Archive · 22 Aug 2026
TISS Announces School of Analytics With New Degree Programmes
TISS has announced plans for a new School of Analytics.
Tata Trusts will collaborate with TISS on the school.
Students will learn about technology, data and social sciences together.
They will also study how these subjects connect to sustainability and environmental issues.
The school plans to offer a Master’s in Analytics.
It also plans to offer a Bachelor’s in Analytics and Sustainability.
TISS wants to name the school after Ratan Tata.
The school may also offer professional courses and work with international partners.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has announced a new School of Analytics in collaboration with Tata Trusts.
The school will combine technology, social sciences and sustainability in an interdisciplinary learning environment.
TISS plans to name the school after Ratan Tata, citing his commitment to ethical technology, innovation and sustainable development.
The proposed programmes are a Master’s in Analytics and a Bachelor’s in Analytics and Sustainability.
The school also plans executive education, research, policy advisory work and international collaborations in areas such as climate analytics and digital transformation.
- Who
- The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, in collaboration with Tata Trusts, is establishing the proposed school.
- What
- TISS has announced a School of Analytics with planned undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes.
- Why
- The school is intended to combine technical and analytical skills with social and sustainability perspectives, while supporting research, policy advisory and capacity building.
- Institution
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
- Collaborating organisation
- Tata Trusts
- Planned school name
- School of Analytics
- Planned programmes
- Master’s in Analytics; Bachelor’s in Analytics and Sustainability
- Proposed namesake
- Ratan Tata
- Planned focus areas
- Digital transformation, climate analytics and urban informality
- Additional activities
- Executive education, interdisciplinary research, policy advisory and capacity building