Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) offers numerous MA programs in various specializations at its Mumbai campus. The aspirants need to appear in the CUET PG examination for admission to the TISS MA course. Shortlisted candidates have to appear for CUET PG followed by an online PI round. Based on the entrance exam score and performance in the PI round, the candidates are finally selected for admission.

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TISS MA Course Highlights

• MA program at TISS is a 2-year program that includes 4 semesters.
• The MA program is offered in various specializations under different schools in all 4 campuses namely Hyderabad, Mumbai, Guwahati, and Tuljapur.
• Almost all the MA courses are offered in offline mode. MA in elementary education is offered through online distance learning at the Mumbai campus.
• The application form for the TISS ODCL Programs is open which costs INR 1000/-. 
• Following are the TISS Mumbai department for MA courses:
  • School of development studies
  • School of habitat studies
  • Human ecology
  • School of management and labour studies
  • School of media and cultural studies
  • School of social work
  • Jamsetji Tata school of disaster studies
  • School of education

TISS MA Admission Dates 2024

TISS MA Eligibility Criteria & Fees

The below mentioned table illustrates the detailed eligibility criteria for various MA Courses offered at TISS: 

TISS MA Fees

The detailed Fees structure for different specializations of MA Programmes at TISS has been mentioned below: 

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TISS MA Admission Process

The admission process for the MA course at TISS Mumbai is conducted in online mode.

• Visit the official website for the E-Application process only. However, the candidates from remote places where there is no internet connection can get a printed copy of the form from the institute.
• Then, fill the application form, and upload or attach the necessary documents.
• Pay the application fees. The application fees can be paid through credit/debit card or net banking or by cash through the bank.
• The candidate can apply for a maximum of 3 programs across any two campuses.

TISS MA Application Process

Candidates seeking admission to TISS MA Programmes have to apply through the online application form only. Below mentioned are the steps involved in filling up the form

• The candidate needs to register first with an email id. The candidate will receive a password to be used to login and fill the online form.
• Next, the candidates are required to fill in their basic & academic details 
• The candidates have to mention the programmes they wish to apply for in the order of preference.
• Pay the application fee depending on the number of programmes applied for either by depositing cash in a branch of SBI or through Credit card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking 
• Scan and upload a photograph, signature, marksheet of last exam passed and other necessary certificates.

Candidates unable to access to internet services (remote areas) can write to Mumbai campus for submitting printed application form. They have to fill the application form and submit before last date of submission.

Application fee payment:

 Below mentioned are the course fee of the TISS MA Programme depending upon the no. of programmes applied for at the campus.

Required documents:

Following documents are needed to be uploaded at the time of admission

• Photograph
• Signature
• TISS copy of challan (if paid by cash)
• Caste certificate (if needed)
• Income certificate (if needed)
• Any other certificates if needed (PWD certificate, KM certificate, Armed force certificate, etc).

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TISS MA Selection Procedure

The selection of MA programs at TISS Mumbai is based on marks obtained by the candidates in CUET PG.

• The shortlisted candidates will appear for the next round which includes the TISS program Aptitude test (TISS-PAT) along with an online personal interview.
• TISS-PAT is a 45 mins test conducted for individual programs. The duration of the PAT is 45 minutes if candidates selected only one program.
• Candidates applying for MA (MA Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM)) and MA Organisation Development, Change and Leadership (ODCL) have to appear for the TISS management aptitude test (TISS-MAT).
• The TISS MAT will be a computer-based MCQ-type test with a duration of 45 minutes and 50 Marks.

TISS MA Weight Criteria

Following is the marks weightage for different components in the selection process:

• Open Merit List (OML) is prepared based on the aggregate mark obtained by the candidates for a specific program without considering any reservation category. After considering candidates in OML, a separate Category wise Merit List (CML) will be prepared for the number of seats reserved for each category as per the UGC.

TISS MA Course Details

• The 2 year MA program curriculum offers the choice-based credit system for the students to choose inter-disciplinary, intra-disciplinary, and skill-based courses (across disciplines) according to their learning needs, interests and aptitude.
• The curriculum includes 5 components namely Foundation courses, core courses, electives, internships/field works, and a research dissertation.
• A total of 8 credits across all 5 components should be elective courses.
• A minimum of 2 credits of elective foundation and open electives are mandatory for each program.
• The total credits of the course vary with specialization for MA courses.

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TISS MA Syllabus

The course wise syllabus is as follows for MA disciplines offered at TISS Mumbai.

TISS MA Program structure:

The MA course curriculum at TISS Mumbai consists of 5 components.

• Foundation Courses: This includes compulsory foundation courses and elective foundation courses.
• Core Courses: These courses are compulsorily studied by a student as a core requirement to complete the requirement of a program.
• Electives: This includes two types of electives namely disciplinary and open electives. Disciplinary courses are related to the discipline of study. Open electives are from other disciplines of study.
• Internship / Fieldwork: As per the program requirement
• Research Dissertation: They are carried out in phases and are accessed on 2 counts: process and product evaluation

TISS MA Reservation Criteria

The category wise vertical reservation at TISS is provided as follows:

Horizontal reservations for PWD, Armed forces, and Kashmiri migrants are provided at 5% each as supernumerary seats.

TISS MA Scholarships

• A limited number of scholarships and endowments have been created by various individuals, foundations, and corporate sectors and are available to needy students based on merit-cum-need
• The students have to apply under the students' Aid committee for their purpose.

TISS MA Placement 2022

TISS conducts two types of placement processes for the MA batch. The summer placement process is conducted during September and October. The final placement process is conducted during January. The placement process has an excellent track record. The previous year, 100% of the students got placed in top companies. Students also got placed for paid Internship offers.

The top recruiting companies are Accenture, Aditya Birla Group, TAS, Nestle, HUL, ITC, Flipkart, Amazon, etc.

TISS 2022 placement witnessed the Highest CTC of INR 42.09 LPA. 

Below tabulated is the placement data for the MA HRM batch: 

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