Northeast India
Published on: Apr 16, 2007

Autonomous Research Institutes


  • Omiya Kumar Das of Social Change and Development (OKDSCD)
    K.K Bhatta Road, Chenikhuti
    Guwahati - 781 003
    Tel : (0361) 547493, 524903
    Fax : 547393
    E-mail : ssiscd@ren.nic.in

    Profile:Established in 1989 as an autonomous social science research institute, it is partly funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the Government of Assam. The institute is involved in promoting and coordinating research on problems and processes of social transformation and development of Assam and other states of North-east India. Ten junior research fellowships are awarded each year to young post graduates of the region.

  • Kamrupa Anusandhana Society/Assam Research Society
    Gauhati, Assam
  • Rural Development Organisation
    Lamsang Bazar
    PO Lamsang
    Manipur Tel: 91-85-310961

 

 
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Major Government Agencies



  • The Assam Institute or Research For Tribals and Scheduled Castes
    Jawaharnagar
    Guwahati-781 022,

    Profile:This institute was established in 1963 in the composite state if Assam. With the creation of Meghalaya and Mizoram the institute got divided. It became a directorate in 1976 but was converted in to an institute in 1990. It has been carrying out research, evaluation and training progammes. It has so far done fifty eight research studies on socio-economic conditions, demographic situations and evaluation of implementation of government schemes. It has a library of 5000 titles. It has a video library with 8 documentary films on tribal cultural life. There is also a small museum of artifacts of some tribal communities of the state.

  • The Tribal Research Institute
    Government of Tripura

    Profile:This institute has a number of publications. It has published 76 books mostly relating to the various indigenous tribal people of the state. This Institute also has a library with a collection relating to tribal studies. It also publishes a quarterly research journal on tribal life and culture named as "TUI". The research carried out by this department relates to the tribal- life, culture, religion, economy etc. The publications are in English and Bengali.

  • Agro-Economics Research Centre For North East India

    Profile:Established as an autonomous research institute under the auspices of the Ministry of Food Agriculture, Government of India, in 1960 and was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture Government of Assam in 1964. It is now a part of the Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat. It has only two permanent staff, a director and a Deputy Director. It has 10 Researchers on project to project basis of whom four are women. It has carried out a large number of small projects in Agricultural Economics. Government Agencies funded these studies.

 

 
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NGO's for Social Science Research


  • North East India Council for Social Science Research

University Departments and Centres


  • Assam University
    PB No. 63, REC Campus
    Silchar 788010
  • Arunachal University
    Itanagar -791112
    Arunachal Pradesh
  • Dibrugarh University
    Dibrugarh 786 004

 

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