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| TISSNET Date | February 25, 2023 |
| Name of the Examination | Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test |
| Common Name | TISSNET |
| Conducting Body | Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai |
| Frequency of the Exam | Once a Year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
Tata Institute of Social Science National Entrance Test or TISSNET is a national level entrance examination conducted by TISS, Mumbai. The exam allows students to seek admissions into various postgraduate programs at the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS). TISS is Asia's oldest institute catering towards the field of Human Resources, Labour Relations and professional education in Social Work. It was set-up by the Dorabji Tata Trust and has nurtured numerous candidates in these fields. TISS offers a range of Master's Degree programs in 4 of its campuses: Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad, and Guwahati.
TISS, Mumbai:
The main campus has got a total of 805 seats for the following courses:
| MA | Human Resources Management and Labour Relations/ Globalisation and Labour/ Social Work in Mental Health/ Social Work in Community Organization and Development Practice/ Development Studies/ Women Studies/ Education (Elementary)/ Media and/ Cultural Studies/ |
| MA in Social Work | Disability Studies and Action/ Public Health/ Criminology and Justice/ Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship/ Women Centred Practice/ Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action/ |
| MPH | Social Epidemiology/ Health Policy, Economics, and Finance |
| MA/ M.Sc | Climate Change and Sustainability Studies/ Regulatory Governance/ Water Policy and Governance/ Disaster Management |
| Other Programs | M.Lib.I.Sc/ LLM in Access to Justice/ Master of Health Administration (MHA)/ Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) |
| Online Programs | MA (Social Work in Child Rights/ International Family Studies) |
TISS, Hyderabad:
The Hyderabad campus offers 90 seats for the following courses:
| Human Resource Management | Development Studies |
| Women Studies | Rural Development and Governance |
| Education | Public Policy and Governance |
| Natural Resources & Governance | - |
TISS, Guwahati:
TISS, Guwahati offers the below-mentioned range of courses for 155 seats:
| MA | Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development/ Labour Studies and Social Protection/ Sociology and Social Anthropology/ Peace and Conflict Studies |
| MA in Social Work | Community Organization and Development Practices/ Public Health Counselling/ Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship |
TISS Tuljapur:
TISS Tuljapur has the lowest number of seats among all the campuses of TISS. It offers only 80 seats for the following courses:
| MA | Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship/ Social Work (Rural Development) |
| MA/ M.Sc | Development Policy, Planning, and Practice/ Sustainable Livelihood and Natural Resources Governance |
Many colleges in Bangalore also provide world-class courses in the field of Social Work and Human Resources. Students can seek admissions in Bangalore and pursue this exciting and lucrative field. Close to 40,000 candidates apply for TISSNET every year. TISSNET will be conducted on February 25, 2023. Registration for the exam will begin on December 14, 2022. To apply for the exam, candidates have to complete their bachelor's in any preferred field by scoring a minimum percentage of 50% or equivalent CGPA.
| Registration Mode | Online and Offline |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Medium of Exam | English |
| Total Number of Papers | 1 |
| Total Number of Questions | 100 |
| Total Number of Sections | 3 |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Number of Options Per Question | 4 |
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