[divine_phnix]

hi friends,

like all of you i m also aspiring for tiss. i have joined pt education in indore for the same. now a few days back i met my mentor at pt and asked him abt tiss selection process. i thought it will b gud enuf if i share it wth u ppl


so here it goes

Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai

TISS offers the following master's programs
1. M. A. in PM&IR
2. M. A. in Social Work

Normally TISS conducts its selection procedure in the third or last week of january. However the catch is that anyone who wants to take the test needs to go to Mumbai. The details of the course are as follows.

MA in PM&IR

This course is what has now come to be known as HR. There are 30 seats in all, out of which 22.5% are reserved for S.C/ S.T candidates. In industry, this course is rated at par with the PM&IR course of XLRI. The placement scene is extremely good and all major companies come to campus. If anyone is looking for a specialization in PM&IR then he/she should definitely be applying to XLRI, TISS and maybe SCMHRD.

Selection procedure:
The selection procedure has two stages;
1. Essay writing, Objective test and a G.D
2. Personal Interview

The Essay writing & Objective test is of 60 marks. Time limit is 45 minutes. There is more emphasis on content than on quantity. The topics for the essay are generally socio/economic/politically relevant For ex: Liberalization, Privatization of education etc.

The objective test is for 15 minutes and has 60 questions. But the questions are very easy. There are 5 - 7 Quant question, around 10 English questions and the remaining are situation based questions, which are basically meant to check out what sort of a person you are. Try to be as honest as possible while answering these questions.

This is followed by a G.D where again the topics are socio/economic/politically relevant. The G.D is for 30 minutes and is for 40 marks. There are around 10 - 12 people in each group.

So Stage 1 i.e. Essay writing, Objective test & G.D has 100 marks. Anyone who gets more than 55 in this stage are called for the next stage i.e.- Personal Interview.

The interview is for 70 marks. The questions are not at all technical i.e. they don't ask you about labour laws or trade unions etc, etc. The interview is a profile interview, they have a particular profile in mind and they are checking whether you match that profile. So the key is to remain as honest as possible. Brushing up a few fundas like what does PM&IR mean, which are the major trade unions in India and what are their political affiliations etc, may help.

Your previous academic record (graduation) has a weightage of 30 marks. Out of the total of 200 (100 + 70 +30) they take out a merit list and the top 30 are selected.

P.S. i m not sure if this is the same process to b followed this year too

[sathya04]

I am.. Its not the same procedure because there is no Essay this year.

[BOY4SANIA]

Originally Posted by bhavya_c

hi.... how n when r we getting the admit cards ?? r they gonna be posted to us ?? coz i havent got anything as yet...

2day i got my Admit card..
i think, all hyderabadiz got their Admit card.

[Adroitami]

I got my admit card today, me in Chennai. Guess round about this time ppl are getting it!!

[anurag.nift]

someone pls tell me why the hell they took off essay frm the tiss exam!! that was their USP.. now the golden touch is lost..

[babubhaskaran]

Hi People,

There have been a lot of queries and I have not been available to address those for some time.

The queries have been regarding the admission process. It is a bit different this year. However, the basics should remain the same. There is written test, group discussion & personal interview.

Regarding written test we here at TISS too are not clear. However, one can make an educated guess about the pattern. The level of difficulty of the aptitude test would be bit greater this year. One could also expect verbal section, which was absent last year (as they do not have essay test this year). Rest, if you have prepared for CAT, XAT & others then aptitude test should not be an issue.

Group Discussion would be to judge your, your understanding of and sensitivity towards social, political and economic issues & the way you articulate and discuss them. There are lots of websites addressing these issues. You could google search “related:www.indiatogether.org” and find a lot of them. My guess would be that the topics would move towards business and its social implication. So, one would have to be aware of social, political & economic issues and their interrelation and interdependency. Editorial page of TOI would be a good start for your day!

Personal Interview is something that is highly unpredictable here at TISS. There are panels that interview you. The composition of these panels would determine the way your interviews happen. Since you do not have control over the panel, it would be best to be your self and let give your best. There is no sure shot way to crack PI. Try and get some practice; let some people interview you. Probably get organized in groups and help each other out.

Yeah, It would be best not get information that you can directly get from TISS website from some other source. All the information regarding admission process and dates would be available on TISS website.

Please shoot your questions!!!


All the BEST!!!

[divine_phnix]

Originally Posted by babubhaskaran

Hi People,

There have been a lot of queries and I have not been available to address those for some time.

The queries have been regarding the admission process. It is a bit different this year. However, the basics should remain the same. There is written test, group discussion & personal interview.

Regarding written test we here at TISS too are not clear. However, one can make an educated guess about the pattern. The level of difficulty of the aptitude test would be bit greater this year. One could also expect verbal section, which was absent last year (as they do not have essay test this year). Rest, if you have prepared for CAT, XAT & others then aptitude test should not be an issue.

Group Discussion would be to judge your, your understanding of and sensitivity towards social, political and economic issues & the way you articulate and discuss them. There are lots of websites addressing these issues. You could google search “related:www.indiatogether.org” and find a lot of them. My guess would be that the topics would move towards business and its social implication. So, one would have to be aware of social, political & economic issues and their interrelation and interdependency. Editorial page of TOI would be a good start for your day!

Personal Interview is something that is highly unpredictable here at TISS. There are panels that interview you. The composition of these panels would determine the way your interviews happen. Since you do not have control over the panel, it would be best to be your self and let give your best. There is no sure shot way to crack PI. Try and get some practice; let some people interview you. Probably get organized in groups and help each other out.

Yeah, It would be best not get information that you can directly get from TISS website from some other source. All the information regarding admission process and dates would be available on TISS website.

Please shoot your questions!!!


All the BEST!!!

sir for TISS i have heard that they have many seats out of few :( in reserevd category

is this true and if it is thn wat r the number of seats in general category

[babubhaskaran]

This time the no. of seats have increased considerably. Infact doubled. Hence, don't really know if you should be worried about it. I would suggest that you prepare the best you can and leave the rest to destiny. We here at TISS say that "If you are supposed to be at TISS, you would BE".

[poonamsisodia]

Hi babubhaskaran.....

I heard dat essay writing has been eliminated this year frm da exam.is it true??woul like to know asap.actually i got dis information frm a prity reliable source but still would like to confirm.....try 2 rep asap

thanx a lot
poonam

[babubhaskaran]

Thats what my reliable source says too!!!