TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088
(A Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 and is a deemed university
fully funded by the University Grants Commission, Government of India. TISS offers over 50
Master’s Degree programmes from its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad Campuses.
Masters’ programmes are offered in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of Social
Work, Social Sciences, Health, Management, Labour Studies and Habitat Studies. TISS is a
research university with M. Phil. and Ph. D. programme and basic and applied research in a range
of areas. A high degree of freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos and creativity in the
Institute facilitating strong linkages between education, research, field action and dissemination.
The Institute provides significant space and resources for basic and policy research; and has
research collaboration with some of the best universities and institutions across all continents.
The TISS offers a very challenging but fulfilling academic environment and opportunity to scholars
committed to creating a just society through education, generation of knowledge and field action,
and invites interested scholars in Social Sciences and allied disciplines located within and outside
India to apply for faculty positions in its schools and centres.
For more information click http://www.tiss.edu/careers-tenders/