Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has extended the deadline for TISSNET 2021 registrations by 10 days. Now, the candidates can apply until January 25, 2021. The last date to receive the TISSNET 2021 application form by post is also January 25, 2021. Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test (TISSNET) will be held on February 20, 2021, in a computer-based test format.
Additionally, now TISS will also accept applications from the candidates who will graduate by September 2021. Earlier, TISS was only accepting applications from those candidates who could complete their graduation by the month of June. For this academic session, the criteria have been relaxed and now, students completing final year (including exams plus internships) by September 2021 can apply for TISSNET 2021.
However, all the students should complete their Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree of minimum of 3 or 4 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.
To apply for TISSNET 2021, candidates have to visit the official website tiss.edu. In the application portal, candidates must fill in the required credentials like email-ID, the sources from where they came to know about TISSNET, which device was used to search for the exam, etc. They have to fill in the security code correctly and click on the ‘register’ button to submit the details. After successfully registering, they must login to the application portal, fill the application form with the necessary details, and pay the application fee. One candidate can apply for maximum of 3 programmes.
TISS authorities have provided three methods for paying the application fee. These include online payment by debit/credit card, net banking, and cash deposit any SBI Branch through the specified challan. The application fee depends on the number of programmes and the mode of payment selected by the candidate.
General category candidates must pay Rs. 1030 for one programme, Rs. 2060 for two programmes and Rs. 3090 for three programmes. Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST/OBC(NC) have to pay Rs, 260 or 1 programme, Rs. 520 for 2 programmes and Rs. 780 for 3 programs. Similarly, the Not-Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST candidates have to pay Rs. 510, Rs. 1020 and Rs. 1530 for 1, 2, and 3 programmes respectively.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducts the Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test. It is a national level examination. All the interested and eligible candidates are required to register for appearing to TISSNET 2021 and then they can download their admit card to appear for the test from February 8 to 15, 2021. After the TISSNET 2021 examination TISS releases a merit list with the names of all the selected candidates. All the qualified candidates are required to complete the admission process and appear for the seat allotment round.