The Centre for Women’s Studies was started in 2004 with the financial support of the University Grants Commission in the X plan period. It was upgraded into a full-fledged Department of Women’s Studies in the year 2008 in the XI plan period. The department was upgraded as a statutory department in 2009. In the year 2012 the Department of Women’s Studies was moved to phase II, in the same plan period the department has qualified to phase III from April 2016 onwards with enhanced financial assistance from Rs.46, 00,000/- to Rs.63, 00,000/-. The Department was started with One Director and One Assistant Professor and upgraded to Phase III with One Director, Two Assistant Professors, Two Research Associates, Two Research Assistants and four non teaching staff members.
The department is involved in Teaching, Research, Extension and Field action projects. It offers M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D in Women’s Studies and Post Graduate Diploma in Women Entrepreneurship (PGDWE). The Department specializes in Women Empowerment, Women and Child Welfare, Women and Child Rights, Gender Sensitization, Gender Budgeting and Gender Audit, awareness on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal ) Act 2013, Internal Committee (IC), Gender Equity Vs Gender Equality.
Programmes
- M.A. Women’s Studies
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Eligibility:
Any U.G. Degree.
Duration: 2 Years
Strength: 20
PG Diploma in Women Entrepreneurship
- PG Diploma in Women Entrepreneurship with 10 seats
- M.Phil. / Ph.D.,
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- M.Phil Women’s Studies sanctioned with 5 seats
- Ph.D Women’s Studies sanctioned – 16 seats