TISSNET Application Form 2020-21

TISS will invite TISSNET Application Form 2020 from the first week of October 2020. The Applications will be invited upon release of TISSNET Notification at the examination’s official website admissions.tiss.edu. The same will be updated and intimated to students at the earliest through topramkers.com. 

TISSNET is an online examination conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for admission to postgraduate programs. These postgraduate programs are offered and run in TISS Campuses in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad, and Guwahati. We will be discussing the TISSNET Application form, Important Dates, Document required while registering for the exam, and other such information surrounding the Registration for TISSNET. Let us look at everything in detail.

TISSNET Application Form 2020-21

TISSNET Notification 2021 will be released in the first week of coming October. The premier institute will invite applications from eligible and interested candidates. Candidates are devised to submit their TISSNET Registration Form before the last date which is scheduled to be November for online applicants and December for offline applicants. Let us look at TISSNET 2021 Application Form Dates tabulated below

Events	Dates
Starting Date to Fill TISSNET  application form	October 2020
Last date for submission of the application form (online)	November 2020
Last date for submission of the application form (by post)	December 2020
Admit card release date for TISSNET MBA 2021	December 2020

Who can fill TISSNET Application Form 2020-21?

TISSNET is a post-graduate entrance examination. Hence, it invites applications from all qualified Indian graduates. However, there is additional Eligibility Criteria of TISSNET that students need to fulfill. TISSNET Applications from only eligible students are entertained and taken into consideration for TISSNET Admit Card/Hall Ticket generation

Age Eligibility for TISSNET

• Candidates must be at least 21 years of age to apply for TISSNET 2021 Exam
• However, there is no upper age limit to apply for TISSNET

Academic Eligibility for TISSNET

• Candidate must have graduated from any recognized university across India
• Candidates in their final year can also apply provided they possess their graduating degree at the time of TISS NET Admission

Eligibility for Foreign Applicants

• Applications are invited from international applicants of Indian origin (PIO/ OCI/ NRI)
• The basic TISS Exam Eligibility for foreign applicants is similar to Indian students with the following additional requirements
• Proof of English Language Proficiency is essential for students situated in the non-English speaking country or whose mode of Instruction is not English.

Qualifying Exam	Minimum Qualifying Score
IELTS	6.5 or above
TOEFL-iBT	90 or above

• Students applying for MA in Human Resource Management and Labour will have to pass GMAT with a score of 610 and above

Documents Required for TISSNET Application 2021

Interested students have to gather the following documents prior to applying for TISSNET 2021. These documents are mandatory and will be used during TISSNET Application. The list gives detailed information on the basis of categories students register from

All Candidates	Passport Size Photograph, Signature, Copy of TISS challan (if paid by cash).
SC / ST (Annual income less than INR 2.5 lakhs)	Caste/Tribe Certificate, Income Certificate, copy of TISS challan (if paid by cash).
OBC (NC) (Annual income more than INR 1 lakh)	Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate
OBC (NC) (Annual income less than INR 1 lakh)	Income Certificate, Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate, copy of TISS challan (if paid by cash).
PWD	PWD certificate.
KM	KM certificate.
Armed force	Armed Force certificate.

Details to be Filled in TISSNET Application Form

Please confer the details to be filled in TISSNET Form. Candidates are also advised, in their best interests to make sure that the details to be provided are well known to them prior to beginning their TISSNET Registration.

Personal Details	Name Gender Date of Birth Employment Status Family Income Reservation Category Exam Centre City Choice Mobile Number/Alternate Mobile Number Email-Address/Parents’ Email Address
Contact Details	Address City Name, City Pin Code State Domicile, State Country
Educational Details	10th Board Marksheet and Passing Certificate 12th Board Marksheet and Passing Certificate
Graduation Details	Status of Bachelor’s Degree Year of Degree Completion Graduation Degree University Name Bachelor’s Degree Pattern Bachelor’s Degree Discipline Specialized Subjects Percentage/Marks Obtained Education Faculty Status of ATKT / uncleared papers in previous semesters Status of GOI-PMS scholarship Status of Internship (In case of medical graduate)
Master’s Degree Details	Status of postgraduate degree Status of GOI-PMS scholarship Year of PG Degree completion Name of the University

How to Fill TISSNET Application Form 2020-21?

Applications for TISSNET 2021 will be invited at admissions.tiss.edu. The interested students can submit their applications when the TISSNET Notification is released. The detailed steps regarding TISS Registration in Online and Offline modes is mentioned below. 

Online Mode

• Visit the official website of TISS Admissions: admissions.tiss.edu
• Enter correct working email address
• Click on the registration link sent at the email address
• Login at the portal providing necessary details accurately
• Enter your personal information, academic details, preferred course and desired exam city
• Upload your photograph and Signature
• Upload necessary documents, as required by the TISSNET Application Form
• Submit the requisite Application Fee for TISSNET and Submit
• Acknowledge the completion mail received at registered email-id
• Obtain and save a copy of TISSNET 2021 Application Form for reference purposes

Offline Mode

• Send request for the form along with requisite TISSNET Application Fee to TISS Mumbai Campus at following address.
  To Assistant Registrar (Academic),
  Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
  Deonar Mumbai, 400088
• The Campus will reach out to you with TISS Exam Application Form within a week
• Fill all the requisite details: Personal Information, Contact Details, Academic History, Preferred Courses, and finally Exam Cities
• Paste Recent Photograph as per the guidelines mentioned in the Brochure provided with the TISS Form
• Attach all necessary documents attested by any School/College Headmaster or a Gazetted Officer
• Send the completed TISSNET 2021 Form to TISS Mumbai along all attested documents. 

As mentioned earlier, the institute also invites TISSNET Application from Foreign candidates of Indian Origin. However, such candidates can apply from TISS Exam in online and offline mode. However, International applicants will have to submit a hard copy of completely filled TISS Application Form to the International Office of TISS at the following address:

International Relations Office (IRO),

Room No. 110, First Floor,

Academic Building No. 1, Malti and Jal A.D. Naoroji Campus,

Deonar Farms Road, Mumbai - 400 088, India

Let us have a look at the Process to fill TISSNET Form for international applicants.

• Visit iso@tiss.edu
• Navigate to Application Form link for foreign candidates
• Online Mode: Provide the requisite details and send the scanned copies of the documents required to the international office.
• Offline Mode: Download the TISS Admission form and send the hard copies of the documents to the international office.
• International applicants facing any issue/trouble with TISSNET 2021 Application, can contact the international office at 91 22 2552 5919 / 5920.

TISSNET Application Fee 2021

TISS invites application for admission to postgraduate programs. Interested candidates can choose up to three preferences in their TISSNET Application Form 2020-21. The Application Fee of TISS Form depends on the number of preferences filled by students. The Application Fee also depends upon the mode selected from the available Online and Offline Mode. The break-up of the TISSNET Application Fee for online mode is mentioned below.

Number of Chosen Programme	General Category	SC/ST/OBC(NC) Category
Applying for 1 program	INR 1030	INR 260
Applying for 2 programs	INR 2060	INR 520
Applying for 3 programs	INR 3090	INR 780

TISSNET 2021 Application Fee varies for candidates applying for the exam in offline mode through Challan. However, the calculation of the fee is similar to online mode. The detailed TISSNET Registration Fee for offline mode is mentioned below

Program Name	General Category	SC/ST/OBC (NC) Category
Applying for 1 program	INR 1000 + bank charges	INR 250 + bank charges
Applying for 2 programs	INR 2000 + bank charges	INR 500 + bank charges
Applying for 3 programs	INR 3000 + bank charges	INR 750 + bank charges

Specifications of Photo and Signature

Uploading Photos and Signature becomes the very troubling task of any form filling if the guidelines are not well understood. We bring you detailed guidelines you need to follow while filling your TISSNET 2021 Form. Let us have a look.

Documents	Format	Dimensions
Income/ Caste Certificate	PDF	500 kb
Photograph	JPG / JPEG / PNG	113 X 170 pixels
Signature	JPG / JPEG / PNG	302 X 132 pixels

General Instructions for Domestic Applicants

Since TISS does not invite any changes to submitted TISSNET Form, it is in the best interest of students to confer the general instructions laid out by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Please go through each and every instruction and follow them while applying for TISSNET 2021.

• Number of Courses: Candidates can only apply for a maximum of three programs across any two of the TISS Campuses. No Change of programs will be entertained once admission is successfully completed.
• Concession in Programme Selection Fee: Unemployed candidates, with family annual income less than Rs.2.5 Lakhs for SC/ST and Rs.1 lakh for OBC(NC), will have to pay only Rs.250/- for each program. However, their request will only be entertained if submit the necessary documents
• Relevant Certificates: Candidates have to upload all relevant certificates in the format mentioned. Any discrepancy in the certificates will result in the cancellation of their TISSNET Admission at any stage of the process.
• One Candidate, One Application: Candidate can apply for all of the three programs in ONE online form. If any candidate is found to have submitted more than one TISSNET Form, their candidature will be canceled.

General Instructions for Foreign Candidates

• Shortlisted International Applicants will be appearing for an Online Essay Test/ International Entrance Test followed by an Interview through video conferencing 
• In case candidates do not possess the required documents before the last date, they are to inform the IRO at Mumbai Campus to obtain permission for a late submission.
• International Applicants are advised to apply through International mode only. TISS does not accept applications of the candidate through both Indian and International channels. It will result in cancellation of candidature.

TISSNET 2021 Application Form Instructions

There are certain considerations students should keep in mind while filling out their TISS 2021 Application Form. Since there is no facility of amending corrections in TISS Form 2021, students are advised to follow the mentioned points with utter care and attention.

• Candidates should provide accurate and correct details
• No request regarding submission of TISS Application Form 2021 will be entertained after the last date
• Candidates are advised to submit the TISSNET 2021 Application Fee before the Last Date
• If the candidate is found guilty of having forged documents and providing incorrect details, the candidature is liable to be barred for the current and upcoming TISS Exam.
• The Photograph used should be recent and should follow the guidelines by TISS strictly

TISSNET 2021 Admit Card

Post successful registration of TISSNET 2021, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences will generate Admit Cards to registered applicants. TISSNET Admit Card 2021 will serve as a gate pass/hall ticket that will be mandatory for entry into the examination hall. 

The Admit Cards will be uploaded on the admission.tiss.edu and the same will be updated on toprankers.com. Students are advised to regularly check the website to stay updated