TISS Five Year BA MA Integrated Programme 2015 Eligibility

Five Year Integrated BA-MA Programme in Social Sciences 2015

Applications are invited to a computer based Bachelors Admission Test (BAT 2015) to seek admission into B.A. Social Sciences as part of a Five year Integrated admission to BA & MA in Social Sciences offered from TISS Guwahati, Tuljapur, and Hyderabad Campuses and BA (Hons) in Social Work (2015-18) from TISS Tuljapur campus.

B.A in Social Sciences (2015 – 18)

TISS has launched the Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the academic year 2012. Applicants are invited to apply for the 2015-2018 academic year.

Eligibility: A student who successfully completes the credited and non-credited requirements of the three-year (six semesters) programme will be awarded a BA Social Sciences degree.

Medium: The medium of instruction for the programme is in English.

B.A. (Hons) Social Work with specialisation in Rural Development (2015 – 18) – Tuljapur Campus

Duration: The duration of this Bachelor’s Degree Program issix semesters.

Medium: The medium of instruction is English; the students are required to write their assignments, reports and exam in English language.

Eligibility: A student who successfully completes the credited and non-credited requirements of the three-year (six semesters) programme will be awarded a BA (Hons.) in Social Work with specialisaton in Rural Development degree.

Admissions to BA in Social Sciences and B.A. (Hons) in Social Work with Specialisation in Rural Development Programme

Applicants desirous of pursuing the BA Social Sciences program in any of the three Campuses or the BA Social Work of Tuljapur Campus will have to appear for a common TISS Admission Test – BAT-2015.

Eligibility Criteria: Students should have passed 12th Class or Intermediate in any subject stream from a Recognised Board.

Age limit: Applicant should be less than 23 years of age at the time of appearing for the Bachelors Admission Test, as on09th May 2015.

Application Process for Integrated Programme

Applicants fulfilling the eligibility criteria should apply for the programme only through an online process by visiting the admissions link on the TISS website on or before 07th April 2015.

Applicants will enter the online application process by giving their authentic Email-ID.

Applicants are expected to use the same email id and password for the entire process till the completion of the admission process.

Applicants will have an option to fill the form and complete the processes entirely at one go or fill partially and save the form for completion before the due date.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the process at the earliest and not delay the process of online submission till the final date.

Applicants are expected to give their preference for one centre only in the online application; this preference cannot be changed through a phone call or email or in person.

Application fees of Rs.1025/-, for eligible applicants (SC/ST income less than 2.5 lakhs and OBC-NC Applicants with incomeless than 1 lakh) the fees would be Rs.275/- can be paid online through Credit card/Debit Card/ Online transaction.

Applicants applying online will be asked to choose between two modes of payment ‘Cash’ or ‘Payment Gateway’ in the online application form.

List of Test Cities

The entrance test will be held in 22 cities and Applicants need to specify any one city: Delhi, Dimapur, Guwahati, Kolkota, Silchar, Tiruvananthapuram, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Kochi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Mumbai, Patna, Nagpur, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Solapur and Vijayawada.

Application Fees

Unemployed SC/ST and OBC (NC) (including NT, DNTs & SBC from Maharashtra State) Applicants, whose parent’s/guardian’s income is less than Rs.2.5 lakhs and Rs.1 lakh respectively, are eligible for concessional application Fee of Rs.275/- (for online payment) & Rs.250/- (for Bank Challan).

Important Dates for TISS Five Year BA-MA Integrated Programme 2015

Schedule for B.A in Social Sciences (All Campuses)

Announcement of the Program: February 20^th, 2015

Last day for filling online application: April 07^th, 2015

Issue of Hall Tickets online: April 21^st, 2015

Entrance test (02.00 pm – 04.00 pm): May 09^th, 2015 (Saturday)

Test Results: May 20^th, 2015

Verification of certificates & Payment of fees: 25th to 30th May 2015 (Monday to Saturday)

First wait list Announcement: June 03^rd, 2015

Verification of certificates & Payment of fees: 4th to 10 June 2015 (Thursday to Wednesday)

Second list Announcement: June 12^th, 2015

Verification of certificates & Payment of fees: 13th to 18th June 2015 (Saturday to Thursday)

Third List announcement: June 20^th, 2015

Verification of certificates & Payment of fees: 22nd to 27th June 2015 (Monday to Saturday)

Commencement of classes (Hyderabad & Tuljapur): July 01^st, 2015

Commencement of classes (Guwahati): July 30^th, 2015

Schedule for B.A. (Hons) in Social Work with specalisation in Rural Development – Tuljapur Campus

Announcement of the Program: February 20^th, 2015

Last day for filling online application: April 07^th, 2015

Issue of Hall Tickets online: April 21^st, 2015

Entrance test (02.00 pm – 04.00 pm): May 09^th, 2015 (Saturday)

Test Results: May 20^th, 2015

Personal Interview at Tuljapur Campus: 10th to 12th June 2015

Announcement of Final Results: June 13^th, 2015

Verification of documents & Payment of fees: 15th June 2015 to 19th June 2015

Announcement of First Waiting List: June 20^th, 2015

Verification of documents & Payment of fees for First Waiting List: 20th – 25th June 2015

Announcement of Second Waiting list: June 27^th, 2015

Verification of documents & Payment of fees for Second Waiting List: 27th to 31st June 2015

Commencement of classes: July 01^st, 2015