History of social work education goes back to 1936 when Tata School of Social Work was established. Sir Clifford Marshardt an American Marathi Missionary thought of empowering and giving training to the manpower who will be equipped and trained with the knowledge, skills and training for should bring different kinds of responsibilities in the field of social work.

This school was based on the patterns of social work schools in USA but it had characteristic features in respect of social work interventions in industries to improve the conditions of workers Placed in industrial settings.

It is noteworthy that UGC started its first short-term course in social work in collaboration with Social Service League in Bombay in 1920. In this course voluntary workers engaged public welfare work.