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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. The first school of social work in India, the TISS was a pioneering effort, characteristic of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. TISS is a deemed University funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) offers programmes related to social work.

Offered Programmes and Seats:

1.   Social Work (166)

2.   Social Work in Disability Studies and Action(23)

3.   Globalisation and Labour (15)

4.   Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (60)

5.   Social Entrepreneurship (29)

6.   Health Administration (34)

7.   Hospital Administration (46)

8.   Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance (15)

9.   Public Health in Social Epidemiology (23)

10.  Counselling (23)

11.  Development Studies (46)

12.  Education (Elementary) (39)

13.   Women’s Studies (17)

14.  Habitat Policy and Practice (15)

15.  Disaster Management (37)

16.  Media and Cultural Studies (23)

17.  Social Work in Rural Development (30)

Qualifications:

o    A Bachelor’s degree of a min. of 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 recognised university, in any discipline.

o    Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor’s degree examinations by June 11, 2011, are also eligible to apply to all the programmes.

o    Candidates applying for the Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance; and Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology Programmes should have (i) A Master’s Degree in any discipline, or (ii) A Bachelor’s Degree in medicine/para-medical courses.

o    Candidates who are in their final year Bachelor’s Degree Programme are not eligible to apply for admission to any of the Master’s Degree programmes, conducted by School of Health Systems Studies, i.e., Health Administration; Hospital Administration; Public Health in Social Epidemiology; and Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance.

o    Candidates applying for the Master in Habitat Policy and Practice should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Management, Physical Sciences, Geography, Planning, Law, or Social Sciences, with some inclination towards habitat related issues/sectors.

o    Medical graduates should complete their internship on or before Saturday, June 10, 2011. Otherwise, their candidature/admission stands cancelled.

How to apply: All candidates are required to apply online through the E-application only, available on the http://202.144.108.151/TISS-2010/ website

Application Fee:
Candidates applying through the online mode should pay Rs. 800 (if applying for one programme), Rs. 1600 (if applying for two programmes) and Rs. 2,400 (if applying for  three programmes) by submitting a prescribed challan to any branch of the State Bank of India (Download the Challan from the website). Note: SBI will charge Rs. 50 as their processing fee, which cannot be adjusted against the application fee. For candidates applying online, payment has to be made only through the SBI, and the payment challan has to be submitted to the Institute along with the Application Form. If payment is made via demand draft, pay order or any other mode, the application will be rejected and no communication to this effect will be sent to such candidates.

Selection Process: On the basis of written test, group discussion followed by an interview. Click here www.tiss.edu/announcements/attachments/MA_IB_1013.pdf to view the selection procedure in detail.

Submit the Application: The filled-in application (either OMR-based application or printed form of E-application) should be sent to:- The Assistant Registrar (Academic), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS),V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai-400088,Phone: (022) 25525264 / 65 / 62, 9223388898, Website: www.tiss.edu

Last date for receipt of form: 22^nd October 2010

Entrance Date: 12 December 2010