CSR in India has come a long way from philanthropy in the form of charity to a regulatory mechanism. The companies in India are governed by Clause 135 of the Companies Act 2013 to perform their CSR activities. The CSR rules have been applicable from fiscal year 2014-15. CSR is rapidly evolving as a new field of study. Large companies are now strategically engaging in development issues as a part of their CSR agenda. The process of responding to the CSR agenda within an organization will require specialists in the field. MACSR will cater to capacity building of this increased demand for trained CSR professionals.
Programme Objectives
- To impart knowledge and understanding about CSR through Open and Distance Learning.
- To expand the capacity of learners on various theoretical and practical aspects of CSR and development work.
- To develop professional knowledge in formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of CSR projects and programmes
- To develop expertise in various thematic areas of CSR, and
- To equip the learners with the needed skills in conflict resolution arising while dealing with various stakeholders.
Who Can Take Admission?
- Senior, mid-level and entry level employees of companies undertaking CSR
- Professionals working in development sector and NGOs implementing CSR activities
- Development functionaries and civil servants of State and Central Governments
- Faculty, researchers and students in universities, research organizations and colleges.
- Graduates wanting to pursue a career in CSR
Instructional Design and Delivery Mechanism:
The self instructional format has been used for developing Self Learning Material (SLM) in print and multi-media. Print is the predominant mode of instruction, supplemented with audio and video programmes; face to face counselling sessions; interactive radio counselling (IRC) (Gyan Vani); educational TV broadcasts (Gyan Darshan) and web-based counselling (Gyan Dhara).
Student Support Service System:
Students support services in the form of face to facecounselling are provided by RCs and LSCs as per University norms. IRC (Gyan Vani); educational TV broadcasts (Gyan Darshan) and web-based counselling (Gyan Dhara) will be provided by School faculty from HQs.
Assignments:
Assignments are an integral and compulsory component of the instructional system. There is one assignment for each course. Students will have to work on these assignments and submit the assignment responses to the Coordinator/Programme In-charge of the Study Centre in accordance with the given assignments’ submission schedule. Students can download the assignments from IGNOU website (www.ignou.ac.in) at student’s zone.
