Eligibility
Candidates are requested to check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Candidates found ineligible will be rejected at any stage in the admission process and no grievances will be entertained in this regard.
Instructions for Determining Eligibility to Apply:
**Minimum Educational Qualification:
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Candidates should have successfully completed Bachelor's or Master's Degree of minimum of 3 or 4 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 university recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. Some Masters Degree programmes will have additional/specific eligibility requirements. Candidates are advised to refer to programme specific eligibility criteria for more details and ensure that they satisfy such specific eligibility criteria.
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Candidates who will successfully complete, in all respects, all the requirements of their final year eligible degree (including all examinations and internships, if applicable) by October 31, 2022, are also eligible to apply.
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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 October 31, 2022, failing which their provisional admission would stand automatically cancelled without any further reference to the candidate. The onus will be on the candidate to submit the degree/provisional degree and grade/mark sheet by October 31, 2022. No further extension of the date will be allowed under any circumstances.
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At the time of applying candidates studying in 3-year degree programmes should have passed in all the subjects for the 1st to 4th semesters and candidates studying in 4 year degree programmes should have passed in all the subjects for 1st to 6th semester.
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Until a candidate submits her/his degree certificate and final mark/grade sheet as evidence of having successfully completed the eligibility criteria by the given date, the admission offered will remain provisional.
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Eligibility, determined on the basis of information provided in the application, will be used for the final selection process. If the information provided by a candidate is found to be incorrect or misleading at any point in time, her/his candidature/admission will be summarily cancelled. The Institute shall also reserve the right to take any legal action as deemed fit for any such act of misrepresentation or false declaration.
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Candidates shortlisted for personal interview are required to produce an original certificate and mark sheet on the date of personal interview, for verifying that the candidate is eligible for admission. Those who are in the final year but are eligible to apply are required to produce the mark sheets of all previous semesters (excluding the final semester) for verification on the date of the personal interview. Candidates who do not bring the aforesaid certificates in original shall not be allowed to appear for the interview. However due to pandemics, for this year's admission original document verification for the provisionally selected candidate will be done at a later stage for which schedule will be notified later.
Selection Procedure
Admissions to Masters (Master of Arts / Master of Science / B.Ed-M.Ed Integrated) Programmes
Candidates are advised to read the guidelines given below before filling the online application form.
Admission to masters programmes at TISS is comprises of two stages, 1. TISS National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) 2. TISS Online Assessments (OA).
Candidates are advised to read the guidelines given below before filling the online application form.
Admission to masters programmes at TISS is comprises of two stages, 1. TISS National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) 2. TISS Online Assessments (OA).
Stage 1: TISS-NET (TISS National Entrance Test)
TISS-NET is a computer based common screening test for all Masters Programmes across all the campuses. It is a 100mins test and consists of 100 objective type multiple choice questions (MCQ). TISS-NET is conducted to shortlist candidates for Stage 2 based on the TISS NET Mark and the ratio on the number of seats announced for individual programmes under each category. Hence it is a shortlisting process no reservation rules are applied at this stage. All rules related to reservations of seats under different categories and priorities will be applied only at the time of final seat allocation through merit list / wait list.
Shortlisting for Stage 2 will be done on the basis of the candidates’ aggregate TISS NET Score. The same ratio will be applied to the number of seats under each Category thereby having candidates from every category getting shortlisted for stage 2 in proportionate numbers
Shortlisting for Stage 2 will be done on the basis of the candidates’ aggregate TISS NET Score. The same ratio will be applied to the number of seats under each Category thereby having candidates from every category getting shortlisted for stage 2 in proportionate numbers
Stage 2: Online Assessments (OA)
Online Assessment (OA) will be conducted for approximately 20 - 30 minutes by a three-member panel. The main objective of OA is to assess the candidates’ suitability and interest in studies in the chosen programme. There will be two components in OA as below;
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Extempore reflection on a given topic:
Panel members will give a topic relevant to the programme of study and the candidate will be asked to present a reflection on the same for a maximum of 2-3 minutes. Candidates will have the option of asking for the second topic in case not comfortable with the one given at the beginning. There will not be a third choice.
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Online Personal Interview (OPI):
The panel members will interact with the candidate to understand the candidate’s motivation, interest, and preparedness as well as basic subject knowledge of the undergraduate studies. Candidates' understanding of social and economic factors will also be explored through OPI. These are only indicative areas of exploration at the OPI.
Final Merit List preparation:
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Open (Unreserved) Merit List (OML) is prepared based on the aggregate mark obtained by the candidates for a specific programme without considering any reservation category. This provides opportunity for candidates across all categories to get selected in the OML depending on their aggregate score.
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After considering candidates in OML, separate Category wise Merit List (CML) will be prepared for the number of seats reserved for each category as per the Government of India / University Grants Commission regulations on the matter. All reservation rules will be applied at Final merit list/seat allotment stage.
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In case of a tie between two or more candidates with their aggregate final score, the following order will be used to rank the candidates.
1. Final Score - TISS OA Mark
2. TISS-OA Mark - TISS-NET
4. TISS-NET - Date of Birth -
Candidates who got selected in the first preference, their names will not be listed in the second and third preference in the merit list.
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Candidates who got selected in the programme of their first preference will not be on wait-lists for any other programme mentioned in their list of preferences.
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Each candidate will be able to view the score card indicating the mark received in each of the components (TISS-NET, TISS-MAT (if applicable), TISS-PAT and OPI) in addition to the aggregate final score.
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Choice or preferences of Programmes indicated in the application form by the candidate at the time of filling online application form cannot be changed at any point after submission of the application form. Any request for change or modification in this regard shall not be entertained or responded to.
Rules for the preparation of the wait-list:
1. Wait List of each programme will be prepared by following the same rules applied for the Merit List.
2. Candidates who got selected or moved into their programme of higher preference shall not be considered in the waitlist of their programmes of lower preference.
3. If candidates got selected in lower (second or third) preference in the merit list, their name will be shown in the waitlist of higher preference (first or second), if they qualify so with their aggregate score for the programme concerned.
4. Once moved to higher preference upon activation of waitlist, the candidate will vacate the seat in the lower preference and no request for maintenance of their seat in the lower preference will be entertained.
2. Candidates who got selected or moved into their programme of higher preference shall not be considered in the waitlist of their programmes of lower preference.
3. If candidates got selected in lower (second or third) preference in the merit list, their name will be shown in the waitlist of higher preference (first or second), if they qualify so with their aggregate score for the programme concerned.
4. Once moved to higher preference upon activation of waitlist, the candidate will vacate the seat in the lower preference and no request for maintenance of their seat in the lower preference will be entertained.
Clarification regarding reservation policy:
1. The application of the reservation process this year remains the same as in previous years and is in accordance with all statutory norms. No change has been made in this.
2. The number of candidates shortlisted for Stage 2 under each category will be arrived at in a ratio approved by the competent body of TISS based on the number of seats under each category as per reservation rules and the score candidates in that category receive for TISS NET.
3. As has been the process followed in previous years, the cut off for different reserved categories will be different and no standard cut off will be applied for all categories.
4. The TISS admissions process is approved by the competent body of the Institute following all statutory provisions and government guidelines on the matter.
2. The number of candidates shortlisted for Stage 2 under each category will be arrived at in a ratio approved by the competent body of TISS based on the number of seats under each category as per reservation rules and the score candidates in that category receive for TISS NET.
3. As has been the process followed in previous years, the cut off for different reserved categories will be different and no standard cut off will be applied for all categories.
4. The TISS admissions process is approved by the competent body of the Institute following all statutory provisions and government guidelines on the matter.
Candidates are advised to refer to the institute’s admissions website only for information. Institute takes no responsibility for any other sources of information.
TISS does not take responsibility for any information provided by any source other than (i) http://admissions.tiss.edu (ii) https://appln.tiss.edu and (iii) Admissions Helpline.
TISS does not take responsibility for any information provided by any source other than (i) http://admissions.tiss.edu (ii) https://appln.tiss.edu and (iii) Admissions Helpline.
2022
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