TISS - Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Answered Questions

The selection of candidates for different programmes happens in two stages and has three components of assessment. All candidates appear for the National entrance test (TISSNET). Based on the performance in the TISSNET examination, only short listed candidates are called for the Pre Interview Test and Personal Interview. (PIT/PI). National Common Written Test-100 marks.
GD/What- 50 marks.
Interview-75 marks.

Student comes to Tata Institute of Social Sciences for doing M.phil/P.hd. Sorry to say I don't have much idea about it. If you want to see criteria for same in TISS go through the below link. https://admissions.tiss.edu/admissions/mphilphd/programmes/.

Student completed Bachelor degree or is in last year of Bachelor degree can appear for TISSNET. Moreover, the background of the student doesn't matter.
TISSNET eligibility requires candidates to meet the below mentioned criteria:
1. A Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration or equivalent from a recognized authority in any discipline.2. Candidates in their final year of graduation degree are eligible to apply for TISSNET.3. Candidates studying in the final year of their graduation but have not passed in all the subjects of their previous years are not eligible to apply for any of the masters' courses offered by TISS.4. There are no age-limit criteria.5. There is no restriction on the number of attempts.

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research. KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
School of Business Management SVKMs Narsee Monjee Institute of.

In TISS, counselling programme comes under the school of ecology. It has eligibility criteria that is completion of Master in Psychology or Master in education from recognized University with a minimum of three years of experience as a counsellor and with some background of working with children.

After clearing cut-off of MHA and MPH, students are called TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES for two more test.
1.Written Ability Test (WAT)- In this student is asked to write two essay out of three. These essay are related to healthcare and hospital and time allotted for both essay is 45 minutes.
2. Personnel Interview(PI)- It is taken by faculty of Health School of TISS. Question were asked like- healthcare of India, why you want to do this course, which type of disease is prevalent in your area, and some case problem.
Placement of both courses is good.

Both courses are designed for helping marginalized section of India. Course structure are beautifully developed and thought by finest teacher of India. Both the courses comprises classroom as well as field work, which is very helpful in understanding marginalized section.
Livelihood and social entrepreneurship- MA programme is grounded on the understanding that livelihood promotion, social innovation and social entrepreneurship development takes place in the institutional context of co- production, which implies that social workers not only interface with volunteers, individuals and community groups, but also with policy makers, civil servants and corporates.
CODP-enhancement and development of newer strategies to serve the interests of the disadvantaged populations. Further, understanding local situations and working with communities to address key concerns is as critical today as being able to see national and international connections of these very concerns in the globalizing world.
Alumni of both the courses are working in eminent organization of India. Both courses have good placement.