TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Admission 2008-2011 for Admission to B.A. in Social Work with Specialisation in Rural Development (Honours) from TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

(A Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
School of Rural Development Post Box No. 9, Tuljapur, Osmanabad District, Maharashtra – 413 601
E-mail: info.srd@tiss.edu Website: www.tiss.edu

Admission to the B.A. in Social Work with Specialisation in Rural Development (Hons.), 2008-2011

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Announcement -- Brochure -- Application Form

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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences announces admission to B.A. in Social Work with Specialisation in Rural Development (Honours). This job-oriented professional programme is offered by its School of Rural Development located at Tuljapur (near Solapur), Maharashtra.

Eligibility:
12th Standard (or equivalent) in any stream with minimum average of 50% marks (40% for Scheduled Castes [SCs] and Scheduled Tribes [STs] ). Candidates awaiting results can also apply.

Application Forms and the Information Brochure may be obtained:
1· By sending a request letter to the Assistant Administrative Officer, Academic Section, TISS, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 or to the Assistant Administrative Officer, School of Rural Development, TISS, Tuljapur, 413 601 along with a Demand Draft for Rs.550/-, drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, payable at Mumbai and a self-addressed envelope (20cm x 25cm); or
2· By downloading from TISS website (www.tiss.edu) and submitting it with the processing fee of Rs.500/- to be paid in cash at the Institute cash counter or by a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, payable at Mumbai; or
3· From the cash counter at TISS, Mumbai or School of Rural Development, Tuljapur against cash payment of Rs.500/-.

Reservations:
4· 15% and 7.5% of seats for SC and ST candidates respectively. Free application forms will be provided to those SC and ST candidates who are unemployed and whose parents/ guardian’s annual income was Rs.1,00,000/- or below in the financial year 2007–2008. The candidates are required to submit an attested true copy of caste/tribe certificate and income certificate of their parents/guardians issued by a Village Revenue Officer/Tahsildar / the employer along with the self- addressed envelope (20cm x 25cm).
5· 3% seats for persons with disability (PWD) of which 1% seat each is reserved for (a) low vision/blindness, (b) hearing impairment, and (c) loco-motor disability/cerebral palsy.
6· GoI norms will be applicable for OBC and Kashmiri Migrants candidates.

Last date for receipt of completed applications at TISS, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 by hand or by post is May 12, 2008, and for remote and far flung areas/region and international students is May 19, 2008.

Admission Procedure:
Those satisfying the eligibility requirements will be assessed for selection through a process involving two stages: (a) Written Test, and (b) Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The Written Test will be conducted on June 08, 2008, at Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Srinagar. Pre-admission coaching for SC and ST candidates will be organised on June 05 to 07, 2008, in the Mumbai campus of TISS. Short-listed candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interviews to be held in the Mumbai campus of TISS on June 28-29, 2008.

For further information, please contact 0-922 339 4671 or e-mail at nfo.srd@tiss.edu

New academic session commences on Monday, July 07, 2008