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{{Short description|Social sciences institute, Mumbai, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Tata Institute of Social Sciences
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| image_name = Tata Institute of Social Sciences Logo.svg
| image_size =
| caption =
| latin_name =
| motto1 =
| mottoeng = Re-Imagining Futures
| established = {{start date and age|1936}}
| type = [[Public university]]
| founder = [[J. R. D. Tata]]
| director = [[Shalini Bharat]]
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = [[India]]
| academic_staff = 289<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2020 |url=https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/India_Rankings_2020_NIRF.pdf |publisher=Tata Institute of Social Sciences |access-date=22 February 2020 |archive-date=22 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222082557/https://tiss.edu/uploads/files/India_Rankings_2020_NIRF.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| students = 4,115<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| undergrad = 516<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 2,371<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 1,228<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| coor = {{Coord|19.044257|72.912494|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]], {{convert|21|acre|km2}} (Main Campus and Naoroji Campus)
| free = TISS
| free_label = Acronym
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />[[Washington University in St. Louis]] McDonnell International Scholars Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/|title=Home|website=McDonnell International Scholars Academy|access-date=18 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523191755/https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[BRICS Universities League]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.tiss.edu/}} <br/>{{URL|http://www.campus.tiss.edu/}}
}}

'''Tata Institute of Social Sciences''' ('''TISS''') is a multi-campus [[public university]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It is Asia's oldest institute for [[professional]] [[social work]] education and was founded in 1936 in the then [[Bombay Presidency]] of [[British India]] as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=International Social Work: Education|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Social Work|date=2018-02-12|publisher=NASW Press and Oxford University Press}}</ref> In 1944, the institute was officially renamed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and in 1964, the [[Government of India]] declared TISS a [[deemed university]] under Section 3 of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] Act (UGC), 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.e.1967.916|title=Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1967, No. 916|first=Government of India|last=Directorate of Printing|date=8 September 1967|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

In 1954, TISS moved to a permanent campus at [[Deonar]], Mumbai (now known as the Main Campus), from the earlier campuses at [[Nagpada]] and then [[Andheri]].<ref name="tiss.edu">{{cite web|url=http://tisstory.tiss.edu/tisstory/period-of-consolidation.php|title=A Period Of Consolidation - TISStory|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195958/http://tisstory.tiss.edu/tisstory/period-of-consolidation.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, the Deonar campus was expanded to include the Malti Jal and Jal A. D. Naoroji Campus Annexe, which are now commonly known as the New Campus. TISS, in 1986, established a rural campus in [[Tuljapur]], Maharashtra and two off-campuses in [[Guwahati]] and [[Hyderabad]] in 2011. In addition to these campuses, TISS offers teaching, training, research, and development support from centres established across India including in [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]] and [[Port Blair]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|the Andaman and Nicobar]].<ref>download.tiss.edu/Left_bottom/NAAC/TISS_SSR_Volume_I_August2015.pdf</ref>

TISS's academic programs focus on the social sciences and offer doctoral degrees in Habitat Studies, Management and Labour Studies, Disaster Studies, Development Studies, Education, Gender Studies, Health Studies, Law, Media and Cultural Studies, Public Policy, Rural Development and Social Work. Since its inception TISS has had a focus on field action including responding to disasters such as the [[Partition of India]],<ref name="tiss.edu1">{{cite web|url=http://tisstory.tiss.edu/tisstory/response-to-disasters.php|title=75 Years Of Response to Disasters - TISStory|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=10 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210171545/http://tisstory.tiss.edu/tisstory/response-to-disasters.php|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Bhopal disaster]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/Mystery-surrounds-TISS-survey-findings-on-Bhopal-gas-tragedy/article16245474.ece|title=Mystery surrounds TISS survey findings on Bhopal gas tragedy|first=Mahim Pratap|last=Singh|date=16 June 2010|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207204339/https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/Mystery-surrounds-TISS-survey-findings-on-Bhopal-gas-tragedy/article16245474.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> and Uttarakhand floods.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PqgrVHNKvpF36oh2ZKqRlL/Need-for-shift-in-disaster-management-in-India.html|title=TISS comes up with a rehab plan for Uttarakhand|last=Sethi|first=Neha|date=2013-08-24|work=livemint.com/|access-date=2018-02-17|archive-date=23 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323163756/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PqgrVHNKvpF36oh2ZKqRlL/Need-for-shift-in-disaster-management-in-India.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Several TISS initiatives have shaped public policy in India, such as India's [[Indian labour laws|labour welfare]] laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/Tata-Institute-of-Social-Sciences|title=Tata Institute of Social Sciences via @tatacompanies|last=Tata.com|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-date=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326040614/http://www.tata.com/article/inside/Tata-Institute-of-Social-Sciences|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable organizations and personalities have been appreciative of TISS's social service work including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]],<ref name="tiss.edu" /> [[Jawaharlal Nehru]],<ref name="tiss.edu" /> [[Niels Bohr]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/when-physicist-bohr-put-a-burning-pipe-in-pocket/articleshow/62245340.cms|title=Bohr: When physicist Bohr put a burning pipe in pocket | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605122126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/when-physicist-bohr-put-a-burning-pipe-in-pocket/articleshow/62245340.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[United Nations]],<ref name="tiss.edu1"/> among others.

==History==

TISS (Tata Institute of social sciences) - India's first premier institute for social work was established in the year 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. It was renamed to its current name in 1944. It was recognised as a [[Deemed University]] in 1964<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tiss.edu/TopMenuBar/about-tiss/history |title= History — Tata Institute of Social Sciences |work= tiss.edu |access-date= 2011-08-18 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110902033651/http://www.tiss.edu/TopMenuBar/about-tiss/history |archive-date= 2011-09-02 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> by the University Grants Commission of India.
[[File:TISS library.jpg|thumb|290x290px|TISS library]]
[[File:TISS .jpg|thumb|284x284px|Tata Institute of Social SCiences]]

=== Academic collaborations ===
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has a history of collaboration with institutions in India. The institute also has academic and research collaborations with other institutes and universities including the [[University of Chicago]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/collaborations/|title=Collaborations {{!}} About TISS|website=www.tiss.edu|access-date=2016-05-24|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419121140/http://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/collaborations/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[London School of Economics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/countries/india/research/lseTiss/lseTiss.aspx|title=LSE-TISS - LSE-TISS - Research - India - Countries - Asia Research Centre - Home|last=editors|first=Asia Research Centre|website=www.lse.ac.uk|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623235310/http://www.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/countries/india/research/lseTiss/lseTiss.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tatatrusts.org/article/inside/Tata-Trusts-MIT-and-TISS-collaborate-to-bring-connected-learning-experiences-to-Indian-students-and-teachers|title=Tata Trusts, MIT, and TISS collaborate to bring connected learning experiences to Indian students and teachers - Tata Trusts|website=Tata Trusts|access-date=2016-06-18|archive-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520193234/http://tatatrusts.org/article/inside/Tata-Trusts-MIT-and-TISS-collaborate-to-bring-connected-learning-experiences-to-Indian-students-and-teachers|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sciences Po]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sciencespo.fr/international/en/university/tata-institute-social-sciences-1|title=Tata Institute of Social Sciences {{!}} Sciences Po International|date=2015-11-17|website=www.sciencespo.fr|access-date=2016-05-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611064552/http://www.sciencespo.fr/international/en/university/tata-institute-social-sciences-1|archive-date=11 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and 12 universities under the [[Erasmus Mundus|Erasmus Mundus program]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://eminte.eu/partner_universities|title=Partner Universities - Erasmus Mundus|website=eminte.eu|access-date=2016-05-24|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622093539/http://eminte.eu/partner_universities|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[London School of Economics]] and Political Science research collaboration, was launched at LSE in June 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/countries/india/research/lseTiss/lseTiss.aspx|title=LSE-TISS - LSE-TISS - Research - India - Countries - Asia Research Centre - Home|website=www.lse.ac.uk|access-date=2016-05-24|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623235310/http://www.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/countries/india/research/lseTiss/lseTiss.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The programme is undertaken in two streams, namely, Social Sciences and Health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.lse.ac.uk/LSEHealthAndSocialCare/research/LSEHealth/LSE_health_tiss.aspx|title=LSE Health - TISS Programme on health policy in India - LSE Health - Research - LSE Health and Social Care - Home|website=www2.lse.ac.uk|access-date=2016-05-24|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624002503/http://www2.lse.ac.uk/LSEHealthAndSocialCare/research/LSEHealth/LSE_health_tiss.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Campuses and schools ==
=== Mumbai ===
{{main|TISS Mumbai}}
TISS was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/overview/|title=Overview {{!}} About TISS|website=www.tiss.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-11|archive-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805225713/https://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/overview/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, TISS introduced the Secular Ethics for Higher Education credit course in Mumbai. The inauguration was attended by the [[Dalai Lama]], who was reported to have stated that, "Since women have been shown to be more sensitive to others’ suffering, their leadership may be more effective. His Holiness suggested it's time for men to withdraw and for women to step forward."<ref>{{cite web |title=Secular Ethics for Higher Education |url=https://www.dalailama.com/news/2017/launch-of-tata-institute-of-social-sciences-course-in-secular-ethics-for-higher-education/amp |website=HIS HOLINESS The 14th DALAI LAMA of TIBET |publisher=THE OFFICE OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA |access-date=13 August 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105162041/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2017/launch-of-tata-institute-of-social-sciences-course-in-secular-ethics-for-higher-education/amp |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Hyderabad ===
{{main|TISS Hyderabad}}

TISS Hyderabad came into being with the approval of the Academic Council and Governing Board of TISS. The Registrations under the Societies Registrations Act and Public Trust Act of TISS Mumbai are valid for TISS Hyderabad as well. TISS Mumbai provides oversight in matters of admission, instruction, evaluation of TISS Hyderabad and confers TISS degrees. Currently, it operates from two campuses: one in Alimineti Madhava Reddy Andhra Pradesh Academy of Rural Development (AMR-APARD) in Rajendranagar, and the other in [[Roda Mistry]] School of Social Work in Gachibowli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/mar/06/lack-of-basic-amenities-at-tiss-roda-mistry-campus-in-telangana-puts-students-in-a-fix-1782640.html|title=Lack of basic amenities at TISS Roda Mistry campus in Telangana puts students in a fix|access-date=24 March 2023|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324042837/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/mar/06/lack-of-basic-amenities-at-tiss-roda-mistry-campus-in-telangana-puts-students-in-a-fix-1782640.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the invitation of the [[Government of Telangana]], TISS is in the process of setting up a 100 acres campus in Kothur Mandal, Mahabubnagar district.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tiss.edu/ |title=Welcome to Tata Institute of Social Sciences — Tata Institute of Social Sciences |publisher=Tiss.edu |access-date=2016-02-12 |archive-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505090837/http://tisstory.tiss.edu/tisstory/archives.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |title=TISS Courses and Fees : Empower Your Educational Journey - Affordable Top 25 Courses |url=https://tissnet360.com/tiss-courses-and-fees/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501085949/https://tissnet360.com/tiss-courses-and-fees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Governance==
The institute has a governing board nominated by the [[Government of India]], [[Government of Maharashtra|Government of Maharashta]], the [[University of Mumbai]] and the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] along with representatives from the institute faculty. [[Subramaniam Ramadorai|S. Ramadorai]], vice chairman, TCS and Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, is the current honorary chairperson of TISS. The chairperson of the governing board has functions similar to that of the chancellor of a conventional university. The academic council decides matters of academic nature and comprises faculty drawn from the institute's 4 campuses and as well as 6 external experts.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tiss.edu/TopMenuBar/about-tiss/organisational-structure|title= Organisational Structure — Tata Institute of Social Sciences|access-date= 2013-05-14|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130501065638/http://www.tiss.edu/TopMenuBar/about-tiss/organisational-structure|archive-date= 1 May 2013|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Director ===

The director of the institute acts as both the academic and administrative head. This position is similar to that of the vice-chancellor of any university. From February 2018, [[Shalini Bharat]] serves as director.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tiss.edu/view/9/employee/sbharat/ | title=Faculty & Staff: Prof Shalini Bharat | publisher=Tata Institute of Social Sciences | access-date=2018-02-28 | archive-date=1 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164532/http://www.tiss.edu/view/9/employee/sbharat/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Deputy Directors ===
The deputy director (equivalent to post of pro-vice-chancellor) is the academic head of the institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiss.edu/faculty-staff/|title=Directorate {{!}} Tata Institute of Social Sciences|website=www.tiss.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-20|archive-date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221105842/http://www.tiss.edu/faculty-staff/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
|NIRF_O_2023=151–200|NIRF_U_2023=98}}

The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Tata Institute of Social Sciences in the 151–200 band overall in India in 2023<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2023/> and 98 among universities.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2023/>

== Notable alumni ==

=== Alumni ===
{{alumni|date=January 2018}}
*[[Medha Patkar]], Social Activist<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_adulation-has-not-come-easy-for-medha-patkar_1457498 | title=DNA | work=dnaindia.com | date=25 October 2010 | access-date=31 December 2011 | archive-date=8 May 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508011912/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_adulation-has-not-come-easy-for-medha-patkar_1457498 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Anu Aga]], Former Chairman, Thermax<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=1412 |title= Harmony Org |work= harmonyindia.org |access-date= 2011-08-21 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083832/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=1412 |archive-date= 2011-07-16 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Purnima Mane]], President and CEO, Pathfinder International<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/membernews/2011/20110627_pathfinder_president/en/index.html |title=Pathfinder International |work=who.int |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807232303/http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/membernews/2011/20110627_pathfinder_president/en/index.html |archive-date=2011-08-07 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/pmnch/about/steering_committee/unpfa/en/index.html|title=UNFPA|work=who.int|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004065059/http://www.who.int/pmnch/about/steering_committee/unpfa/en/index.html|archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Akash Khurana]], actor.

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