TISS, MUMBAI

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT MASTERS LEVEL

The programmes at masters level are as follows. 1. Master of Health Administration & Master of Hospital Administration 2. Master of Public Health 3. M.A. in Globalisation and Labour 4. M.A. in Human Resources Management & Labour Relations 5. M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship 6. M.A. in Development Studies 7. M.A. in Education (Elementary) 8. M.A. in Disability Studies and Action 9. M.A. in Social Work 10. M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies 11. M.A./M.Sc. in Disaster Management 12. M.A./M.Sc. in Habitat Policy & Practice 2009-2011 at the School of Habitat Studies

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT MA IN HRM

Considered to be the best programme, the M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (HRM & LR) (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations), offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies, is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. This programme presents an outstanding prospect to explore the critical areas of contemporary human resources management, in concert with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key functions of management and business.

ADMISSION PROCESS FOR THE BATCH OF 2010-12

The candidates have to go through different stages mainly the written test, GD, personal interview. The total marks on which the total assessment is done is 200. The breakup is as shown below. 1. 2. 3. 4. Objective Test (70 Marks) Group Discussion (30 Marks) Personal Interview (75 Marks) Academic Background (25 Marks)

Written Test: The Written Test is in two parts. Part I is the Common Objective Test for all the programmes which consists of 3 sections: (i) General awareness/knowledge about current/contemporary social issues; (ii) Analytical/logical reasoning and quantitative ability; and (iii) Verbal reasoning. The duration of the test is 45 minutes. Part II of the Written Test is the Programme-Based Test and the duration is 60 minutes for all courses.

ELIGIBILITY AND IMPORTANT DATES

A Bachelor's Degree of minimum 3-year duration or equivalent grade (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) in any discipline. OR Candidates who will complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations by Saturday, June 21, 2010, will also be eligible to apply. In such cases, admission to the M.A. in HRM & LR programme will be provisional. If a provisionally admitted student fails in the final year examination, the offer of provisional admission will be automatically cancelled. Written Test at Different Centers: December 13, 2009. Announcement of Eligible Candidates on TISS website for Group Discussion / Personal Interview for all Programmes: January 24, 2010 Group Discussion / Personal Interview at TISS Mumbai Campus for all the programmes: Announcement of Selection on TISS website for all the Programmes:

March 14-21, 2010 April 20, 2010

FEE STRUCTURE
Program fee for different programmes are different. However for the HRM programme the fees for the 2009-11 batch will be in the range of Rs40-45k/annum. This fee is under revision. For complete fee details of all the programmes, please visit http://www.tiss.edu/Admissions/02_MA_09_11_Web_Brochure.pdf

PLACEMENTS 2009
2009 seems to be year of PSUs as far as placements are concerned and TISS turned out to be no exception with almost 18% of the batch heading towards PSU. The final placements of the Human Resources Management and Labor Relations (erstwhile PM&IR) batch of the TATA Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai for the batch of 2007-09 saw a batch of 60 students, walking away with preferred jobs in diverse industries and roles. The entire placement season, including the rolling process, witnessed 40 companies participating, with 18 new recruiters visiting the campus. The highlight was the sharp spike in the number of offers from Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) like IOCL, BPCL, GAIL, National Housing Bank, which accounted for recruiting 18% of the batch. The average salary package offered on campus was INR 10.12 lakh per annum and the median salary was Rs. 10.31 lakh per annum. Companies made 12 Pre-Placement Offers this year. The Tatas (Tata Steel and Tata HRDP), RPG, Bharti and Essar continued its relationship with the institute. The BFSI sector was well represented by Deutsche Bank, Axis Bank, Bharti Axa and Franklin Templeton. The presence of HR Consulting thought leaders like Ernst & Young, Hewitt, Dale Carnegie and DDI underline the ever-increasing stature of TISS in the HR Consulting space. Auto sector made its presence felt through Hero Honda and Mahindra and Mahindra. BPO space had well known names like Mphasis and Firstsource. The other recruiters like Asian Paints, Cadbury, Cairn Energy, Coca-Cola, Dr. Reddys, Astra Zeneca, Hindustan Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd., Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Marico, Nestle, Nokia, Procter & Gamble and Wipro also vied for the best HR talent in the country. For details of other courses, please visit www.tiss.edu.