TISSNET 2021 Registration & Eligibility

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TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2021
TISSNET Eligibility 2021 :General and Programme Specific
TISSNET Eligbility Criteria 2021: Institute-Wise Programme Specific
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TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2021

TISSNET is conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Candidates need to check the eligibility criteria of TISSNET MBA 2021 before appearing for TISSNET. As per the TISSNET eligibility criteria, candidates with bachelors degrees across various disciplines from a recognised university are eligible to apply. The application process for TISSNET is expected to begin soon. Forms for the same can be filled online or can be sent to TISS via post. The exam will take place in January and will be conducted online.TISSNET will be conducted at more than 100 test centres across 39 cities in India.

TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2021

Candidates who have completed graduation of minimum three years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 pattern) are eligible to apply for TISSNET.

The candidates who are in the final year of their graduation are eligible to apply. However, they must have passed in all the subjects of the first to the fourth semester (in 3-year degree programme) and first to the sixth semester (in 4-year degree programme).

The candidates must have completed their final year Bachelor’s degree programme latest by the first week of June 2021.

The final year students will be provided provisional admission. However, such candidates will be required to submit the proof of completing their graduation latest by the end of September 2021. If they fail to do so, their provisional admission will be cancelled.

Candidates who have completed their graduation through correspondence can also apply if the Institute / University / College is recognised by UGC/AICTE.

TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2021: Programme Specific

Apart from fulfilling the general TISSNET MBA eligibility criteria, there are certain eligibility parameters for particular subjects which are listed in the table below:

Program Name	Program specific eligibility
CJ – Social Work in Criminology and Justice, CF-Social Work with Children and Families, DTA-Social Work in Dalit and Tribal Studies Action, CODP-Social Work in Criminology and Justice, LE – Social Work in Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship, PH – Social Work in Public Health, MH – Social Work in Mental Health, GL – Globalisation and Labour, WCP – Social Work in Women Centred Practice, SE – Social Entrepreneurship, HE – Health Administration	Graduation from any discipline
DSA – Social Work in Disability Studies and Action	Candidates preferred with a graduate degree in subjects such as Psychology, Special Education, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Disability rehabilitation, and Speech Therapy. Graduates with minimum 2 years of experience in social welfare will be preferred
HO – Hospital Administration	Three years graduate degree in any discipline Candidates in their final year in BA are not eligible Four years graduate degree in paramedical sciences, medicine or other four years programs such as pharmacy, veterinary engineering, and veterinary sciences
HE – Health Administration	Completed 3 years graduate degree in any discipline Four years graduate degree in paramedical sciences, medicine, or other programs such as engineering, pharmacy, and veterinary sciences Candidates in their final year in BA are not eligible
PHSE – Public Health in Social Epidemiology	BA in paramedical, medicine, or other four years programs such as engineering, pharmacy, and veterinary sciences Candidates in their final year in BA are not eligible Master's degree in any discipline
PHHP – Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance	BA in paramedical, medicine, or other four years programs such as engineering, pharmacy, and veterinary sciences Candidates in their final year in BA are not eligible Master's degree in any discipline
APCP – Applied Psychology with specialisation in Counselling Psychology	Candidate should have completed: B.A./ B.Sc. Home Sciences with specialisation in Human/ Child Development B.A. in Psychology B.A. General with a minimum of 3 papers in Psychology Candidates appearing for their final year B.A. examination with the above subjects and awaiting results are eligible to apply B.A. in Social Work
WS – Women’s Studies, DS – Development Studies, EE – Education (Elementary), MC – Media and Cultural Studies, CCSS – Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, RG – Regulatory Governance, WPG – Water Policy & Governance, DM – Disaster Management	Graduation from any discipline
PHHP – Public Health in Health Policy, Economics, and Finance	Candidates should have completed their internship on or before June 10, 2018 Completed BA in paramedical, medicine or other four-year programs such as veterinary sciences pharmacy, law, and engineering
APCP – Applied Psychology with specialisation in Counselling Psychology	Candidate should have completed: B.A. in Social Work B.A. General with a minimum of 3 papers in Psychology Candidates appearing for their final year B.A. examination with the above subjects and awaiting results are also eligible B.A./ B.Sc. Home Sciences with specialisation in Human/Child Development
PHSE – Public Health in Social Epidemiology	Candidates should have completed their internship on or before June 10, 2018 Completed BA in paramedical, medicine or other four-year programs such as veterinary sciences, engineering, law, and pharmacy Master's degree in any discipline
APCLP – Applied Psychology with specialization in Clinical Psychology	Candidates should have completed Candidates appearing for their final year B.A. exam in 2018, with the above subjects and awaiting results are also eligible to apply B.A. Psychology B.A. General, with a minimum of three papers in Psychology
MLIS – Master of Library and Information Science	Graduation in any discipline
UPG – Urban Policy & Governance	Graduation in one of the following fields Management, Architecture, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Geography, Planning, Geography, Planning, Law or Social Sciences, and interested in habitat-related issues
ATJ – LL.M. in Access to Justice	Candidates who appeared for the final LL.B. Examination in April / May 2018 can also apply LL.B. Degree with 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST)

TISSNET Reservation Policy

As per the government of India, there are certain reservation policies for TISSNET which vary for different TISS campuses. Given below are the policies for TISSNET 2021

TISS Mumbai, Hyderabad and Tuljapur Campuses

For ST-7.5 percent of the seats will be reserved
For SC-15 percent of the seats will be reserved
For OBC (non-creamy layers)-27 percent of the seats will be reserved
For Kashmiri migrants-Seats to be reserved as per the GOL Directives
For Persons with Disability (PwD-Supernumerary Quota)-3 percent seats are reserved.

For armed forces-5 percent seats (supernumerary quota) for widows/children of personnel armed/paramilitary forces killed/disabled during the hostilities in the following priority

Priority I-Wards/Widows of para-military/personnel killed in action

Certificate required-proof in original

Priority II-Wards/widows of defense/para-military personnel who were disabled during military service

Certificate required-Original disability certificate stating the disability is due to military services

Priority III-Wards/widows of paramilitary/defense personnel who died during military service

Certificate required-Original death certificate stating the cause of death is due to military service

Priority IV-Wards of paramilitary/defense personnel disabled during military service

Certificate required-Disability certificate stating that disability is due to military service

Priority V-Wards of ex-servicemen police personnel/para-military and serving defense personnel who are recipients of Gallantry Awards.

Certificate required-Proof in original

Priority VI-Wards of defense ex-servicemen

Certificate required-Original ex-servicemen identity card/PPO (Pension payment order) and discharge book

Priority VII-Wards of serving defense personnel

Certificate required-Original service identity cards and dependent certificate/card

TISSNET MBA Eligibility Criteria 2021 for International Students

This category includes candidates who are not Indian citizens or permanent residents of India, foreign nationals, overseas citizen of India (OCI-Dual citizens), person of Indian origin (PIO) card holders and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). The criteria for them are listed below:

International students can apply for a maximum of 2 programmes across campuses/schools. But they should fulfill the general eligibility requirements for the programmes.
International candidates qualified from Foreign Universities of Boards of Higher Education as equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) will be eligible for admission.
Candidates interested in M.A Human Resource Management and Labour Studies Programme (HRM) need a GMAT score of 610 and above. The score has to be provided within the stipulated time frame during the admission process.
Candidates who have pursued a BA degree programme from a University which is located in a non-English speaking country need to submit a proof of English proficiency. IELTS and TOEFL scores will be accepted.

TISSNET Eligibility 2021 :General and Programme Specific

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Eligibility Test conducted by TISS has specified two types of eligibility criteria. There is one type of eligibility criteria for TISS General candidates and there is another type of eligibility criteria for some specific programme. We have mentioned below the most important eligibility criteria for the TISSNET 2021 for both General and Programme specific.

TISSNET Eligibility Criteria 2021: General

The TISSNET prescribes that the candidates who have been able to complete their requirement for the Bachelor’s Degree examination by the first week of June 2021 would be considered eligible to apply for the course.

The candidates must submit the final degree certificate to the TISS unless they submit the final degree certificate, the candidates would be able to get admission in the Master’s degree provisionally.

In order to appear for the TISSNET 2021, the candidates will have to submit the final year mark-sheet to the exam conducting body of TISSNET 2021.

TISSNET Eligbility Criteria 2021: Institute-Wise Programme Specific

Check the eligibility criteria for Tata Institute of Social Sciences for all the campuses from the table provided below.

Tiss Eligibility: MUMBAI CAMPUS
Degree	Programme	Specialisation	Eligibility
Master’s Arts (M.A)	Social Work	Children and Family	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Criminology and Justice	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Community Organisation and Development Practice	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Dalit and Tribal Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be Graduate in any discipline
		Disability Studies and Action	General Eligibility and Candidates who have graduated in Social Work, Special Education, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy will be given preferences. Graduates with an experience of 2 years or more in the field of Social work will be given opportunity first.
		Livelihood and Entrepreneurship	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Mental Health	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Public Health	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Women Centred Practice	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Globalisation and Labour	Globalisation and Labour	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Human Resource Management and Labour Relations	Human Resource Management and Labour Relations	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Social Entrepreneurship	Social Entrepreneurship	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Organisation Development, Change and Leadership	Organisation Development, Change and Leadership.	Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 2 years of working experience after completion of graduation.
	Public Health	Health Administration	Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 4-year graduate degree in Paramedical, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Engineering Law. Candidates must have completed their internship on or before June 2020 Candidates pursuing the final degree of Bachelors are eligible to apply for this course.
	Hospital Administration	Hospital Administration	Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 4-year graduate degree in Paramedical, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Engineering Law. Candidates must have completed their internship on or before June 2020 Candidates pursuing the final degree of Bachelors are eligible to apply for this course
	Public Health	Health Policy, Economics and finance	Candidates must have a masters in any discipline or Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 4-year graduate degree in Paramedical, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Engineering Law. Candidates must have completed their internship on or before June 2020 Candidates pursuing the final degree of Bachelors are eligible to apply for this course
	Public Health	Social Epidemiology	Candidates must have a masters in any discipline or Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 4-year graduate degree in Paramedical, Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Engineering Law. Candidates must have completed their internship on or before June 2020 Candidates pursuing the final degree of Bachelors are eligible to apply for this course
	Development Studies	Development Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Women’s Studies	Women’s Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Education Elementary	Education Elementary	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Media and Cultural Studies	Media and Cultural Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
Master’s in Arts/ Master’s in Science (M.A/M.Sc)	Climate change and Sustainable Studies	Climate change and Sustainable Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Regulatory Governance	Regulatory Governance	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Urban Policy and Governance	Urban Policy and Governance	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any of the following discipline: Management, Engineering, Architecture, Geography, Planning, Law, Social science
	Water Policy and Governance	Water Policy and Governance	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Disaster management	Disaster management	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
Master’s in Arts (M.A)	Applied Psychology	Counselling Psychology	Candidates must satisfy the General Psychology And The Candidates must have completed B.A in Psychology B.A and B.Sc in Home Science B.A in Social Science B.A General with three papers in Psychology Candidates appearing for the final year of Graduation will be eligible to apply.
Master’s in Arts (M.A)	Applied Psychology	Clinical Psychology	Candidates must satisfy the General Psychology And The Candidates must have completed B.A in Psychology B.A General with three papers in Psychology Candidates appearing for the final year of Graduation will be eligible to apply.
Mater in Library Science	Library Science	Library Science	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
Master of Law	Justice	Access to Justice	Candidates must have an LLB degree with 50% Candidates appearing for the final year can also apply.
Tiss Eligibility: HYDERABAD OFF-CAMPUS
Master’s in Arts	Rural Development and Governance		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Education		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Public Policy and Governance		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Development Studies		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Women Studies		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Natural Resource and Governance		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Organisation leadership		Candidates must have completed Bachelors of Three years or any such equivalent exams Candidates must have 2 years of working experience after completion of graduation.
	Social Work	Mental Health	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Applied Psychology	Counselling Psychology	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any of the following discipline: Psychology Home Science Child and Human Development Social Work Or The candidate must have done B.A General in three papers of Psychology
	Applied Psychology	Clinical Health	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any of the following discipline: Psychology Or The candidate must have done B.A General in three papers of Psychology Candidates in the final year will be able to appear for this examination.
Master’s in Arts/ Master’s in Science (M.A/M.Sc)	Ecology Society and Sustainable Energy		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
Tiss Eligibility: GUWAHATI OFF-CAMPUS
Master’s in Arts	Ecology Environment and Sustainable Development		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Labour Studies and Social security		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Peace and Conflict Studies		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Sociology and Social Anthropology		Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Social Work	Community Organization and Development Practices	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Livelihood and Entrepreneurship	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Counselling	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Public Health	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Livelihood	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
		Entrepreneurship	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
Tiss Eligibility: TULJAPUR OFF-CAMPUS
Master’s in Arts	Social Work	Rural Development	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Education	Education	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Public Policy and Governance	Public Policy and Governance	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Development Studies	Development Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Women's Studies	Women's Studies	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Natural Resources & Governance	Natural Resources & Governance	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline
	Organisation Development, Change and Leadership	Organisation Development, Change and Leadership	Apart from General Eligibility, the candidates must be a Graduate in any discipline Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree of minimum three years of duration from a recognised university, in any discipline. Candidates must have 2 years of working experience in any field of work after graduation.

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Candidates can contact the admissions helpline at 022-25525252.

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FAQs about TISSNET Eligibility

I have completed B.Tech. Can I apply for TISSNET?

Yes, you can apply for TISSNET. You can check the official website of TISS to know further details about the examination.

Who can apply for TISSNET?

Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria of TISSNET may apply for the examination.

Is there a separate TISSNET eligibility criteria for reserved category candidates?

No, there is a common TISSNET eligibility criteria for all the categories.

What is the TISS eligibility criteria for M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship?

Candidates must have completed graduation from any recognized institution or university. There is no minimum percentage requirement for admission.

What is the TISSNET eligibility criteria for M.A. in (Human Resources Management and Labour Relations)?

Candidates must have completed graduation from any recognized institution. Apart from this, they will also have to appear for TISS MAT examination.

Is the eligibility criteria of TISSNET and TISS MAT same?

Yes, the eligibility criteria of both the TISSNET and TISS MAT examination are the same.

How can I check the eligibility criteria of TISSNET?

You can check the eligibility criteria of TISSNET from the official website of TISS. The eligibility criteria of TISS NET is also available here.

Who decides the eligibility criteria for TISSNET?

The eligibility criteria for TISSNET is decided by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Can final year candidates apply for TISSNET?

Yes, final year candidates may also apply for TISSNET. However, they will have to submit the passing certificate before the date decided by the college.

What is the eligibility criteria for TISSNET?

Candidates must have completed graduation from any recognized institution to get eligible for TISSNET.

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