TISS Appeal
TISS Appeal
TISS Appeal
Social Sciences. More than a 100 faculty members and administrative staff were dismissed with
a two-day notice on June 28. A vast majority of them had served the Institute for years, with
some having worked for well over a decade. They were all full-time employees, involved in
regular course teaching, research supervision, curriculum development, and other
administrative duties, as required by UGC norms.
While this summary mass dismissal has now been revoked, the status of these employees
continues to be uncertain and precarious. The TISS administration has not provided any
indication of the nature of reinstatement including basic terms and conditions, and the duration
of employment. This has left the careers and livelihoods of these more than 100 individuals
completely vulnerable. This had been the situation in the Advance Centre for Women’s Studies
for the last few months and has now been generalised to TISS as a whole. And it must be noted
that in departments such as the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies, even this basic
revocation has not taken place.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has been a prominent and valuable part of the higher
education landscape in India since 1936. Amongst the employees whose careers now hang in
the balance are eminent economists, sociologists, political scientists, educationists, policy
professionals, technicians, and administrators. They have contributed to the building and
maintenance of the edifice of social sciences in India.
Since TISS is now completely within the remit of governance of the Union government, we
appeal to you to take urgent action to safeguard their future. Regularisation of these more than
100 employees will go a long way in securing a healthy and productive future development for
TISS as an institution. It will also contribute to the much-needed strengthening of public
education in India. We urge you to take steps to ensure the same.
350 Dr. Hazel DLima Ex Principal, College of Social Alumnii, Nirmala Niketan
Work, MU
351 Dr. Vikas Sharde Assistant Professor Arya Mahila P G College
Varanasi (Banaras Hindu
University Varanasi)
352 Dr. Bubai Bag Assistant professor Bagnan college (University
of Calcutta)
353 Usman Mehandi Research scholar Tata institute of social
sciences
354 Shiromi Chaturvedi Research Scholar Manipal University
355 Nirupama Doctoral Candidate Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
University Delhi
356 Ankita Bose PhD Scholar IIT Kanpur
357 Vishakshi Raj Research Consultant- Samhita Social ventures
Samhita
358 Siddhesh Raut Marketing Manager - Content None.
359 Aditya Garg Assistant Professor Higher Education
360 Birju kumar Research Scholar JNU
361 Swagata TISS Alum TISS Mumbai
362 Nidhin Mohammad Post Graduate University of Hyderabad
363 Sheikh Javaid Assistant Professor KU
364 Manoj Joseph Assistant Professor TISS-Tuljapur
365 Dr Mohammad Assistant Professor Maharaja Suheldev state
Zahid university Azamgarh
382 Thomas Felix K Assistant Professor The Institute for Social and
Economic Change (ISEC)
392 Abhijit Maity State Aided College Teacher Mahishadal Girls' College