TISS
Guwahati has been set up at the behest of the government of Assam and the
Ministry of Department of North East Region, Government of India. TISS Guwahati
has been contributing to the development sector in the North East through a
well-conceived Diploma Programme in Community Organisation and Development
Practice since June 2009.
TISS Guwahati
has commenced offering the Five Year Integrated Masters program since 2012
along with two years Masters degree program in Social Work with various
specializations.
The campus
space is equipped with a cyber library, conference hall, and classrooms with
provisions for video conferencing. Student hostels separately for men and women
are available. These are managed and maintained by TISS. A full-fledged campus
is being established on 24.5 acres of land located within the Assam Engineering
College campus at Jalukbari.
Academic programs started with
two Masters Degree Programmes:
- Ecology, Environment and
Sustainable Development, and
- Social Work; and one
Bachelors Degree Programme: Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences
M.A.
Programs
Master of Arts
(Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development)
Master of Arts in
Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices)
Master of Arts in
Social Work (Counselling)
Master of Arts in
Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship)
Master of Arts in
Social Work (Public Health)
Master of Arts
(Labour Studies and Social Protection)
Master of Arts (Peace
and Conflict Studies)
Master of Arts
(Sociology and Social Anthropology)
FEES & ELIGIBILITY OF TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES (TISS), GUWAHATI
MA Rs.58,000 (1st Year Fees)
MSW Rs.64,500 (1st Year Fees)
BA Rs.36,900 (1st Year Fees)
Ph.D Rs.48,800 (1st Year Fees)
Campus Library
TISS
Guwahati Campus Library TISS library in Guwahati campus sprouted with an
objective to provide appropriate knowledge resources to the academic community
of the Institute. Keeping in mind, the information needs & interests of
users, the library has been in the process of building print as well as
electronic resources. As a result, the library collection includes books
pertaining to the areas of History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science,
Psychology, Environment, Mathematics, Science, Language, Literature and
Development. At present, the library has a good collection of textbooks and
reference books (< 8500 in nos.), journals (print) of national &
international importance, theses, and dissertation, the back volume of journals,
theme-based collection of CDs/DVDs and magazines/newspapers. As electronic
collections, the library has more than 10, 000 e-journals, 180 ebooks in
the field of Social Sciences and allied subjects. Access to e-resources is made
available to users through IP-based & Remote Login based facility (http://library.tiss.edu/eresources.html). In
addition, the campus has a computer center with the facility of 65 computers
and is available for students and research scholars to provide e-resources for
academic study. The library is fully computerized with KOHA, an integrated
library management system; users can access the resources of the library
through Online Public Access Catalogue (opac.tiss.edu) @ 24x7. The Library has
also created a Library Blog to keep users abreast with current development and
publish Accession Update a monthly basis to keep users familiar with newly
purchased books (http://www.tissglibrary.blogspt.com). Library
hours:
Monday to Friday8.00 am to 8.00 pm Saturday 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Sunday 9.00 am to
1.00 pm
Placement
The TISS has always maintained a firm commitment to excellence, specifically in terms of relevance to
- the wider external context,
and
- the professional future of
its students.
All teaching programs conducted
by TISS are socially relevant, contributing to building a just and equitable
society. The TISS has a 100% placement record across all programs. This
commitment is strengthened by way of taking the following initiatives/steps
in this direction:
- Periodic curricular review
through School Boards and other committees that have been constituted for
this purpose. The School Board is empowered to review the curriculum at
the end of every academic year.
- Enhancing links with both
the profit and not-for-profit sectors to develop an ongoing interface
mechanisms that ensure that continuous feedback on teaching and training
helps the Institute keep pace with external trends in the field.
- Promoting events and forums
such as seminars, conferences, and meetings that bring together students
and teachers with practitioners in the field to exchange ideas and
information that can strengthen relevance.
- Creating a vibrant and active alumni network that can enable TISS to link with alumni in the field and create spaces and opportunities for them to strengthen teaching and research at TISS through regular feedback. The TISS has started to
intensify its interface with its alumni, through an Alumni Meet held on
February 10-11, 2007. This will become an annual event making it possible
for strengthening consultation with alumni on curriculum, employment
opportunities for the graduates, etc.
- Strengthen the fieldwork the component in all programs that will enable students to gain valuable
exposure to field realities and develop relevant skills.
- Enhance field action
projects that will strengthen faculty teaching and research through their
continuous field engagement.
- Strengthen and promote strategic student placement and campus recruitment programs.
- Strengthen library resources by bringing in the latest and quality publications in relevant subjects.
- To make optimum use of IT
resources to update and enhance the Institute's knowledge base by reference to journals and latest publications.
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