TISS NATIONAL ENTRANCE TEST (TISSNET)

Established in 1936, Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a Government of India funded Deemed
University that contributes to the creation of ecoloically sustainable, e!uitable and "ust society#
TISS throuh its 9 schools and 3 inde$endent centers at the %umbai &am$us, alon 'ith vibrant
cam$uses in Tul"a$ur (%aharashtra), Gu'ahati and *yderabad offers 39 hihly com$etitive,
socially relevant %#+# , %#Sc# , %#-#*#, %#*#+# -rorammes in inter and trans.disci$linary areas
of social 'or/, health, manaement, develo$ment, habitat and climate sciences# The Institute has
over 160 full.time hihly accom$lished faculty members involved in teachin, research, $olicy
influencin and institution buildin activities# &urrently, the %umbai cam$us has over 1600
%asters and 310 Doctoral students# In 2009 TISS 'as reaccredited by 3++& and 'as a'arded
Grade 4+5 'ith a score of 3#11 out of 6#
Tul"a$ur, Gu'ahati and *yderabad cam$uses have inde$endent hih !uality faculty enaed in
teachin, research, $olicy and outreach activities7 and are net'or/ed 'ith %umbai cam$us to
access library, online boo/s and "ournals and classes# +ll cam$uses have unified cam$us
$lacement $roramme#
TISS ANNOUNCES
Admission to the 2013-15 bath !o" the !o##o$in% &'##-Time (Re%'#a")
(ost-)"ad'ate *e%"ee ("o%"ammes (+,A,- +, S,- +,.,A,- +,(,.,)
O!!e"ed !"om
+'mbai- T'#/a0'"- )'$ahati and .1de"abad am0'ses
Rese"2ation3
+s $er Government of India norms, %umbai, Tul"a$ur and Gu'ahati &am$uses $rovide 189,
:#89 and 2:9 reservation to Scheduled &aste, Schedule Tribe and ;ther <ac/'ard &lasses
(non.creamy layer) for each of the $rorammes# In addition, -ersons =ith Disabilities (-=D)
are eliible to 39 of the su$ernumerary seats#
+s $er areement 'ith %inistry of Develo$ment of 3orth.East >eion, Government of India,
Gu'ahati &am$us allots 669 of the seats to candidates from eiht 3orth Eastern States# +nd the
369 of the seats are for candidates from other $arts of the country# -ersons =ith Disabilities
(-=D) are eliible to 39 of the su$ernumerary seats#
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TATA INSTITUTE O& SOCIAL SCIENCES
(+ Deemed University Since 1966 U,s.3 of the UG& +ct, 1986)
%umbai, Tul"a$ur, Gu'ahati and *yderabad
E.mail? $admission@tiss#edu *el$line? 022 28828282
Cam0's ("e!e"ene3
TISS offers 39 %asterAs Deree $rorammes from its %umbai, Tul"a$ur, Gu'ahati and
*yderabad cam$uses for the 2013.2018 batch# Candidates an a00#1 !o" a minim'm o! one
and a ma4im'm o! !i2e 0"o%"ammes a"oss the !o'" tiss am0'ses, .o$e2e"- the1 an o0t
!o" on#1 a ma4im'm o! th"ee 0"o%"ammes at tiss m'mbai,
In case the candidate is selected for more than one $roramme after 3ational &ommon Entrance
Test, -re.Intervie' Test and -ersonal Intervie', admission 'ill be offered to the $roramme
hiher in the order of $reference#
A00#iation S'bmission3
;3BI3E a$$lication is available alon 'ith this announcement# &om$lete ;3BI3E a$$lication
form, $ay the a$$lication fee (de$endin on number of $rorammes a$$lied) and submit it#
&andidates havin trouble com$letin ;3BI3E a$$lication form or lac/ access to internet
services can 'rite to %umbai cam$us for $rinted a$$lication form# &om$lete the a$$lication
form and submit before last date of submission#
Bast date for fillin the form online? 1:
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3ovember 2012#
5"itten Test?
=ritten test in ;3BI3E format 'ill be held on 13
th
Canuary 2013 in more than 28 centres in all
$arts of the country# The ;3BI3E test is of %ulti$le choice ob"ective ty$e and thus even those
'ith rudimentary /no'lede of 'or/in 'ith com$uters or cell $hones can do the test# In case
any candidate desires to do the test on $a$er, this must be indicated in the a$$lication form#
&andidates 'ith visual im$airment 'ill be iven an o$tion to have a >eader,=riter and a $a$er.
$en test be conducted at desinated centres, 'hich 'ill be announced closer to the test dates#
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O"ientation to admission 0"oess3
&andidates belonin to S&, ST, ;<&, -=D and minority communities are invited to attend
three day orientation $roramme 16.16
th
December 2012 in different reions of the country#
&andidates from these cateories must indicate the $lace they 'ould li/e to attend the orientation
$roramme, and an invitation letter from the ;ffice of Dean, Social -rotection 'ill reach them 2
'ee/s $rior to the date of orientation $roramme#
+U+6AI CA+(US3
Shoo# o! Soia# 5o"7 (+, A, Soia# 5o"7 in) Inta7e
1# &hildren D Eamily 26
2# &riminoloy D Custice 26
3# &ommunity ;ranisation D Develo$ment -ractice 30
6# Disability Studies D +ction 26
8# Dalit D Tribal Studies D +ction 28
6# %ental *ealth F 20
:# -ublic *ealth 20
1# Bivelihoods D Entre$reneurshi$ 20
9# =omen.&entred -ractice 18
;ne year full time %asterGs Deree $roramme for candidates 'ith
%asterGs deree and 'or/ eH$erience?
10# %anaement of Ioluntary J 3on.-rofit ;ranisations 30
11# %ental *ealth FF 18

Shoo# o! +ana%ement and Labo'" St'dies (+,A, in)
12# *uman >esource %anaement D Babour >elations 61
13# Social Entre$reneurshi$ 30
16# Globalisation and Babour FFF 20
Shoo# o! .ea#th S1stems St'dies
18# %aster of *ealth +dministration (%*+) 38
16# %aster of *os$ital +dministration (%*+) 66
1:# %aster of -ublic *ealth (%-*) in Social E$idemioloy 28
11# %aster of -ublic *ealth (%-*) in
*ealth -olicy, Economics and EinanceFFFF 20
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Shoo# o! *e2e#o0ment St'dies (+,A, in)
18, Develo$ment Studies 66
20# =omenAs Studies 26
Shoo# o! Ed'ation (+,A, in)
21, Education (Elementary) 61
Shoo# o! .abitat St'dies (+,A, 9 +, S, in)
22# &limate &hane and Sustainability Studies 18
23# Disaster %anaement 60
26# Urban -olicy and -ractice 20
28# >eulatory Governance 20
26# =ater -olicy and Governance 18
Cent"e !o" .'man Eo#o%1 (+,A, in)
%+ +$$lied -sycholoy . S$ecialiKation in
2:# &ounselin -sycholoy 28
21# &linical -sycholoy 20
Shoo# o! +edia and C'#t'"a# St'dies (+,A, in)
29# %edia and &ultural Studies 28
Cent"e !o" *i%ita# Lib"a"1 and In!o"mation Sienes
30# %aster of Bibrary and Information Science 18
TUL:A(UR CA+(US
31# %# +# Social =or/ in >ural Develo$ment 60
.;*ERA6A * CA+(US (+,A, in)
32# >ural Develo$ment and Governance 60
33# Education 30
)U5A.ATI CA+(US3
+, A, Soia# 5o"7 in
36# &ommunity ;ranisation D Develo$ment -ractices 20
38# Bivelihoods and Entre$reneurshi$ 20
36# &ounselin 18
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3:# -ublic *ealth 18
31# Babour Studies and Social Security 18
39# %#+# in Environment, Ecoloy, and Sustainable Develo$ment 20
F In order to meet acute shortae of %ental *ealth care $rofessionals in the country, TISS offers the %#
+# Social =or/ in %ental *ealth in multi$le locations (i) TISS %umbai &am$us77
(ii) &entral University of Tamil 3adu (&UT3), Tiruvarur7 (iii) T*E <+3L+3, &hennai and (iv) %*+T,
&alicut# The inta/e of students in each of these locations 'ill be 20#
FF Develo$ed in collaboration 'ith Matholie/e Universiteit Beuven, <elium# MUBEUIE3 and <rothers
of &harity, <elium are $artners in $rovidin field 'or/ eH$osure to addressin mental health issues in
<elium 'here the student s$end $art of the time#
FFF -art of International Babour ;ranisation (IB;) facilitated Global Babour University# University of
Massel and <erlin School of Economics and Ba', Germany7 University of the =it'atersrand (=ITS),
Cohannesbur, South +frica7 and The University of &am$inas (U3I&+%-) and the Institute of
Economics, <raKil are other $artners of the GBU#
FFFF Develo$ed in collaboration 'ith BSE *ealth, Bondon School of Economics and -olitical Science,
Bondon#

LAST *ATE &OR RECIE(T O& CO+(LETE* A((LICATION &OR+S3
No2embe" 1<- 2012,
&o" detai#ed in!o"mation on ("o%"ammes- E#i%ibi#it1- Se#etion 0"oed'"e and "ese"2ations
=isit the admissions $ebsite3 htt0s399admissions,tiss,ed'
&o" an1 assistane a## .e#0#ine3 022-25525252
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