TISS MBA Exam 2020 - Exam Syllabus, Pattern and Analysis

1. Hyderabad
2. Mumbai
3. Guwahati
4. Tuljapur
5. BALM, Chennai
6. TISS – Nagaland

TISS offers reservation in seats as per the Government of India:

Please note, that TISS offers only MA programmes, for example, TISS Mumbai offers MA in HRM & LR (Human Resources Management and Labour Relations). Apart from that, there are several other master’s degree programmes offered by the institute.

1. Bachelor's Degree of minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a university recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
2. Those in the final year who complete their examinations and internships by Monday, June 8, 2021, are also eligible to apply.
3. Those eligible must submit all degree certificate and grade/mark sheet by September 30, 2021. Those failing to do so will have their provisional admission automatically cancelled without any further reference to the candidate. No further extension of date will be allowed under any circumstances.
4. There is no age limit.

Note: Some Master’s degree programmes will have additional/specific eligibility requirements. Please refer to the programme specific eligibility criteria. Read more

MBA aspirants should note that TISS doesn't accept CAT score rather TISS is having their own exam TISSNET and candidates have to clear this examination before they are subjected to GD & PI which plays very vital marks to have admission in TISS. Students should also note that the final selection of pre-interview test and PI is aggregated in 70: 30 ratio.

There will not be any negative marking and MBA aspirants must ensure to opt-out for correct answers and sail through 3 sections of TISSNET i.e. General Knowledge, Mathematics and logical reasoning following by English proficiency. In total there will be 100 questions with stipulated 100 marks.  

There won't be any section cut off and every objective question will have 5 options and you need to tick the correct one. The three sections of General Knowledge, English proficiency and Mathematics supplemented with logical reasoning would definitely test you for both Quantitative aptitude and Language skills besides current affairs.

Yes, you would be able to apply for TISSNET  2021 in both online and offline mode. The important dates for TISSNET 2021 are TISSNEST 2021 exam is happening on 20th February 2021. The announcement of selection will happen by April 21, 2020. announcement of 1st waitlist will happenin May 11 2021, following by 2nd waitlist and finally the commencement of academic session 2021- 23 will be from June 2021.   

TISSNET MBA 2021 will be conducted as a computer-based test which is happening on 20th February 2021. TISSNET results will be out on 1st week of March 2021. With TISSNET exam candidates will get eligible to get admission in TISS wherein they will be getting specialized education in Economics, Politics, Engineering and Environmental Sciences. That is the reason TISSNET  is one of the most popular exam.

1. TISSNET 2021 Admit card will be available for download online from first week February 2021.
2. Candidates will be able to download the admit cards till the exam date.
3. Candidates must log in on the official website with the registered e-mail ID and password.
4. Candidates must take a print out of the admit card and are advised to check all the details mentioned on it.
5. Candidates must carry their admit cards on the day of the exam, failed to do so they will not be allowed to appear in the exam. Read more

The selection of candidates for different programmes happens in two stages and has three components of assessment. All candidates appear for the National entrance test (TISSNET). Based on the performance in the TISSNET examination, only short listed candidates are called for the Pre Interview Test and Personal Interview. (PIT/PI)

Pre-Interview Test (PIT)

For all the programmes across TISS Campuses, the PIT will be in the form of a Written Test (or Group Discussion for a few programmes).

Personal Interview (PI):

Candidates will appear for a personal interview after the PIT. They are advised to acquaint themselves with the programme for which they have applied, as questions may be asked questions on related topics during the PI.

PIT/PI is organised at four campuses: Mumbai, Tuljapur, and Hyderabad and Guwahati campuses. Candidates for programmes from Mumbai and other locations will come to Mumbai Campus for the PIT/PI. Candidates selected for programmes at Tuljapur, Hyderabad, Guwahati will attend PIT/PI at those campuses

Final Merit List Preparation

• Weightage for List: NET – 40%; PIT – 30%; PI – 30%.
• Merit List is prepared on basis of merit list and preference filled in application form.
• In case if there is a tie between two candidates their PI marks will be preferred, in case if there is tie between their PI marks their PIT will be considered, if their PIT tie then Entrance exam will be preferred if Entrance exam is also tie then the candidate with high age will be given preference.

• TISSNET 2020 does not have negative marking, sectional time limits or sectional cut-offs. Thus, you can focus on the sections you are good at and still manage to score well in those which troubles you a lot.
•  The applicants applying for the HRM program need to take two tests. The first one is common across all the 16 postgraduate courses of TISS, and it seeks to test your basic cognitive ability. The second test is different for each course and the one for the HRM program is like any other management entrance test. Both the tests happen differently, and one must do well in both the test to get to the next stage.

There has been not much difference in the exam pattern as compared to previous years. It has been conducted across 39 centers in different parts of the nation.

The exam has 3 sections – Math and Logical Reasoning, English Proficiency and General Awareness. The no of questions in 2015 in Math and Logical reasoning were 35, 30 and 35 in English Proficiency and General Awareness respectively.

Students have to attempt the questions in 100 minutes. There is no negative marking.

For the year 2016 and 2017 there has been a change in the no of questions. Given below is the sectional wise breakup of the exam:

The result of TISSNET 2021 will be declared in the 1^st week of March, 2021. Candidates can check their score cards online on the website. No hard copies of the score card will be sent to the candidates. Candidates can download their score card with their user ID and password.

A merit list will be prepared for selection process. The list will carry the names of the candidates who will attend the Pre-Interview Test (PIT) / Group Discussion, and Personal Interview rounds. This test or group discussion is normally of 35 to 40 minutes. Candidates are advised to keep their score card safe until the admission process is over.

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National Entrance Test (TISS-NET) is computer based. It will be held on January 13, 2019 in 39 centres (below mentioned) in different parts of the country.

Note: The Institute may cancel any test centre and/or assign a nearby centre to a candidate, if the situation so demands.

Q.1 I am facing a Document upload issue, what should i do?

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