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Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
टाटा सामाजिक विज्ञान संस्थान
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Motto भविष्य की पुनर्कल्पना
Motto in English
Re-Imagining Futures
Type Public
Established 1936
Founder J. R. D. Tata
Director S. Parsuraman
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
19°02′39″N 72°54′45″E / 19.044257°N 72.912494°E / 19.044257; 72.912494Coordinates: 19°02′39″N 72°54′45″E / 19.044257°N 72.912494°E / 19.044257; 72.912494
Campus Urban, 21 acres (0.085 km2) (Main Campus and Naoroji Campus)
Acronym TISS
Affiliations UGC, NAAC
Website www.tiss.edu
www.campus.tiss.edu

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a social sciences institute with its main campus based in Mumbai, India. Since its establishment in 1936, it has been one of the premier institutes in India in social sciences, human development, public policy and economics. The institute is a part of an elite group of research and higher learning institutes with early support from the Tata Trusts in India. Other institutes in this group include Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences was ranked in top Indian universities, colleges and institutes in Social, Demography and Economics research by a Stanford University study. The master's degree programme in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations (erstwhile Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) offered at the TISS Mumbai campus is one of the most prestigious programs in the field of HR in India.

TISS also has campuses in Hyderabad, Guwahati and Tuljapur.

TISS was established in 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, the first school of social work in India. It was renamed to its current name in 1944. It was recognised as a Deemed University in 1964 by the University Grants Commission of India. TISS started out as a small institute offering a post-graduate diploma in Social Work, but has since expanded continuously in terms of educational programmes and infrastructure (see list of programs). The first director of the institute was Clifford Manshardt, who aimed to establish a post-graduate social work school of national stature that would engage in a continuous study of Indian social issues and create meaningful interventions.

Over the years, the Institute has, among other thrusts, made a significant contribution to policy, planning, action strategies and human resource development. It has done so in several areas, ranging from sustainable rural and urban development to education, health, communal harmony, human rights and industrial relations. TISS has earned recognition as an institution of repute from different Ministries of the Government of India and various State Governments, as well as international agencies such as the United Nations, and the non-government sector, both national and international.


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