TISSNET 2021: Registration (Extended), Exam Date (20 Feb), Syllabus

TISSNET 2021

TISS has extended the TISSNET 2021 registration cum application form at tiss.edu. Last date to apply is 25 Jan 2021. TISS NET 2021 exam date is 20 Feb 2021.

TISSNET 2021 is the TATA Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test. It is the exam for admission to MA programs in TISS Mumbai, Tuljapur, and Guwahati campuses. Though TISS does not offer MBA or PGDM, a the exam is taken by a large number of MBA aspirants. TISS NET is a computer based test with 100 questions to be answered in 100 minutes. The paper comprises of English Proficiency, Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness. Candidates who qualify the exam with cut off marks are called for TISS PAT 2021 or TISS MAT 2021, followed by OPI.

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TISSNET 2021 Application Form, Registration

Candidates who are eligible (please read eligibility criteria before applying!) and interested for TISS MA admission 2021 have to first apply for the exam.

Important things to note about TISSNET application form 2021 are as follows.

• TISSNET 2021 registration is online at the official website tiss.edu.
• There is an offline mode of applying too. Candidates from remote places without internet connection can get the offline form, and send the filled copy with fee by the last date.
• Candidates can apply for upto 3 programmes across 2 campuses during registration for the TISS NET exam. For each, fee has to be paid.
• To apply for TISSNET 2021, one has to upload relevant documents. This includes photograph, signature. Plus relevant caste certificate if applicable, and copy of challan if fee is paid by cash.

Application Fee – If Paying Online

Applying for	General	Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST/OBC(NC)	Not-Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST (only)
1 Program	Rs 1030	Rs 260	Rs 510
2 Programs	Rs 2060	Rs 520	Rs 1020
3 Programs	Rs 3090	Rs 780	Rs 1530

Application Fee – If Paying Through Cash Deposit

Applying for	General	Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST/OBC(NC)	Not-Eligible Goi-pms SC/ST (only)
1 Program	Rs 1000 + Bank Charges	Rs 250 + Bank Charges	Rs 500
2 Programs	Rs 2000 + Bank Charges	Rs 500 + Bank Charges	Rs 1000
3 Programs	Rs 3000 + Bank Charges	Rs 750 + Bank Charges	Rs 1500

To apply offline – Send request for printed form by Speed Post with application fees to Assistant Registrar (Academic), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar Mumbai, 400088.

TISSNET 2021 Exam Date

TISSNET 2021 Exam Event	Important Dates
Start of TISSNET registration 2021	03 Dec 2020
Last date to apply online	25 Jan 2021
Last date for receipt of application form by post	25 Jan 2021
TISSNET 2021 hall ticket / admit card release date	08 – 15 Feb 2021
Pre-admission orentation Programme for SC/ST/OBC/Minority and PWD candidates will be held at Mumbai/Tuljapur/Hyderabad and Guwahati Campuses	30 – 31 Jan 2021
TISS National Entrance Test (TISSNET) (Computer Based)	20 Feb 2021
Announcement of TISS-NET results 2021 (candidates who appeared for the national entrance test will have to visit the TISS website and login to download their score card).	To be announced
Pre-Interview Test and Personal Interview	To be announced
Online Personal Interview (OPI)	To be announced
Announcement of Merit List	To be announced
Online Documents uploading & payment of Fees by the selected candidate and confirm seat	To be announced
Announcement of First Wait List	To be announced
Online Documents uploading & payment of Fees by the selected candidates and confirm seat from Wait list 1	To be announced
Closing of Admissions for Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad, Guwahati and BALM, Chennai Campuses	To be announced
Commencement of New Academic Session, 2020-21 For  M.A. Education (Elementary )	To be announced
Commencement of New Academic Session 2020-21 for Junior Students	To be announced

TISSNET Syllabus 2021

The first steps towards cracking TISSNET 2021 is to know its syllabus and exam pattern. Every year, this is described by the TATA Institute of Social Sciences. Aspirants can master their skills in the topics by referring to relevant TISSNET preparation books. Some sections can be studied alongside CAT 2020 exam.

English Proficiency	Mathematical and Logical Reasoning	General Awareness
Word Choice / sentence correction	Basic Arithmetic	Politics
Odd-one-out	Basic Geometry	Social Studies
Analogies	Number Series	Science & Technology
Synonyms & Antonyms	Basic Trigonometry	Environment
Grammar	Basic Statistics	Sports
Verbal reasoning	Data interpretation	Art & Culture
Reading comprehension	Logical reasoning	Indian History

Exam Pattern

• Mode of exam: TISSNET 2021 is a computer based test.
• Duration: The exam will be 100 minutes long.
• Number of questions: There will be 100 MCQs.

Sections in exam: As follows

Section	No. of Qs
English Proficiency	30
Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning	30
General Awareness	40

TISS PAT 2021 and TISS MAT 2021

Note: TISSNET 2021 selection procedure has changed. Read about it in detail here.

TISS will conduct TISS PAT 2021 for all programs for candidates qualified in the TISS NET 2021, as per its results.

And conduct TISS MAT 2021 for the following programs:

1. MA Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (HRM &LR)
2. MA Organization Development, Change, and Leadership (ODCL).

The exam pattern of TISS MAT will be the following.

• Mode – computer based test (expected, not announced)
• Question type – multiple choice questions.
• Marking Scheme: +1, -0.25. (expected, not announced. But negative marking will definitely be there)
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Section distribution: Check last year’s paper pattern below. This year’s pattern will be updated at tiss.edu.

Section	No. of Qs
Comprehension	15
Management Data Interpretation	15
Business Awareness	15

TISS NET 2021 v/s Other MBA Entrance Exams

Since we now know why TISS NET is clubbed with MBA Entrance Exam 2021, let us check some major differences between TISSNET and other MBA entrance exams:

TISSNET v/s CAT

Competition is high in CAT exam obviously. CAT scores are used for admission in IIMs all over the nation. However, TISSNET score is used for admission in TISS campuses only. And thus the competition in CAT is much greater than in TISSNET.

However there a wee bit of similarities between the two. Both exams contain 3 sections in their question paper out of which 2 sections are similar in nature and are aimed at testing similar kinds of abilities in appearing candidates. These 2 sections are Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning & English Proficiency of TISSNET and Quantitative Ability (QA) &Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) of CAT, respectively.

TISSNET v/s SNAP

SNAP scores form the gateway for admission across 16 Symbiosis B-schools across the nation. Just as TISSNET scores are used for MA admission across TISS campuses. However, Symbiosis being one of the most popular MBA destinations among the candidates, it witnesses more competition than TISS. Also, the scores of TISSNET is used for admission in 3 TISS campuses that offer MA course at Mumbai, Tuljapur, and Hyderabad.

TISSNET is similar to SNAP in the exam pattern. However, there is no general knowledge asked in SNAP, but it is asked in TISSNET. SNAP has General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability, Analytical & Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency sections. Whereas TISSNET has English Proficiency, Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness.

TISSNET vs XAT

After CAT, another most popular MBA entrance exam is XAT. XAT scores are used by more than 800 institutes for admission to MBA, PGDM, and other management courses. Hence again the competition in XAT is higher than TISSNET.

However, unlike CAT and SNAP, XAT has a general awareness section. This stands to be a common point between TISSNET and the XAT exam. XAT has one extra section that is unlike any other MBA exam and also, unlike TISSNET. This section is the Decision-Making section. This makes XAT the most complicated exam in terms of the exam pattern.

How To Prepare for TISSNET 2021 (and TISS MAT 2021)?

Aspirants who are preparing for TISSNET exam 2021 may be hard pressed to find relevant answers to this question. A reason behind the lack of too many resources for this exam’s preparation is that coaching centers for MBA entrance exams do not usually give too much bandwidth to TISSNET preparation. Nevertheless, the exam has its own niche of test takers. Specially those eyeing the HR course, compete for TISS as well as XLRI.

Needless to say, if you are a TISSNET 2021 test taker, then you should sharpen your axe before going to win this war. We have provided below preparation tips and recommended some good books for TISSNET preparation, check below:

English Proficiency

Last year, in this section, 10 out of the 30 questions were on reading comprehension. That is 33% of the paper. So to ace this section you have to be quick in reading and comprehending passages.

You can build this skill by reading newspapers daily (best to read op-eds, editorials).

Plus, solve multiple RCs from MBA entrance exam preparation books.

Recommended Books for English Proficiency section of TISSNET 2021

• Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
• All About Words by Maxwell Nurnberg
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma

Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning

The level of questions asked on maths are the ones you can solve by having a good grasp of topics taught in NCERT class 5 to 10/11 maths textbooks.

If you have a general background in mathematics, then this section will be easy to ace. Though you do have to build up a good pace with speed and accuracy. (Though lack of negative marking means you can take some good guesses too).

For speed building in maths, solve as many MCQs as you can.

Coming to the logical reasoning based questions, there is no theory or shortcut to them. The best way to go about them is to solve past year TISSNET papers or MBA entrance exam papers. Then for specific type of questions that you fall short of answering, check out youtube videos on shortcut methods to solve them. Usually for each type of logical reasoning question, there is a specific approach, which, if you follow, you can easily solve those questions

Recommended Books for Mathematical Skills and Logical Reasoning section of TISSNET 2021

• How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT

General Awareness

This is the most elusive section. Carrying the maximum weightage of the paper (40%), general awareness is all about general knowledge.

You should read the news daily (online / print, either). Good newspapers to follow are TOI, Hindu, Indian Express. It is not just the editorial but the complete newspaper that you should read.

Besides, for static GK and a crunched up version of major GK topics, you can read GK books for competitive exams. Remember that this will be the make or break section. So those with a good grasp on GK will automatically be at an advantage in TISSNET 2021.

(We will talk more, in detail for this section soon. GK preparation for TISSNET is a vast topic in itself).

Recommended Books for General Awareness section of TISSNET 2021

• Manorama Yearbook
• General Knowledge Digest

All said and done, the above books are also applicable to other MBA entrance exams as well as competitive exams. Therefore it is best to also have some books and study material in hand that are specifically for TISSNET exam 2021. Few that are popular on amazon are the following.

• Chandresh Agrawal’s Study Package book on TISSNET
• Wiley’s ExamXpert GK and Issues of Social Concern – IRMA & TISS – NET

Preparation for TISS PAT 2021 and TISS MAT 2021

Build your knowledge for the TISS MAT exam by doing the following:

• Read Economic Times
• Whenever you encounter a new finance or business related term, google it and understand it.
• More or less the preparation of TISS MAT happens alongside that of TISSNET.
• However do keep in mind that there will be negative marking in this section. Whereas there is no negative marking in TISSNET!

Preparation for OPI

Check out these useful videos on how to prepare for TISS OPI processes.

PIT/ PI Preparation Tips| TISS Mumbai, HRM & LR by TISS Mumbai HRM&LR – Aspirants Relations Committee – Episode 1

PIT/ PI Preparation Tips| TISS Mumbai, HRM & LR by TISS Mumbai HRM&LR – Aspirants Relations Committee – Episode 2

PIT/ PI Preparation Tips| TISS Mumbai, HRM & LR by TISS Mumbai HRM&LR – Aspirants Relations Committee – Episode 3

TISSNET 2021 Scores Accepting Colleges

TISSNET 2021 scores are accepted by the TISS campuses. The candidates securing more than or equal to the cutoff marks in TISSNET can proceed for MA admissions in various campuses of TISS at:

M.A course	Offered at
M.A. Social Work in Children and Family	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Children and Family	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Criminology and Justice	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Dalit and Tribal studies and Action	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in livelihoods and social entrepreneurship	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Public Health	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Mental Health	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. in Womens Studies	TISS campus Mumbai
Master of Hospital Administration(MHA)	TISS campus Mumbai
Master of Public Health (Social Epidemiology)	TISS campus Mumbai
Master of Public Health ( Health Policy, Economics and Finance)	TISS campus Mumbai
Master of Public Health (Health Administration)	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Development Studies	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A. Social Work in Women Centred Practice	TISS campus Mumbai
M.A./M.Sc in Development Policy, Planning and Practice	TISS campus Tuljapur
M.A. Development Studies	TISS campus Hyderabad
M.A. in Public Policy and Governance	TISS campus Hyderabad

CONTACT DETAILS

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