Applications Invited for Ph.D. Programmes 2024

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About the Organization

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956. Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.

About the Programme

For the Academic Year 2024, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a Deemed to be University funded by Ministry of Education through UGC is announcing admission notification for Ph.D. Programmes across Mumbai Campus and Hyderabad, Guwahati & Tuljapur Off-Campuses.

Updated number of seats and core thematic areas of research: Total number of seats available for all the Ph.D. Progammes is 103. The core thematic areas of research and the number of seats available under each Ph.D. Programme are given below:

For TISS Mumbai Campus:

• School of Social Work: Ph.D. in Social Work (20 Seats)
• School of Human Ecology: Ph.D.in Applied Psychology (03 Seats)
• School of Health System Studies: Ph.D. in Health Services Management (08 Seats)
• School of Health System Studies: Ph.D.in Public Health (04 Seats)
• Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies: Ph.D. in Disaster Studies (07 Seats)
• School of Management and Labour Studies: Ph.D. in Management and Labour Studies (10 Seats)
• School of Habitat Studies: Ph.D. in Habitat Studies (12 Seats)
• School of Development Studies: Ph.D. in Development Studies (14 Seats)
• Advance Centre for Women’s Studies, School of Development Studies: Ph.D. in Women’s Studies (01 Seats)
• School of Media and Cultural Studies: Ph.D. in Media and Cultural Studies (2 Seats)
• Centre for Library and Information Management: Ph.D. in Library and Information Science (6 Seats)

For Off-Campuses of TISS:

• Tuljapur Campus- School of Rural Development: Ph.D. in Rural Development (07 Seats)
• Guwahati Campus: Ph.D. in Social Sciences (07 Seats)
• Hyderabad Campus - School of Public Policy and Governance: Ph.D. in Public Policy (2 Seats)

Eligibility

• Those clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in any of three categories are eligible to apply for the admission to Ph.D. programmes:
• Category-1: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. with JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor.
• Catcgory-2: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. without JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Processor.
• Catcgory-3: Eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme only and not for the for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor
• For admission to Ph.D. in Social Work, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in the subject of Social Work is the eligibility requirement.
• For admission to Ph.D., in Applied Psychology, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in the subject of Psychology is the eligibility requirement.
• For admission to all the remaining Ph.D. programmes mentioned in Serial Numbers 3 to 14, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in any one of the subjects of Social Science discipline/allied fields is the eligibility requirement.
• Those who are having valid JRF prior to 2024 in Social Work, Psychology are also eligible to apply for Ph.D. in Social Work and Ph.D.in Applied Psychology respectively.
• Those who are having valid JRF prior to 2024 in any subject of Social Science discipline/allied fields are eligible to apply for the Ph.D. programmes mentioned in Serial Numbers 3 to 14.
• Those students who have cleared only NET prior to 2024 are not eligible to apply for any of the Ph.D. programmes.

Eligibility criteria of qualifying degree:

• Candidates who have completed: A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed
• Or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.
• A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University Grants Commission from time to time.
• Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University Grants Commission from time to time.

How to Apply

Last Date for Online form Application/Registration: December 4,2024

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