The Indian Institute of Social Sciences (IISS), a Public Charitable Trust established at New Delhi with a view to preparing a competent cadre of experts having adequate knowledge of the social work. The Indian Institute of Social Sciences has designed a six month Certificate course in Social Work for those having 10th pass qualification, one year Diploma in Social Work for those having 10+2 pass qualification and two year Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work for those having a Bachelor's Degree to be conducted through correspondence for enabling the admitted students to study at home and without leaving the place of their work. All the study materials are dispatched within 30 days from the date of admission. The Indian Institute of Social Sciences helping the aspiring students interested in getting admitted in one of the reputed and recognised universities in the Bachelors. Masters and Doctoral programmes. Different vocational and job oriented courses have been located by the Indian Institute of Social Sciences offered at selected universities in India. As soon as the students apply to IISS giving their choices for getting admitted in the course they wish to opt, arrangements are made for forwarding their applications to these universities. The salient features of IISS is that we provide continuing guidance and counselling to all the prospective as well as the admitted candidates so that they may shape their careers after successfully completing their courses in an optimum manner.