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and staff), which have themselves been the subject of funding disputes and mass-termination notices in 2024, later withdrawn after TET committed additional funds through March 2026.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)

Course	Fee Range	Eligibility
MA — Social Work 1 specialization	₹ 1.59L - 1.59L	Bachelor's degree (minimum 45-50% aggregate); qualifying CUET-PG score
MA — Organisation Development, Change & Leadership (ODCL) 1 specialization	₹ 4.74L - 9.34L	Bachelor's or Master's degree (minimum 3 or 4 years); qualifying CAT score followed by TISS selection process
LLM 1 specialization	₹ 81K - 81K	LLB with minimum 50-55% aggregate; qualifying CUET-PG score
MA — Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR) 1 specialization	₹ 1.20L - 2.04L	Bachelor's or Master's degree (minimum 3 or 4 years) from a recognised university; qualifying CAT score followed by TISS selection process
Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) 1 specialization	₹ 86.8K - 1.59L	Bachelor's or Master's degree (minimum 3 or 4 years); qualifying CAT score followed by TISS selection process
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) 1 specialization	₹ 73.6K - 2.43L	10+2 pass (any stream); qualifying CUET-UG score
Executive PGDM 1 specialization	₹ 2.67L - 2.67L	Bachelor's degree (minimum 50% aggregate) plus minimum 5 years of managerial/supervisory work experience
M.Sc / M.Phil / MSW / M.Lib / MPH (base 'aided' postgraduate programmes) 1 specialization	₹ 34K - 68K	Bachelor's/Master's degree per programme norms (typically minimum 50-55% aggregate); qualifying CUET-PG score (M.Phil also requires a valid TISS-NET or equivalent score)
Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) programmes 1 specialization	₹ 82K - 83K	Bachelor's degree (minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA); qualifying CUET-PG score or programme-specific entrance
MA (other specialisations — self-financed/aided mix) 1 specialization	₹ 1.21L - 6.85L	Bachelor's degree (minimum 45-50% aggregate); qualifying CUET-PG score
PhD 1 specialization	₹ 59K - 1.77L	Master's degree in a relevant discipline (minimum 55% aggregate, 5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD); completed M.Phil (for direct entry) or qualifying UGC-NET/TISS entrance for the standard route; UGC-NET NOT mandatory for the new Executive PhD route (announced Dec 2025)

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Courses

MA — Social Work

MA — Organisation Development, Change & Leadership (ODCL)

LLM

MA — Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM & LR)

Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Executive PGDM

M.Sc / M.Phil / MSW / M.Lib / MPH (base 'aided' postgraduate programmes)

Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) programmes

MA (other specialisations — self-financed/aided mix)

PhD

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