Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati, widely known as TISS, Guwahati, is a Deemed to be University, established in the year 2010 under the joint efforts by Government of Assam and Ministry of Department of North-East Region, Govt. of India. The foundation stone for the TISS Guwahati Campus was laid by the then Chief Minister of Assam, His Excellency Mr. Tarun Gogoi and Mr. Krishna Kumar the former Chairperson of the Institute in the presence of Mr. Ratan Tata.

Sprawling in the land space of 24.5 acres, the university offers some value-added courses at Diploma, UG, PG, and Ph.D. levels.

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TISS Guwahati Highlights

Establishment Year

2010

Type of University

Deemed to be University

Campus

24.5 acres

Approved by

UGC

Application mode

Online

Address

TISS Guwahati Campus,
Tetalia Road, Behind Assam Science and Technology University, Jalukbari, Guwahati - 781013, Assam, India

TISS Guwahati Important Dates 2023

Event Dates
PG Courses
TISSNET 2023 application form releases December 14, 2022
Last date of TISSNET 2023 registrations January 28, 2023
TISSNET 2023 Exam January 28 - February 28, 2023
Commencement of New Academic Session 2023-24 for Junior Students June 11, 2023
Completion of Admission formalities June 13, 2023

TISS Guwahati Courses

Under TISS Guwahati Admission 2019, the university provides some modern-day quality centralized courses through the constituent schools and an independent center which are as listed below:

School of Social Work - Guwahati Campus

  • M.A. in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices)
  • M.A. in Social Work (Counselling)
  • M.A. in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship)
  • M.A. in Social Work (Public Health)

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • B.A. in Social Sciences
  • M.A. (Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development)
  • M.A. (Labour Studies and Social Protection)
  • M.A. (Peace and Conflict Studies)
  • M.A. (Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Center for Undergraduate Studies (Independent Center)

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Unit of Research and Development

  • Integrated Program M.Phil.-Ph. D. in Social Sciences (5 years of duration)
  • Ph. D. program in Social Sciences (3 years of duration)

Eligibility Criteria

  • For B.A. Program, a candidate has to be 10+2 passed in any stream from a recognized board.
  • For M.A. Program, candidates need to provide a UG degree in the relevant discipline from a recognized university.
  • The university also invites applications for the research level courses from the aspirants holding relevant PG Degree. Admission to the same will be done on the basis of university-based entrance test followed by the personal interview and group discussion round.

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TISS Guwahati Facilities

  • Library: The university consists of a central library offering a huge collection of books from a diverse range of course studies from approx each academic genre.
  • IT Services: The university campus is equipped with a computer center with a facility of 65 computers and is available for students and research scholars to offer e-resources for course study.
  • Accommodation facilities: The campus has hostels as accommodation facilities both for boy and girl students carrying a number to 2 boys hostel and 1 girl hostel.
  • Medical Facilities: The campus has a facility of Doctor on service at fixed timings. One can avail this facility in the case of need.
  • Student’s Counseling Center: TISS has a provision of the Counseling Center for the students’ according to their need. Students can have a consultation facility provided by the university in the available schedule.