The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
- Eriksson
(a) A Bachelor’s Degree of a minimum of 3 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 recognised university, in any discipline.
OR
(b) Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor’s Degree examinations by Saturday, June 12, 2010 are also eligible to apply to all the programmes, except the programmes offered by the School of Health Systems Studies; and for M.A. in Education (Elementary) candidates, Saturday, May 15, 2010, provided they have successfully completed their first and second years, if the degree course is of 3 years; and the first, second and third years, if the degree course is of 4 years. In such cases, admission to any of the Master’s Degree Programmes of the Institute will be provisional. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission automatically stands cancelled.
(c) Candidates applying for the Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance; and Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology Programmes should have (i) A Master’s Degree in any discipline, or (ii) A Bachelor’s Degree in medicine/para-medical courses.
(d) Candidates who are in their final year Bachelor’s Degree Programme are not eligible to apply for admission to any of the Master’s Degree programmes, conducted by School of Health Services Studies, i.e., Health Administration; Hospital Administration; Public Health in Social Epidemiology; and Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance.
(e) Candidates applying for the Master in Habitat Policy and Practice should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Management, Physical Sciences, Geography, Planning, Law, or Social Sciences, with some inclination towards habitat related issues/sectors.
Note: Medical graduates should complete their internship on or before Saturday, June 12, 2010.
Otherwise, their candidature/admission stands cancelled.
Selection is on a basis of Written Test followed by GD and PI.
The Written Test is in two parts.
Part I is the Common Objective Test for all the programmes which consists of 3 sections:
Part II of the Written Test is the “Programme-Based” test, and the duration is 60 minutes for all the courses.
Group Discussions will be held only for candidates called for the Personal Interviews.
Group Discussion (GD): The GD aims at the assessment of knowledge about contemporary issues in the field and sensitivity to social issues expressed orally in English as well as in Hindi in a group situation. The time allotted is 20 minutes for Social Work and 25 minutes for other programmes (CL, HRM and SE). For M.A. in Counselling, the GD activity will have behavioural games, and observation thereof to help determine aspects of interpersonal interactions and relations, and communication skills.
Personal Interview : The candidate is also expected to be acquainted with the programme for which he/she has applied for, as questions may be asked on the topic during the PI. The M.A. in Disability Studies and Action candidates will be assessed for knowledge and sensitivity towards persons with disability and issues related to the field.
Short-listing of candidates for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview will be based on cut-off marks to be decided later by the Institute. Only short-listed candidates will be sent call letters for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview.
For M.A. in Social Work : General category candidates must score at least 45% and SC/ST candidates must score at least 35% in the Written Test to be considered eligible for Group Discussion and Personal Interviews.
How to Obtain the Application Form
The prescribed Application Form and Information Brochure can be obtained:
By sending a request letter to the Assistant Registrar (Academic) of the Institute along with a self-addressed (A4-Size) cloth-lined envelope and a Demand Draft for Rs. 750/- for each programme, drawn in favour of “Tata Institute of Social Sciences”, and payable at SBI, Deonar Branch, Mumbai . If applying for more than one programme, only one draft for the requisite amount (Rs.1,500/- for any two programmes and Rs. 2,250/- for any three programmes), and self-addressed A4-Size cloth-lined envelope should accompany the request letter. The candidates should write on the envelope, in bold capital letters, “Application for Admission to the Master’s Degree Programme (2010–2012)”. OR
By downloading the Application Form from the TISS website (www.tiss.edu), please note that while submitting the downloaded Application Form either by post or in person to the Academic Section, it should be accompanied by a Demand Draft for the requisite amount, that is Rs. 750/-, if applying for any one programme; Rs. 1,500/-, if applying for any two programmes; and Rs. 2,250/-, if applying for any three programmes.
From the Cash Counter of TISS, against cash payment
Cash timings: Mondays to Fridays from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. and on Saturdays, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Unemployed SC and ST candidates, whose parent’s/guardian’s income was more than Rs. 1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh) for the financial year 2008–09, can
obtain the Application Form for
(i) Rs. 700/- if applying for one programme;
(ii) Rs. 1,000/- for two programmes; and
(iii) Rs. 1,500/- for three programmes.
Important:
1. A candidate can apply for a maximum of THREE programmes.
2. Use only ONE application form, even if applying for more than one programme.
3. If the form is downloaded from the TISS website, please mention the fee details and attach the DD for the required amount along with the completed form to consider it.
4. For speedy processing of applications, we recommend on-line filling of applications. Once you sent on-line application, print the application, attach DD and other documents and mail to TISS, Mumbai.
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For more information, visit www.tiss.edu
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