TISS Guwahati Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 1 Sociology Post

Vacancies: 1 · Posts: 1 · Type: Contractual · Mode: Online · Fee: ₹1,000 (Women free; SC/ST/PwD ₹250) · Apply: By 16 September 2026 · Remuneration: Academic Level-10, ₹57,700 entry pay · Selection: Presentation + offline interview · Location: Guwahati, Assam

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a Deemed to be University and grant-in-aid institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has opened one Assistant Professor post in Sociology at its Guwahati Off-Campus. The vacancy is for the Centre for Undergraduate Studies. Advertisement No. ADVT/ACAD/TISS-GC/SEPT/2026 is dated 01 September 2026.

The engagement is contractual up to 31 March 2027 and may be extended on performance and institute need. Entry pay is ₹57,700 in Academic Pay Level-10 under the 7th Central Pay Commission. Online applications close on 16 September 2026 at tiss.ac.in.

This is a single-seat teaching role in higher education and social sciences, not a mass exam drive. Shortlisted candidates face a presentation and offline interview at the Guwahati campus in the third week of September 2026. The selected person must join within 10–15 days and stay posted in Guwahati.

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Who Should Apply?

• MA (Sociology) with 55% marks + UGC-NET / CSIR-NET / SLET / SET, or a qualifying Ph.D. → Assistant Professor in Sociology – 1 post
• PhD from a foreign university ranked in the top 500 (QS, THE or ARWU) at any time → same post – 1 post (NET not required under Pathway B)
• Preferred profile: PhD in the relevant field + two or more years of teaching experience, research on Northeast India and its neighbourhood, and ability to teach Introduction to Sociology, Indian Society, Society and Polity, Urban Sociology and Research Methodology.

Who cannot apply (hard filters):

• Master’s not in Sociology (allied social science degrees are not listed as essential)
• Below 55% in the Master’s (or equivalent grade) without a valid exemption route
• No NET/SLET/SET and no PhD that meets UGC 2009/2016 conditions or the foreign top-500 route
• Employed candidates who cannot produce a No Objection Certificate at presentation/interview

The post is unreserved. Reserved-category candidates may still apply. Women applicants pay no fee.

Important Dates

No written exam date is notified because there is no CBT stage.

Quick Overview – TISS Assistant Professor 2026

• Organisation: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
• Notification Number: ADVT/ACAD/TISS-GC/SEPT/2026
• Post: Assistant Professor in Sociology
• Vacancies: 1 (unreserved; reserved categories may apply)
• Campus / Centre: TISS Guwahati Off-Campus, Centre for Undergraduate Studies
• Job Location: Guwahati, Assam
• Sector: Higher Education & Social Sciences
• Job Type: Contractual (till 31 March 2027, extendable)
• Pay: Academic Pay Level-10, entry pay ₹57,700 (7th CPC)
• Qualification: MA (Sociology) with 55% + NET/SLET/SET or qualifying Ph.D.
• Age Limit: Not specified in the official notification
• Application Mode: Online
• Official Website: TISS careers and recruitment page
• Last Date: 16 September 2026
• Apply Online: Apply for TISS Guwahati Assistant Professor Sociology 2026
• Notification PDF: Download TISS Guwahati Assistant Professor Sociology 2026 PDF

What Posts Are Available? – TISS Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

TISS Guwahati is hiring one Assistant Professor in Sociology for undergraduate teaching. There is no category-wise split in the advertisement. The seat is unreserved, but SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD candidates can apply.

Desirable (not essential): ability to teach listed UG papers; PhD. + 2 years teaching; Northeast India research; interdisciplinary teaching; peer-reviewed publications; supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s students; project work in mixed teams.

Eligibility – Education

Pathway A

1. Master’s in Sociology with 55% marks (or equivalent grade) from an Indian university, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
2. UGC-NET / CSIR-NET / SLET / SET or a PhD awarded under UGC (Minimum Standards) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 (and later amendments), which then exempts NET/SLET/SET.

PhD holders registered before 11 July 2009 need a Dean/Registrar certificate covering: regular-mode award; thesis evaluated by at least two external examiners; open viva; two research papers from the Ph.D. (at least one refereed); two conference papers sponsored by UGC/ICSSR/CSIR or a similar agency.

NET/SLET/SET is also not required for Master’s disciplines where UGC/CSIR does not conduct NET. Sociology does have UGC-NET, so this note is of limited use here.

Pathway B Ph.D. from a foreign university ranked among the top 500 at any time in QS, Times Higher Education (THE), or ARWU (Shanghai).

Use the conversion method specified in the notification. Our CGPA to Percentage Calculator gives only an indicative estimate.

What Is the Age Limit?

No upper or lower age is printed in ADVT/ACAD/TISS-GC/SEPT/2026. The Institute may relax qualifications on work experience and may relax age for persons already holding comparable posts in a university or research institution of repute.

Examples (age is not a published cut-off; eligibility turns on degree + NET/Ph.D.): ✅ A 34-year-old UR candidate born on 17 September 1991 with MA (Sociology) and NET — eligible on age grounds as on 16 September 2026. ❌ Age alone will not reject a 36-year-old UR candidate born on 15 September 1990. Missing NET/Ph.D. proof will.

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator to check instantly if a future detailed circular adds a cut-off.

What Is the Remuneration? – TISS Assistant Professor 2026

The notification fixes entry pay of ₹57,700 in Academic Pay Level-10 as per the 7th CPC. It does not print HRA, DA or NPS lines. Guwahati is a Y-class city (20% HRA) if full civilian allowances apply.

This is an illustrative estimate using current central DA logic and Y-class HRA. Actual take-home depends on whether TISS pays the full Level-10 package or only the stated entry pay on contract. Confirm from the offer letter. Estimate components with the 7th CPC Salary Calculator.

No hostel, canteen or housing guarantee is written in this advertisement.

What Is the Application Fee?

The form is valid only after the fee is received, if payable. Fees once paid are not refunded. Pay online with the application on the TISS portal.

How to Apply?

Applications are accepted only online through the Institute website.

1. Open the TISS careers page and use the Apply Now link given with this advertisement.
2. Read ADVT/ACAD/TISS-GC/SEPT/2026 before you start.
3. Fill in personal, academic and experience details. Keep Sociology as the Master’s subject exactly as on the marksheet.
4. Upload photo, signature and certificates. Resize files with the Photo & Signature Resizer if the portal rejects size or dimensions.
5. Pay ₹1,000 or ₹250 if you are not a woman applicant.
6. Submit before 16 September 2026. Print the acknowledgement and keep it.

If the careers homepage does not show a live form, use: Visit tiss.ac.in/careers → open the Guwahati Assistant Professor (Sociology) advertisement → click Apply Now.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Applying with MA in Political Science, Social Work or “allied social sciences” when the essential subject is Sociology only.
2. Claiming NET exemption without the Dean/Registrar certificate if the Ph.D. was registered before 11 July 2009.
3. Skipping the fee as a male General/OBC candidate; the application is invalid without payment.
4. Attending the Guwahati interview without an NOC if you are already employed.
5. Treating this as a Mumbai campus vacancy. Posting is Guwahati only.

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টাটা ইনষ্টিটিউট অৱ ছ’চিয়েল চায়েন্সেছ (টিআইএছএছ) গুৱাহাটী অফ-কেম্পাছৰ স্নাতক অধ্যয়ন কেন্দ্ৰৰ বাবে সমাজতত্ত্ব বিষয়ত এটা সহকাৰী অধ্যাপক পদ মুকলি কৰিছে। চুক্তিভিত্তিক নিযুক্তি ৩১ মাৰ্চ ২০২৭ লৈকে। অনলাইন আবেদনৰ শেষ তাৰিখ ১৬ ছেপ্টেম্বৰ ২০২৬।

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How Are Candidates Selected?

Selection is a short pipeline, not a single event.

1. Online application screening against MA (Sociology), 55% marks, and NET/Ph.D. proof.
2. Shortlisting — prescribed qualification does not guarantee a call. The Institute may also invite persons who did not apply in the advertised manner.
3. Presentation and offline interview at TISS Guwahati in the third week of September 2026. Call goes by email.
4. Document check — shortlisted candidates must email a scanned colour photograph and self-attested certificates. Originals are verified only for the selected candidate at appointment.
5. Offer and joining within 10–15 days. Station: Guwahati.

No written CBT is mentioned. No interview-skip route is mentioned. No TA/DA is paid for the interview. Canvassing leads to debarment. Queries on call letters are not entertained.

Why Does TISS Guwahati Off-Campus Matter?

TISS was founded in 1936 and is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. It is a grant-in-aid institute of the Ministry of Education. Campuses are located in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad. NAAC graded TISS as a Grade I university in 2024.

The Guwahati Off-Campus was set up with the Government of Assam and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. It runs BA, MA and PhD programmes, including MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology and undergraduate social sciences. Teaching here sits inside Northeast India field contexts, not a generic metro classroom.

Candidates search TISS faculty jobs because the brand carries national academic weight and Northeast research visibility. The honest limit is scale: this circular is one contractual seat till March 2027, not a regular UGC cadre drive. Compare that with a large state university roster if permanence is your only goal.

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The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

A candidate comparing this tab with IIT Guwahati HSS visiting posts, Tezpur University Sociology openings, or Cotton University guest faculty will notice the TISS name and Level-10 entry pay. Those campus ads often pay less per month or stay honorary. TISS still asks for the full UGC Assistant Professor gate (NET or qualifying PhD).

Best fit: early-career Sociology teachers who already hold NET or a clean UGC-compliant PhD, can teach core UG papers, and want Northeast classroom plus field exposure for six months with a chance of extension.

Who should walk past this circular: applicants who need a pensionable regular post before 2027, or Master’s holders from Social Work / Development Studies hoping “allied” will pass. The PDF does not list allied subjects as essential.

Practical tip: Treat the Guwahati presentation as the real exam. Prepare a 15–20 minute teaching-plus-research talk on Indian Society or Research Methodology and keep the pre-2009 PhD exemption certificate scanned before you click submit. The interview window is the third week of September, so late applications leave almost no buffer.

What Documents Are Required?

Keep scans ready for upload and email after shortlisting:

• Online application acknowledgement
• Colour passport-size photograph
• Master’s marksheet and degree in Sociology (55% evidence)
• NET / SLET / SET certificate or PhD degree
• Pre-2009 PhD exemption certificate from Registrar/Dean, if used
• Foreign university ranking proof if using Pathway B
• Category certificate for ₹250 fee (SC/ST/PwD)
• Experience letters (if claiming teaching years)
• NOC from current employer (for interview)
• Photo ID

Originals are checked only for the selected candidate at appointment.

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Service Conditions

• Contract till 31 March 2027; extension depends on performance and Institute need.
• Place of work: Guwahati. The selected candidate will be stationed there.
• Joining: 10–15 days from selection.
• Unreserved post; reserved-category candidates may apply.
• Institute may relax qualifications on experience and age for persons already in comparable university/research posts.
• The institute may not fill the post, or may invite persons who did not apply through this form.
• No TA/DA for interview.
• Application fee is non-refundable.

✅ Confirmed: one Sociology AP seat, contract till 31 March 2027, Level-10 entry pay ₹57,700, offline interview at Guwahati.
❓ Not specified: exact DA/HRA on contract, leave rules, workload hours, absorption into regular cadre.

What Happens After Selection?

1. Email call for presentation and interview at TISS Guwahati (third week of September 2026).
2. You send scanned photos and self-attested certificates as asked.
3. After selection, originals are verified at the appointment.
4. You join within 10–15 days and report to Guwahati.
5. Teaching, mentoring and possible project work run through the contract end date of 31 March 2027.
6. Extension, if any, is a fresh Institute decision. Do not assume automatic regularisation.

Similar campus faculty contracts often close in 4–8 weeks from the last date to joining. Plan notice period with your current employer now.

Contact & Helpline

Issuing office (on the PDF): Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai – 400 088.

Interview venue: TISS Guwahati Off-Campus, Guwahati, Assam.

Institute switchboard listed on TISS admissions pages: 022-25525252 (TISS CARE). Confirm the number on tiss.ac.in before you call.

Website: TISS careers page

The recruitment cell email for this specific advertisement is not printed in the PDF. Use the careers page and the email ID given in your application acknowledgement.

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Important Links – TISS Assistant Professor 2026

FAQs – TISS Assistant Professor 2026

Q1: What is the last date to apply for TISS Assistant Professor 2026?

A: 16 September 2026. Late forms are not provided in the circular. No extension is announced as of 02 September 2026. Submit early; the interview is already slated for the third week of September.

Q2: What is the age limit for TISS Assistant Professor?

A: Not specified. No UR maximum is printed. The Institute may relax the age for persons already holding comparable university or research posts. Eligibility here is driven by MA (Sociology), marks and NET/Ph.D., not a published age table.

Q3: Is there an exam for TISS Assistant Professor, or is it interview-based?

A: No written exam is mentioned. Shortlisting is followed by a presentation and an offline interview at Guwahati. Document checks follow for the selected candidate. Calls go by email only.

Q4: What is the salary of this Assistant Professor post?

A: Entry pay is ₹57,700 in Academic Level-10 (7th CPC). If full allowances apply in Guwahati, indicative in-hand is about ₹94,000–₹98,000. The PDF does not print DA or HRA. Treat the offer letter as final.

Q5: Can final-year students or result-awaited candidates apply for TISS 2026?

A: The notification does not say final-year students may apply. You need a Master’s in Sociology with 55% and NET or a qualifying Ph.D. Safer to apply only if the degree and certificates exist before verification.

Q6: Is TISS Assistant Professor a permanent government job?

A: No. This is a contract till 31 March 2027, extendable based on performance and need. The circular does not promise absorption into the regular faculty cadre or pension on this engagement.

Q7: Can candidates from other states apply for TISS recruitment?

A: Yes. No Assam domicile condition is written. The post is unreserved. You must be willing to live and teach in Guwahati after joining.

Q8: Where will I be posted if I get selected?

A: Guwahati Off-Campus only. The PDF states the selected candidate will be stationed at Guwahati. This is not a Mumbai main-campus vacancy.

Q9: Do women have to pay the TISS application fee?

A: No. Women applicants are exempt. Men in General/OBC/EWS pay ₹1,000. SC/ST/PwD candidates pay ₹250 if the caste/disability certificate is attached. Unpaid fee (where due) invalidates the form.

Q10: Is NET mandatory if I already have a PhD?

A: Not always. A PhD under UGC 2009/2016 rules can exempt NET. A foreign PhD from a QS/THE/ARWU top-500 university also works under Pathway B. Pre-2009 PhD holders need the listed five conditions certified by the Registrar or Dean.

Q11: What are the disadvantages of this TISS Guwahati contract?

A: Worth knowing before you apply: the written end date is 31 March 2027, joining is almost immediate, and there is no advertised path to a regular post. If you need multi-year stability or a metro posting, this seat is a short academic stint, not a career lock-in.

Q12: How much do central university Assistant Professors earn in Assam?

A: Regular Academic Level-10 faculty start at ₹57,700 basic plus DA and city HRA. Contract ads sometimes pay only the entry figure. TISS has printed the Level-10 entry pay; full allowance draw depends on the appointment letter, not on aggregator guesses.

Q13: Is a Sociology teaching job in the Northeast worth a six-month contract?

A: It depends on your pipeline. For a NET-qualified teacher building a Northeast research profile, TISS Guwahati is stronger than many guest-faculty stints. The trade-off is a short contract and a fast join date. Keep other regular university applications open.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• Your Master’s is in Sociology with 55% (or equivalent grade).
• You hold NET/SLET/SET or a PhD that meets Pathway A or B.
• You accept a contract till 31 March 2027, not a regular cadre post.
• You can reach Guwahati for an offline interview in the third week of September 2026.
• You can join within 10–15 days and stay posted in Guwahati.
• You have an NOC ready if you are already employed.
• The fee is paid (or you are a woman applicant / eligible ₹250 category).

📄 Source: Official notification released by TISS on 01 September 2026. All details below are sourced from the TISS official notification PDF.