TISS NET is the online mode national entrance test conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Science. Aspirants can start filling the TISSNET Form from October 2020 in online mode. Go through the post to know in detail about the TISS Entrance Exam 2021.

Latest Update: The Personal Interview Rounds of TISSNET 2020 has been postponed due to the pandemic. It is expected to be conducted in the month of July-August 2020. 

• The 100-minute online examination is conducted for admission to its Master's programs.
• There are as many as 53 post-graduate programs offered by the multi-campus research university through TISS Exam.
• There are four campuses of TISS, located in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad.
• Gear up preparations for the entrance exam by practicing TISSNET Question Paper regularly.

TISSNET 2020 Exam Highlights

TISSNET Full Form	TISS National Entrance Test
Exam Level	National
Conducting Body	Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Official Website	tiss.edu
Periodicity of the Exam	Yearly
Application Mode	Online/Offline
Application Fee	General: 1030/2060/3090; Reserved: 260/520/780
Exam Mode	Online
Syllabus	English Proficiency, Mathematics and Logical Reasoning, General Awareness

What is the Tata Institute of Social Science?

Tata Institute of Social Sciences is the most sought-after post-graduate institute in the country. It is among the first priority list of every postgraduate aspirant. Hailed as Asia’s oldest institute for professional social work education, it conducts TISS NET annually for admission to programs like MBA/PGDM, MA, MSc, MHA, MPH, MMA in Social Work, and over 50 other courses.

What is TISSNET?

TISSNET is an online mode of exam conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Science to offer admissions to its Master Programs. There are around 53 postgraduate programs offered through the TISS Exam every year. Selected students after TISS NET Exam will be pursuing the graduation in any of the four campuses of TISS located in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad. 

What are TISSNET 2021 Important Dates?

TISSNET 2021 will be conducted once the process for the ongoing session viz. TISS NET 2020 gets over. The exam will be followed by Result Announcement and invitation for the PI/PIT. The candidates shortlisted in the final merit list will get the opportunity to study from the premiere university. Let’s take a look at the tentative dates of TISSNET 2021

Events	TISSNET 2021 Dates
Registration starts	October 2020
Online registration	November 2020
TISS NET Admit Cards	December 2020
Pre-admission orientation Programme for SC/ST/OBC/Minority and PWD candidates	December 2020
TISSNET 2021 Online Examination	January 2021
TISSNET 2021 Result	February 2021
PIT/PI Dates	March 2021
TISS NET 2021 Merit List	April 2021

As the entire world including India battles the pandemic, it is expected that the aforementioned dates may be delayed. Any delay or change in TISS Entrance Exam 2021 Important Dates will be mentioned on the university’s official website. The same will be intimated on toprankers.com at the earliest.

Colleges Accepting TISSNET 2021 Scores

Based on the TISSNET Scores, candidates will be offered admissions at the TISS Campuses for various courses. 

• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
• Banayan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM), Chennai

In these five institutes, there are 53 courses offered. Check out campus wise courses offered and also number of seats offered for each course.

What are the Eligibility Criteria of TISSNET 2021?

Nationality

• Candidates must be registered citizens of India

Academic Eligibility

• Since TISSNET is a national level postgraduate entrance test, the basic eligibility is graduation. 
• Candidates in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.
• Candidates must have secured 50% or above in their Bachelor’s degree course.

Work Experience

• Candidates applying for the course of Masters in Arts in (Organisation Development, Change, and Leadership) must possess experience of 2 years to post their graduation date.

Age Limit

• Candidates must be at least 21 years or above at the time of admission in TISS Campuses
• There is no upper age limit to apply for TISSNET Exam

How to Apply for TISSNET 2021?

The application, registration, and all updates regarding TISS Entrance Exam 2021 will be intimated through its official website admissions.tiss.edu. The TISSNET Application Form will be available tentatively from the third week of October 2020. 

There is also a provision of offline TISSNET Application for the exam. However, it is available for candidates with limited access of the internet from North-East, Jammu & Kashmir, and Jharkhand. It can also be availed by students from remote areas. Such students will have to request TISS Application form from Mumbai Campus. Let us look at the process of the TISSNET 2021 Application.

Online Application

1. Visit the Official website of TISSNET 2021, admissions.tiss.edu
2. Register at the portal with email-id and verify with OTP sent at the same email account.
3. Login at admissions.tiss.edu using the generated user details.
4. Enter personal information and academic background.
5. Choose courses to be applied, preferred campus, and exam city.
6. Upload photographs and signature as per the guidelines mentioned.
7. Upload necessary documents
8. Pay TISSNET 2021 Application Fee and Submit
9. Save a copy of registered TISS Entrance Exam Form and verify the confirmation mail received at your email-id

Offline Application

1. Submit a request with an application fee for TISSNET Form through Speed-post to TISS Mumbai Campus.
2. TISS Mumbai generally takes a week to dispatch the form via speed-post
3. Fill TISSNET 2021 Offline Application Form with all necessary details
4. Attach attested copies of all required documents.
5. Send the complete form to the following address via speed-post: 

Assistant Registrar (Academic) 

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 

Deonar, Mumbai 400088

When will TISSNET Admit Card be Released?

Hall Ticket of TISSNET 2021 will be released post successful submission of the TISSNET Form. It is expected to be available on admisisons.tiss.edu by the second week of December 2020. Candidates without hall tickets will not be permitted to appear for the exam. Follow the steps mentioned to download TISS NET Admit Card

• Login to admission.tiss.edu
• Click on the Admit card Section
• Enter details required & Submit
• Verify the details mentioned on the admit card
• Download and keep multiple copies with you.

NOTE: Students are advised to check all the details mentioned in the Admit Card. They should also make sure that the details match with the ones provided in the Application Form. Any discrepancy could lead in rejection of candidature from the admission process

Students who register for the form in offline mode will be sent TISSNET 2021 Admit Card to the corresponding address mentioned in their TISS NET Application Form

Where are TISSNET 2021 Exam Centres? 

TISSNET 2021 is a national level postgraduate entrance exam. Hence, the exam centers are spread across the entire nation and categorized among zones. Let us have a look at the list of TISS NET Exam Centres

Northern Zone	Eastern Zone	Western Zone	Southern Zone
Chandigarh	Bhubaneshwar	Ahmedabad	Bengaluru
Dehradun	Guwahati	Aurangabad	Chennai
New Delhi	Jamshedpur	Bhopal	Hyderabad
Faridabad	Kolkata	Gwalior	Kochi
Ghaziabad	Patna	Indore	Visakhapatnam
Jaipur	Raipur	Mumbai	Madurai
Lucknow	Ranchi	Nagpur	Thiruvananthapuram
Noida	Dimapur	Pune	Kozhikode
Varanasi	Silchar	Solapur	Srinagar
Greater Noida	Navi-Mumbai	Jammu	Thane

What is TISSNET Exam Pattern?

The TISSNET 2021 Exam will be conducted in online formats across centers spread over four zones as mentioned above. The exam will be of 100 questions in 100 minutes with sections- English Proficiency, Mathematics, and Logical Reasoning, General Awareness. 

• The Mode of the examination will be English
• Questions will be objective in nature
• 1 Mark will be awarded for right answers, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer
• No marks will be awarded for questions not attempted.
• English, Reasoning Section: 30 questions each
• General Awareness: 40 Questions

The Final Merit of TISSNET 2021 will include marks obtained by the student's TISS NET Exam. It will also include marks obtained by students in subsequent rounds of PIT/GD and PI rounds. The table mentioned below gives the detailed breakup of marks distribution.

TISS NET Online Exam	100 marks
PIT/GD	50 marks
PI	75 marks
Total Marks	225 marks

TISSNET Sectional Components 2021

Check the number of questions asked from each section and also the key components of each section.

Section Name	Number of questions	Key Sectional Components
English Proficiency	30	Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, Grammar-based Error Correction, the odd one out, Jumbled paragraphs, Short and long RC Passages
Mathematics & Logical Reasoning	30	Arithmetic, Number System, P&C, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Direction, Clocks & Calendars, Series, Arrangements, DI sets, graphs, charts, table
General Awareness	40	Conventional & Static GK, Current Affairs, social and cultural issues, national policies/ campaigns, international events, literature/art/culture, sports, books/authors/ awards, constitution, science, politics, economics, history
Total Questions	100	GK commands the highest weightage in TISSNET exam

What is TISSNET Syllabus?

The TISSNET Syllabus includes subjects such as Verbal Ability, General Knowledge, Mathematics, and Logical Reasoning. The detailed information of topics asked under each subject is mentioned below.

Verbal Ability	General Awareness	Maths and LR
Fill in the Blanks Antonyms-Synonyms Homophones Pick the odd one out Sentence Correction Idioms Active-Passive Direct-Indirect Reading Comprehension	Current Affairs History Geography Polity Economics General Science Environment and Ecology	Arithmetic Trigonometry & Geometry Mensuration DI, Graphs Puzzles Venn Diagrams Statement-Conclusions Blood Relation

What is TISSNET Cut Off?

TISS invites students with scores above the cutoff to the next process of Pre-Interview Tests/Group Discussions followed by Personal Interview. TISSNET Cut Off is generally higher for general students and comparatively lower for students from reserved categories. However, it is subject to change as it depends on multiple factors mentioned below

• Number of students writing the test
• The difficulty level of the examination
• Number of vacancies
• Average marks scored in the examination.

The qualifying mark for the general category is 45% of the total marks while it is set to be 35% of the total marks for students from the reserved category. Let us look at the previous year's cutoff of TISS Entrance Exam.

Program	Category	TISSNET 2020 Cutoff
MA in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations	General category	82
	OBC category	73
	SC/ST category	70
Development Studies	General category	75

Similar to the Admit Card, candidates are advised to verify the basic details mentioned in the Score Card. 

TISSNET Courses & Seats Intake 2020

Here is the list of courses offered in each TISS Campus along with the number of seats offered. Check the TISS Seats Intake below for each course.

TISS Mumbai Campus

TISS Mumbai Schools	Courses	Seats
School of Education	Master of Arts in Education (Elementary)	51
School of Development Studies	MA in Development Studies	51
	MA in Women's Studies	28
School of Habitat Studies	MA/MSc in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies	23
	MA/MSc in Regulatory Governance	23
	MA/MSc in Urban Policy and Governance	23
	MA/MSc in Water Policy and Governance	15
School of Health System Studies	Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)	51
	MPH – Health Administration	39
	MPH – Health Policy, Economics, and Finance	23
	MPH in Social Epidemiology	28
School of Human Ecology	MA in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counseling Practice)	51
School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance	LLM (Access to Justice)	39
School of Management and Labour Studies	MA in Globalisation and Labour	23
	MA in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations	68
	Master of Arts/Master of Science(Analytics) (Self Financed)	34
	MA in Organisation Development, Change and Leadership	34
	MA in Social Entrepreneurship	34
School of Media and Cultural Studies	MA in Media and Cultural Studies	29
School of Social Work	MA in Social Work (Children & Families)	23
	MA in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practice)	34
	MA in Social Work (Criminology & Justice)	34
	MA in Social Work (Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action)	29
	MA in Social Work (Disability Studies & Action)	28
	MA in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship)	29
	MA in Social Work (Mental Health)	23
	MA in Social Work (Public Health)	23
	MA in Social Work (Women-Centred Practice)	26

TISS Tuljapur Campus

TISS Tuljipur School	Courses	Seats
School of Rural Development	MA/MSc in Development Policy, Planning and Practice	34
	MA/MSc in Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance	34
	MA in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship	34
	MA in Social Work in Rural Development	34

TISS Hyderabad Campus

TISS Hyderabad Schools	Courses	Seats
Ajeem Premji School of Education	Master of Arts in Education	34
School of Public Policy and Governance	MA in Public Policy and Governance	34
School of Livelihoods and Development	MA in Development Studies	34
	MA in Natural Resource and Governance	34
	MA in Rural Development and Governance	34
School of Gender Studies	MA in Women Studies	34

TISS Guwahati Campus

TISS Guwahati School	Courses	Seats
School of Social work	Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices)	23
	MA in Social Work (Counselling)	17
	MA in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship)	17
	MA in Social Work (Public Health)	17
School of Social Science and Humanities	MA in Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development	17
	MA in Labour Studies and Social Protection	17
	MA in Peace and Conflict Studies	17
	MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology	23

Banayan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM), Chennai 

Course	Seats
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology)	20
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Counseling Psychology)	20
Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health)	20

What happens in TISSNET Interview?

Results of the TISS Online Exam is followed by invitation for the interview rounds. The interview rounds consist of the following stages:

1. Pre-Interview Test/Group Discussion
2. Personal Interview

Pre-Interview Tests

• 50-mark Written Test of 2 sections
• Duration: 35-45 Minutes
• Section 1 (25-30 Marks): Essay Writing (1000-1500 words)
• Section 2 (20-215 Marks): Situation Handling Questions (4 Questions)

Interview Test

• Questions are asked around the course applied by students.
• Total Marks: 75 Marks

The Final Results in the form of merit list are declared post successful completion of TISS NET Interview Rounds. The merit list is prepared on basis marks scored by candidates in Online Exam and Interview rounds. The weightage given to each stage in the preparation of merit is mentioned below.

TISSNET Exam Stages	Percentage of Weightage	Total Marks
TISS Entrance Exam 2020	44%	100
Pre-Interview Test (PIT)	22%	50
Personal Interview (PI)	34%	75
Total	100	225

When will TISSNET Result be Declared?

The TISSNET Result will be announced after the successful conclusion of a 100-minute online examination. The result in the form of the scorecard will be uploaded on the official website of TISS and students will have to provide login details to obtain that. Here’s a detailed process of how you can download your TISS NET 2021 Score Card from the website.

• Go to the official website of TISSNET viz. admissions.tiss.edu
• Navigate to the Results tab
• Enter the required details like your registration info.
• Download and save your scorecard.

TISS 2021 Admissions

The final TISS Admission for different programs is done in two stages involving three components of assessment. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) offers programs with a low fee structure. Candidates score in the TISS Entrance Exam will be used only for shortlisting them to the second stage. This score will not be added to the final selection. 

The candidates applying for MA Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM &LR) and MA Organisation Development, Change and Leadership (ODCL) of Mumbai Campus will have to appear in an additional Management Aptitude Test (TISS-MAT) conducted along with TISS-NET for 45 marks for a duration of 30 mins. The score for TISSMAT will be added to the PIT score of the shortlisted candidates while preparing the final score for the selection. 

Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for the Pre Interview Test and Personal Interview.(PIT/PI). Candidates are assessed based on the following parameters for final selection

• TISSNET 2021 exam scores. Minimum qualifying TISSNET marks are 35%
• Pre-Interview Test/GD
• Personal Interview

TISSNET Exam Analysis 2020

The TISS Entrance Exam comprises three sections General Awareness (40 Questions), English Proficiency & Language skills (30 Questions), and Mathematical Reasoning & Quantitative Abilities (30 Questions). In the previous years, the TISS NET Exam was a moderate difficulty level. In order to help candidates enhance their preparation, check out the previous year's exam analysis below. Know the number of questions asked and its difficulty level.

English Proficiency & Language Skills

Topics	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Spot the Error- Grammar	3	Easy
Synonyms and Antonyms	4	Easy-Moderate
Fill in the Blanks	7	Easy
Odd One Out	1	Moderate
Jumbled Up Sentences	3	Easy
Inference/Conclusion	2	Moderate
Reading Comprehension	10	Moderate
Total	30	Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Ability

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
HCF & LCM	1	Easy
Ratios	1	Easy
Time Speed & Distance	1	Easy
Averages	4	Easy-Moderate
Number System	2	Easy
Geometry	2	Moderate
Trigonometry	1	Easy
P&C/Probability	3	Easy-Moderate
SI-CI	1	Easy
Algebra	1	Easy
Total	17	Easy

Logical Reasoning

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Clocks and Calendars	2	Easy
Series	1	Easy
Miscellaneous	3	Moderate
Total	6	Easy-moderate

Data Interpretation

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Line Graph	3	Easy-moderate
Table	4	Easy
Total	7	Easy-moderate

General Awareness

GK was slightly difficult compared to other sections.

Topic	Number of questions	Level of Difficulty
Current Affairs	5	Easy-Moderate
Business & Economy	2	Moderate- Difficult
History	4	Moderate
Geography	3	Easy
Polity	6	Moderate
Science & Technology	2	Moderate
Sports	2	Easy-Moderate
Awards	3	Easy-Moderate
Books	1	Moderate
Programs & Acts	2	Moderate- Difficult
Social Issues	6	Moderate- Difficult
Miscellaneous	4	Moderate
Total	40	Moderate- Difficult