TISS - Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Answered Questions

Hello Rahul,
Marks obtained in graduation invariably are good only for landing first job. Subsequently it is performance and different aspects related to it that matter. TISS is one such institute that will not go by your past performance but will like to know your present capabilities. Hence, I feel that with two years of experience under your belt, you have good chances of getting admission.

Hi Asim, the law degree which is offered is a 5 year long course and the other is a 3 year long course and in both the courses you cannot choose a specialisation. You will study all departments of law, and specialization comes into picture only by during LL.M (Masters). So you should do a 3 year LL.B and then you can specialise in any subject you want in your LLM. However, in India, there is less scope and almost no university offers a specialization in criminal investigation and/or commercial corruption law and governance. Further, you can look for a Diploma course in this subject if you're not willing to go through 5, 3 years of studying law.

There is a common test for all Master's program in TISS. The name of the exam is TISS NET. So, you need to prepare for this test only.
Here is the link for the details of the exam -
http://admissions.tiss.edu/view/6/admissions/ma-admissions/tissnet/
After reading through the above link you can read the following:
Preparation should be more focused on what are the types of questions asked in the exam rather than going for difficult questions practicing. The exam is easier than any other aptitude test like CAT, XAT, IIFT, SNAP, etc.
Also, there is no negative marking, so you should answer all the questions. Focus more on GK as 40% of the paper is of GK and almost everyone faces difficulty in these questions as GK has no limits.
Verbal and Quantitative sections are very easy to moderate level which does not require very rigorous preparation if you have done your schooling in English medium. But, even if you have vernacular medium during your schooling, it's not that difficult. Just focus on reading newspaper, develop your vocab (this is very important) for which you can read "Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis".
Quants will be very easy and you just need to practice CAT Level 1 questions. They are more than enough to attempt all questions.
That's it from my side.

It completely depends on your profile and your interests and ambitions. First, you should introspect and find the reason as to why you want to do either of these courses and then see your profile and try to match with the eligibility and then map that with your goals and ambitions.
Only from the above exercise, you can get this answer.

I would suggest Shaheed Bhagat Singh College as in TISS, BA Social Sciences course is quite general in nature and it and it is not only political Science but also economics, history, etc. There is no honours degree in BA Social Sciences course in TISS. As you have said that you have a particular interest in political science, I think you should take up BA honours course from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.

It completely depends on the college and its eligibility criteria. Particularly, for TISS, you can see the following link for criteria:
http://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/ma-admissions/ma-in-applied-psychology-with-specialisation1-in-cl/

Tuljapur is in rural Maharashtra and it offers courses in social work, rural development and only college that has Ph.D in rural development exclusively. It has its own niche and passed outs from these colleges either join social development sector or academicians. In Mumbai, coming to Cyberabad, hardcore IT hub with malls, Jubliee, Banjara hills etc. The campus is small for Masters courses, you need to rent a room outside. The course curriculum is more demanding and it is in accordance with the needs of industry. TISS, Hyderabad has a better curriculum in terms of literature than fieldwork.