Tata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS) Mumbai - Admissions, Eligibility

TISS Introduction

Established in 1936 as the Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, TISS is regarded as India's first school of social work. The institute started off by offering post-graduate diploma in Social Work. However, over the years TISS has expanded itself considerably to offer courses in policy, planning, action strategies and human resource development. Currently, TISS has four campuses Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad and Guwahati.

TISS Mumbai currently offers M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D and short term programs in the following areas:

• Social Work
• Management and Labour Studies
• Health Systems
• Development Studies
• Education
• Habitat Studies
• Disaster Management
• Human Ecology
• Media and Cultural Studies
• Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance

TISS Results Accepted

• For M.A. Programmes - TISSNET
• For M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes - Research Aptitude Test (RAT)

TISS Eligibility

• The candidate must hold a Second-Class Master's or equivalent degree in a relevant subject awarded by a recognized university in India or abroad, with at least an average of 55 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 3.5 under the seven-point scale of the University Grants Commission (UGC). In the case of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, the minimum eligibility is an average of 50 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 3.05.
• Candidates who are likely to complete all the requirements of their final year Master's Degree examinations by July 1, are also eligible to apply for M.Phil, provided they have successfully completed their first year masters degree. In such cases, admission will be provisional.
• A minimum of five years of post-graduation work experience is required for Direct Ph.D. programmes. In case of the Integrated M.Phil-PhD Programme, there is no requirement of work experience. However, candidates with one to two years of work experience will be preferred.
• Candidates who have an M.Phil or equivalent degree awarded by a recognized university in India or abroad are also eligible for a Direct PhD
• Submission of a research proposal is a compulsory requirement for admission to the Integrated M.Phil-Ph. D and Direct Ph.D. Programme. A research proposal consisting of approximately 1,000 words should accompany the proposal and indicate the Specification of the broad field of study, Statement of the research problem and scope and objectives of the study, rationale for and the significance of the study, methodology to be followed, references, and the candidate's research/work experience in that area, if any.

• Candidates having a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognized university are eligible to apply
• At the time of applying, candidates studying in a 3-year degree programme should have passed in all the subjects from the 1st to 4th semesters and candidates studying in 4-year degree programmes should have passed in all the subjects from the 1st to 6th semester.
• Only those candidates who will be able to complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by June 14 of that year are eligible to apply to all the programmes.

TISS Admission Procedure

Inside TISS Mumbai

TISS Diversity

The following data of the 2016-18 batch portrays the diversity at TISS.

There are students from various academic backgrounds pursuing the masters at TISS. The following graphic depicts this diversity.

As it can be seen from the graphic below. TISS has maintained a good mix of freshers and experienced professionals.