Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Admission 2026: Application, Eligibility, Fee, Dates, Selection Criteria

Admission to Bachelor's programme at Tiss Science and technology is based on CUET TISS. To apply to the CUET exam, candidates are required to be eligibile for the exam : Candidates must have twelve years of school education or Intermediate in any subject stream from a recognised board. If candidates qualifies the eligibility, they can apply for the CUET exam by visiting the official website. However, TISS Mumbai has canceled the CUET TISS exam for 2024. Therefore, candidates must apply for CUET UG and PG exam, as CUET is accepted by TISS for admission. Tabulated below is the eligibility criteria for CUET:

To get admission in TISS Mumbai for its BA course, candidates must first qualify the CUET exam. After the CUET exam, students must shortlists on the merit lists. Shortlisted students are called in for the couselling/personal interview at the institute. After the session, candidates are invited for the final admission via the registered mail. Finally, students have to pay the first installment fee to confirm their seat. 

The data represented in the following table carries the information on the TISS Mumbai PhD specialisations, names, and seat capacity: 

To apply for the UG programme at TISS Mumbai, candidates must apply through the Common University Entrance Test- Undergraduate or CUET UG 2026. If so, candidates should closely follow the dates for CUET UG. At the time when you are planning to appear for CUET UG, make sure to track all the events of the exam. In continuation, satisfy the requirements of the course as per the admission specification.

The Bachelor programmes are a regular full time programme. All the Bachelor programmes at School of Skill Education are Work Integrated Training Programmes (WITP). This includes On the Job Training (OJT) at the Knowledge Partner for Skill Trainer's location.

Yes, candidates can apply for BSc admissions at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai without receiving Class 12 board exams results. This is because CUET-UG registrations are opened and closed before Class 12 board exam results are announced. Even CUET-UG counselling registration is open for such candidates.

Below documents will be requested from candidates during TISS Mumbai BA admission:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate and marksheet
• ID and address proof
• CUET-UG scorecard

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai BA admission is not open for offline mode admission. This is because candidates cannot register for CUET-UG in offline mode which is mandatory for BA admission.

Candidates will need to register through CUET-UG's NTA portal.

Yes, candidates can apply for BA admissions at Tata Institute of Social Sciences while awaiting Class 12 board exam results. CUET-UG registrations for BA admissions are done before Class 12 board exams. This means candidates must register for BA admissions before those results are out every year. 

At TISS Mumbai, the Guwahati campus offers more BA seats in academic year 2026. Out of the 90 total seats, Guwahati campus offer 50 seats for admissions. Candidates also have a different seat reservation policy than other campuses at Guwahati campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Yes, CUET-UG is a mandatory entrance exam for admission into Tata Institute of Social Sciences BA course. No other entrance exams are accepted for admission into this course and candidates cannot apply directly.

CUET-UG registrations also affect admission schedule if TISS, Mumbai.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences BA seat reservations are offered in different percentages of seats from total intake which are as follows:

• SC = 15%
• ST =7.5%
• OBC = 27.5%
• EwS = 10% from all categories

At Guwahati campus, candidates from seven north east states of India are offered 66% of total seats of BA course. 

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai BSc seat reservations offer 49.5% of total seat intake to SC, ST, OBC and EWS category candidates. These reservations are bifurcated as follows:

• SC - 12%
• ST - 7.5%
• OBC - 27%
• EWS - 10% from all categories

There is no mention of a refund policy for BA admissions at Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Thus, candidates should ask admission desk of this institute to confirm existance of a refund policy for BA fees. Generally, institutes are offered refunds based on UGC norms.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences BA admission do not require candidates have mathematics in Class 12 to be eligible. Candidates from all streams are eligible for BA courses regardless of their chosen stream or minimum aggregate.

Candidates will be required to provide these documents during admission:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate and marksheet
• ID and address proof
• Passport sized Photograph
• CUET-UG result

No, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai BA admission has been closed for academic year 2026. Candidates were required to register for CUET-UG for admission into BA courses. CUET-UG registrations were closed in the month of February.

Candidates are offered 30 seats by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai for BSc course. Only its Mumbai campus offers these seats for BSc in Analytics and Sustainability Studies. These seats are allotted during CUET-UG counselling based on availability and entrance exam score.

Candidates can begin applying for BA admissions once CUET-UG registrations begin. CUET-UG registrations begin from start of an year in January and end on last date of this month. Therefore, candidates should apply as soon as academic year begins for BA courses at Tata Institute of Social Sciences.