The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
was established in 1936, as the Sir
Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. The first school of social
work in India,
TISS was a pioneering effort with the objective of Social Welfare through
academic excellence, a characteristic of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT). Its establishment was the result of
the decision of the Trustees of the SDTT to accept Dr. Clifford Manshardt’s vision of a post-graduate school of
social work of national stature that would engage in a continuous study of
Indian social issues and problems and impart education in social work to meet
the emerging need for trained human power. This subsequently influenced the
direction of social work education and social research in India. In 1944, the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate
School of Social Work was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The
year 1964 was an important
landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was recognised as a Deemed University
by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. |
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