Question 1

What is the NIRF ranking of TISS Mumbai?

Accepted Answer

TISS is ranked 72nd in the 'Universities' category and 101-150 in the 'Overall' category per NIRF 2025 — down from 58th (University category) in NIRF 2024. It also holds an NAAC 'A' grade (CGPA reported at 3.88/4 by third-party sources).

Question 2

Is TISS a good fit for someone specifically interested in traditional social work, or mainly for management-style programmes now?

Accepted Answer

TISS still offers programmes across Social Work, Development Studies, Public Policy, Health Studies, Gender Studies, Habitat Studies, Education, Media & Cultural Studies, Law, and Disaster Studies, alongside its management-equivalent offerings. However, recent reporting (e.g., The Ken, November 2025) has characterised the institute's 2023-2025 restructuring under interim leadership as shifting emphasis toward management-style programming, which TISS's own leadership instead frames as expansion and modernisation. Prospective applicants specifically seeking a traditional social-work-centred experience should look closely at current programme structures and recent institutional changes before applying, rather than relying solely on TISS's historical reputation.

Question 3

What does the MA in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR) cost, and what are its placement outcomes?

Accepted Answer

The 2-year programme's total fee is reported at approximately ₹1,85,000 — notably lower than most comparable Indian B-school MBA programmes. For the 2025 batch, the highest package reported was ₹36.25 LPA with an average around ₹26-29 LPA (figures vary slightly by reporting source/year); top recruiters reported include Accenture, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, Microsoft, HDFC Bank, Infosys and KPMG.

Question 4

Is TISS still owned/managed by the Tata Trusts?

Accepted Answer

Not in the way it historically was. TISS was founded and long managed with Tata Trusts support, but since 2023 — when institutions receiving over 50% government funding were brought under direct Union Government/Ministry of Education jurisdiction — its core governance has shifted to central government oversight. Tata Trusts funding since then has been mainly limited to specific legacy positions (Tata Education Trust/TET-funded faculty and staff), which have themselves been the subject of funding disputes and mass-termination notices in 2024, later withdrawn after TET committed additional funds through March 2026.

Question 5

What are the popular specializations?

Accepted Answer

MA — Social Work, MA — Organisation Development, Change & Leadership (ODCL), LLM, MA — Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR), Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)

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