Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) 2016-17
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 2016
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Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 2016
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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
2016-17 Part-A 1. Details of the Institution 1.1 Name of the Institution : Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) 1.2
Address : Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V.N. Purav Marg. Deonar, Mumbai 400088
City/Town : Mumbai
State : Maharashtra
Pin code : 400088
Institution e-mail address : [email protected]
Contact Nos. : 022-25525203
Name of the Head of the Institution : Prof. S Parasuraman, Director
Tel No. With STD Code : 022-25525000, Fax: 022-25525050
Mobile : 9223214951
Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator : Prof. Surinder Jaswal
Mobile : 022-25525400/9819172668
IQAC e-mail address : [email protected]
1.3 NAAC Track ID : MHUNGN10047 OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date: 1.5 Website address : www.tiss.edu Web-link of the AQAR : www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/reports 1.6 Accreditation Details
Sl. No. Cycle CGPA Year of Accreditation Validity Period
1 1st Cycle 5 star 2002 2007
2 2nd Cycle 3.88/4 2009 2014
3 3rd Cycle 3.89/4 2016 2023
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1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : 01/04/2004
1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and
Accreditation by NAAC
1.9 Institutional Status
University
State
Central
Deemed √
Private
Affiliated College Yes
No √
Constituent College Yes
No √
Autonomous college of UGC Yes
No √
Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes √
No
Type of Institution Co-education √
Men
Women
Urban √
Rural √
Tribal
Financial Status Grant-in-aid √
UGC 2(f)
UGC 12B
Grant-in-aid + Self Financing
Totally Self-financing
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1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme
Arts
Science
Commerce
Law
PEI (Phys Education)
TEI (Education)
Engineering
Health Science
Management
Others (Specify) Social Sciences
1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)
Not Applicable
1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc
Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University
University with Potential for Excellence
UGC-CPE
DST Star Scheme
UGC-CE
UGC-Special Assistance Programme √
DST-FIST
UGC-Innovative PG programmes
UGC-COP Programmes
Any other (Specify)
2. IQAC Composition and Activities
2.1 No. of Teachers : 19
2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff : 3
2.3 No. of students : 2
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2.4 No. of Management representatives : 5
2.5 No. of Alumni : 1
2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and community representatives:
2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists : 1
2.8 No. of other External Experts : 1
2.9 Total No. of members : 32
2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held : 10
2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders:
Stakeholders No
Faculty 5
Non-Teaching Staff 0
Students 7
Alumni 4
Others (Management Committee) 3
2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? : No
2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)
(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC
Total Nos. : 21
International : --
National : --
State : --
Institution Level : 21
(ii) Themes Sl.No Faculty In Charge Title of the workshop Date
1. Prof. Surinder Jaswal ATLAS ti Familiarization workshop 20th and 21st June 2016
2. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Indian Language Resources in Social Sciences Research
26 July 2016
3. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Mendeley 26 September 2016
4. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Strengthening writing skills required for research (Readability, flow, and structure).
13 October 2016
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5. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Usage of word and excel within the context of research projects
17 October 2016 and 18 October 2016
6. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Qualitative analysis in social sciences 20 October 2016
7. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Strengthening research writing skills (argument building and editing)
21 October 2016
8. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Literature Review 16 December 2016
9. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Workshop on strengthening research writing skills (reading critically)
21 December 2016
10. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Workshop on stengthening research writing skills (Structuring research)
22 December 2016
11. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Qualitative data analysis 10 January 2017
12. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Getting your work published 11 January 2017
13. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Preparing for JRF-NET 11 January 2017
14. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Phenomenological Research Methods and Application
17 January 2017 and 18 January 2017
15. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Preparing for JRF-NET 18 January 2017
16. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Citation and Referencing 19 January 2007
17. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Ethics in social science research 23 and 24 January 2017
18. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Review of Literature 31 January 2017
19. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Conceptualizing and sampling in qualitative studies.
7 February 2017
20. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Proposal Writing 23 February 2017
21. Prof. Surinder Jaswal Workshop on strengthening research writing skills ( finding your voice as an author)
28 February 2017
2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC
1. Web space for Doctoral Scholars: the web space (hosted on the TISS server) created for M.Phil-
P.hD scholars enables the scholars to upload their research interests, working paper, recent writings
and get to know of other scholars with common research interests. The beta version of this site is
being used as a forum for student communication, information dissemination and for showcasing of
events (Proposal, synopsis presentations), research work and outputs of RC funded research work.
2. Strengthening of Knowledge Dissemination: The IQAC strengthens knowledge dissemination in
two ways- digitalising and disseminating the research articles published in the Indian Journal of
Social Work (IJSW) and publishing working papers. The IJSW online was launched in January 2017.
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It hosts research articles published in print forms since 1940.
Additionally, working papers are continuously reviewed and uploaded at the research and
development website. Faculty and students regularly publish their research findings as working
papers.
3. RS Tracking System and Online Platform for M.Phil- P.hD Scholars: Initiated in 2013, this online
tracking system continues to enhance interaction between scholars and guides. This system allows
scholars to interact with guides via a message communication system. Students can upload their
progress related documents online and these are approved by the guides through the system. The
process of student tracking and interaction with guides along with maintenance of a repository of
student data has been streamlined through this venture.
2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality
Enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year*
Plan of Action
Achievements
The Institute has a well-planned academic calendar prepared in the beginning of each academic year,
by an Academic Committee constituted by the Director for this special purpose, that is strictly
followed. Maintaining the academic calendar remains a top priority of the Institute; ensuring that
classes and examinations happen on time. Different sections/departments of the administration work
together for the proper implementation of the academic calendar. Schools / Centres finalise course
content, teachers, objective and learning outcomes, content schedule and outline, teaching methods,
educational resources, and assessments. It is compulsory for course teachers to upload the course
outline and reading material on the online platform before commencement of courses. Given that this
is a priority area and the Institute has robust systems, there have been no significant challenges in the
past few years; despite the significant increase in numbers of Academic Programmes.
2.17 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory
No
Yes √
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Part-B Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes
Level of the Programme
Number of existing Programmes
Number of programmes added during the year
Number of self-financing programmes
Number of value added / Career Oriented programmes
M. Phil./Ph. D 18 2 --- ---
P G 52 --- --- ----
UG 4 1 --- ---
PG Diploma 10 4 6 ---
Advanced Diploma
--- --- --- ---
Diploma 3 --- --- ---
Certificate 3 1 3 ---
Others (Online) 1 --- --- ---
Total --- --- --- ---
Interdisciplinary All -- -- All
Innovative All -- -- All
(i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options
The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) allows students to choose inter-disciplinary, intra-
disciplinary, and skill- based courses (even from other disciplines) according to their learning needs,
interests and aptitude. The CBCS not only offers opportunities and avenues to learn core subjects, but
also explore additional avenues of learning for the holistic development of an individual.
There are 58 courses being offered under the CBCS for the 2016–2018 batch, and a Master’s student
from this batch can choose any 4 courses (of 2 credits each) from this selection. The CBCS courses
will be offered in the second, third and fourth semesters in a 4-hour slot twice a week.
(ii) Pattern of programmes:
All Masters Programmes follow the credit based semester system that has been in practice for the last
50 years. All teaching programmes consist of compulsory and optional courses offered in each
semester by Schools and Centres. Students have an option of auditing optional courses or any course
from other similar programmes across Schools. The Institute follows a semester system for all
Master’s and M.Phil. programmes, except those offered at School of Health Systems Studies in
Mumbai Campus-the 4 Master’s Programmes offered at the School follow a modular system in the
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first year. Independent research is a compulsory part of course curricula at the post graduate level;
with various Academic Programmes allocating between 16 to 24 credits for successful completion of
Research.
1.3 Feedback from stakeholders
Students give detailed and systematically written (end of semester) and verbal feedback (end of
Course and end of programme) on Courses including the following: Nature of Course Design and
Delivery, References and Resource Materials Made Available through Moodle, Quality of Teaching
and Issues with Course and the Teacher, Assessment Methods and Facilitation Process, and
Suggestions and Comments. The evaluation process is done online. This data is compiled and sent to
the course teacher. At the School / Centre level, faculty members jointly review the student feedback
as well as their own experience in being able to fulfil course objectives. Faculty routinely and on a
continuous basis review course progress amongst themselves as well as students to build on insights
and learnings.
Feedback from the fieldwork agencies/placement agencies is reviewed annually, by each
School/Centre in a meeting of faculty members, at the end of every academic year. Insights from field
action and research of the various Schools / Centres are also fed into the process of curriculum
development. Each School keeps in touch with alumni, prospective employers (of students) and with
their field of practice. Valuable insights from this ongoing interaction are translated into maintaining
professional relevance of the curriculum. Workshops have been conducted with alumni to obtain their
views, which have contributed to the review process.
*Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure
1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. The Institute has been carrying out syllabus revision at regular intervals. Course teachers have the
flexibility to make minor modifications through annual revision to retain relevance. Substantive
revisions in the curricula are referred to the Academic Council (AC) for ratification. Almost all
courses have undergone substantive revisions since their inception to respond to emergent
developments in Social Sciences and the globalised, networked context.
The Academic Council approved changes in credit load in Development Studies and Women's
Studies with regard to CBCS courses. The School of Development Studies has brought down
the credits of M.A. in Women's Studies and M.A. in Development Studies to 65.
Under the aegis of the School of Vocational, six programmes-B.A. in Acting, B.A. in
Animation, B.B.A. in Media Management Semester 3 to 6, B.B.A. in Media Management
Semester 1 to 6, B.A. in Film making, B.A. in Fashion designing have been revised based on
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periodical feedbacks from students.
1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.
No
Criterion – II
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
2.1 Total No. of permanent faculty (Existing and newly appointed)
Asst. Professor 68
Associate Professor 27
Professor 82
Total 177
2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D: 130
2.3 No. of Faculty Positions Recruited (R) and Vacant (V) during the year
Asst. Professor R 6
V 3
Associate Professor R 3
V 5
Professor R 3
V 1
Total R 12
V 9
2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty
Guest Faculty Not applicable
Visiting Faculty Not applicable
Temporary Faculty 135
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2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:
Nature of contribution
International National Level
Regional/State level
Institute Level Total
Discussant 2 1 5 -- 8
Keynote Address
9 9 3 -- 21
Panelist 14 17 5 3 39
Paper Presentation
86 51 -- 3 140
Resource Person
10 21 12 6 49
Session Chair 11 7 3 -- 21
Trainer -- -- 1 -- 1
Participant 5 9 -- 1 15
Total 137 115 29 13 294
2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: Orientation and induction
The SPO organised a Pre-Admission Orientation Programme (PAO) for candidates who had applied
for the 2017–18 TISS Common Entrance Test (CET) in all the TISS campuses. In all, 518 candidates
from all over India attended the PAO programme, with faculty members and students orienting the
candidates about the various aspects of the admission process. The SPO, along with the Office of
Student Affairs, organised Post-Admission Orientation of general category and students from
deprived communities admitted in 2016–17. These orientations emphasised both the academic and
non-academic aspects of life in the Institute.
Student Centric Learning
The M K Tata Memorial Learning Centre for the visually challenged located on the ground floor has
specialist software and hardware enabling visually challenged students to access learning resources.
The academic programmes use a number of participatory methods of ensuring student centred
learning: such as class discussions, student presentations, projects, various problem-solving exercises,
case studies and critical appreciation of literature. These methods seek to elucidate student insights
that can synergise theory and practice. Through this, students are able to critically reflect on scholarly
views, empirical insights, patterns, contemporary aspects and complex dimensions.
The Library conducted a National Workshop on Capacity Building of LIS Professionals in Using
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Open Journal System (OJS) for e-Publishing in November 2016 that will help publishing houses to
disseminate research findings.
External Experts/ People of Eminence
Eminent academicians, practitioners, entrepreneurs, industry actors, bureaucrats, leaders in industry
and civil society, chief functionaries of multilateral organisations, representatives of the state
executives, legislation and judiciary, activists and grass root communities are invited to TISS through
conferences, seminars and workshops to engage in dialogue with students and faculty. During 2016–
2017, 219 programmes were organised in the areas of human resources management,leadership
development, climate concerns, mental health human development, social accountability, micro-
planning, statistical methods, capacity-building, and development, dalit and tribal issues, disaster
management, education, health, human rights, life skills, management and organisation development,
research methods, and training of trainers, among others.
E-Learning Resources
The E-learning platforms and resources for teaching that are being used or being developed include
Moodle, OpenEdx and Swayam Bharat Programme (massive open online course platform in
partnership with Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay). Collectively, the Institute has moved to
an open source computing and virtual platform, integrating academic interfaces, operational frames,
and other computational requirements. The Computer Centre who has engineered these changes also
provide supportive services to students and faculty; and is headed by a senior faculty. All faculty have
also access to computers and appropriate digital technology, capacity building support in using
hardware and software, as well as troubleshooting.
The Institute’s Digital Library that co-exists with the library in TISS Mumbai has state of art facility.
The foundation course of 90 hours along with its classroom based teaching is also disseminated
virtually, in formats such as video, text on. Some Schools/Centres have their own website/web
pages/cloud systems to facilitate the dissemination of content and exchange of ideas. In addition to
digital technology, individual faculty also use new technologies in pedagogy and learning based on
their course content in the classrooms; such as study tours, projects based learning, etc.
e-PG Pathshala Project on Social Work Education: The Ministry of Human Resource Development
(MHRD), under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT), sanctioned a Grant-in-
Aid to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the production of e-content in 77 subjects at the
post- graduate level. This e-content, so developed, will be available in an open access format through
a dedicated Learning Management System (LMS) as well as through the Sakshat Portal. The School
of Social Work (SSW), TISS Mumbai, has been identified to develop e-content in Social Work under
this project for 10 papers. The e-content is being developed for each of the 10 papers in the form of
35–40 modules, with each module comprising four quadrants — text, self- learning video, references
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and quiz. Each paper has a coordinator with the content being developed by the paper coordinator as
well as content writers who are members of the academic fraternity from across the country.
During the academic year 2016–2017, the Coordinators worked with content writers to develop the
text quadrants and undertake prior preparation for the self-learning videos. Two papers on
Environment and Society, and Field Work and Field Supervision are in the post-production stage
after completing the video recording of the lectures. The videography and pre-production of the
remaining papers have been scheduled for the month of June 2017.
Innovative Teaching
The TISS knowledge community -students and faculty - have been proactive on exploring heterodox
and progressive research and action paradigms. Schools and Centres have regular meetings to review
the academic content and to enrich the teaching - learning processes; and this is also reviewed at the
University level through several bodies such as the Academic Council, Research Council, Facilitation
Committee, etc. In addition, academic development is also organised through diverse opportunities
arising from regional, national and international collaborations and partnerships with the government,
other universities and learning centres, industry, as well as civil society bodies. One key impact of
such courses is the generation of new knowledge and practice particularly relevant to current, higher
educational needs in Social Sciences.
A 10-day Winter School on “Reappraising the ‘Field’ in Social Science Research on North-East
India”, was organised in January 2017. Doctoral scholars from TISS and Dibrugarh University
participated in the programme. Other than detailed mentoring on their research, students also
benefited from interacting with faculty from the University of Bern, Dibrugarh University, Hofstra
University, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Zurich and TISS
Guwahati.
The Centre for Health and Mental Health organised a new Winter Study Abroad programme on
“Transitions to Recovery: Understanding the Social Ecology of Wellness among Persons with Severe
Mental Illness” in collaboration with BALM and Rutgers University.
2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year : 298
2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book
Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)
The Institute follows an internal assessment system, where course teachers use flexible and multiple
methods of evaluation on a continuous basis. The assessment process involves semester examinations
and/or a variety of individual/group assignments. These include term paper, classroom presentation,
book review, practical assignments and oral examination. Students are encouraged to make
presentations on the different topics covered, based on field visits and their own experiences. Student
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performance is evaluated in a concurrent manner, particularly in the case of field practicum and
research component. Field work progress is monitored on a weekly basis with a report and a meeting
with the concerned supervisor. Progress of the research is subject to both spontaneous (based on
emergent needs) and systematic evaluation.
Given its complexity, the assessment system is subject to the review of the School Board and
Academic Council that have external peers from esteemed University/Institutions to ensure standards
of excellence. For over five decades, students' work used to be evaluated in grade points under the
seven-point scale. After a comprehensive review of the Examination System, a 10 Point Grading
System was introduced from the 2011-12 Academic Year. The Exam Review Committee constituted
then undertook the review of all the academic programmes and included amongst others a grading
structure for Field Work, and norms on number and nature of various evaluation methods (such as
exams, assignments) for credits given.
2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development
as member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop
The faculty in the Academic Council and Research Council are involved in curriculum
restructuring/revision/syllabus development. The institute strictly follows the guidelines of the
regulatory bodies: the UGC guidelines, the TISS Research Council and Academic Council. All
substantive revisions and course development have to follow these steps: review current academic
developments related to the course; consult with external experts; and review and approve in the
School/Centre Board of Studies, Academic Council and Governing Board progressively. In all these
processes there is an active participation by faculty; as faculty of the centre/school, member of the
Research Council and Academic Council. In the year 2016-17, 69 faculties were involved in
curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development as member of Academic Council and
Research Council.
2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students : 90%
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2.11 Course/Programme wise distribution of pass percentage
Analysis of the Results of IV Semester (2016-18 Batch)
Sr. No.
Course Name Number of students appeared
for exam
Number of students passed/awarded
degree
Number of students passed with 60 % marks
M F T M F T M F T
1 M.A. in Applied Psychology – Specialization in Clinical Psychology
2 21 23 2 21 23 2 21 23
2 M.A. in Applied Psychology - Specialization in Counselling Psychology
2 26 28 2 26 28 0 26 26
3 M.A. in Globalisation and Labour 6 4 10 5 4 9 4 4 8
4 M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
33 34 67 32 34 66 32 34 66
5 M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship 14 8 22 14 6 20 13 6 19
6 M.A./M.Sc. in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies
7 7 14 7 7 14 6 7 13
7 M.A. / M.Sc. in Urban Policy and Governance
6 9 15 6 9 15 4 9 13
8 M.A./M.Sc. In Regulatory Governance 11 8 19 11 8 19 8 8 16
9 M.A. / M.Sc. in Water Policy and Governance
6 6 12 6 6 12 5 4 9
10 Master of Health Administration 11 24 35 11 23 34 6 23 29
11 Master of Hospital Administration 18 34 52 18 33 51 17 33 50
12 Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance
9 12 21 9 12 21 8 10 18
13 Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology
7 17 24 7 17 24 3 16 19
14 M.A. / M.Sc. in Disaster Management 23 12 35 23 11 34 21 10 31
15 M.A. in Development Studies 20 19 39 20 19 39 18 19 37 16 M.A. Women’s Studies 0 17 17 0 17 17 0 17 17
17 M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies 14 10 24 14 10 24 14 10 24
18 Master of laws in access to justice 13 12 25 12 12 24 11 12 23
19 Master of Library and Information Science 7 4 11 7 4 11 7 4 11
20 M.A. in Development Practice 37 8 45 37 8 45 35 8 43
21 M.A. Education (Elementary) Programme 10 21 31 9 21 30 7 20 27
22 M.A. Education (Elementary) Programme Back Log Students 2014-16
0 5 5 0 4 4 0 4 4
23 M.A. Education (Elementary) Programme Back Log Students 2013-15
0 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0
24 Online M.A. Social Work in Child Rights 5 8 13 4 6 10 3 6 9
M.A. Social Work in
25 M.A. Social Work in Children and Family 9 26 35 9 25 34 8 25 33
26 M.A. Social Work in Community Organization and Development Practice
14 15 29 14 15 29 14 15 29
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Sr. No.
Course Name Number of students appeared
for exam
Number of students passed/awarded
degree
Number of students passed with 60 % marks
M F T M F T M F T
27 M.A. Social Work in Criminology and Justice
9 10 19 8 10 18 8 10 18
28 M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action
6 14 20 6 12 18 5 12 17
29 M.A. Social Work in livelihoods and Entrepreneurship
16 13 29 16 13 29 16 13 29
30 M.A. Social Work in Mental Health 6 15 21 5 15 20 4 14 18
31 M.A. Social Work in Public Health 6 13 19 6 13 19 6 13 19
32 M.A. Social Work in Women Centred Practice
0 21 21 0 21 21 0 20 20
33 M.A. Social Work in Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action
22 6 28 22 6 28 22 5 27
TULJAPUR CAMPUS
1 M.A. Social Work in Rural Development 21 13 34 20 13 33 19 13 32
2 B. A. in Social Sciences 31 30 61 31 30 61 29 28 57
B.A. (Hons.) in Social Work with Specialization in Rural Development Programme
9 8 17 9 8 17 9 8 17
3. M.A. in Social Innovations and Entrepreneurship
11 7 18 11 7 18 11 7 18
4. M.A./M.Sc. in Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resource Governance
12 7 19 11 7 18 9 7 16
5. M.A. in Development policy, planning and practice
11 15 26 10 15 25 10 15 25
HYDERABAD CAMPUS 1 M.A. in Rural Development and Governance 17 13 30 17 13 30 17 13 30
2 M.A. in Education 6 13 19 6 13 19 3 11 14
3 M.A. In Development Studies
14 14 28 14 14 28 14 14 28
4 M.A. In women's studies
3 14 17 3 14 17 2 14 16
5 M.A. in Public Policy and Governance 8 9 17 8 9 17 8 8 16
6 B.A. in Social Sciences (2013-2016 batch)
20 34 54 20 34 54 19 34 53
7 M.A. in Natural Resources & Governance 15 10 25 15 10 25 15 9 24
GUWAHATI CAMPUS
1 M.A. in Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development
8 14 22 8 14 22 8 14 22
2 M.A. in Labour Studies and Social Protection 7 13 20 4 12 16 4 12 16 3 M.A. Social Work in Community
Organization and Development Practice 9 16 25 7 16 23 7 16 23
4 M.A. Social Work in Counselling
5 10 15 4 8 12 4 8 12
5 M.A. Social Work in Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship
11 13 24 10 11 21 10 11 21
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Sr. No.
Course Name Number of students appeared
for exam
Number of students passed/awarded
degree
Number of students passed with 60 % marks
M F T M F T M F T
6 M.A. Social Work in Public Health 8 10 18 4 7 11 4 7 11
7 M.A. in Social Sciences (2012-2015 batch) NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
8 M. A. In Peace and Conflict Studies
6 6 12 2 5 7 2 5 7
9 M. A. In Sociology and Social Anthropology 3 8 11 2 8 10 2 8 10 10 M.A. In Mental Health (MHAT) 11 M.A. Social Work in Mental Health
(BANYAN) 1 10 11 1 10 11 0 8 8
2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes: 2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development
Faculty / Staff Development Programmes
Number of faculty benefitted
Refresher courses 5
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme
---
HRD programmes ---
Orientation programmes 3
Faculty / Staff Development Programmes
Number of faculty benefitted
Faculty exchange programme Faculty Exchange Programmes- The International Relations Office (IRO) facilitates various Faculty Exchange Programmes for faculty members of Foreign Universities and TISS under several bilateral/ multilateral exchange agreements that include individually secured grants like DAAD Assistance, Linnaes Palme Award, Erasmus Mundus Exchange, UKEIRI, Fulbright Scholarship, British Council, European Commission Awards, Obama Singh Initiatives, Commonwealth Commission awards, etc. In the academic year 2016-17, the IRO hosted more than 98 delegates/visitors who visited TISS in order to explore the possibilities of collaboration as Partner Universities. The Institutesigned 8 new and renewed 5 MoUs this year; MoUs with 15 Universities are currently under consideration.
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Staff training conducted by the university
0
Staff training conducted by other institutions
23
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc.
1. A 10-day Winter School on “Reappraising the ‘Field’ in Social Science Research on North-East India”, was organised in January 2017. 2. The Centre for Health and Mental Health organised a new Winter Study Abroad programme on “Transitions to Recovery: Understanding the Social Ecology of Wellness among Persons with Severe Mental Illness” in collaboration with BALM and Rutgers University.
Others
2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff (Existing and newly appointed)
Category Number of Permanent Employees
Number of Vacant Positions
Number of permanent positions filled during the Year
Number of positions filled temporarily
Administrative Staff
102 36
Technical Staff 104
Criterion – III
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension
3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution
Various workshops, seminars and public lectures were organised based broadly in three thematic
areas: Philosophy of Social Science Research, Methodology and Analysis, and Usage of Technology
in Research and Analysis. Twenty two workshops were organised by the Office of Deputy Director
(Research and Development).
3.2 Details regarding major projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 79 492 99
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 1,69,36,507 79,11,67,105 1,08,62,45,428
3.3 Details regarding minor projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 121 234 60
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 5883508 1,62,43,259 1,22,03,980
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3.4 Details on research publications
International/ National Others
Peer Review Journals 159 24
Non-Peer Review Journals
8 ---
e-Journals --- ---
Conference proceedings --- ---
3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:
Every year TISS faculty produce 250-300 publications as peer reviewed journal articles in some of
the most renowned journals; chapters in books; authored/edited volumes published by reputed
publishers, and other writings that include book reviews, articles in newspapers, magazines and
reports. In 2016–2017, TISS faculty produced 428 publications as peer reviewed journal articles,
chapters in books; authored/edited volumes published by reputed publishers; and other writings that
include book reviews, articles in newspapers, magazines and reports.
According to the recent publication by a Stanford University scholar, TISS finds its place in
institutional ranking that have been drawn on the basis of ISI impact factor journal list. While TISS
is ranked 10 in sociology, demography and family studies, it is ranked 24 in Economics, 25 in
Psychology and 35 in Business management. Moreover, every year, scholars from TISS produce
articles in journals that have been notified in SCOPUS, for example EPW. The Indian Journal of
Social Work (IJSW), published by TISS, is an acclaimed international journal that features in
SCOPUS, SCIMAGO journal. This journal is rated first in India in the field of Social Work with an
H index of 4.
Type 2016-17
Books /Edited Volumes 25
No of Book Chapters 124
Total Journal Articles (Including SCOPUS) 231
No of Articles Indexed in SCOPUS 139
Peer- reviewed monographs 8
Conference Presentations/ Proceedings 29
Other Publications 53
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3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other
organisations
Nature of the Project
Duration Year
Name of the funding Agency
Total grant sanctioned
Received During 2016-17
Major projects Various funding agencies
17,82,48,366 21,12,65,593
Minor Projects Various funding agencies
31,00,889 71,47,714
Interdisciplinary Projects
Industry sponsored
1,29,64,806 3,27,68,908
Projects sponsored by the University/ College
2,50,000 3,02,337
Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University)
Any other (Specify)
Total 5,20,06,46,309 46,60,77,791
3.7 No. of books published
With ISBN No 40
Chapters in Edited Books 148
Without ISBN No. ---
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3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from
UGC-SAP 4
CAS
DST-FIST
DPE
DBT Scheme/funds
3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy: Rs. 3,27,68,908 3.11 No. of conferences organized by the Institution
Level International National State University College Total
Number 219
Sponsoring agencies
Institute and various agencies
3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons
One hundred and nine members of the Institute’s faculty served on 438 executive committees of
professional bodies, governmental organisations and NGOs in 2016–2017. These include decision-
making bodies of government ministries and departments, NGOs, industries and institutions, as well
as UGC committees to review/develop/audit curriculum and administration of educational institutions
spread across the country.
3.13 No. of collaborations
International 33
National 5
Any other ---
3.14 No. of linkages created during this year 3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs :
From Funding agency 5,19,52,18,951
From Management of University/College 54,27,358
Total 5,20,06,46,309
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3.16 No. of patents received this year
Not Applicable, since TISS is a Social Science Institute. Some of the TISS’s Field Action Projects
have become national programs.
3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows of the
Institute in the year
Total International National State University Dist College
30 8 22
3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution who are Ph. D. Guides and students registered under
them
No. of faculty from the Institution who are M. Phil. Ph. D. Guides
139
Students registered under them Mphil: 138
PhD: 186
3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution: 46
3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)
JRF 73
SRF 78
Project Fellows 18
Any other (ICMR/BARTI)
10
3. 21 No. of students Participated in NSS events: 3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events: 3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS: 3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC: 3.25 No. of Extension activities organized
University forum
College forum
NCC
NSS
Any other
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3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional
Social Responsibility
There are currently 36 FAPs active in the Institute. The range of issues being addressed through these
projects include violence against women, rights and rehabilitation of persons being processed by the
criminal justice system and children in conflict with law, homelessness and beggary, child and
adolescent mental health, tribal and dalit youth empowerment, access to health in rural and tribal
areas, corporate social responsibility, sustainable livelihood, food security, adult education, and
health.
Criterion – IV
4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:
Facilities (Campus Area)
Existing Newly created Source of Fund Total
Main Campus 4.16 Hectres - Plan and Trust Grant
(In lakhs)
8751.37
Naoroji Campus 4.55 Hectres Plan and Trust Grant
8751.37
Tujapur 40 Hectre Trust and XII Plan Grant
8751.37
Guwahati 10 Hectre XII Plan Grant Under NER Head (Special grant approved by MHRD)
243.39
Hyderabad 40 Hectre Azim Premji Foundation
271.04
Class rooms
Main Campus 12 Plan and Trust Grant
-
Naoroji Campus 12+4 (Lecture Theatre)
Plan and Trust Grant
-
Tujapur 11 Trust Grant -
Guwahati Campus
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Conference Hall
Main Campus 2 Plan and Trust Grant
-
Naoroji Campus 1 Plan and Trust Grant
-
Tujapur 2 Trust Grant -
Laboratories
Seminar Halls (Naoroji)
1 Trust Grant -
No. of important equipments purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.
Mumbai Campus AC in old conf. Maintenance Grant
3.42
Furniture Maintenance Grant / Student Development Fund / Interest on Investment out of matching grant
9.09
Naoroji Campus Equipment -
Furniture Maintenance Grant / Student Development Fund / Interest on Investment out of matching grant
20.97
Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. in Lakhs)
- - - 55.58
Others Meeting Room / Board Room
4 Nos - - -
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4.2 Computerization of administration and library Access to e-resources is made available to users through IP-based & Remote Login-based facility. To
provide wide publicity and access to the information produced by TISS Tuljapur, the Library has
created an Institutional Repository using space open source software. The TISS Tuljapur Library is
fully computerised with integrated library management software, Koha, and users can access the
resources of the library through Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) 24x7 from their desktops. The
Library blog has been created to keep the users abreast of their subject area.
4.3 Library services:
* The total number of eJournals mentioned inclued 56 individual eJournals, 2248 e-Journals which are part of Online Databases subscribed, 7970 eJOurnals which are available through the UGC -eShodhasindhu Consortia. The cost mentioned for ejournals is only the cost of 56 individual eJournals. 4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)
Total Computers
Computer Labs
Internet Browsing Centres
Computer Centres
Office Depart-ments
Others
Existing
1676 5 1 Gpbs National Knowledge Mission - ICT 8 Mpbs Tata Teleservices
3 out of 5 Computer Labs are also used as browsing centre
1 – Mumbai Campus
2 Nos. 1- Library Main Premises (Support & Services) 2. Library Extension
Computer Centre
-
2016-2017
Exist ing (2015-16) Newly Added (2016-17) Total (2016-17)
No Value No Value No Value
Textbooks
125256 NA 665 759114 125991 NAReference Books
e-books 0 0 0 0 0 0
Journals 81 116881.00 0 96599 81 96599
e-journals 10260 2092526.00 0 2308266.00 10260 2308266.00
Digital Database 7 1682080.00 1 1374862.00 8 1374862.00
CD & Video 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others (Specify)
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Added Same as above
MPLS – 2 mpbs for connecting the campuses at Tuljapur, Guwahati
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Total MPLS – 2 mpbs for connecting the campuses at Tuljapur, Guwahati
4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for
technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)
The Computer Centre gave special attention towards updating existing software systems and
improving the IT infrastructure during 2016–2017. School-and Centre-specific templates for updating
information on the TISS website have been created. Similarly, installing CCTV cameras have been
completed and operational; this covers all entry points to the Campus including Hostels.
A biometric attendance system has been implemented for all Administrative Staff. The programming
team is finalising the biometric attendance system for students’, which will be implemented in the
forthcoming academic year. The academic records of the TISS students, (from 1936 onwards), has
been digitalised. The digitisation of the academic records of Ph.D. scholars is planned for the next
academic year. The Grade Cards and the Degree Certificates of all TISS students will have additional
security features to enable easy verification of Marksheets using the Android Software and Web
Platform. The Centre continued to provide software support for admission, course evaluation, and fee
payment related issues. A software for the Annual Performance Appraisal System has been developed
and implemented.
The Computer Centre provides support for Institute Projects in the form of cloud storage,
datamanagement, etc. Collection of Data for GATS-2 wherein data collected using tablets and data
is sychronised. A dashboard has been created for the Internal team and agency to monitor the status.
Android App is developed for disseminate the content in form of videos are developed for Women
Elected Panchayat Representative as part of NCW Project.
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4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs:
Particulars Amount (in Lakhs)
1 ICT 73.63
2 Campus Infrastructure and facilities 139.29
3 Equipment 58.13
4 Others 0.77
Total 271.82
Criterion – V
5. Student Support and Progression
5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services
IQAC facilitates all the student support mechanism in the Institute. The TISS Faculty members and
administration continuously interact with the students and review their academic and personal
progress; through individual meetings as well as group discussions: such as field work supervision,
research supervision, block placement guide, project supervision, etc. Students are encouraged when
necessary to approach faculty both in the Centres as well as the Institute for personal and academic
guidance; Students can approach faculty for additional support wherever required. The Office of
Students’ Affairs (OSA) is responsible for overall student well-being and interfaces with several parts
of the Institute for this purpose. Following are some of the areas where IQAC is providing a mentoring
and supporting role.
Educational Loans Student Personal Enhancement Prospectus and Student Handbook Student Aid Committee International Relations Office (IRO) Support Services: Differently-abled, SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections Health Care and Insurance Slow Learners Student Exposure Skill Development Supportive Policy for Extracurricular Activities Placements Alumni Association Grievance Redressal Committee Committee against Sexual Harassment Anti-ragging committee Co-curricular, Extracurricular and cultural activities
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Student Publications Stakeholders Management Writing Cell/Centre
5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression
5.3
(a) Total Number of students: 1463
(b) No. of students outside the state: 989
(c) No. of international students: 3
(d) No. of Male & Female Students: 617 and 846 respectively
Students enrolled in the year 2016-17 - TISS all Campuses
Particulars Ω UG PG M.Phil. Ph.D. Grand Total
M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T
Number of students from the same state where the Institute is located
14 32 46 109 148 257 18 33 51 48 44 92 189 257 446
Number of students from other states of India
53 69 122 384 556 940 35 51 86 50 42 92 522 718 1240
Number of NRI students
Number of foreign students
--- --- --- 6 7 13 1 0 1 2 0 2 9 7 16
Total 67 101 168 499 711 1210 54 84 138 100 86 186 720 982 1635
(e) Students’ Admitted- Social Category
Undergraduate Programmes
Campus Categories
Year (2016-17)
M F
Tuljapur (B.A./M.A.)
SC 2 2
ST 1 2
OBC 6 2
General 4 9
Others 0 0
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Tuljapur (BASW)
SC 2 3
ST 0 2
OBC 2 5
General 1 14
Others 0 0
Guwahati (B.A./M.A.)
SC 3 0
ST 2 1
OBC 1 1
General 4 4
Others 0 0
Hyderabad (B.A./M.A.)
SC 4 2
ST 5 0
OBC 9 8
General 8 19
Others 0 0
Total
SC 11 7
ST 8 5
OBC 18 16
General 17 46
Others 54 74
Master's Programme
Campus Categories
Year
(2016-17 Batch)
M F
Mumbai
SC 140 110
ST 58 76
OBC 172 134
General 194 466
PWD 8 10
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
26 74
Tuljapur SC 30 8
ST 16 2
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OBC 16 4
General 22 48
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
2 4
Guwahati
SC 4 4
ST 38 56
OBC 2 4
General 28 82
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
0 0
Hyderabad
SC 30 8
ST 10 14
OBC 44 16
General 56 114
PWD 2 0
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
8 20
Chennai (BANYAN)
SC 2 4
ST 2 6
OBC 2 2
General 6 58
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
0 8
MHAT
SC 0 0
ST 0 0
OBC 0 0
General 0 0
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
0 0
Total
SC 206 134
ST 124 154
OBC 236 160
General 306 768
PWD 10 10
Others (Armed Forces, KM & FN)
36 86
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MPhil/PhD Programme
Campus Categories Year Year
(2016 – 17 Batch) M.Phil.
(2016 – 17 Batch) Ph.D.
M F M F
Mumbai SC 16 5 23 14
ST 7 7 7 5
OBC 5 7 19 9
General 15 47 37 45
PWD 0 0 1 1
Others (KM) 0 0 0 1
Tuljapur SC 2 1 3 1
ST 2 0 0 0
OBC 0 0 3 1
General 1 3 2 2
Others 0 0 0 0
Guwahati SC 0 0 0 1
ST 4 5 0 0
OBC 1 1 0 2
General 1 8 0 1
Others 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad SC 0 0 1 0
ST 0 0 0 0
OBC 0 0 3 0
General 0 0 1 3
Others 0 0 0 0
Total SC 18 6 27 16
ST 13 12 7 5
OBC 6 8 25 12
General 17 58 40 51
PWD 0 0 1 1
Others (KM) 0 0 0 1
e) Demand Ratio
School/Centre Programmes (M.A/M.Sc.) No. of seats
No. of Application
Ration Demand Ratio
School of Development Studies
Development Studies 50 1898 1:38 37.96
Women’s Studies 29 426 1:15 14.69
JT School of Disaster Studies
Disaster Management 45 509 1:11 11.31
School of Education Education (Elementary) 43 302 1:7 7.02
School of Habitat Studies
Urban Policy and Governance 23 503 1:22 21.87
Climate Change & Sustainability Studies
17 490 1:29 28.82
Regulatory Governance 23 175 1:8 7.61
Water Policy and Governance 17 69 1:4 4.06
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School of Health Systems Studies
Master of Health Administration 39 639 1:16 16.38
Master of Hospital Administration
50 729 1:15 14.58
Master of Public Health in Health Policy, Economics and Finance
23 264 1:11 11.48
Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology
29 277 1:10 9.55
School of Human Ecology
Counselling - - -
Applied Psychology - Specialisation in Clinical Psychology
23 693 1:30 30.13
Applied Psychology - Specialisation in Counselling Psychology
29 632 1:22 21.79
School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance
Master of laws in access to justice
34 116 1:3 3.41
School of Management and Labour Studies
Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
68 16430 1:242 241.62
Social Entrepreneurship 34 1823 1:54 53.62
Globalisation and Labour 23 1609 1:70 69.96
School of Media and Cultural Studies
Media and Cultural Studies 29 1448 1:50 49.93
School of Social Work Social Work
Social Work In Disability Studies and Action
29 108 1:4 3.72
Social Work in Children and Family
34 631 1:19 18.56
Social Work in Community Organisation and Development Practice
34 773 1:23 22.74
Social Work in Criminology and Justice
29 431 1:15 14.86
Social Work in Dalit and Tribal studies and Action
34 328 1:10 9.65
Social Work in livelihoods and Entrepreneurship
34 721 1:21 21.21
Social Work in Mental Health 23 234 1:10 10.17
Social Work in Public Health 23 301 1:13 13.09
Social Work in Women Centred Practice
23 239 1:10 10.39
Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, SDTM Library
Master of Library and Information Science
17 66 1:4 3.88
Tuljapur Campus Social Work in Rural Development
23 361 1:16 15.7
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
23 94 1:4 4.09
Development Policy, Planning and Practice
23 116 1:5 5.04
Sustainable Livelihood, Natural Resources Management and Governance
23 91 1:4 3.96
Guwahati Campus Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development
21 186 1:9 8.86
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Social Work in Community Organisation and Development Practice
21 185 1:9 8.81
Social Work in Counselling 17 87 1:5 5.12
Social Work in livelihoods and social entrepreneurship
21 152 1:7 7.24
Social Work in Public Health 17 128 1:8 7.53
Labour Studies and Social Protection
17 96 1:6 5.65
Peace and Conflict Studies 17 145 1:9 8.53
Sociology and Social Anthropology
17 205 1:12 12.06
Hyderabad Campus M.A. in Education 34 120 1:4 3.53
M.A. in Rural Development and Governance
34 404 1:12 11.88
M.A. in Public Policy and Governance
34 478 1:14 14.06
M.A. Development Studies 34 329 1:10 9.68
M.A. in Women’s Studies 34 124 1:4 3.65
M.A. Natural Resources & Governance
34 94 1:3 2.76
(f) Drop out :
5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)
No. of student beneficiaries
5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations
NET 10 SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others
5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance
No. of students benefitted:
5.7 Details of campus placement
Number of Organizations Visited
Number of Students Participated Total Number of Students Placed
75 --- 736
Centralised Placement Cell (CPC)
In 2016–2017, the Centralised Placement Cell (CPC) used a multipronged approach to create a
composite employability picture for each student by linking his/her aspirations/career expectations to
relevant organisations. Besides asking students to fill in assessment forms and conducting one-to-one
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counselling sessions, Career Identifying Exercise, Competency Mapping and Development Area
identification and Career Path planning tests were also used. The student participation saw a marked
increase with 85 percent (480) of the total population enrolling with the CPC. This year we observed
a change in industry participation as the government and CSRs across industries were the key hirers,
for example, State Rural Livelihood Missions (Bihar, Rajasthan), CARE, CAIRN, Teach for India,
IISC. The centralised process also attracted fellowships in diverse specialisations.
The support structures created by the CPC last year are: (i) an exclusive CPC website to view and
directly apply for suitable job and internship positions; (ii) a digitised recruitment portal, which
enabled organisations to review and access the resumes of the students and shortlist probable
candidates, thereby reducing the turnaround time and the administrative hassles; and (iii) a functional
database for student and organisation mapping that ensured smooth delivery of the process.
5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes
5.9 Students Activities 5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events
No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events State/ University level 134 National level --- International level --- No. of students participated in cultural events
No. of students participated in cultural events State/ University level National level International level 5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events
No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports events Sports : State/ University level 6 National level International level No. of medals /awards won by students in cultural Events Cultural: State/ University level National level International level
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5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support
Number of students
Amount
Financial support from institution 280 79,69,185
Financial support from government 213 Not Applicable
Financial support from other sources
Number of students who received International/ National recognitions
5.11 Student organised / initiatives
Fairs: State/ University level National level International level Exhibition State/ University level National level International level 5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students
1. The Students Union joined hands with the Social Protection Office to organise a two-day pre-
admission orientation program for SC/ST/OBC/PWD and for minority students.
2. As promotional activities under Quintissence, TISS students organised a clean-up drive at
Girgaon Chowpatti beach area on the 18th of December 2016 and a flash mob at Bandra
Station to spread awareness about health, hygiene, road safety and railway safety.
3. SYAHI- the Literary Society of TISS organized various literary events such as (i) poster
making competition themed - "Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties on 24th
November 2016, (ii) a talk by Prof. Lalit Kumar Deb (MNLU) on "Freedom of Speech and
Expression" on the occasion of Constitution Day, (iii) debate competition and poetry slam
competition on the occassion of Human Rights day and (iv) several talks, debates. movie
screenings, campaigns and panel discussions on a variety of issues of contemporary relevance.
5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed:
1. TISS facilitates students for locating rental accommodation by providing list of landlords
which is displayed on TISS website.
2. Students coming from weak financial background and unable to pay fees are provided
financial assistance based on the assessment made by the Student Aid Committee.
3. Grievances amongst students are addressed by the Empowered Committee of the Institute.
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Criterion – VI
6. Governance, Leadership and Management 6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution
Vision
Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually
responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards
creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects
dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all. The TISS works towards its vision through:
Creation and provision of socially relevant and high quality professional education in a wide range of inter-disciplinary areas of Social Sciences to a larger number of students from all sections of the society in the country.
Facilitation of autonomous research and dissemination of knowledge. Support knowledge creation through strong M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes and Post-Doctoral
scholars. Strategic extension, field action and advocacy through training and capacity building of State
and non-State institutions and personnel. Initiate field action and advocacy to demonstrate and facilitate creation of policies and
programmes. Professional response to natural and human-made disasters, through participation in relief and
rehabilitation activities.
Mission
In pursuance of its vision and guiding principles, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences organises
teaching programmes to facilitate the development of competent and committed professionals for
practice, research and teaching; undertakes research; develops and disseminates knowledge; and
reaches out to the larger community through extension, at the local, national, regional and
international levels.
6.2 Does the Institution have a management Information System Yes 6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following: 6.3.1 Curriculum Development
Faculty of the institute actively engaged in curriculum development. A proposed curriculum is
presented in the General Board Meeting where comments and feedbacks are provided. The
curriculum is given to the School Boards and then, the Facilitation Committee (Committee of Deans)
which revises and comments on the proposed curriculum. The revised curriculum is sent to the
Research Council if it is Mphil curriculum and to the Academic Council if it is Master's curriculum.
In case of Mphil curriculum, the Research Council after giving feedback sends it to the Academic
Council for its approval. The curriculum is presented in the School Board Meeting for the final
approval.
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6.3.2 Teaching and Learning
CLIx platform for students is now ready to be released and will be used in schools in the 2017–2018
academic session. This platform combines the features of G-studio (HBCSE), DL Kit (MIT) and
Unplatform (CLIx). The ideation of the integration began in November and has begun going through
the final stages of testing from March 2017 onwards, ready for release in the schools for the
academic session starting April 2017. This major platform now hosts all the tools, assessments and
modules of TISS, includes unique pedagogic features of gallery and buddy login. It includes data
gathering and also ‘sync-thing’ through which the opportunistic use of connectivity will enable data
exchange and resource renewal.
The CLIx offerings for students now extends to several modules in Digital Literacy, English,
Mathematics and Science; new areas of values and school leadership are under development. A
Design Based Research (DBR) approach has been adopted for development and this will be released
in schools in 2017–2018 session.Teacher Professional Development has also been developed in the
form of a PG Certificate Programme called Reflective Teaching with ICT of 17 credits and a 4-credit
certificate course on teacher. These courses are blended learning courses for in-service teachers and
offer a combination of compulsory and optional course work.
The process of CLIx implementation for 2016–2017 concluded in March 2017 in the States of
Rajasthan, Telangana, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh reaching 461 schools, with 367 school heads
oriented and 89 Teacher Educators oriented and inducted. About 1,021 teachers have been oriented
through workshops to introduce them to the CLIx modules and 14,298 students have used CLIx
resources as a part of their learning in digital literacy, mathematics and English. A series of
roundtables and steering committee meetings in the states have enabled CLIx for students and CLIx
teacher professional development to be incorporated into the state’s workplans, and in the preparation
of teacher educator groups. CLIx has been presented to the Ministry of Human Resource
Development in a series of workshops organised by them on the themes of teacher professional
development and technology integration into the school curriculum.
6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation
The Institute follows an internal assessment system, where course teachers use flexible and multiple
methods of evaluation on a continuous basis. The assessment process involves semester examinations
and/or a variety of individual/group assignments. These include term paper, classroom presentation,
book review, practical assignments and oral examination. Students are encouraged to make
presentations on the different topics covered, based on field visits and their own experiences.
Student performance is evaluated in a concurrent manner, particularly in the case of field practicum
and research component. Field work progress is monitored on a weekly basis with a report and a
meeting with the concerned supervisor. Progress of the research is subject to both spontaneous (based
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on emergent needs) and systematic evaluation.
Given its complexity, the assessment system is subject to the review of the School Board and
Academic Council that have external peers from the esteemed University/Institutions to ensure
standards of excellence. After a comprehensive review of the 7 Point Grading Examination System,
a 10 Point Grading System was introduced from the 2011-12 Academic Year. The Exam Review
Committee constituted then undertook the review of all the academic programmes and included
amongst others a grading structure for Field Work, and norms on number and nature of various
evaluation methods (such as exams, assignments) for credits given.
6.3.4 Research and Development
The Office of Deputy Director (Research and Development) promotes an environment that facilitates
and sustains high standards in research, and to develop an agenda for future knowledge development
at TISS. The key functions of the Office are to:
• anchor Institutional Bodies (Institutional Review Board and Research Council),
• document and disseminate research work done by research scholars and faculty through publication
of the Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW), books, and working papers,
• provide facilitative support to the M.Phil. Programmes offered by various schools and centres,
• provide capacity building support to research scholars and faculty to strengthen their research work.
The Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. programme and the Direct Ph.D. programme of TISS are important
components of the Institute’s academic programmes. At the start of the current academic year, 235
students were enrolled in the Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D. programme and 93 scholars in the Direct Ph.D.
programme across campuses. From the forthcoming academic year onwards, two new decentralised
research programmes will be offered: Direct Ph.D. in Social Sciences by the Centre for Lifelong
Learning, and an M.Phil. programme in Clinical Psychology by the School of Human Ecology.
Institutional Bodies In the current academic year, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) met five times and reviewed
twenty six proposals of faculty and doctoral research scholars. The main themes of these new
proposals were gender/women's studies (5), public health (13), education (3), family studies (1), tribal
studies (1), and human rights (3). During 2016–2017, the IRB issued ethical clearance certificates to
25 projects, both old and new. The IRB Secretariat regularly updates the section on Research on the
TISS website, which details the processes to be followed to make a submission to the IRB and features
status report of research projects submitted to the IRB. To strengthen and deepen the ethical
component of doctoral research work at the Institute, from the forthcoming academic year, all
doctoral research work will have to be submitted to the IRB. Hence, plans are underway to expand
the composition of the IRB so as to cater to the needs of doctoral scholars.
During 2016–2017, the Research Council (RC) met once in each semester to deliberate and ratify
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matters pertaining to research scholars, to provide feedback/ suggestions to the M.Phil. curricula
offered by various Schools, to deliberate on new thematic electives offered by faculty, to deliberate
on research proposals submitted for RC grants and monitor these projects, and to institutionalise other
research matters at the Institute level. Continuing the work on inter-disciplinary research across
Schools and Independent Centres, the RC funding was continued for ongoing research projects under
the core thematic areas of Mental Health, Child Rights, Human Development, Social Exclusion, and
Sexual Harassment at the Workplace. During the current academic year, the RC sanctioned grants to
three new research projects: learning experiences of adult learners; drought assessment using remote
sensing and geographical information systems; and needs and expectations of students of library and
information.
Documentation and Dissemination
TISS Working Paper Series: The aim of the TISS Working Paper Series is to provide a platform to
students and faculty to present recent work (at all stages of research) which has not been published
so far. The Series has scholarship in the broad arena of social sciences and social work. The papers
are published electronically and are available online on the TISS website. During 2016–17, eight
working papers were made available online on the themes of childhood developmental and
psychological disorders, sexual economies of caste and gender, violence in non-marital intimate
relationships, democratic rights movement in Mumbai, bilingual pedagogy in Indian higher
education, human rights reader in Telugu, bilingual teaching material for women's studies, and
gendered citizens.
The Indian Journal of Social Work (Online)
The online version of The Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) was launched in January, 2017.
Keeping the content and quality of the articles as the main foci, the online version has been created
with the aim to disseminate research articles published in the journal to a wider audience.The website
is supported by the Open Journal Systems (OJS) that allows PDF version of manuscripts that have
been peer reviewed and accepted, to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in the final printed
version. The current (2014–present) and archival (1940–2013) volumes are hosted separately for
convenient subscription and accessibility. Access to articles is made through Online Payment
Gateway for readers. The current journal currently holds three volumes (75–77) and hosts about 93
documents; the archive journal holds 74 volumes (1–74) and hosts about 3,207 documents.
Capacity Building Support to Research Scholars and Faculty
During 2016–2017, 21 workshops were organised for research scholars and faculty. These workshops
were ‘open’ to all scholars irrespective of their disciplinary backgrounds. The resource persons for
the workshops were from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Hence, the workshops become learning
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spaces in multiple ways as scholars deepened their own knowledge base or skill set and also benefited
from the cross pollination of ideas with their own peers and resource persons. A key area of the
workshops was the range of the workshops conducted to enhance the academic writing skills of
research scholars. Reading and writing remains a complex space to be navigated by scholars and is
an ongoing process. This is punctuated by history, culture, language, societal structures among many
other aspects. The effort has been to offer to scholars reading and writing workshops in small groups
so that individual attention is possible as well. Scholars are welcomed on their request in getting
weekly support that includes life coaching and reflection on their academic papers.
6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation
The Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library (SDTML) is a resource centre which has evolved into being
an enabler and collaborator in teaching, learning and research at the Institute. Staffed by a dedicated
team of professionals, it continually makes effort to acquire and disseminate learning resources in all
formats. Through the extensive use of open source ICT tools, it provides information services aimed
at providing the highest level of learning, teaching and research support.
The Library’s print collection includes about 1,24,308 volumes covering principal domains of social
science and subscribes to over 9,095 print and e-journals. UGC Inflibnet has recognised it as one of
the National Document Delivery Centres in the field of Social Sciences. A Networked Library System
connects all four campuses to provide a unified platform to search. The Online Catalogue, Web
OPAC, is the most accessed tool amongst its services which clocks over half a million
searchesannually. The user friendly interface provides a visually appealing “Virtual Shelf” to browse
library stacks online. Users can also manage their library account for renewals, reservations, etc.
The Library’s etd@TISS is an institutional repository for archiving faculty projects, theses, and
dissertations of M.Phil., Ph.D. and M.A. programmes for wider dissemination of research output.
Collecting, preserving and providing access to such content is central to the aims of the Library. As
on today, etd@TISS hosts about 7,466 documents and has witnessed more than 18,462 downloads in
the last one year. With research being compulsory in all Masters programmes and the significant
number of M.Phil. andPh.D. scholars being enrolled every year, the Library assigns greater
importance to its Research Support Services. School-specific Liaison Librarians are another special
service of this Library. They work closely with course coordinators, students and faculty to ensure
that they get a personalised support from Library. The SDTML facilitates access to advanced research
tools like Urkund for detecting plagiarism and EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley for managing citations
and references.
The Library’s innovative practice to promote resources and services have been duly recognised as it
is considered as one among the top universities with extensive access/usage of eResources provided
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under UGC e-ShodhSindhu Consortia. It gets access to several online databases under consortia,
which is again augmented by library subscriptions to several leading online databases in social
sciences. Currently, the SDTML provides access to over 9,095 online journals and 20 databases.
Prominent among them are: JStore, Project Muse, Cambridge University Press, Oxford
UniversityPress, Emerald Management, EBSCO Business Source Elite, PsychArticles, indiastat.com,
GALE Virtual Reference Library (e-books), Net Library eBooks Collection, India Business Insight
Database, etc. The Library’s collections are accessible to our users from anywhere in the world
through the Remote Login facility. More than 6,000 users across four campuses are using this single
sign on service. Users are always connected with the Library whether they are on campus or
elsewhere.
Information Technology Infrastructure
The Computer Centre gave special attention towards updating existing software systems and
improving the IT infrastructure during 2016–2017. School-and Centre-specific templates for updating
information on the TISS website have been created. Similarly, installing CCTV cameras have been
completed and operational; this covers all entry points to the Campus including Hostels. A biometric
attendance system has been implemented for all Administrative Staff.The programming team is
finalising the biometric attendance system for students’, which will be implemented in the
forthcoming academic year. The academic records of the TISS students, (from 1936 onwards), has
been digitalised. The digitisation of the academic records of Ph.D. scholars is planned for the next
academic year. The Grade Cards and the Degree Certificates of all TISS students will have additional
security features to enable easy verification of Marksheets using the Android Software and Web
Platform.
The Centre continued to provide software support for admission, course evaluation, and fee payment
related issues. A software for the Annual Performance Appraisal System has been developed and
implemented. The Computer Centre provides support for Institute Projects in the form of cloud
storage, data management, etc. Collection of Data for GATS-2 wherein data collected using tablets
and data is sychronised. A dashboard has been created for the Internal team and agency to monitor
the status. Android App is developed for disseminate the content in form of videos are developed for
Women Elected Panchayat Representative as part of NCW Project.
Campus Development
Building plans for the Centre for Academic Leadership and Education Management (CALEM),
funded by the MHRD under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teacher and
Teacher’s Education are being finalised. This will come up at the Naoroji Campus of TISS Mumbai.
A massive renovation and waterproofing of the old buildings in the Main Campus at TISS is currently
underway and will be completed before the monsoon sets in. The development of the campus in
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Guwahati has progressed quite well and the first phase construction of buildings, which include five
40-seater classrooms and five 150-seater class rooms as well as the administrative and faculty block
are nearing completion. The work on faculty housing and the library are progressing well and is
expected to be completed by the end of the year. The second wing of the students’ hostel in Tuljapur
is also nearing completion.
6.3.6 Human Resource Management
6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment
There are 177 academic positions of which 171 are filled and 6 are ad-hoc. Further, an additional 112
faculty positions are funded by the Tata Trusts. There are 245 administrative positions (including
Technical and Service Staff ). Five faculty and one administrative appointments were made in 2016–
2017. Eleven faculty members and 2 Assistant Librarians were placed under Career Advance Scheme
of the UGC. Three non-teaching staff were promoted and 3 got upgraded under the MACP. Two
faculty and 5 staff members superannuated during the year and 2 staff members took voluntary
retirement.
Appointments
Dr. Mathew George, Associate Professor,Mumbai Campus
Dr. Hemal Shroff, Associate Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Balamurugan, GuruAssociate Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Shilpa Phadke, Associate Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Rohit Mutatkar, Associate Professor, Mumbai Campus
Mr. Sharath B. , Associate Professor, Tuljapur Campus
Promotions Dr. P.M. Sandhya Rani, Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Meena Gopal, Professor, Mumbai Campus Dr. Suryakant Waghmore, Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Sujata Sriram, Professor, Mumbai Campus Dr. Nishi Mitra vom Berg, Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Sivakami Muthusamy, Professor, Mumbai Campus
Dr. B. Manjula, Professor, Mumbai Campus Mr. Anand Dodamani, Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus
Dr. Narendra Kakade, Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus Dr. V. Gowri, Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus
Dr. Akhilesh Yadav, Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus
Dr. J. Shivarama, Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus
Mr. Puttaraj Choukimath, Assistant Librarian (Selection Grade), Mumbai Campus
Ms. Amita Shenoy, Section Officer (F&A), Mumbai Campus
Mr. Mahendra Singh, Section Officer, Mumbai Campus
Ms. Girija Mahesh, Section Officer
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Ms. Saroj Dhandhukia, Section Officer (F&A), Ad Hoc
Mr. Siddhesh Kamble, Assistant (F&A)–(Deputation-Ad-hoc)
Ms. Manali Chendavankar, Assistant (F&A)–(Deputation-Ad-hoc)
Mr. Santosh Thakare, Assistant (F&A)–(Deputation-Ad-hoc)
Ms. Sheela Rajendra, Section Officer
Mr. D.S. Kamble, Hostel Attendant
Ms. Ratnabai Patil, Clearer-cum-Floor Attendant
Retirements
Mr. Nana Waghmode, Jamadar, Mumbai Campus Mr. C. Subramanian, Assistant, Mumbai Campus
Mr. Utpal K. Pakhira, Section Officer, Mumbai Campus
Dr. Padma Velaskar, Professor, Mumbai Campus
Ms. Laxmi Narayanan, Section Officer, Mumbai Campus
Mr. Dilip K. Shetty, Dy. Registrar (P&A), (Voluntary Retirement), Mumbai Campus
Ms. Leonilla Rodrigues, Assistant (Voluntary Retirement), Mumbai Campus
Mr. K. Ravindran, Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Mumbai Campus
Mr. Ramesh Gaikwad, Driver, Grade I, Tuljapur Campus
6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration
The National CSR Hub is envisioned as a think tank and knowledge partner for CSR advice,
implementation and facilitation, and commits itself to the concept and practical implementation of
Corporate Social Responsibility. Since its inception in March 2011, the Hub has been augmenting its
activities across all its programme verticals: Research, Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building and
Training, and Accreditation of Development Partners. The Hub continued its work in the capacity
building of its development partners, both industry as well as civil society organisations, playing the
role of a knowledge partner in building skills, knowledge transfers, and addressing resource gaps.
6.3.9 Admission of Students
Student enrollment for 2016–2017 totalled 4,023 across all campuses. The Bachelor’s programme
had 400 students enrolled, while the Master’s programmes had a total enrollment of 2,395 students.
The M.Phil. programme had 301 scholars and the Ph.D. programme had 754 scholars on roll. The
Diploma and Certificate programmes at TISS Mumbai had 312 students enrolled.
6.4 Welfare schemes for
6.5 Total corpus fund generated: nil 6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done
Yes √ No
Teaching 10 Non teaching 10 Students
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6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?
Audit Type External Internal
Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority
Academic Yes NAAC, NIRF Yes Director, Deputy Directors and Deans
Administrative Yes CAG Yes Registrar , Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar
6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declare results within 30 days?
For UG Programmes
Yes √
No
For PG Programmes
Yes √
No
6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms? Not Applicable 6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges? Not Applicable 6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association
The TISS Alumni Association (TISSAA) welcomed the new students with an Orientation Programme
on TISSAA activities at the start of the academic year. A three-day “National Workshop on
Qualitative Research Methodology” was organised by TISSAA on July 28–30, 2016 in Mumbai. The
Workshop, which was attended by over 60 students and academicians, which was provided a
comprehensive overview of qualitative research framework, nuances of designing studies using
qualitative methods, hands-on training in the and application of ATLAS-TI software in research data
processing.
With support from the TISSAA, 19 tribal students cleared their written test and were called for
interviews. Travel allowance was given to all these students from the Delhi Chapter. The TISSAA
Bangalore Chapter has 180 members and conducts various programmes for its alumni throughout the
year.
6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association Not applicable
6.13 Development programmes for support staff
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6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly
The TISS Mumbai campus has more than 1,500 trees and nearly 5,000 shrubs and plants.
The Institute had collected more than four lakh litres of rain water, making it self-sufficient,
and not dependent on municipal water supply. To harvest rain water, a 5000-square-foot
terrace and a 500-metre stretch were used as catchment area to collect water which is
channelled to a 60-foot-deep well with a capacity of 10 lakh litres.
To create environment awareness, children of the institute's staff were also exposed to sapling
and seed plantation activities in the Naoroji Campus by the Counselling Centre.
The Day Care Centre of the institute regularly organised nature tour for the children of the
institute's staff and faculty to watch and care for the flora and fauna of the institute.
The two biogas plants (started as a waste management project to treat waste from the canteens)
continued to convert 400kg kitchen waste into a daily supply of one cylinder (15kg) of cooking
gas. Every 25 days, the waste remaining after gas generation is converted into 40kg manure
used at campus gardens.
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Criterion – VII 7. Innovations and Best Practices
7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the
functioning of the institution. Give details.
1. The flagship publication of the Institute, The Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) is digitalised
and its online version was launched in January 2017.
2. The IRO hosted 135 incoming students/guests through short-term/full-term customised
programmes and facilitated the exchange of 42 outgoing students across the Institute. The IRO has
also expanded considerably and moved towards a more holistic and organised system of collaboration
that will be beneficial to institutional values and ethics. It is currently working on streamlining
guidelines for the international students and faculties, and strengthening our documentation and data
management systems.
3. The School of Vocational Education (SVE), Centre for Lifelong Learning and the National
University Students Skill Development programme train a large number of workforce in the
unorganised sector, youth in higher education, and out of school people to gain skills in order to
enhance their employability in industrial and service sectors. The SVE is emerging as a model for the
proposed National and State Vocational Universities with Work Integrated Training. The Vocational
Educational Programme is being implemented with a focus on job-specific skills and the SVE has
demonstrated “Work Integrated Training” model — a strategic partnership forged with hundreds of
diverse industries in Hub and Spoke Model — to train and employ the skilled.
7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the beginning of the year
1. An eight-member committee was constituted to examine variance in programmes across all
campuses and discuss with Chairpersons and Coordinators and make recommendations to bring about
uniformity in courses offered under the BASS programme.
2. The changes in the evaluation and assessment of the Foundation Course were discussed and it was
agreed that the proposal to have only one component of examination for the Foundation Course.
However, it was decided that one credit course in Master's level in Guwahati shall be revised in the
next Academic Council.
3. It was decided that the terms and conditions under which the administrative and financial powers
shall be exercised by the Deputy Directors of Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad campus.
4. It was decided that the UGC proposal for implementation of Smart Campus Cloud network will be
further examined in consultation with the Computer Centre to see how it can be implemented across
all campuses.
5. The matter regarding establishment of Students' Council in off campuses was discussed and it was
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agreed that this would be done strictly as per the Lyngdoh Committee's recommendations.
6. In respect of Tuljapur Campus, the Deputy Director of the Tuljapur Campus indicated that the
manpower requirements of the campus need to addressed. It was decided that a committee under the
Chairpersonship of Deputy Director (Academic) shall visit the campus and submit the report.
7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals) 1. Curricular Consultative Meetings are organised which is an open forum session between students
and faculties to discuss and evaluate courses and events. It is organised at the end of two years but
before the award of degrees. The actual dates of these meetings are announced by the respective
schools after the Convocation dates are announced. All senior Master’s Degree students are required
to attend the Curricular Consultative Meeting for discussion on the curriculum and to obtain a broad
spectrum opinion about the respective programme of study.
2. A pre-admission Orientation Programme for the new applicants to provide guidance and support
to the SC, ST, OBC and Minority students to apply for the GoI Post-Matric Scholarship (GoI-PMS)
and other relevant scholarships offered by GoI was organised.
*Provide the details in annexure (annexure need to be numbered as i, ii,iii) 7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection
The institute does not interfere the habitat of the flora and fauna of the area. It takes utmost care while
constructing new buildings and other structures in the campus. The trees, and shrubs are protected
and taken care of regularly. Students and outsiders are oriented and encouraged to take care of the
environment in the campus.
7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted?
Yes No √
7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)
8. Plans of institution for next year
Annexure Academic programmes by TISS- Campus wise
Programmes Mumbai Tuljapur Guwahati Hyderabad Total
Under-graduate
1 2 1 1 5
Post-graduate 31 4 8 7 50
Integrated Masters
0 0 0 0 0
Direct Ph.D. 13 1 1 3 18
Integrated M.Phil.-Ph.D.
13 1 1 3 18
Certificate 4 0 0 0 4
Diploma 3 0 0 0 3
P.G. Diploma 13 1 0 0 14
Any other 78 0 0 0 78
Total 77 9 11 14 111
Under-graduate
1 2 1 1 5
Please refer Point No 1.2.1 for the list of programmes offered in all campuses.
£This does not include the 78 programmes offered by school of vocational education. ©School of Vocational Education offers Diploma, P.G. Diploma and Skill Enchantment Courses in
different locations €The integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. and Direct Ph D are offered in different subjects.
Teaching and Research Programmes
Sr. No.
Abbreviated Expanded
MUMBAI CAMPUS
Post-Graduate Programmes
School of Social Work
1 M.A. SW (CF) Master of Arts in Social Work (Children and Families)
2 M.A. SW (CJ) Master of Arts in Social Work (Criminology and Justice)
3 M.A. SW (CODP) Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation and Development Practice)
4 M.A. SW (DSA) Master of Arts in Social Work (Disability Studies and Action)
5 M.A. SW (DTSA) Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action)
6 M.A. SW (MH) Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health)
7 M.A. SW (PH) Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health)
8 M.A. SW (LSE) Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship)
9 M.A. SW (WCP) Master of Arts in Social Work (Women Centred Practice)
School of Management and Labour Studies
10 M.A. (HRM &LR) Master of Arts (Human Resources Management and Labour Relations)
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Sr. No.
Abbreviated Expanded
11 M.A. (SE) Master of Arts (Social Entrepreneurship)
12 M.A. (GL) Master of Arts (Globalisation and Labour)
School of Health Systems Studies
13 M.H.A. (Health) Master of Health Administration
14 M.H.A. (Hospital) Master of Hospital Administration
15 M.P.H. (SE) Master of Public Health (Social Epidemiology)
16 M.P.H. (HPEF) Master of Public Health (Health Policy, Economics and Finance)
School of Development Studies
17 M.A. (DS) Master of Arts (Development Studies)
18 M.A. (WS) Master of Arts (Women's Studies)
School of Education
19 M.A.(EE) Master of Arts in Education (Elementary)
School of Media and Cultural Studies
20 M.A. (MCS) Master of Arts ( Media and Cultural Studies)
School of Habitat Studies
21 M.A./M.Sc. (CCSS) Master of Arts/Master of Sciences (Climate Change and Sustainability Studies)
22 M.A./ M.Sc. (UPG) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Urban Policy and Governance)
23 M.A./M.Sc. (WPG) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Water Policy and Governance)
24 M.A./M.Sc. (RG) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Regulatory Governance)
Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies
25 M.A./M.Sc. (DM) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Disaster Management)
School of Human Ecology
26 M.A. in Applied Psychology (Counselling Psychology )
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
27 M.A. in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance
28 Master of Law (LL.M) Master of Law (LLM) (Access to Justice)
Centre for Library Sciences and Informatics, SDTM Library
29 M.Lib. I. Sc. Master of Library and Information Science
School of Vocational Education
30 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education In Automotive Manufacturing Technology
31 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
32 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education Early Child Development
33 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education Child protection
34 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education Dialysis Technology
35 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education Patient Care Management
36 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Food and Beverage Service
37 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Sales Management
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Abbreviated Expanded
38 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Industrial Tool Manufacturing
39 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Software Development
40 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Pharma Manufacturing
41 B.Voc. Bachelor of Vocational Education in Travel & Tourism
ONLINE Post-Graduate Programmes
42 M.A. SW (CR) Master of Arts in Social Work (Child Rights)
43 M.A. (IFS) Master of Arts (International Family Studies)
Research Programmes (Integrated M.Phil. – Ph. D & Direct Ph. D)
1 Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
2 M.Phil. Master of Philosophy
Integrated M.Phil.–Ph.D.
1. Development Studies
2. Women’s Studies
3. Education
4. Habitat Studies
5. Health Systems Management
6. Public Health
7. Management and Labour Studies
8. Media and Cultural Studies
9. Social Work
10. Social sciences
11. Disaster Studies
12. Library Science and Informatics
13. Inclusive Development and Social Justice
TULJAPUR CAMPUS
School of Rural Development
Post-Graduate Programmes
1 M.A. SW (RD) Master of Arts (Social Work in Rural Development)
2 MA./M.Sc. (DPPP) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Development Policy, Planning and Practice)
3 M.A. (SIE) Master of Arts ( Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
4 M.A./M.Sc. (SLNRMG) Master of Arts/Master of Science (Sustainable Livelihoods, Natural Resources Management and Governance)
Under Graduate Programmes
1 B.A.-M.A. (Integrated) Social Sciences
A) Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
B) Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts (Integrated) (Social Sciences)
2 B.A. Social Work Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) - Tuljapur
Research Programmes (Integrated M.Phil. – Ph.D. & Direct Ph.D.)
1 Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
2 M.Phil. Master of Philosophy
1 Rural Development
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Sr. No.
Abbreviated Expanded
HYDERABAD OFF-CAMPUS
Post-Graduate Programmes
1 M.A. (RDG) Master of Arts (Rural Development and Governance)
2 M.A. (Education) Master of Arts ( Education)
3 M.A. (PPG) Master of Arts (Public Policy and Governance)
4 M.A. (DS) Master of Arts ( Development Studies)
5 M.A. (WS) Master of Arts (Women's Studies)
6 M.A. (NRG) Master of Arts (Natural Resources & Governance)
7 M.A. (HRM) Master of Arts (Human Resources Management)
Under Graduate Programmes
1 B.A.-M.A. (Integrated) Social Sciences
A) Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
B) Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts (Integrated) (Social Sciences)
Research Programmes (Integrated M.Phil. – Ph.D. and Direct Ph.D.)
1 Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
2 M.Phil. Master of Philosophy
(1) Education
(2) Women’s Studies
(3) Social sciences
GUWAHATI OFF-CAMPUS
1 M.A. (EESD) Master of Arts (Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development)
2 M.A. SW (CODP) Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation and Development Practice)
3 M.A. SW (LE) Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship)
4 M.A. SW (Counselling) Master of Arts in Social Work (Counselling)
5 M.A. SW (PH) Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health)
6 M.A. (LSSS) Master of Arts (Labour Studies and Social Security)
7 M.A. (PCS) Master of Arts ( Peace and Conflict Studies)
8 M.A. (SSA) Master of Arts (Sociology and Social Anthropology)
Under Graduate Programmes
1 B.A.-M.A. (Integrated) Social Sciences
A) Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
B) Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts (Integrated) (Social Sciences)
Research Programmes (Integrated M.Phil. – Ph.D. and Direct Ph.D.)
1 Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
2 M.Phil. Master of Philosophy
(1) Social Sciences
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Short Term Programmes
Sr.
No.
Name of Certificate
Programme
Name of Diploma / P.G. Diploma /Executive P.G. Diploma
1
Certificate in Financial
Management &
Accountability
Diploma in Financial Management & Accountability
2 Certificate Programme in
Disaster Management
Diploma in Gerontology
3 Certificate in ICT &
Education
Diploma in Youth Development & Social Change
4 Certificate in School
Counselling
P.G. Diploma in Counselling
5 Certificate in Couple &
Family Therapy
P.G. Diploma in Community Media
11 --- P.G. Diploma in Special Education
12 --- P.G. Diploma in WASH
13 --- P.G. Diploma in Health Care Quality Management
14 --- P.G. Diploma in Disaster Management
15 --- P.G. Diploma in Disaster & Livelihood Recovery
16 --- P.G. Diploma in Digital Library & Information Management
17 --- P.G. Diploma in Facilitating Governance Reform
18 --- Executive P.G. Diploma in Organisation Development &
Social Change ( Mumbai/Delhi Campus )
19 --- Executive P.G. Diploma in Human Resources Management
20 --- Executive P.G. Diploma in Hospital Administration
21 --- International Certificate Programme in Professional & Personal
Leadership (18 months)