 3 years duration) and first, second and third years (if the degree is of 4 years duration) are not eligible to admission to any course.