The Degree of the Masters of social work shall not be conferred upon a candidate unless he/she passes in all the heads of passing and has obtained the minimum marks in individual papers.  Except in Field Work and Research and Term paper, there shall be in each paper, in each part, an internal assessment for 40% of the full marks assigned to the paper, and a university examination for the remaining 60% of the full marks to be held at the end of the year.

Every candidate for the Masters of social work must have taken the bachelor's degree of Nagaland University in any faculty, or bachelors degree in any other university recognized as equivalent to the bachelor's degree of this university. Graduate in any stream with at least 50% Marks (45% for SC/ST Candidates)

The specializations offered under this course are as follows:-

• Community Development (CD)
• Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS)
• Youth Development (YD)