The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the national body overseeing research in the
social sciences
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of society, societies and the Social relation, relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the o ...
in India. It was established in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati B ...
in 1969.
Council
The Council is currently chaired by
Bhushan Patwardhan. Current members include Deena Bandhu Pandey,
P. Kanagasabapathi,
Sanjay Kumar,
H.S. Bedi, Harish Chandra Singh Rathore, Panchanan Mohanty,
Amita Singh
Amita Singh is an Indian political scientist, currently serving as a professor of law and governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University, in Delhi, India. She is also a member of the Indian Council of Social Science Research. She is the recipient of n ...
,
Kshamadevi Shankarrao Khobragade, T. Subramanyam Naidu, Rakesh Sinha, Aswini Mohapatra, P.V. Krishna Bhatta,
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit is an Indian academic and the current Vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi(JNU).She is the first woman to hold the office.She was previously serving as Professor of Political Science at Savitribai ...
, J.K. Bajaj, M.P. Bezbaruah, D.D. Pattanaik, and
.
Activities
It provides funding to scholars and to a network of twenty-seven
research institutes
A research institute, research centre, research center or research organization, is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research. Although the term often im ...
, among them:
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Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS), Bhubaneswar
*
Institute of Economic Growth
The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) is an autonomous, multidisciplinary Centre for advanced research and training. Widely recognized as a Centre of excellence, it is one of India's leading academic institutions in the fields of economic and soci ...
, Delhi
*
Centre for Development Studies
The Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India is a premier Social Science research institute. It is also a higher education institution providing M.A. course in applied economics and PhD course in economics. It is ...
, Thiruvananthapuram
*
Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
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Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
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Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi
* Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research
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Centre for Women's Development Studies, Delhi
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Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad
* Indian Institute Of Economics, Hyderabad
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Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad
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Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
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Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi
*
Madras Institute of Development Studies.
*
Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati
A large proportion of its budget is spent on its own administration; in 1996–1997, this amounted to 23% of total expenditure. It has been described as an "oversized, unimaginative and inefficient bureaucrac
.
See also
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National Social Science Documentation Centre
References
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Ministry of Education (India)
Social sciences organizations
Organizations established in 1969
Research institutes in India
Research and development organizations
Social Science Research
Members of the International Science Council