Aadhaar card compulsory for getting admission into TISS

Aadhaar card will now be mandatory for all those candidates who are planning get admission to Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai as well as for the current students.

Registrar  C P Mohan Kumar said that those joining the institute for the third semester will have to register their bio-metric and Aadhaar card details with the institute before June 8.

The circular read, "Biometric attendance is an institutional norm and all students are required to follow it. Students who are unable to provide their fingerprint and submit their Aadhar card will be deemed to have discontinued from the programme of study at TISS.''

Reason behind the decision

TISS director S Parasuraman said the decision was taken in order to keep tabs on scholarships received by students directly from the government.

"Sometimes the government transfers scholarship funds directly to the accounts of the students, who do not inform us of the same. The students continue to get funds from the institute," said Parasuraman, adding that he was yet to receive a copy of the circular. The Aadhaar details will help TISS keep track of the fund transfers, he said.