Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2025: Top 35 Social Work Institutes

Are you looking for the best social work institutes in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 35 social work institutes for 2025 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.

Updated on: 12 July 2025 2:40 pm

North Campus, Delhi University, New Delhi

RANK 2025	NAME OF INSTITUTE	ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 200	INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT 150	INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 150	GOVERNANCE & ADMISSIONS 200	DIVERSITY & OUTREACH 300	TOTAL SCORE 1000
1	TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES MUMBAI	194	140.21	142.30	146.07	292	914.69
2	RAJAGIRI COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (AUTONOMOUS) KOCHI	193.18	139.37	141.62	145.59	291.89	911.7
3	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK DELHI SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK UNIVERSITY OF DELHI DELHI	192.33	138.62	141.50	144.7	291.66	908.85
4	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) BANGALORE	192.29	138.33	141.23	144.7	290.69	907.21
5	THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA BARODA	192.09	137.5	141.1	144.67	289.7	905.13
6	MADRAS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK CHENNAI	191.50	137.14	140.50	145	289.02	902.8
7	LOYOLA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM	191.11	136.35	139.95	143.86	288.45	899.72
8	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI	190.71	135.62	139.68	143.67	288.12	897.80
9	STELLA MARIS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI	189.81	134.64	139.25	143.06	287.80	894.56
10	KRUPANIDHI DEGREE COLLEGE BANGALORE	188.9	133.95	138.4	142.27	286.90	890.42
11	KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE BANGALORE	188.59	133.81	137.78	141.34	286.4	887.87
12	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH	188.4	132.88	137.20	140.93	285.43	884.88
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CHENNAI	188.15	132.70	136.67	140.2	285.24	882.99
14	MSW PROGRAM PRASANNA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MAHE MANIPAL	187.35	131.93	136.5	139.40	284.33	880
15	ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MANGALURU	186.62	131.70	135.79	139.32	284.22	877.65
16	UDAIPUR SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK UDAIPUR	185.74	131.50	135.23	139.24	283.88	875.59
17	SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) TIRUPATTUR	184.81	130.52	134.5	138.77	283.82	872.37
18	SRI KRISHNA ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE COIMBATORE	184.62	129.54	133.68	137.79	282.86	868.49
19	SRI RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIDYALAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE COIMBATORE	183.70	128.77	133.42	137.40	282.22	865.51
20	ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BANGALORE	183.66	128.43	132.90	136.73	281.35	863.07
21	THE OXFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS BANGALORE	182.86	127.57	132.30	136.67	280.6	860.02
22	SRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) UJIRE KARNATAKA	182.8	126.58	131.59	136.08	280.42	857.5
23	AMITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES NOIDA	181.97	126.38	131.3	135.72	279.96	855.33
24	HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE CHENNAI	181.59	125.47	130.81	135.30	279.47	852.64
25	THE BHOPAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES BHOPAL	181.33	124.58	130.3	135.09	279.00	850.31
26	VIMALA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) THRISSUR	181.25	124.57	129.89	134.98	278.53	849.22
27	SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES TADONG	180.65	124.47	129.78	134.52	278.06	847.48
28	SHRIMATHI DEVKUNVAR NANALAL BHATT VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CHENNAI	180.51	124.06	129.54	134.19	277.39	845.69
29	BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	179.78	123.63	128.91	133.92	276.53	842.77
30	BHARATA MATA COLLEGE KOCHI	179.13	123.01	128.82	133.30	275.96	840.22
31	DON BOSCO COLLEGE PANAJI	178.91	122.99	128.0	132.33	275.81	838.04
32	PATRICIAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE CHENNAI	178.81	122.45	127.14	131.6	275.43	835.4
33	NALLAMUTHU GOUNDER MAHALINGAM COLLEGE COIMBATORE	178.48	122.02	126.73	130.82	274.52	832.57
34	SHREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE COIMBATORE	178.07	121.29	126.06	130.69	273.66	829.8
35	LOYOLA COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TRIVANDRUM	177.14	120.72	125.74	130.17	272.76	826.53