Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

TISS Mumbai begins admissions for several programmes. The institute offers admission to various courses based on CUET and TISSNET.  The Tata Institute of Social Sciences formerly known as Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work was founded in 1936. TISS has four campuses: TISS Hyderabad, TISS Guwahati, and TISS Tuljapur and the main Mumbai. TISS Mumbai has two campuses: the main campus and the Malti and Jal A.D. Naoroji Campus Annexe, both of which are located in Deonar, which is in the North-East section of Greater Mumbai. Moreover, TISS Mumbai has been ranked 98th in the university category of the NIRF Ranking List 2023. The ranking has a downfall as compared to 2022. In 2022, it was ranked 60th under the university category. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) have accredited the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. The majority of TISS courses are offered to candidates with valid scores in TISSNET and RAT exams. TISS Mumbai houses 12 schools, six independent centres, and three resource centres. Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai has been ranked 99th overall and 60th under the university category in the NIRF rankings 2022.

TISS Mumbai courses range from 25 MA specialisations, six M.Sc programmes, three MPH specialisations and 50 post-graduate programmes spread across the domains of public policy, social entrepreneurship, social work, health & hospital, public health, administration, livelihood innovation, mental health, gender, disaster management, water and energy resources planning and management, urban planning and management, human resources management & labour relations, social entrepreneurship and education, rural development. TISS Mumbai also offers integrated M.Phil and PhD programmes in all these areas.

TISS Mumbai coursesare available in both part-time and full-time formats. TISS Mumbai courses will have different eligibility criteria for each course; thus, the eligibility criteria will be determined by the specialisation, nature, and level of the degree.

Candidates interested in attending TISS Mumbai can apply online (https://tiss.edu/) using the e-application process. Candidates from remote areas without internet or telecommunications can obtain a printed copy of the application form from the institute.

For all master's degrees, the application fee is Rs 1,000 + bank charges (if paid by credit card, debit card, or net banking) or Rs 1,000 + bank charges (if paid via cash through a bank). The application fee is significantly lower for SC/ ST/ OBC (NC) candidates. Check out the steps given below for completing the TISS Mumbai application form.

Step 1: Visit the official website of TISS Mumbai.

Step 2: Click on the 'Admissions' tab at the top of the home page.

Step 3: Click on ‘Application guide' written in front of your desired course.

Step 4: Register and fill up the application form.

Step 5: Pay the application fee online and click on ‘Submit’

TISS Mumbai: Documents Required

• Class 12 certificate
• Class 10 certificate
• OBC Declaration (if applicable)
• Employment Certificate (if applicable)
• Sponsorship Certificate (if applicable)
• Caste certificate and income certificate (in case of SC/ST/OBC (NC) is a must)
• Mark sheet of UG and PG courses (as applicable)

Some of the documents required for the Master of Arts (Organisation Development, Change, and Leadership) programme are listed below:

• Genuine work experience certification
• Payslips, appointment letter, and letter of resignation from the organisation
• Current business account statements, Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration, and company registration certificate (for those having experience in Entrepreneurship or working in a family business).

TISS Mumbai affiliated schools:

• School of Development Studies
• School of Education
• School of Habitat Studies
• School of Health Systems Studies
• School of Human Ecology, School of Law
• Rights and Constitutional Governance
• School of Media and Cultural Studies
• School of Management and Labour Studies
• School of Social Work
• School for Vocational Education
• School of Research Methodology
• Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies
• School of Rural Development
• School of Gender Studies
• School of Human Resource Management
• School of Livelihood & Development
• TISS- Azim Premji School of Education
• School of Social Sciences & Humanities
• School of Public Policy & Governance.

TISS Mumbai has collaborated with:

• Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
• The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
• Yeshiva University, USA
• The University of Nebraska for establishing a Global Consortium for Education in Family Studies
• Roskilde University, Denmark
• Institut d"Etudes Politiques de Lille, Lille, France
• London School of Economics, London
• Management Centre Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
• Tampere University, Finland
• Muenster University, Germany
• University of Hertfordshire, UK
• University of Leuven, Belgium - Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany
• The University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, and Griffith University- On 'Institutions for Food Security: Global Lessons from Rural India'
• Charles Sturt University, Australia
• Victoria University, Australia
• York University, Canada
• The International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies (IFRC)
• University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
• James Madison University, Virginia, USA
• The University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
• George Warren Brown School of School Work, St. Louis, USA
• The New School, New York, USA
• Wells College, Aurora, New York, USA
• University of Delaware, Delaware, USA
• Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
• The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA