TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

V.N.Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088

INSTRUCTION SHEET
For any queries, regarding any part of the admission process, you may ring up
TISS C.A.R.E. (Centre for
Applicant Relationship and Engagement): 022 - 4011 0457
Before registering, all candidates are expected to read the Information
Brochure and Instruction Sheet
carefully. Candidates registering first time are required to use the NEW
REGISTRATION and for
subsequent editing go to “Log in” using your registered email ID and the
password.
Kindly note that you will not be able to edit any of your details, once you click
the “Final Submit” button
in Step 5. You should use it only when you are sure that all information is
correctly filled up including
remittance details. You can keep editing the same using “Save and Exit” and
NOT the Final Submit.
The processing fee of Rs. 800/- per programe may be remitted by downloading
the challan available in
Step 5 into any branches of State Bank of India which is the only method of
remittance available to candidates.
The Institute will reject applications received in any other form of remittances.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST whose parents’/guardian’s income for the last
financial year, i.e. 2009-10,
was less than Rs. One lakh, are exempted from payment of processing fee.
However, they should attach
the attested copy of Income and Caste Certificates along with their application.
All candidates are required to preserve a copy of the print out of application
form and the challan
stamped by the Bank till you complete the selection process. When you
communicate with the Institute,
please quote your Application Serial Number, centre chosen, category etc. for
easy and quick redressal of
your grievances.
Any question which is not relevant to you may please be answered “Not
Applicable” instead of “No”. For
example, “If you are a medical/para-medical graduate” may be answered “Not
Applicable”, if you are not
medical or para-medical graduate. Similarly, “have you passed post-graduate”
may be answered “Not
Applicable” instead of “No”
OBC candidates who do not possess and also not able to submit the Non-
Creamy Layer status certificate
will be considered as general candidates
Step 1: Personal Details
Item 1 Name: Type your name, as recorded in the High School (Class X or XII)
Certificate by your Board
in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Example: If your name is Vidya Vasant Mhatre:
VIDYAVASANTMHATRE
If your name has more than 32 characters, abbreviate it suitably to
accommodate within the
space provided. For example, the name Anand Swaminathan Vishwanathan can
be abbreviated
as.
A N A N D S. V I S H W A N A T H A N
Item 2 Gender: Click the appropriate button.
Item 3 Date of Birth: Enter your date of birth as given in your High School
(Class X or XII) Certificate in
the space provided.
Example: If your date of birth is 7th June, 1983, fill in as
070683
Item 5 Choice of Centre: Candidate should select the centre where he/she
wishes to appear the
Written Test. The Institute may cancel any test centre and/or may assign a
nearby centre
indicated by the candidate, if situation demands. Request for change in the
centre for written
Test will not be entertained.
Item 6. Category: Select only ONE of the appropriate category that you belong
to: (If a PWD candidate
happens to be SC / ST candidate, he/she can choose either the SC/ST or PWD
but not both)
If you are a PWD, please select in the application form against the type of
disability.
(i) Low Vision / Blindness ( ii) Hearing Impairment (iii) Locomotor Disability /
Cerebral Palsy
If you belong to religious minority community, you may click at the appropriate
community. If
your religion is not listed out, you may choose “Others”.
Item 7. Type the complete address for communication in BLOCK LETTERS. All
the details including
your FULL NAME, PIN CODE, MOBILE NUMBER, TELEPHONE NUMBER WITH STD
CODE, to
enable the Institute to make communication with you. Once you submit the
application to the
Institute, please do not change your E-mail ID and the Mobile Number, as
important messages
are going to be sent to your mobile & E-mail only.
Item 8. Paste your latest stamp size photograph and also sign within the box in
two places after taking
the print out of your hard copy application form.
Item 9. SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy)/Religious Minorities/PWD candidates can
attend an orientation
programme free of cost. If interested, you may choose “Yes” and also choose
the nearest centre
available in the list. Though it is not mandatory, candidates are encouraged to
attend it.
Step 2: Educational Details
Item 1 Specify the pattern of study of your Bachelor’s Degree. If you are an
engineering or medical
graduate you should choose 10+2+4, graduates from Science, Commerce, and
Management can
choose 10+2+3, graduates from the VETERINARY Science, Pharma, etc., can
choose any other
pattern.
Item 2 Specialisation or Major subjects : You are expected to write your
major/Special/Specialisation
of subjects that you studied in your Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree. For
example: if you have
done your graduation in Arts with Economics and Political Science, you may
write B.A. in
Economics and Political Science. If you have done your engineering in Computer
Science, you
may write B.E./B.Tech. in Computer Science and Networking. If you have passed
your
graduation in Physics and Mathematics, you may write B.Sc. in Physics and
Mathematics.
Item 3 Faculty: Science and Commerce graduate will choose
“Science/Commerce”,
Law/Arts/Engineering graduates should choose their respective subject.
Item 4 You are required to write your marks/grade points/G.P.A. of your First,
Second, Third and
Fourth year, if any. If you have completed semester based graduation, you may
add the marks
scored in the first & Second semesters and put the average marks of two
semesters and write
the percentage also. Similarly, you do for the rest of the semesters and years.
Five years
integrated course candidates need to write the first three year marks; the
fourth and fifth year
marks can be neglected. Engineering candidates who took admission directly to
second year
need to apply their third year marks of diploma in the first year and second
year marks in the
second year column.
You can enter your Grade Points in lieu of marks. If equivalent percentage is
given, you may
enter percentage of marks – if not available, percentage column can be ignored.
Item 5 All candidates are expected to fill up this column compulsorily and also
should send any form
of proof of income such as Income Tax Return, Salary slip issued by the
Employer, Pension
order, appointment order with the salary, etc.
Step 3: Course Selection
Sr. No. Name of the Programme Prog. Code
1. M.A. Social Work SW
2. M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action DA
3. M.A. Globalisation and Labour GL
4. M.A. Human Resources Management and Labour Relations HR
5. M.A. Social Entrepreneurship SE
6. Master of Health Administration HE
7. Master of Hospital Administration HO
8. Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance* PHHP*
9. Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology* PHSE*
10. M.A. Counselling CL
11. M.A. Development Studies DS
12. M.A. Education (Elementary) EE
13. M.A. Women’s Studies WS
14. M.A. / M.Sc. Habitat Policy and Practice HP
15. M.A. / M.Sc. Disaster Management DM
16. M.A. Media and Cultural Studies MC
17. M.A. Social Work in Rural Development
(Conducted in Tuljapur Campus)
RD
* Available for medical/para-medical/post-graduate degree holders only.
(Pl. refer to our
Information Brochure for complete details).
(a) A candidate can apply for a maximum of THREE programmes.
(b) Use only ONE Application Form, even if applying for more than one
programme.
(c) The Processing Fee for each programme is Rs. 800/- which is non refundable
in case of
rejection on valid reasons.
(d) Please fill payment details properly - mention the SBI Journal No., date,
amount, and name
of the branch of SBI on the completed on-line application form. After on-line
submission,
print the form, attach the stamped TISS portion and post it to Academic
Section, Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088.
B. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(a) Photograph: Paste a recent stamp-sized clear front facial photograph in the
box provided.
(b) If the Application Form is incomplete, the application will be rejected and no
correspondence will
be entertained.
(c) Refer to the Information Brochure for the Master’s Degree Programmes,
under the heading,
‘Instructions for Determining the Eligibility to Apply’.
(d) The Candidate will be called for the Entrance Test on the basis of
information furnished by him/her
in the Application Form. Provisional admission will be confirmed only after
verification of original
certificates, and if any incorrect information – caste (for the purpose of
reservation), academic
qualifications, number of years of education, physical disability, duration of
bachelor’s degree
programme, etc. – is noticed, it will result in cancellation of admission.
(e) The eligibility, once determined, shall be final for the purpose of tests only.
(f) Eligible applicants for the Entrance Test will be intimated through SMS/E-
mail/SPEED
POST/COURIER.
(g) Candidates should clearly note that the Institute will in no case be
responsible for non-receipt of
applications or delay in receipt thereof on any account whatsoever. They
should, therefore, ensure
that their applications reach the Institute on or before the prescribed last date.
The
acknowledgement will be sent through SMS and E-mail. Hence, please do not
change your E-mail ID
and Mobile Number, till the final result is declared.
C. ENCLOSURES
Candidates are requested to send only the attested (self-attestation not
permitted) copies of certificates
which are listed at the end of the Instruction Sheet and Brochure. (Attestation
can be done by College
Principal or Headmaster, Branch Manager of any PSU Bank or any “Class A”
officials working in
State/Central Government offices).
(a) Application form with stamp sized photo and signature to be pasted in the
appropriate box.
(b) Challan of TISS portion stamped by the SBI, if any.
(c) Declaration/undertaking form by OBC (NC) candidates. (Specimen copy
available at the end of the
Instruction sheet).
Certificate indicating the status of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer [certificate is issued
on or after 1st
September, 2008 is valid]). Income Certificate of 2009-2010 financial year and
Self Declaration
(Applicable to OBC (NC) candidates only).
(d) Provisional / Completion Certificate or Final Year mark sheet showing the
class or consolidated
mark sheet. The Candidate has already passed his/her Bachelor’s Degree
examination on the date
of applying for the programme(s).
(e) Bonafide Certificate issued by the College indicating that the student is
studying in the final year of
the Bachelor’s Degree course in the current academic year, if pursuing final
year. (Specimen copy
available at the end of the Instructions)
(f) SC/ST Certificate: Candidates claiming concession under the Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe
category must submit a recently attested copy of the Caste Certificate, issued
by a competent
authority. If the Certificate is found improper, the candidate’s application will
be rejected. Unless
the candidates produce the caste certificate in a manner required, they are not
eligible to appear
for the Written Test. The authorities empowered to issue the Scheduled
Caste/Schedule Tribe
Certificates are:
_ District Magistrate / Additional Magistrate / Collector / Deputy
Commissioner /Additional
Deputy Commissioner / First Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate /
Sub-Divisional
Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner.
_ Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Presidency Magistrate / Presidency
Magistrate.
_ Revenue Officer (Not Below the Rank of Tahsildar).
_ Sub-Divisional Officer of the Area where the Candidate and / or his/her family
normally
resides.
_ Administrator / Secretary to Administrator / Development Officer
(Lakshadweep Islands).
(g) Certificate of Disability (if applicable), if candidate belongs to PWD
category.
(h) Certificate indicating the status of Kashmiri Migrant (if applicable and
subject to the GoI
directives).
(i) Income Certificate to be produced by all candidates including general
category. The certificate can
be in the form salary certificate issued by the employer, or pension order, or
Income-Tax Return, or
salary certificate issued by employer on the letter pad, or Income certificate
issued by revenue
department officials etc. Post-graduate degree or mark sheet or provisional
passing certificate (for
Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics & Finance and Master of
Public Health in Social
Epidemiology).
SPECIMEN COPY OF BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Assistant Registrar (Academic) date :
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai,
This is to certify that ………………………………………………….. is a bonafide student
of this college and is
pursuing his/her final year degree and also to certify that he/she has
successfully completed his/her
first and second year examinations and no backlog or paper left unattended in
his/her first and/or
second year examinations.
Signature of Principal with date
College/Institute’s rubber stamp
DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING BY OBC CANDIDATES ONLY
(OTHERS CAN KINDLY IGNORE)
I, _______________________________________________, son/daughter of Shri/Smt.
____________________________, resident of
village/town/city ________________________ district ________________________________in
the state of ____________________
hereby declare that I belong to the community of _____________________ which is
recognised as a Backward
Class by the Government of India** for the purpose of reservation in education
as per orders obtained in
Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-
Estt. (SC/ST), dated 8th
September, 1993. It is also declared that I do not belong to persons/sections
(Creamy Layer) mentioned
in Column 3 of the Schedule to the above refrred Office Memorandum dated 8th
September 1993, which
is modified vide Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No.
36033/3/2004,
Estt.(Res.) dated 9th March, 2001.
Signature of the Candidate
Place :
Date :
** Please refer to the website of National Commission for Backward Classes
(NCBC) and confirm whether
the community that you have mentioned is listed in your respective state list
and mention the code
number of the community into the bracket for the purpose of speedy scrutiny.
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