TISSNET 2025 Exam - Exam Date, Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Cutoff, Previous Year Papers

TISSNET 2024 has been cancelled and replaced by CUET PG 2023 which is all set to take place from March 11 to March 28, 2024.

Scheduled tentatively for the last week of February 2024, the TISSNET 2024 exam will be conducted in offline mode. On the day of the examination, candidates are required to report to their designated exam centers. It is imperative for applicants to adhere to the eligibility criteria and prepare diligently for the TISSNET exam to secure their chance of admission to the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Candidates who appeared for the TISS examination can check the eligibility criteria of TISSNET to know all the requirements for admission. TISS offers admission to its full-time (Regular) Post-Graduate Degree Programmes (M.A., M. Sc., M.H.A., M.P.H.) offered at Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati, Hyderabad campuses, and other locations through TISSNET 2024. Check all of the details about TISSNET 2024 here.

Check the major highlights of TISSNET 2024 from the table provided below:

TISSNET 2024 important dates include the exam date, form filling dates, admit card, and the results date. Candidates need to keep track of all the important dates for TISSNET 2024 to not miss out on any important events. Take a look at the tentative TISSNET 2024 schedule below:

TISSNET 2023 Selection Process Result 

Date of Online Assessment for Masters Program 2024

• Online Assessment (OA) dates for Masters Programme are yet to be announced. The details will be available in the Online application form. Candidates are required to login into https://appln.tiss.edu/ to fill Detailed Application Form (DAF) Part 1 (common) and Part 2 (for shortlisted programmes) and to attend the OA.

• After completion of DAFs, the OA date and time will be visible. The zoom link for the OA will be updated two days prior to the Online Assessment.

• Candidates must complete the DAF on or before the stipulated deadline to attend the Online Assessment and view the OA date and time.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was started as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work in the year 1936. In 1944, the institute got its current name. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) organizes a National Entrance Test (NET) under the name of TISSNET for admission to all Masters programmes offered at TISS campuses at Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad, Guwahati, IMHST Chennai, MHAT Calicut, and G-SET Ranchi. TISS aims to provide education to students by bringing together high-quality scholars and practitioners from different fields such as Social, Economic, Political, Physical, Habitat, Engineering, Health, and Environmental Sciences. 

Following are the complete TISSNET 2024 Eligibility Criteria:

• Qualification: Candidates should have completed 15 years of formal education with any pattern of study from any recognized board.

• The candidates must complete a Bachelor's Degree of a minimum of 3 or 4 years or equivalent from UGC Recognized University.

• Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for TISSNET 2024.

• Appearing: Candidates appearing in the final examination of the required qualification can also apply for the examination, but they must complete it before June 2023.

The TISSNET 2024 Registration Process is expected to begin in the third week of December 2023. The TISSNET 2024 online registration is expected to end in the second week of February 2024. TISSNET 2024 Application Form will be available online on the official website soon. TISSNET Registration Dates will be announced along with the official notification. Candidates aspiring to take the TISSNET Exam 2024 must follow the steps below to complete the TISSNET Registration Process 2024:

• Visit the official website of TISSNET 2024

• The Login Page is displayed on the screen

• Click on the "Click here to Register" Tab

• Register using a valid email id

• The candidates will get an email regarding the TISS Login and Password 

• Login to the portal using the login credentials 

• Upload the scanned copy of the required documents

• Pay the TISSNET Form Fees 2024

The TISSNET 2024 Registration fee for various categories, number of programs, and mode of payment have been tabulated below:

The TISSNET 2024 Admit Card is expected to be released in the third week of February 2024. Candidates can download the TISSNET 2024 Admit Card by logging into the website of the exam conducting authority. TISSNET 2024 Admit Card contains the details such as the candidate’s name, registration number, date of exam, time of the exam, exam venue name, and address, candidate photograph and signature, and other exam-related instructions. Candidates must carry the below documents also along with their TISSNET 2024 Admit Card:

• Aadhar card

• PAN card

• Voter ID card

• Passport

• Driver’s license

TISSNET 2024 is a computer-based test with 100 MCQ questions in total. The total duration of the TISSNET 2024 Exam is 1 hour and 40 minutes. There is no negative marking, and only the General Awareness section has the sectional cut-off. The basic structure, Objective, and Contents of TISSNET 2024 are given below:

* Sectional cut-off for General Awareness (GA) is applied for qualifying the TISS-NET. Candidates not scoring the minimum cut-off mark for the General Awareness as above will not be qualified for TISS NET irrespective of the aggregate score

Sectional Cut Off (SCO) applied : 

• GN, EWS, KM, and AF  – 35% i.e. 14 Marks

• PWD and OBC(NC)  – 30% i.e. 12 Marks

• SC and ST – No sectional cutoff applied

The candidates will be able to get detailed information about the TISSNET 2024 Preparation Tips for the preparation of the entrance exam from the below section.

• Firstly, the candidates must get all the details about the exam paper pattern and exam syllabus.

• Candidates must mark the important topics and weightage for each topic, on the basis of TISSNET Previous Years’ Question Papers. 

• They must get hold of good study material and books from the market to prepare well for the TISSNET 2024 Exam.

• Candidates must complete each topic and solve mock tests or sample questions to analyse their understanding of the topic covered in the TISSNET 2024 Exam.

• They must also make some short notes, flow charts, and note down the points and formulas that need revision separately, for effective preparation of the TISSNET 2024 Exam.

TISSNET 2024 exam centres have been divided into four regions - North, South, East, and West. The table below provides the list of TISSNET exam centres in each region. 

The official authorities of the Tata Institute of Social Science release the TISSNET 2024 Answer Key shortly after completion of the entrance exam. The TISSNET 2024 Answer Key is released in online mode on the official web page of the TISS in PDF format. The candidates will have to use their application number and password to get the TISSNET 2024 Answer Key from the official web page.

The candidates will have to use their registration number and date of birth to download the TISSNET 2024 Answer Key from the official web page of the TISS. By using the TISSNET 2024 Answer Key, the candidates will be able to check their performance and get an idea about the total scores secured by the candidate in the entrance exam.

The TISSNET 2024 Results will be released online by the official authorities of the Tata Institute of Social Science. The TISSNET 2024 Results of the entrance exam will contain the details about the marks secured by the candidates in the entrance exam. With the help of the TISSNET 2024 Results, the candidates will be able to know whether they are qualified or disqualified in the entrance exam.

The qualifying cut off in TISSNET usually ranges between 65-75.  The table below provides the sectional cut off for the TISSNET exam:

TISSMAT 2024 Expected cutoffs

Aspirants seeking admission to management programmes at TISS must possess an overall score of 32-35 to be on the merit list.

Below mentioned is the good score for TISSNET 2024 -

TISSNET 2024 Weightage has been distributed in the manner mentioned below:

• PIT -70%
• PI-30%

Tata Institute of Social Sciences is responsible for governing the TISSNET Selection Process to shortlist the candidates for admission to their M.A programmes. The selection procedure consists of the three steps mentioned below:

1. TISSNET Exam (TISS National Entrance Test)

2. TISS Programme Aptitude Test (TISSPAT): It will be a 45 minutes aptitude test conducted for the shortlisted candidates for TISSNET examination. Through TISSPAT exam, candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in the Online Personal Interview (OPI).

3. OA (ONLINE Assessment) will consist of 2 components: Extempore Reflection on a given topic and Online Personal Interview (OPI)

The final scores for admission will be calculated from the candidates scores in NET, PAT and OCI. 30% of TISSNET score, 40% of TISSPAT score and 30% of OCI will be considered for admission.

The official authorities will release the TISSNET 2024 Merit List through online mode. Candidates securing higher marks in the entrance exam than the minimum qualifying exam will be shortlisted for the TISSNET 2024 Merit List. Based on the first TISSNET 2024 Merit List, the official authorities will invite the shortlisted candidates to appear for the Pre – Interview and Group Discussion round. Then later on after the completion of the Pre – Interview and Group Discussion round, the official authorities will prepare a final TISSNET 2024 Merit List.

Given below are some of the key changes in TISSNET for MA (HRM) and MA (ODCL) for 2024-26.

• TISSNET will be an online exam with a duration of 100 minutes.

• Candidates can apply for a maximum of 3 MA programs. Barring MA (HR) and MA (ODCL), candidates can choose one more MA program.

• The shortlisting will be done based on TISSNET scores for the Online PI round.

• Once the shortlisting is done, candidates have to appear in TISSMAT/ TISSPAT before the online personal interview. However, due to the cancellation of these exams, the revised admission process announced by TISS will be applicable.

• The Online Assessment and Online Personal Interviews will be conducted for all candidates. No offline process is defined for the same.

• TISSMAT is a common test only for MA (HRM) and MA (ODCL) programs and it should not be taken separately for each of the two programs.

• Final Admission will be based on TISSNET, TISSMAT, and OPI.

Listed below are some key changes for TISSNET other MA programmes

• Candidates can apply for a maximum of 3 programmes.
• Take Online 100 Minutes TISSNET Entrance Exam
• The time duration for each TISSPAT is 45 minutes. For example, if you apply for 2 different MA programmes, you will spend 90 minutes on two TISSPAT exams.
• The shortlisting will be done on the basis of TISSNET for online PI.
• After shortlisting, it is mandatory to appear in TISSPAT before online PI for each MA programme separately.
• PI for TIS admission 2024 will be held online only.
• TISSNET 2024 weightage has been reduced and for TISSPAT, it has increased compared to last year.
• Final admission will be done on the basis of TISSNET, TISSPAT, and performance in PI.