1. Seminar on
Presented by,
S.ARUN JOSEPH.
M.L.I.Sc 4th semester.
No : 1
D.L.I.S.
University of Kerala.

2.  Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR) was
established by the Government of
India to promote research in
social sciences in the country
 It supports a network of 27
ICSSR research institutes

3.  InstituteforSocialandEconomicChange(ISEC),Bangalore
 InstituteofPublicEnterprise,Hyderabad
 InstituteofStudiesinIndustrialDevelopment,NewDelhi
 GovindBallabhPantSocialScienceInstitute,Allahabad
 CentreforStudiesinSocialSciences,Calcutta
 CentreforPolicyResearch(CPR),NewDelhi
 CentreforMulti-DisciplinaryDevelopmentResearch
 CentreforWomen'sDevelopmentStudies(CWDS),Delhi
 MadrasInstituteofDevelopmentStudies

4. • Review the progress of social science research
• Sponsor social science research programmes
and projects
• Institute and administer scholarships and
fellowships for research in social sciences
• Indicate areas in which social science research
is to be promoted
• Give financial support to institutions,
associations, and journals engaged in social
science research

5. • Arrange for technical training in research
methodology and to provide guidance for research
• Co-ordinate research activities
• Develop and support centers for
documentation services
• Organize, sponsor, and finance seminars,
workshops and study groups
• Undertake publication and assist publication
of journals and books in social sciences
• Advise the Government of India on all
matters pertaining to social science research

6. • To provide opportunities to social
scientists to engage themselves in full-
time research
• To assist young scholars
• To support doctoral students
• To achieve these objectives, four
categories of fellowships are offered

7. • National Fellowships are offered to
eminent social scientists
• Senior Fellowships are awarded to social
scientists
• General Fellowships are awarded to
scholars
• Doctoral Fellowships are open to doctoral
students
• ICSSR provides grants to scholars to
conduct research in various fields of social
sciences

8.  The Council has already published, in
addition to a number of journals, over 350
books, pamphlets and monographs
 Survey of Research in Social Sciences;
Studies on Alternatives in Development;
Research Projects; Sponsored Programmes;
Fellowships; Conferences, Workshops and
Seminars; International Collaboration

10. © Journals of Abstracts and
Reviews, bi-annually, in five
disciplines
© ‘Documentation in Public
Administration' and 'Vikalpa'

11.  ICSSR.(n.d).retrieved on July 10,2013 from,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Social_Sci
ence_Research
 ICSSR.(n.d).retrieved on July 10,2013 from,
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 ICSSR.(n.d).retrieved on July 10,2013 from,
http://www.icssr.org/