I want to know the facilities available for Minority and the reserved Quota Candidates in Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS so can you tell me?

The Social Protection Office (SPO) of Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS facilitates the overall welfare of the students, staff and faculty belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Minority & PWD communities.

The SPO organizes Post-Admission Orientation Programme for the new students at the beginning of the academic programme.

Reservation Policy-

For the Mumbai, Tuljapur and Hyderabad Campuses:

Reservation Policy for the year 2016-17 of seats is as per Government of India requirements:-

(a) Scheduled Castes (SC)

15% of the total seats.

(b) Schedule Tribes (ST)

7.5% of the total seats.

(c) Other Backward Classes (OBC( Non-Creamy Layers).

27% of the total seats.

(d) Persons With Disabilitysupernumerary quota):

The provisions under section 39 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, 3% seats are reserved for persons with disabilities in admission requirements.

The three categories of disabilities are:

(a) low-vision/blindness,

b) hearing impairment

c) locomotor disability/cerebral palsy.

This provision is applicable if the candidate suffers from any of the listed disabilities to the extent of not less than 40% as certified by medical authority as prescribed and explained in the said Act.

(e) Kashmiri Migrants: Subject to the GoI directives.

(f) Armed Forces: Reservation of 5% seats(supernumerary quota) for Children/widows of personnel Armed/Paramilitary Forces killed/disabled

For the Guwahati Campus

TISS Guwahati is meant to serve the eight states in the North-Eastern India and thus reserves 66% of the seats for candidates from these states.

The remaining 34% of the seats are for candidates from rest of India.

The GoI reservation policy will be applicable to these 34% of the seats.

Contact-

Tata Institute Of Social Sciences
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400088