TISS 's academic programs focus on the Social Sciences and offers doctoral degrees in Management and Labour Studies , Disaster Studies , Development Studies , Education , Gender Studies , Health Studies , Law , Media and Cultural Studies , Public Policy , Rural Development and Social Work . Since its inception TISS has had a focus on field action including in responding to disasters such as the Partition of India , the Bhopal disaster and Uttarakhand floods . Several TISS initiatives have shaped public policy in India , such as India 's labour welfare laws . Notable organizations and personalities have been appreciative of TISS 's social service work including Eleanor Roosevelt , Jawaharlal Nehru , Niels Bohr and the United Nations , among others
Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster
Tata Institute of Social Sciences