April 3, 2023
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) directs TISSNET (National Entrance Test) every year for the students who want to take admission in the post-graduation program i.e. M.A/ M.SC/ M.P.H/ M.H.A/ MBA-HR. Interested candidates can go through the complete post to know the TISSNET Cut Off.
The table below shows the expected TISSNET qualifying Cutoff of 2020. The cut off has not yet released for the year 2020.
Category | Qualifying Cutoff |
General/OBC | 45% |
SC/ST | 35% |
TISSNET cut off 2019 will give you the idea of the excepted cut off 2020 and 2021 of all the courses individually. The table below shows the TISSNET Cut off 2019 for all the postgraduate courses offered by TISS
TISSNET Program | TISSNET Cutoff 2019 |
MA Human Resource Management | 67 |
MA Globalisation and Labour | 70 |
MA Public Health | 61 |
MPH Social Epidemiology | 50 |
MA Clinical Psychology | 57 |
MA Culture and Media Studies | 65 |
MA Mental Health | 54 |
MA Women Studies | 48 |
MA Social Entrepreneurship | 62 |
TISSNET cut off 2018 had been slightly increased as compared to 2017 because the difficulty level of the test in 2018 is less than that in 2017. So they have increased the cut off marks in that case. The table below shows the TISSNET 2018 Cut off for the entire categories individually.
TISSNET Course | Candidate’s category | TISSNET 2018 Cutoff |
MA in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations | General category | 82 |
OBC category | 73 | |
SC/ST category | 70 | |
Development Studies | General category | 75 |
The table below shows the TISSNET Previous Year’s Cutoff from 2013 to 2017. This will help you to understand that what will be the excepted cut off for this year and how much you should score to get selected for the final selection.
Category | 2013-2015 | 2014-2016 | 2015-2017 |
General Category | 79 | 72 | 76 |
OBC Category | 79 | 65 | 67 |
SC Category | 75 | 57 | 60 |
ST Category | 69 | 52 | 55 |
PwD Category | 67 | 60 | 63 |
Kashmiri Migrants | 76 | 65 | 67 |
The table below shows all the reserved seats for the TISS National Entrance Test
Category | Percentage of seats |
SC | 15% |
ST | 7.5% |
OBC (NC) | 27% |
PWD a) Low vision/blindness, b) Hearing Impairment, and c) Locomotor Disability / Cerebral Palsy | 3% (1% in each section) |
Kashmiri Migrants | 1% |
Armed Forced | 5% |
There a simple selection process for admission in the post-graduation courses offered by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
The table below shows the selection process rounds and the weightage of each round individually:-
Selection Rounds | Weightage |
TISSNET 2021 exam | 100 marks |
Pre-Interview Test/ Group Discussion (GD) | 50 marks |
Personal Interview (PI) | 75 marks |
Total | 225 marks |
Frequently Asked Questions
Does TISSNET Exam have sectional cut off?
When is the TISSNET cut-off declared?
Is TISSNET cut off same for all the candidates?
Will I be considered for a pre-interview test and GD-PI if I get the qualifying cut-off marks?
On what factors TISSNET Cut off is calculated?
Average marks scored in the examination. What is the minimum qualifying cut off marks for TISSNET for the General category?