Indian Council of Social Science Research
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The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
to promote research in social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
in the country. It supports a network of 27 ICSSR research institutes, including:
- Institute for Social and Economic ChangeInstitute for Social and Economic ChangeThe Institute for Social and Economic Change is a social science research institute in Bangalore, India. Founded in 1972, it is the largest among the 27 institutions supported by Indian Council of Social Science Research ....
(ISEC), Bangalore - Institute of Public EnterpriseInstitute of Public EnterpriseThe Institute of Public Enterprise , is an autonomous non-profit educational society established in 1964. It is devoted to management education, training, research, consultancy, IT and biotechnology for business enterprises in the public and private sector...
, Hyderabad - Institute of Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi
- Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science InstituteGovind Ballabh Pant Social Science InstituteThe Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute in Allahabad is one of the leading social science research institutes in India. It was established in 1980 by the Indian Council of Social Science Research of the Government of India and the State Government of Uttar Pradesh .It is involved in...
, Allahabad - Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, CalcuttaCentre for Studies in Social Sciences, CalcuttaThe Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta is an autonomous research centre devoted to the research and advancement of the social sciences in South Asia...
- Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi
- Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research
- Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS), Delhi
- Madras Institute of Development StudiesMadras Institute of Development StudiesThe Madras Institute of Development Studies is a research institute based in Chennai. It is a joint undertaking of the Governments of India and Tamil Nadu for conducting research on development problems in Tamil Nadu and the rest of India.-History:...