Date of Estb.: 1964

Tata Institute of Social Sciences¸ Mumbai

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COURSES:

Master of Health Administration
Master of Public Health in Health Policy¸ Economics and Finance
Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology
Master of Hospital Administration
MA in Globalisation and Labour
MA in Human Resources Management & Labour Relations
MA in Social Entrepreneurship
MA in Development Studies
MA in Education (Elementary)
MA in Disability Studies and Action
MA in Social Work
MA in Media and Cultural Studies
MA /M.SC. in Disaster Management
MA./M.SC. in Habitat Policy & Practice
MA in Women's Studies
MA. in Counselling


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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936¸ as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. The first school of social work in India¸ TISS was a pioneering effort with the objective of Social Welfare through academic excellence¸ a characteristic of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT). Its establishment was the result of the decision of the Trustees of the SDTT to accept Dr. Clifford Manshardt?s vision of a post-graduate school of social work of national stature that would engage in a continuous study of Indian social issues and problems and impart education in social work to meet the emerging need for trained human power. This subsequently influenced the direction of social work education and social research in India.

In 1944¸ the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work 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 recognised as a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.

Since then¸ the TISS has been expanding continuously in terms of educational programmes and infrastructure. While responding to the changing needs of the social and educational system in the country¸ the Institute has gone far beyond the initial concern of social work education. Thus¸ what started as a small institution offering a post-graduate diploma in Social Work¸ grew into a Deemed University and¸ as a result¸ diversified its activities.

Since its inception in 1936¸ the Tata Institute of Social Sciences has never limited itself to the mandate of a conventional university; rather¸ it has worked for the promotion of sustainable¸ equitable and participatory development¸ social welfare and social justice through