Tata Institute of Social Sciences Tuljapur Campus

The Tuljapur Campus is a rural campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), established in 1986 in Tuljapur, Maharashtra. TISS itself was founded in 1936 in Bombay Presidency, British India, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, and was renamed Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 1944. In 1964, the Government of India declared TISS a deemed university under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. TISS operates as a multi-campus institution, with campuses in Mumbai, Tuljapur (both in Maharashtra), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Guwahati (Assam). The institute offers post-graduate and doctoral programs across disciplines such as Social Work, Development Studies, Education, Health Studies, Law, and Rural Development. Governance of TISS, including its Tuljapur campus, is overseen by a governing board with nominees from the Government of India, Government of Maharashtra, the University of Mumbai, and the University Grants Commission, along with institute faculty. The academic council, comprising faculty from all four campuses and external experts, handles academic matters. The current Vice Chancellor of TISS is Prof. Badri Narayan Tiwari.