TISS admissions open for MA/MSc/MPH/MHA in Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has declared the dates of National Entrance Test (NET) for MA / MSc / MPH/ MHA admissions, 2014-2016.
TISS through its 9 schools and 3 independent centres at the Mumbai Campus, along with vibrant campuses in Tuljapur (Rural Maharashtra), Guwahati and Hyderabad offer 45 MA / MSc / MPH/ MHA programmes in inter and trans-disciplinary areas of social work, health, management, development, habitat and climate sciences.
Please note: Candidates can apply for a maximum of three programmes across any two of the TISS Campuses.
Important Dates
| Last Date for submission
|
November 15, 2013 |
| Pre-admission Orientation Programme for SC, ST, OBC, Minority and PWD Candidates |
November 15 - 16, 2013 (at Mumbai, Guwahati) November 16 - 17, 2013 (Delhi) November 18 - 19, 2013 (Bhubaneswar) November 29-30, 2013 (Hyderabad) |
| Computer-based exam: TISS NET |
December 22, 2013 |
| Dispatch of Score Cards |
February 1, 2014 |
| Pre-Interview Test and PI |
March 11- 21, 2014 (at TISS Mumbai for programmes offered at Mumbai & Tuljapur Campuses) March 24-29, 2014 (at Hyderabad for all Hyderabad Campus Programmes) March 31-April 3, 2014 (at Guwahati for all Guwahati Campus Programmes) |
| Announcement of selected candidates for all the Programmes |
April 26, 2014 (results on TISS website) |
| Announcement of First Wait List |
May 14, 2014 |
| Commencement of MA Education (Elementary) |
May 15, 2014
|
| Commencement of All Other Programmes |
June 16, 2014 |
Eligibility
The general eligibility requirement for all courses is:
a) Bachelor's degree with minimum of three years duration or equivalent (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 recognised university are eligible to apply
b) Candidates must complete all the requirements of final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by Saturday, June 14, 2014 are also eligible to apply to all programmes except School of Health System Studies and School of Education (Elementary) programmes.
c) In case of (b), admission to any of the Master's Degree Programmes of the Institute will be provisional. In case the examination process for the final year is not over before June 14, 2014, the provisional admission stands cancelled. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission automatically stands cancelled.
Few courses have different eligibility requirements. These are:
| Course |
Eligibilty |
| Social Work in Disability Studies and Action |
General eligibility + Preference will be given to candidates with graduate degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, and Disability rehabilitation-related fields. Graduates with at least two years experience in the field of social welfare will be preferred. |
| Health Administration/ Hospital Administration |
Candidates should have:
|
| Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance / Public Health in Social Epidemiology |
Candidates should have:
|
| Urban Policy and Governance (formerly known Habitat Policy and Practice) |
General Eligibility + with one of the following disciplines Engineering, Architecture, Management, Physical Sciences, Geography, Planning, Law, or Social Sciences, with interest in habitat-related issues/sectors. |
| Applied Psychology with specialisation in Counselling Psychology |
General Eligibility + with one of the following disciplines Candidates have:
|
| Applied Psychology with specialisation in Clinical Psychology |
General Eligibility + with one of the following discipline:
|
| LLM in Access To Justice |
LLB Degree with 55% marks(50% in case of SC/ST//OBC(NC)/Children of the Employees of Armed Forces/Persons with Disability). The candidates appearing in final LL.B. Examination in April / May, 2014 can also apply |
| MA Social Work in Mental Health/ MA in Applied Psychology |
General Eligibility + with one of the following discipline Candidates have
|
For a complete list of courses and eligibility criteria, click here.
How to Apply
The application fee is Rs 1020 (if being payed by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net Banking) or Rs 1000 + bank charge. To apply, click here.
Entrance Test
Computer-based National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) will be held on December 22, 2013, in 35 centres located in different parts of the country. It is an objective type test with questions related to Social Sensitivity; Knowledge on Contemporary issues; Analytical Ability, and Logical Reasoning.
| National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) |
December 22, 2013 |
| Duration |
1 hour 40 minutes (2 am to 3.40 am) |
Email for admissions-related queries: pgadmission@tiss.edu
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