PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2 0 1 8 TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES A Deemed University, established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 TISS Guwahati Tetelia Road, Jalukbari Guwahati-781013 Assam TISS Mumbai V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400088 Maharashtra TISS Hyderabad S.R Sankaran Block, TSIPARD Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 Telangana TISS Tuljapur District-Osmanabad Tuljapur- 413 601 Maharashtra Re-imagining Futures Contact Details Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus Tata Institute of Social Sciences Tetelia Road | Jalukbari | Guwahati-781013 | Assam | Email: [email protected] cygnusadvertising.in | +91 98301 61350 Guwahati, Off Campus 01 03 Message from Message from the the Director Convener, Placements Message from 02 04 Message from the About TISS the Director Deputy Director (Acting) 06 09 TISS @ Guwahati Resources & Student Support Services he Tata Institute of Social Sciences imparts high quality education for social transformation through professional 08 10 Tand application based courses in a wide range of Faculty Members Students' Clubs, interdisciplinary areas of social sciences and humanities. The Committees & Events institute's simultaneous engagement in teaching, research, field Contents action and advocacy shows our commitment to integrate theory @ TISS Guwahati with practice and social action. Currently the Institute offers over 50 wide ranging courses in social work, human resource School of School of Social Sciences and Humanities management and labour studies, community organisation and 12 Social Work 46 49 developmental practice, environment and climate change, Fieldwork Organisations development studies, counseling psychology, hospital Social Work: for the Social Work management and public health, making it a choice destination 14 22 48 An Overview of students interested in working in the development sector. M.A. Ecology, M.A. Labour Since its inception in 1936, the Institute has been making Environment Studies and consistent contribution to civil society, industry, corporate and and Sustainable Social Protection development sector. By producing socially aware and committed Development 50 60 professionals, the institute has always tried to keep up to its M.A. in Social Work M.A. in Social mission of working for social causes and issues. (Community Organization Work (Counselling) and Development The TISS Guwahati off-campus was set up in 2008 at the behest Practice) of the Government of Assam and the Ministry of Department of 32 38 North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India, to create M.A. Peace and M.A. Sociology best human service professionals in social science education in Conflict Studies and Social the region. The campus is unique in terms of its diversity among Anthropology students, faculty and staff. The eight distinct post graduate 68 76 programmes offered in this campus— M.A. Ecology, M.A. in Social Work M.A. in Social Work Environment and Sustainable Development, M.A. Labour (Livelihoods and Social (Public Health) Studies and Social Protection, M.A. Peace and Conflict Studies Entrepreneurship) and M.A. Sociology and Social Anthropology; and M.A. in Social 84 86 Work (Counselling), M.A. in Social Work (Community Our Past Rules for Organization and Development Practice), M.A. in Social Work Recruiters Recruiting (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship), M.A. in Social Work Organisations (Public Health)— from its two schools have been carefully developed keeping in view the social and environmental I warmly invite you to TISS Guwahati off-campus to interact with challenges of the region that require alternate, sustainable and our highly motivated professional students with skills, innovative solutions in synch with the way of life of the region. temperament and diverse field experience. I am confident that With rigorous training on theoretical foundation, field our students will prove to be assets to your esteemed 85 88 practicum, internship and advanced statistical techniques, organisations and contribute to nation building. Placement Placement Core students of this campus are equipped to contribute in the Process Committee process of social transformation. Prof. Shalini Bharat Director Tata Institute of Social Sciences 89 How to Reach Us TISS Guwahati PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2018 01 Message from Message from the Deputy Director (Acting) the Convener, Placements ear Recruiters, he Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a community engaged eminent institution of teaching and learning, D Taims to reinforce and further its national presence and carve out an international role. The guiding principles of Warm greetings from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences excellence and integrity have led TISS to be recognised as one of (TISS), Guwahati Off-Campus! the premier and globally accredited institutions in social It is genuinely a pleasure to write this message and welcome you sciences research and policy contributions. A perfect mix of all to the placements 2018-19. I am excited to present a most different disciplines—Economics, Political Science, Sociology, dynamic batch that is passing out this year. The presence of the Management, Law, Anthropology, Ethics/Philosophy and the very well-established Tata Institute of Social Sciences in the social moorings of Engineering and Medicine— makes every North-East of India affirms Institute's commitment for social programme unique. Practiced based curriculum including justice and its cutting-edge courses impart this commitment to framework and research endeavours provides genuine the students. It is a delight to introduce our Off-Campus to opportunities the students to examine the inter-connectedness of potential recruiters, and acquaint them with the unique courses theory and practice. The distinct pedagogy such as field that it offers. Due to our admission policy of reserving 66% seats practicum and immersions, discussions, debates, research for students from the north-east, the TISS Guwahati campus frame and peer-learning pursued by the Institute is an invitation reflects a diversity that is like none other in the country. This for a dialogue between the instructor and the students. The diversity translates into creative energy sustained by cross-group campus is inimitable in terms of diversity in composition of learning, innovative thinking and sharp, inquisitive minds that students, faculty and staff. are ever wiling to learn and grow. TISS Guwahati campus is recognised as 'State-of-the-Art' This cohort of 2017-2019 has raised the benchmark with campus in terms of its methods, pedagogy, infrastructure and reference to standards of excellence in competencies and you technology. The students across eight post graduate may expect potential recruits to be articulate, aware, analytical programmes— M.A. Ecology, Environment and Sustainable as well as theoretically sound and with integrity. The hallmark of Development, M.A. Labour Studies and Social Protection, M.A. TISS students is that they are gender and culture sensitive, and Peace and Conflict Studies, M.A. Sociology and Social field-engaged. Anthropology, M.A. in Social Work (Community Organization and Development Practice), M.A. in Social Work (Counselling), M.A. I congratulate the students and leadership in the team of in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship), and students in TISS Guwahati (2017-19) and the very dynamic M.A. in Social Work (Public Health) are reflective, critically faculty convener Dr. D. Saha. They have been a pleasure to work thoughtful, analytical and globally employable. We are confident with and I wish them the very best. that our students will be active contributors in the process of social transformation and nation building. I also take the opportunity to wish all potential recruiters the very best of choices. I hope that you will find in our students the I welcome all of you to explore 133 potential minds for your bright sparks that you require to help your organizations reach esteemed organisations! greater heights. I welcome all of you to the campus and look forward to meeting with you while you are here. Dr. Debdulal Saha Convener, Placements Prof. Kalpana Sarathy Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deputy Director (Acting) Guwahati Campus TISS, Guwahati Off-Campus 02 PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2018 TISS Guwahati TISS Guwahati PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2018 03 (e) Future belongs to the young. We must not only trust them“ with About responsibility“ but must thrust it upon them whilst they are still young and full of energy, zest, hope and even illusions JRD Tata TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a Since its inception in 1936, the vision of through its education, research, field The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in multi-campus public funded university. the TISS has been to be an institution of action and extension. The Institute operates from four excellence in higher education that 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, campuses located in Mumbai, continually responds to changing social With a legacy of over 80 years of Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Tuljapur. realities through the development and transformative, inclusive, quality the rst school of social work in India. Its vision was to build an Further, it has expanded its education, application of knowledge, towards education towards social justice and training, research and outreach creating a people-centred, ecologically people centered development, the institution that would nurture students and scholars to engage activities in several