The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), established in 1936, is a deemed university fully funded by the University Grants Commission, Government of India. TISS holds a Grade I University status with a NAAC score of 3.89/4 and a NIRF 2020 rank of 34 among Indian Universities and 57 overall. The Institute operates with its main campus in Mumbai and off-campuses in Tuljapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad.
TISS offers a wide array of over 50 Post Graduate, 18 Doctoral, and 3 Under Graduate programmes in socially relevant inter-disciplinary and applied social science disciplines. The Institute fosters a positive work ethos, promoting strong linkages between teaching, research, field action, and policy engagement. It actively encourages and supports researchers in foundational, applied, field, and action-oriented research, aiming to create a just society through education, knowledge generation, and field action initiatives.