The student collective at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, is raising strong objections to recent changes in the institute’s admission process. The removal of interviews and an 80 per cent hike in application fees have sparked concerns among students, who believe these changes are silently excluding marginalised communities from one of India’s most inclusive campuses.

In an open letter addressed to the TISS Teachers’ Association, the students expressed alarm over the shift to the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (CUET-PG). They argue that this move threatens the institute’s core values of equity and diversity, framing it as part of a larger struggle between “access” and “elitism” in public education.