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Hi, Social service is a way of giving back to society a tiny portion of what one has received from it. It could deal with anything to do which helps prosper the society, like working in any company that will inturn work on the economic challenges of the nation or helping the needy by charity etc. Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) and Master in Social Work (MSW) are regular programmes offered in many centres. (Sociology)/B.A in any social science and is also offered to any graduate with the aptitude for Social Work. Those interested in pursing a career in education or research could pursue M.Phil and Ph.D. in this field. Here is a list of universities providing courses on Social work; you may check the individual websites for more details: Aligarh Muslim University, http://www.amu.ac.in/ Andhra University, http://www.andhrauniversity.info/ Bangalore University, http://www.bub.ernet.in/ Bharati Vidyapeeth, http://www.bharatividyapeeth.edu/ Gujarat Vidyapith, http://www.gujaratvidyapith.org/ Jamia Millia Islamia, http://www.jmi.nic.in/ Lucknow University, http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/ Tata Institute of Social, Sciences, http://www.tiss.edu/ University of Mumbai, http://www.mu.ac.in/ You may also choose to pursue courses related to rural development. Working with charitable trusts like some of the NGOs or WHO is also an option if this is what you meant by social service. You could also help the poor or the needy by donations or by spending some time on their activities. You can search plenty of such trusts or foundations on the web and try being a part of it. If you need further help or guidance, you could revert with details of your location so that we can help you better. All the best.