Seeking info on how to apply for the National Entrance Test (NET) conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences for admissions to its full-time regular Post-Graduate Degree courses for the academic session 2021-23? Read this article thoroughly to obtain all details of the exam and admission process.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences has released the schedule of National Entrance Test (NET) 2021 for online applications for admission to its various regular Master's Degree courses in TISS Mumbai, TISS Tuljapur, TISS Guwahati and TISS Hyderabad campuses for the academic session of 2021-23. All four campuses have high-quality faculty members to teach students of 50 PG courses as mentioned below:
Course details & seats
School of Social Work, Mumbai Campus
Master of Arts in Social Work (Children & Families): 23 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practice): 34 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Criminology & Justice): 34 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action): 29 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Disability Studies & Action): 20 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship): 23 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health): 20 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health): 20 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Women-Centred Practice): 20 seats
School of Management and Labour Studies, Mumbai Campus
Master of Arts (Human Resource Management & Labour Relations): 68 seats
Master of Arts (Social Entrepreneurship): 34 seats
Master of Arts (Labour Studies Practices): 26 seats
Master of Arts (Organisation Development, Change and Leadership): 34 seats
M.A./M.Sc in Analytics: 34 seats
School of Health Systems Studies, Mumbai Campus
Master of Public Health in Health Administration: 39 seats
Master of Hospital Administration: 50 seats
Master of Public Health (Social Epidemiology): 28 seats
Master of Public Health (Health Policy, Economics and Finance): 23 seats
School of Development Studies, Mumbai Campus
Master of Arts (Development Studies): 50 seats
Master of Arts (Women's Studies): 28 seats
School of Education, Mumbai Campus
Master of Arts in Education (Elementary) (Blended Mode): 51 seats
Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research, Mumbai Campus
B.Ed-M.Ed (Integrated, Three-Years): 50 seats
Master of Arts (Education) (Full Time): 30 seats
School of Habitat Studies, Mumbai Campus
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies: 23 seats
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (Urban Policy and Governance): 23 seats
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (Regulatory Policy Governance): 23 seats
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (Water Policy and Governance): 20 seats
Jamsetji Tata School for Disaster Managemnet, Mumbai Campus:
Master of Arts / Master of Sciences (Disaster Management): 35 seats
School for Human Ecology, Mumbai Campus:
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counseling Practice): 20 seats
School of Media and Cultural Studies, Mumbai Campus:
Master of Arts (Media and Cultural Studies): 15 seats
Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Mumbai Campus:
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS): 16 seats
School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance, Mumbai Campus:
Master of Law (LLM) (Access to Justice): 40 seats
School of Rural Development, Tuljapur Campus:
Master of Arts (Social Work in Rural Development): 30 seats
Master of Arts / Master of Science (Development Policy, Planning and Practice): 30 seats
Master of Arts (Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship): 30 seats
Master of Arts / Master of Science (Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance): 30 seats
TISS-Azim Premji School of Education, Hyderabad Campus:
Master of Arts (Education): 40 seats
School of Livelihoods and Development, Hyderabad Campus:
Master of Arts (Rural Development and Governance): 34 seats
Master of Arts (Natural Resource & Governance): 34 seats
Master of Arts (Development Studies): 34 seats
School of Public Policy and Governance, Hyderabad Campus:
Master of Arts (Public Policy and Governance): 40 seats
School of Gender Studies, Hyderabad Campus
Master of Arts (Women's Studies): 34 seats
School of Social Work, Guwahati Campus:
Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices): 15 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Counselling): 15 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship): 15 seats
Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health): 15 seats
School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Guwahati Campus:
Master of Arts (Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development): 20 seats
Master of Arts (Labour Studies and Social Protection): 15 seats
Master of Arts (Peace and Conflict Studies): 20 seats
Master of Arts (Sociology and Social Anthropology): 20 seats
15%, 7.5%, 27% and 10% reservation will be there for the candidates belong to Scheduled Caste, Schedule Tribe, Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) and Economically Weaker Section(EWs) respectively for each of the programmes. Additionally, 5% supernumerary seats will be allocated to each of the Persons With Disabilities (PWD), Kashmiri migrants and Widows/Wards of the Armed Forces Employees.
Eligibility
Applicants must be passed in Bachelor's or Master's Degree of at least 3 years' duration or its equivalent from a UGC-recognized university. However, candidates who will complete the final year exam of qualifying degree by 15th June 2021 may also apply for this exam. Candidates who are not able to produce their degree certificate and grade/mark sheet during admission must submit by 30th September 2021. Shortlisted candidates should produce an original certificate and mark sheet at the time of personal interview. Applicants who will appear to the final year exam of the qualifying degree should bring mark sheets of all previous semesters on the date of interview.
However, some additional or specific requirements may be needed for some Master's degree courses which are available to the official notification, link of which is furnished below.
About test
TISSNET is a computer-based test in English medium will be held in 40 different cities/towns across the country conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for admission in its full-time regular post-graduate degree courses. There will be 100 objective type multiple choice questions of 1 mark each. Out of 100 marks, 30 marks will be from English proficiency and Mathematics & Logical reasoning each. The rest 40 marks will be from General Awareness (GA). There will be no negative marking for the wrong answer. The test will be held for 1 hour and 40 minutes from 2:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Candidates are allowed to apply for a maximum of three courses out of fifty across any two campuses out of four. They have to mention their preference among the courses applied for in the application form. Based on their preference, the merit list will be prepared.
Selection process
The institute will send the call letters only to the shortlisted candidates of the National Entrance Test based on the marks candidates score in the said test for the second round i.e. TISS-PAT / TISS-MAT.
PAT and MAT stand for Programme Aptitude Test and Management Aptitude Test respectively. MAT is applicable only for those who are applying for MA in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM&LR) and MA in Organisation Development, Change and Leadership (ODCL) of Mumbai Campus. PAT will be applicable for all the rest courses. Both the tests will be for 45 minutes having a total of 50 marks for individual programs.
OPI stands for Online Personal Interview followed by PAT/MAT. The interview will be held separately for each program applied. OPI carries 100 marks.
30%, 40% and 30% weightage will be given for NET, PAT/MAT and OPI respectively to calculate the final score.
Application fee
Candidates under General category should pay Rs. 1000/- + bank charge as applicable for each course which will be Rs. 500/- for the candidates belong to SC and ST category for registration of the application for TISSNET 2021. However, in case the household income of unemployed SC/ST and OBC(NC) candidates for the financial year 2019-20 is less than Rs. 2.5 lac and 1 lac respectively, Rs. 250/- + bank charge should be paid as a concessional application fee for each course along with all relevant supporting documents. Don't forget to upload the TISS copy of challan if the application fee is paid by cash.
Application procedure
Candidates have to apply online process only. But candidates who are from remote places without any internet and telecommunication facilities may send an application for printed form along with the above-mentioned application fees by speed post to the Assistant Registrar (Academic), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar Mumbai, Pin - 400088. Visit at https://appln.tiss.edu/register to start online application. Register yourself providing the correct information as asked for. Applicants must have a valid e-mail id as the registration link will be forwarded to the registered e-mail id only. Check your spam box in case you don't receive any mail to your inbox. Upload all relevant documents such as photograph, signature, TISS copy of challan if applicable, caste certificate if applicable etc. Candidates have to download the hall tickets from the below mentioned official website of TISS.
Important dates
Online portal will be active from 3rd December 2020 to 15th January 2021
Last date to receive the application by post is 20th January 2021
Hall tickets for the TISSNET 2021 will be available online on February 05,2021 onwards
Computer based TISS National Entrance Test (TISSNET) 2021 will be held at different centres on 20th February 2021
Helpdesk
In case candidates face any problem during filling up the application or don't receive their hall ticket till February 18, 2021; may call at 022 - 2552 5252 at 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday or may register their complaint by emailing at admissionsinfo@tiss.edu.
Contact details: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 Website: www.tiss.edu
Student can visit the TISS MA admissions 2021 page to get all detailed information before registration of their application.
Article by Chaitali Ray Chaudhuri (Datta) Chaitali is a freelance writer from India, likes to share knowledge/information through her various articles to continue her writing passion and an editor of the most successful educational portal IndiaStudyChannel.com, shortly ISC.
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