Tata Institute of Social Sciences Bachelor's Admission Test (TISS BAT)

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences conducts an entrance examination called TISS BAT for admission in the BA programmes offered by TISS. TISS BAT 2019 will be conducted on April 28, 2019 .The mode of the examination will be online. The total time duration of TISS BAT 2019 will be 90 minutes. The application forms were released on October 30, 2018. Candidates were required to apply for the different BA programmes by filling and submitting the application form before March 31, 2019. TISS BAT will be conducted in about 21 cities across the country. Candidates can select the exam centre city of their choice while filling the application form. Candidates will have to answer 100 multiple choice questions in the entrance examination which will be divided into two parts. Candidates must note that each part will have separate cutoff marks for evaluation.  

The B.A programmes of TISS are offered in Tuljapur and Guwahati campuses. 

The eligibility criteria of TISS-BAT 2019 mentioned the minimum marks required by candidates to apply for the B.A programmes offered by the institute. The eligibility criteria also mentioned the age limit within which candidates can apply for the examination. 

• Candidates must have had passed their class 12 in any subject stream from a Recognised Board.
• Candidates who had studied International Baccalaureate Diploma and will be completing class 12 with clear results declared by June 2019 are also eligible to apply.
• Candidates who had appeared for their Class 12 or Intermediate final exams and are awaiting the results are also eligible to apply.

Age Limit

Candidate must be 23 years of age or less at the time of appearing for the Bachelors Admission Test, as on May 05, 2019. 

Applications submitted from the candidates above this age will not be entertained.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

Application Fees

TISS had released the application form for admission in its BA programmes on October 30, 2018. Candidates could fill and submit the application form along with the application fee by March 31, 2019. Candidates who wished to apply for the entrance exam were made sure to check the eligibility criteria for the subject of their choice before they start filling the application form. Following are the steps to fill the application form for TISS-BAT 2019 

Step 1: Registration

• The applications for TISS-BAT starts with the registration process. 
• Candidates need to enter a valid e-mail ID. 
• A link will be sent to the e-mail ID provided so that candidates can set a password of their choice. 
• After the password is set candidates must use the e-mail ID and password to login for the application process.

Step 2: Application Form

Candidates needed to log in using the registered e-mail ID and password created during the registration process. Candidates were made sure that they have an option to either complete the application form in one turn or save and complete the application form partially. 

Candidates were required to fill in the following details carefully

• Personal Details
• Academic Details
• Examination Centre choice and Examination subject

After entering all the fields candidates could move ahead to fill the application fee

Step 3: Application Fee

Before submitting the application fee candidates were given a chance to review their application form. Here candidates must go through all the fields entered especially the exam centre, name of candidate and subject of their choice.

• After reviewing candidates can now move on to submit the application fee. 
• Enter the amount and click on the payment option given. 
• Click on the submit button.

The application fee for TISS-BAT could be paid through Credit card/Debit card or online transactions. After submitting the application form the candidates received a confirmation after they submit the application fee. Aspirants are also advised to keep a copy of their application form in hand for further reference.

Application Fee

• General/OBC: 1025
•  OBC-NC candidates with income less than 1 lakh/Eligible candidates [ST/SC and OBC(NC)] with family income less than 2.5lakhs - Rs. 250
• SC/ST candidates with family income more than Rs. 2.5 lakhs - Rs. 500

The TISS-BAT Exam Pattern mention the sectional division, duration of exam and the topics from which the candidates will be asked questions. TISS-BAT will be conducted for a duration of 90 minutes. Candidates will be asked a total of 100 questions which will be divided into two sections. Part A will consist of multiple choice questions while Part B will have descriptive type questions. Candidates can check below the detailed TISS-BAT 2019 exam pattern. 

Candidates who wish to apply for TISS-BAT 2019 can attempt the mock tests, the links of which are given here to prepare themselves for the examination. The mock tests will help candidates to understand how to attend the exam and also give them an idea of how much preparation has been done and what else has to be covered as compared to the test. Mock tests will also help candidates to learn how to manage time while attempting all the sections of the question papers. 

The TISS-BAT 2019 admit card will be released online in between April 11 to April 12, 2019. Candidates can download the admit card by logging in through the link given.

Steps to download TISS-BAT Admit Card

• Click on the link to download TISS-BAT Admit card 
• Enter the login details
• Click on the submit button

Candidates are advised to check all the details mentioned in the admit card. If there is any discrepancy in the admit card candidates are advised to report the same so that there is no problem on the day of the exam.

After downloading the admit card candidates are required to paste a passport size colour photograph of themselves (Same as the Application Form)

Candidates must make sure to carry the admit card along with them for the entrance test and hand over the same to the invigilator on the day of the exam.

The result of TISS-BAT 2019 will be declared in the second week of June 2019. The result will be released in the form of a scorecard containing the name, rank and score of the candidate. The list of selected candidates will be released by TISS following which two waiting lists will be released. The final result will be released in the form of a merit list including the names ranks and scores of candidates who have been selected for the different programmes.

The selection process for TISS-BAT 2019 is as follows.

The first stage of the selection process is the Entrance test. TISS-BAT will be conducted for a duration of 90 minutes where candidates will answer a total of 100 questions. 

The second stage will include the document verification and admissions. The list of candidates who have qualified and the candidates who have made it to the waiting list will be displayed In the website of TISS. Candidates can check this information by logging in with their registration number and password.  

Qualified candidates will be called for the documents verification at the different campuses they applied for.  If offered admission, candidates need to pay the admission fees on the day of document verification.  

Candidates awaiting for their results should be able to provide an appearance bonafide certificate issued by the Principal/ Vice- Principal of their college stating that they have appeared for all the examinations of Class XII during the Document Verification Process. 

The Final marks sheet has to be submitted at the time of verification of all the documents.