TISS Mumbai hosts 12 Schools, 6 Independent Centres, and 3 Resource Centres as indicated below:
Schools:
School of Social Work has 8 Centres in Community Organisation and Development Practice; Criminology and Justice; Disability Studies and Action; Women Centred Social Work; Equity and Justice for Children and Families; Health and Mental Health; Social Justice and Governance; Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship..
School of Development Studies has 6 Centres in Study of Developing Economies; Public Policy, Habitat and Human Development; Study of Developing Societies; Population, Health and Development; Social Theory; Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies.
School of Management and Labour Studies has 5 Centres in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations; Labour Studies; Social Entrepreneurship; Social and Organisational Leadership; Public Policy and Governance.
School of Health Systems Studies has 4 Centres in Health and Social Sciences; Health Policy Planning and Management; Hospital Management; Public Health.
School of Habitat Studies has 4 Centres in Urban Policy, Planning and Governance; Science Technology and Society; Water Policy, Regulation and Governance; Climate Change and Sustainability.
School for Media and Cultural Studies has 2 Centres in Critical Media Praxis; Study of Contemporary Culture.
School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance has 2 Centres in Law and Society; and Nodal Centre for Excellence in Human Rights Education.
School for Vocational Education which will implement training programmes in different trades through partnerships with various industrial and service sectors. It will offer B.Voc. courses in different verticals along with short term Certificate, Diploma and skill enhancement courses.
School of Education has 2 Centres in Education; Indian Languages in Higher Education.
Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Management has 2 Centres in Centre for Geo Informatics; Centre for Disaster Practice
School of Human Ecology has 1 Centre in Human Ecology.
School of Research Methodology
Independent Centres
Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research
Centre for Excellence on Adolescents and Youth
Centre for Lifelong Learning
Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies
Centre for Library and Information Management & SDTM Library
Resource Centres
Computer Centre
Publications Unit
Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library
Student’s Support Services
Students’ Affairs Office
The Students’ Affairs Office is the fundamental link between students, faculty and the administration of TISS. Headed by the Dean (Students’ Affairs). The purpose of the Office is to create a climate which promotes personal and academic development of students by offering them both support and challenges. Support is provided by assisting students directly or through referrals. The Office seeks to provide challenge by holding students accountable for their actions and by assisting them in developing problem-solving skills. The Office, thus, strives to help students in their adjustment to TISS life and help them to take full advantage of the academic or social environment here.
Towards this, the Students’ Affairs Office looks into the physical and mental well-being of students through services such as counselling, extra-curricular activities such and yoga and gymming, as well as promoting cultural activities.
Maintaining tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and plurality is an essential cornerstone of student life at TISS. Students at TISS are welcomed regardless of religion, caste, ethnic background, age, sexual orientation or physical status. Several well-established committees for Student Aid, Gender Amity, Support Facilities for Students, Medical Health Services, and also a team of professional counsellors and male and female wardens — all coordinated by the faculty at TISS — form the backbone of this Office.
The Institute expects that all student members of its community assume responsibility for their conduct. However, when they infringe on the rights of others, the Institute may intervene through the laid down established procedures.
Students’ Union
The Institute has a healthy tradition of electing a Students’ Union by secret ballot. Returning Officers are appointed to oversee the process. Office bearers of the Union have been responsible students who have contributed to student life through their leadership. During critical periods, such as disasters and relief work, they have been at the forefront of volunteering for tasks as well as mobilising their colleagues.
Accommodation/Hostels
Admission to the hostels is restricted to full-time, bonafide, Master’s degree students. Hostel admission is not guaranteed. Deputed candidates, holding government accommodation in Mumbai (general category or SC/ST), will not be allotted hostel accommodation. Due to limited seats in the hostel, accommodation is not available for students who ordinarily reside in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Out-of-town students, who have close relatives in Mumbai, will also not be given hostel accommodation.
Dining Hall
The Dining Hall serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. It is managed by the DH Committee with student representatives as members and with a member of the Faculty as its Chairperson. It is open for all the Master’s degree students, M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars, Institute staff, participants of all the short-term courses and seminars held at the Institute. The Dining Hall will be closed by 11.00 p.m. Default in the payment of dining hall charges will result in penalties and cancellation of dining hall membership and even hostel residence. Re-admission may be considered on payments of all dues as a fresh candidate. The Institute is currently working with the students to encourage them to take greater control of the management of the DHs.
Students on campus also enjoy a canteen facility which was initiated in June 2006. In keeping with the overall ethos of the Institute, management of the canteen has been given to an NGO devoted to women’s empowerment. The canteen is run by a self-help group of woman rag-pickers.
Health Care
Two Medical Officers visit the Institute — one on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., and the other on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. The Institute provides free medical consultation service only. The medical officers also provide referrals as and when required. The programme is coordinated by the Coordinator (Medical and Counselling), who is a faculty member of the Institute.
Counselling Services
Trained professionals provide counselling services from Monday to Saturday for 3 hours every day. The counsellors help the students in their day-to-day concerns and also enhance their overall functioning. A senior faculty member from TISS coordinates the Medical and Counselling services.
Workshops on topics relevant to increasing the capacities of the students are regularly conducted by the counsellors. ‘Time Management’, ‘Stress Management’, ‘Building Emotional Resilience’, and ‘Enhancing Inter-personal Relationships’. The Counselling Centre also has an established Peer-support Programme and provides training to student volunteers.
The counsellors also maintain a notice board where posters, charts and cartoons pertaining to various issues are exhibited. The E-mail is yet another medium of communication for the students and the counsellors wherein the students can write to the counsellors for appointments or asking for help. The counsellors use E-mails to communicate information about workshops, send articles, and even for follow-up with students needing frequent attention. This has evoked a positive response from the students.
Health Insurance
The Institute has a Group Mediclaim and Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy for students, the details of which are hosted on wwww.tiss.edu/insurance. The premium for the same is to be paid at the time of paying the first semester and third semester tuition fees.
Sports and Recreation
The M.K. Tata Memorial Gymkhana and Recreation Centre includes facilities such as gym, yoga, table tennis, carrom, badminton, etc.. An aerobics programme is being introduced from this academic year to encourage physical fitness activities amongst students.
The Gym is located on the first floor of the Gymkhana and is well equipped with the latest equipment. Gym training is conducted under the supervision of trained instructors (6.00 to 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 to 8.00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.
Yoga programme is conducted every morning (7.00 to 8.00 a.m.) and evening (6.00 to 7.00 p.m.) from Monday to Saturday, at the ground floor of the M.K. Tata Memorial Gymkhana.
The Students’ Union organises friendly sporting events (both outdoor and indoor), and the Annual Sports day is a much awaited day in the sports calendar for students, staff and faculty alike.
Cultural activities such as celebration of national holidays, the Spic-Macay music festival, food festivals, and the three-day ‘TISS Cultural Fest — Quintessence’ (fondly referred to as Quinty) — form some of the cultural highlights of life on the campus.
Location, Access and Communication
The two Mumbai Campuses of TISS — the Main Campus and the Malti and Jal A.D. Naoroji Campus Annexe — are both located in Deonar in the North-East Section of Greater Mumbai. The Main Campus is situated opposite to the Deonar Bus Depot on V.N. Purav Marg (also earlier known as the Sion–Trombay Road). The Main Campus houses most of the Schools, Centres and the Administration. The Naoroji Campus is situated off V.N. Purav Marg on Deonar Farms Road.
The nearest local railway station is ‘Govandi’. State Transport (ST) buses from Kolhapur, Solapur, Goa, Pune, and other cities pass by the Institute and the nearest ST bus stop is ‘Maitri Park’. The BEST bus stop near to TISS is ‘Deonar Bus Depot’.
Location Bus Routes
From Dadar Station : 92, 93, 504, 506, 521 (all Ltd.)
From Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST): 6
From Bandra Station 352, 358, 505 (all Ltd.) and 371
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