TISS's work is anchored in a vision of social justice and a mission of professional, research-led practice.
An institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.
Vision of TISS
To organise teaching programmes that develop competent and committed professionals for practice; to advance research that influences social policy and programmes; and to initiate field action projects that test and demonstrate solutions to social problems.