Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Institute offers following programs

MSW (Community Organisation & Development Practices, Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship, Counselling, Public Health)

M.A (Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development, Labour Studies and Social Protection, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Selection Process

Admission to the above program is based on score obtained in TISSNET/GD, Personal Interview.

Admission Process

Candidates shortlisted for personal interview are required to produce original certificate and mark sheet on the date of personal interview, for verifying.

Those who are in the final year but are eligible to apply are required to produce the mark sheets of all previous semesters on the date of personal interview.

Those candidates who are eligible to apply, but cannot submit the Degree certificate and grade/ mark sheet at the time of admission are required to submit these latest by prescribed date.

How to Apply

Visit institute website and APPLY ONLINE

Candidates are required to apply online through the E-application process only.

Candidates facing technical problems while filling in the application form may call 022-25525252

However, candidates from remote places where no Internet and Telecommunication facilities are available can get a printed copy of the application form from the Institute.

Please send request for printed form by Speed Post with application fees to

Asisistant Registrar(Academic) 

Tata Institute of Social Sciences 

Deonar Mumbai, 400088. 

Please note that candidates applying through the E-application form should not send the application form by post.

The application fees is Rs. 1000/-  + bank charges.

Rs. 250/-  + bank charges  for ST/SC/OBC .

For SC/ST candidates, the application fee is Rs. 500/- per program + bank charges.

Candidate cand pay application fee by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net Banking.

Note: Candidates can apply for a maximum of three programmes across any two of the TISS Campuses.

If a candidate is found to have filled more than one online form, all his applications will be cancelled.

Certificates/Documents to be uploaded or submitted with the filled up form

1. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) for General category.

2. Photograph, Signature, Caste / Tribe Certificate, Income Certificate for the financial year 2019-20, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) for SC/ST (Annual income less than Rs.2.5 lakhs)

3. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash),  Caste / Tribe Certificate for SC / ST (Annual income more than Rs.2.5 lakhs).

4. Photograph, Signature, Income Certificate for the financial, Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate issued by the District Magistrate / Deputy Commissioner / Tahsildar, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) for OBC (NC) (Annual income less than Rs.1 lakh).

5. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash),

6. Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate issued by the District Magistrate / Deputy Commissioner / Tahsildar.  (Annual income more than Rs.1 lakh but less than Rs. 8 lakhs).

7. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) and PWD certificate for PWD. 

8. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) and KM certificate for KM.

9. Photograph, Signature, TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash) and Armed Force certificate for Armed Forces.