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TISSNET: Eligibility Criteria
Before filling out the application form, candidates are required to complete all of the educational qualification requirements as well as any other necessary instructions that are outlined in the TISSNET eligibility criteria. TISSNET Candidates number roughly 40,000 people who take the exam each year. The difficulty level of TISSNET is comparable to that of NMAT, CMAT, and similar other entrance tests. TISSNET Candidates applying for single or multiple programs need to attend only one test and the TISS-NET Score will be valid for all the programs applied for.
TISSNET Admission
TISSNET Admission for PG 2023 the last date of application is extended to 28th Jan 2023. Candidates are required to complete the online application before the last date to avoid last-minute traffic on the website.
TISSNET Admission online application is available at TISSNET Application
and candidates can apply through the official website only.
- TISSNET Admission to Masters (Master of Arts / Master of Science / B.Ed-M.Ed ) Programmes
- Candidates are advised to read the guidelines given below before filling out the online application form at the TISSNET Admission.
- TISSNET Admission to master’s programs at TISS comprises two stages, 1. TISS National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) 2. TISS Online Assessments (OA).
TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2023 – Bachelor’s Programs
TISSNET Educational Qualification: Candidates should have completed class 10+2 or equivalent from any recognized state/ central board syllabus. Candidates who have completed their 10+2 grade and are waiting for their results can also apply for the exam.
The eligibility requirements for the TISSNET test have been made public by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (commonly known as TISS). Before filling out the TISSNET application form, candidates who are interested in gaining admission to the MBA program (M.A. in Human Resource Management) are required to first review the comprehensive eligibility requirements. In the event that a candidate is unable to satisfy the requirements that have been established, their application will be disqualified, and no complaints will be considered about this matter.
Educational Qualification is One of the Requirements to Be Eligible for TISSNET
The candidates are required to have finished a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree that lasted a minimum of three to four years or its equivalent (the obligatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) from a recognized institute that was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
Candidates who, by October 31, 2023, will have successfully fulfilled the TISSNET eligibility criteria in every regard, as well as all of the requirements of their final year eligible degree, will be entitled to apply.
Candidates who will be eligible to apply but will not be able to submit the required degree certificates and mark sheets at the time of admission are required to submit the documents by October 31, 2023. If they do not submit the documents by this date, their provisional admission will be canceled without any further reference to the candidate. Under no circumstances will there be any further extensions to the deadline that are permitted.
When applying to the Master of Arts program at TISS, candidates who are currently enrolled in a degree program that takes three years must have received passing grades in all of their topics from the first through the fourth semesters. Candidates for the degree that takes four years to complete are required to have a perfect grade point average in all disciplines from the first to the sixth semesters.
Provisional admission will be granted to candidates up until the required degree certificates and mark sheets are turned in as evidence of having satisfactorily completed the requirements for eligibility.
In order to complete the selection process, the information that was supplied in the TISSNET application form will be used.
On the day of the planned interview, those applicants who were shortlisted for the personal interview will be needed to present the original copies of their certificates and mark sheets in order to move on to the next phase. Candidates who are currently enrolled in the capstone year of their qualifying degree program will be asked to submit the mark sheets from the prior semester. Candidates who do not bring the relevant documents to the personal interview will not be given the opportunity to participate in the interview.
The Maximum Age Requirement to Participate in TISSNET
There is no maximum age requirement to submit an application for the TISSNET exam. It does not matter what age applicants are when they submit their application to TISS for the MA program.
Registrations for the TISSNET System
The TISS website serves as the location for all online TISSNET registrations. Applicants who are interested in taking the TISS National Entrance Test are required to fill out an application form. Candidates are required to first generate the login credentials and pay the application cost before they can fill out the entirety of the application form.
Qualifications Required to Participate in the TISSNET 2022 Program
In addition to the general eligibility rules established by the organization in charge of TISSNET, there are additional eligibility requirements for each of the programs. Before registering for TISSNET 2022, it is strongly recommended to each and every applicant that they read the detailed eligibility criteria organized by course in its entirety:
| Program Name | Program Specific Eligibility |
|---|---|
| CF – Social Work with Children and Families | Graduation from any discipline |
| CJ – Social Work in Criminology and Justice | Graduation from any discipline |
| CODP – Social Work in Community Organisation and Development Practice | Graduation from any discipline |
| DTA – Social Work in Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action | Graduation from any discipline |
| DSA – Social Work in Disability Studies and Action | Preference for candidates with a graduate degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, and Disability rehabilitation-related fields. Graduates with at least 2 years of experience in the field of social welfare will be preferred. |
| LE – Social Work in Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship | Graduation from any discipline |
| MH – Social Work in Mental Health | Graduation from any discipline |
| PH – Social Work in Public Health | Graduation from any discipline |
| WCP – Social Work in Women-Centred Practice | Graduation from any discipline |
| GL – Globalisation and Labour | Graduation from any discipline |
| HRM – Human Resources Management and Labour Relation | Graduation from any discipline |
| SE – Social Entrepreneurship | Graduation from any discipline |
| HE – Health Administration | Candidates should have: Completed three years of a graduate degree in any discipline, four years of a graduate degree in medicine, paramedical sciences, or other four years of programs like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, or engineering and complete their internship on or before June 2020. Candidates who are in their final year in Bachelor’s degree program are not eligible to apply. |
| HO – Hospital Administration | Candidates should have: Completed three years of a graduate degree in any discipline, four years of a graduate degree in medicine, paramedical sciences, or other four years of programs like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, and engineering and complete their internship on or before June 2020. Candidates who are in their final year in Bachelor’s degree program are not eligible to apply. |
| PHHP – Public Health in Health Policy, Economics, and Finance | Candidates should have: Master’s degree in any discipline, or, Bachelor’s degree in medicine, paramedical, or other four years program like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, or engineering. They completed their internship on or before June 2020. Candidates who are in their final year in Bachelor’s degree program are not eligible to apply. |
| PHSE – Public Health in Social Epidemiology | Candidates should have: Master’s degree in any discipline, or, Bachelor’s degree in medicine, paramedical, or other four years program like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, or engineering. They completed their internship on or before June 2020. Candidates who are in their final year in Bachelor’s degree program are not eligible to apply. |
| DS – Development Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| WS – Women’s Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| EE – Education (Elementary) | Graduation from any discipline |
| MC – Media and Cultural Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| CCSS – Climate Change and Sustainability Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| RG – Regulatory Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| WPG – Water Policy & Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| DM – Disaster Management | Graduation from any discipline |
| APCP – Applied Psychology with specialization in Counselling Psychology | Candidate should have completed: B.A. Psychology, B.A./ B.Sc. Home Sciences with specialization in Child/ Human Development, B.A. in Social Work B.A. General with a minimum of 3 papers in Psychology. Candidates who will appear for their final year B.A. examination in 2017, with the above subjects and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply. |
| PHHP – Public Health in Health Policy, Economics, and Finance | Candidates should have a: Master’s degree in any discipline Completed Bachelor’s degree in medicine, paramedical, or other four-year programs like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, engineering, or the law. Candidates should have completed their internship on or before June 2019. |
| PHSE – Public Health in Social Epidemiology | Candidates should have a: Master’s degree in any discipline Completed Bachelor’s degree in medicine, paramedical, or other four-year programs like pharmacy, veterinary sciences, engineering, or the law. Candidates should have completed their internship on or before June 2019. |
| DS – Development Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| WS – Women’s Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| EE – Education (Elementary) | Graduation from any discipline |
| MC – Media & Cultural Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| CCSS – Climate Change & Sustainability Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| RG – Regulatory Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| UPG – Urban Policy & Governance | Graduation in one of the following disciplines: Engineering, Architecture, Management, Physical Sciences, Geography, Planning, Law, or Social Sciences, with an interest in habitat-related issues/ sectors |
| APCLP – Applied Psychology with specialization in Clinical Psychology | Candidate should have completed: B.A. Psychology, B.A./ B.Sc. Home Sciences with specialization in Child/ Human Development, B.A. in Social Work B.A. General with a minimum of 3 papers in Psychology. Candidates who will appear for their final year B.A. examination in 2017, with the above subjects and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply. |
| MLIS – Master of Library and Information Science | Graduation from any discipline |
| ATJ – LL.M. in Access to Justice | LL.B. Degree with 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST). Candidates appearing in the final LL.B. Examination in April / May 2018 can also apply |
Qualifications Required to Attend TISS Tuljapur
| Program Name | Program Specific Eligibility |
|---|---|
| RD – Social Work in Rural Development | Graduation from any discipline |
| DPPP – Development Policy, Planning, and Practice | Graduation from any discipline |
| SE – Social Entrepreneurship | Graduation from any discipline |
| SLNRMG – Sustainable Livelihoods, Natural Resources Management and Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
Eligibility for TISS Hyderabad
| Program Name | Program Specific Eligibility |
|---|---|
| RDG – Rural Development and Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| ED – Education | Graduation from any discipline |
| PPG – Public Policy and Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| DS – Development Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| WS – Women’s Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| NRG – Natural Resources & Governance | Graduation from any discipline |
| HRM – M.A. in Human Resources Management | Graduation from any discipline |
Qualifications needed to attend TISS Guwahati
| Program Name | Program Specific Eligibility |
|---|---|
| EESD – Ecology, Environment, and Sustainable Development | Graduation from any discipline |
| LSSS – Labour Studies and Social Security | Graduation from any discipline |
| PCS – Peace and Conflict Studies | Graduation from any discipline |
| SSA – M.A. in Sociology and Social Anthropology | Graduation from any discipline |
| SWCODP – Social Work in Community Organisation and Development Practices | Graduation from any discipline |
| SWLE – Social Work in Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship | Graduation from any discipline |
| SWCL – Social Work in Counselling | Graduation from any discipline |
| SWPH – Social Work in Public Health | Graduation from any discipline |
Policy for TISSNET Reservations in 2023
The Government of India has established a number of reservation regulations, all of which must be adhered to by the authorities in charge of the examinations. The TISSNET reservation policy differs slightly amongst the various TISS campuses. The TISSNET 2023 Reservation Policy is outlined below for your convenience:
For TISS Mumbai, Tuljapur, and Hyderabad Campuses
10% of the seats will be set aside for those who fall within the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
15% of the seats will be set aside for people who belong to the Scheduled Castes (SC).
There will be a reservation of 7.5% of the seats for members of the Scheduled Tribes.
Other Backward Classes, also known as “non-creamy layers,” will have 27% of all available seats reserved for them.
For Individuals with Disabilities (PwD – Supernumerary Quota): Five percent of available seats are set aside for individuals with disabilities. There are three different types of disability, which are as follows: Low-vision/blindness, Disabilities in hearing, Cerebral palsy, and other forms of mobility impairment
As per the directives of the Government of India, there would be reserved seating for Kashmiri migrants.
For the Armed Forces: Reservation of 5% seats (supernumerary quota) for the children and widows of personnel from the Armed Forces or Paramilitary Forces who were killed or crippled in action during the wars, in the following priority:
Widows and children of defense personnel and paramilitary personnel who were killed in combat receive priority one treatment.
Proof in its original form is Required for the Certificate.
Wards of serving Defense People and handicapped ex-servicemen and Paramilitary personnel are given Priority II status. Priority III is given to families of deceased service members. Required Documentation An original disability certificate that makes it abundantly evident that the disability is a direct result of having served in the military.
Widows and children of defense personnel and paramilitary personnel who passed away in peacetime as a direct result of their involvement in military service make up Priority III. Required Documentation An original death certificate with a distinct notation that the decedent passed away as a direct result of their service in the military.
Wards of Defense Personnel and Paramilitary Personnel who are disabled in peacetime and have a disability that is due to their time in the military. Required Documentation An original disability certificate that makes it abundantly evident that the disability is a direct result of having served in the military.
Wards of serving Defense Personnel and Ex-servicemen Paramilitary/Police Personnel who are recipients of Gallantry Awards are given priority under the fifth category. Proof in its original form is Required for the Certificate.
Wards of Defense Retired Service Members is the sixth priority. Documentation such as an original ex-identity servicemen’s card, discharge book, or PPO is required (Pension Payment Order).
Protecting Active Duty Members of the Defense Personnel is the Seventh Priority. Original Service Identification Cards and Dependent Cards or Certificates, both issued by the Competent Authority, are required for this certificate.
Frequently Asked Questions About TISNNET Eligibility Criteria
Q. What are the requirements to be eligible for TISSNET?
Ans. The TISSNET eligibility standards consist of the minimum educational qualifications and age requirements that candidates need to meet in order to participate in the TISS admissions process.
Q. What is the maximum age requirement to sit for the TISSNET exam?
Ans. There is no maximum age requirement in order to submit an application for the TISSNET exam.
Q. Who is permitted to take the TISSNET exam?
Ans. The minimal educational qualification criterion that is specified in this article must be met in order for an applicant to be qualified to take the examination.
Q. When may I begin filling out the application form for TISSNET?
Ans. The application form for TISSNET 2023 is currently available online. Only applicants who submit their information through the website will be considered.
Q. When is the deadline for submitting the documents that are required?
Ans. Candidates are expected to submit all of the required documentation by the 31st of August, 2023 at the latest.
Q. I did not earn a passing grade in any of the required subjects for the qualifying degree. Do you accept applications for the test?
Ans. When applying for the TISSNET exam, candidates are required to have passed all of the courses in their three- or four-year degree program. If they do not, their application will be rejected and they will not be eligible to take the exam.
Q. Can I take the TISSNET exam even though I am currently enrolled in the last year of the degree program that qualifies me?
Ans. Yes, students who are going into their last year of study for a degree that qualifies them can submit an application for the TISSNET exam. With the understanding that their admittance will be handled on a conditional basis.
Q. I pursued my bachelor’s via distance mode, are I still eligible?
Ans. Yes, you are qualified to take TISSNET 2022 as long as your Bachelor’s degree comes from a university that the UGC recognizes.
Q. What exactly is the Pass Class?
Ans. The vast majority of universities and colleges provide pass/fail classes, but not all of them are made equal. The student receives either a passing grade or a failing grade, rather than the more typical letter grade that is based on a number system. Therefore, this phrase simply refers to the process in which a student will be scored, and those grades will be used to determine whether or not the student has passed the exam.
Q. I am currently in my fourth and final year of my bachelor’s program; am I eligible to take the TISSNET in 2022?
Ans. Applicants who are in their final year of a 3- or 4-year degree program but have not yet passed all of the required courses (main, major, or substitution) in the 1st and 2nd years are not permitted to submit an application for the TISSNET exam.
Q. What should I do if I am not able to receive my educational documents in time for the submission deadline?
Ans. The admission will be revoked if the required documentation is not turned in by the deadline that has been established. It is highly recommended that you get in touch with the university that you attend.
Q. Are there campus placements available at TISS?
Ans. Absolutely, and this is especially true for older programs. The programs that were just recently created are currently undergoing the procedure for campus placements at the same time.
