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Institute for Social and Economic Change
The Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is a social science research institute located in Nagarbhavi Village, Bangalore, India. Established in 1972 by Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao, it is the largest of the 27 institutions supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and is funded jointly by ICSSR and the Government of Karnataka. Alongside the Delhi School of Economics and the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, ISEC was one of three major institutions founded by Rao. The institute conducts interdisciplinary research across eight centers covering economics, ecological and agricultural economics, population studies, sociology, health, education, political science, public administration, decentralization, and rural development. It hosts the Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation (ADRT) unit and the Population Research Centre (PRC), and collaborates with organizations such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNDP, USAID, and the European Commission. ISEC offers a PhD training program, has around 45 faculty members, and has produced about 200 PhD graduates. Its campus spans 16 hectares and includes hostels, a guesthouse, seminar halls, and a 300-seat auditorium. The V.K.R.V. Rao Library holds around two lakh titles and subscribes to numerous journals, with a digital library initiative supported by the Government of Karnataka.
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