Mumbai, 17 May 2024: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a Deemed to be University funded by Ministry of Education through UGC, has announced PhD Admission for Academic Year 2024. Ph.D. Programmes are available across its Mumbai Campus and Hyderabad, Guwahati & Tuljapur Off-Campuses.
Total vacant seats: Total seats available for all the Ph.D. Progammes is 142.
Ph.D. Eligibility Criteria:
National Eligibility Test (NET) as an Entrance Test for Admission to Ph.D.
(1) Those clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in any of three categories are eligible to apply for the admission to Ph.D. programmes:
Category-1: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. with JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor.
Catcgory-2: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. without JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Processor.
Catcgory-3: Eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme only and not for the for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor
(2) For admission to Ph.D. in Social Work, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in the subject of Social Work is the eligibility requirement.
(3) For admission to Ph.D., in Applied Psychology, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in the subject of Psychology is the eligibility requirement.
(4) For admission to Ph.D. in Education, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in any one of the subjects of Social Science discipline/allied fields, preferably in the subject Education is the eligibility requirement.
(5) For admission to all the remaining Ph.D. programmes mentioned in Serial Numbers 4 to 17, clearing in UGC-NET 2024 in any one of the subjects of Social Science discipline/allied fields is the eligibility requirement.
(6) Those students who are having valid JRF prior to 2024 in Social Work, Psychology are also eligible to apply for Ph.D. in Social Work and Ph.D.in Applied Psychology respectively. The valid JRF holders prior to 2024 in any subject of Social Science discipline/allied fields, preferably in Education are eligible to apply for Ph.D.in Education
(7) Those students who have cleared only NET prior to 2024 are not eligible to apply for any of the Ph.D. programmes.
Key Dates: TISS will update PhD Admissions Timeline soon.
The detailed prospectus of the Ph.D. admission – including the details about fellowships/scholarships, fee-structure, hostels and the link for applying for the Ph.D. programme will be announced soon in the website of Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
