TISS MBA Exam 2022 - Exam Syllabus, Pattern and Analysis

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. It was established in 1936 as Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work but renamed in 1944. It is the first school of social work in India.

TISS offers various programs in different streams like health and hospital administration, human resource management, personnel management, research methodology and so on. However, it offers one of best post graduate courses in Human Resources Management (HRM) in Asia.

TISS conducts the TISS National Entrance Test (TISSNET) every year for all 53 Master programs offered at the various campuses located in the following locations:

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, 2022, are also eligible to apply.
3. Those eligible must submit all degree certificate and grade/mark sheet by September 30, 2022. 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.

Eligibility for Programme Aptitude Test and Online Personal Interview (TISS-PAT/OPI):

Short-listing of candidates for the second stage of selection (TISS-PAT and OPI) will be based on the TISS-NET Mark and the ratio on the number of seats announced for individual programmes. Only short-listed candidates will receive call letters for the second round (TISS-PAT and OPI) to be held in Centres in the month of March/April 2022. The TISS-PAT will be conducted before the Online Personal Interview.

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.  

 Sectional cut off for General Awareness (GA) is applied for qualifying the TISS-NET. Candidate not scoring minimum cut-off mark for the General Awareness as above will not be qualified for TISS NET irrespective of the aggregate score

Sectional Cut Off (SCO) applied: 

•       GN, EWS, KM and AF – 35% i.e. 14 Marks

•       PWD and OBC (NC) – 30% i.e. 12 Marks

•       SC and ST – No sectional cut off applied

Yes, you would be able to apply for TISSNET  2022 in both online and offline mode. The important dates for TISSNET 2022  is happening in February 2022. The announcement of selection will happen by April 21, 2020. announcement of 1st waitlist will happenin May 2022, following by 2nd waitlist and finally the commencement of academic session 2022- 24 will be from June 2022.   

TISSNET MBA 2022 will be conducted as a computer-based test which is happening in February 2022. TISSNET results will be out in March 2022. 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.

The total exam duration of TISSNET 2022 Exam is 1 Hour and 40 Minutes or 100 Minutes. There is NO negative marking

Read More About Exam Pattern

Programme Aptitude Test (TISS-PAT) is programme specific and might have variations across different programmes. TISS-PAT is a 45 mins test conducted for individual programmes. The details of the TISS-PAT format will be updated soon.

The syllabus for the TISSNET 2022 exam is:

Programme Aptitude Test (TISS-PAT) is programme specific and might have variations across different programmes. TISS-PAT is a 45 mins test conducted for individual programmes. The details of the TISS-PAT format will be updated soon.

TISSMAT 2022 Syllabus:

Programme Aptitude Test (TISS-PAT) is programme specific and might have variations across different programmes. TISS-PAT is a 45 mins test conducted for individual programmes. The details of the TISS-PAT format will be updated soon.

Read more about Exam Syllabus

Candidates who wish to appear for TISSNET 2022 can register two ways:

1. Online Registration at https://appln.tiss.edu/
2. Offline Registration by seeking a print out of the TISS 2022 application form by post.

Please Note:

1. Candidates can apply for a maximum of three programmes across any two of the TISS Campuses. They are advised to make their choice of programmes carefully after reading the programme descriptions. Change of programmes will not be allowed once the admission is completed.
2. Candidates are requested to carefully read through the eligibility criteria mentioned here before filling up the form.
3. Unemployed candidates, whose parent’s / guardian’s annual income from all the sources for the Financial Year 2019-20 is less than Rs.2.5 Lakhs for SC/ST and Rs.1 lakh for OBC(NC) are required to pay Rs.250/- as Concessional Application Fee for each programme. However, they should upload the necessary certificates.
4. Candidates have to upload / attach relevant certificates strictly in the format mentioned here. Please refer to Table 1 for ‘Certificates / Documents to be uploaded'. The Institute also takes steps to have the Caste/Tribe/Non-creamy layer/ Income certificates verified by the competent authorities before PI and post-admission and those found to have submitted manipulated certificates at any stage of their study, will be asked to leave the programme.
5. The application fee for each study programme is Rs.1000+bank charges (if being payed by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net Banking) or Rs.1000 + bank charges (if being payed through bank by cash). Candidates are required to pay this amount for every programme she/he applies for. For more details refer to the section 'Application fee payment' below. For SC/ST/OBC(NC) candidates, the application fee is Rs. 250/- per programme + bank charges. (please see Table 2 below). For SC/ST candidates, the application fee is Rs. 500/- per programme + bank charges ( please see Table 2 below).
6. A candidate can apply for multiple programmes and pay for each of those programmes in ONE online form. Candidates SHOULD NOT fill more than one online application form. If a candidate is found to have filled more than one online application form, all applications will be cancelled.