Indian Council of Social Science Research

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A recent study on Internet use among school-going children, supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), recommends that digital literacy must be encouraged for children and parents with active support from schools.

About Indian Council of Social Science Research

• It is the apex body of the Government of India for research in the social and human sciences.
• It was established in 1969 by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Prof. V. K. R. V. Rao Committee.
• Purpose: Encourage, promote, and fund social science research in the country. 
• It is an autonomous organisation working under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
• Objectives:
  • To review and survey the progress of social science research and advise the Government on policy issues;
  • To fund and promote social science research in Universities/Colleges/Research Institutes;
  • To award Doctoral, Post–Doctoral, Senior, and National Fellowships to researchers and faculties;
  • To award minor, major and collaborative research projects to researchers and faculties;
  • To fund national and international seminars and conferences to disseminate social science research findings;
  • To support training and capacity-building Programmes for young researchers and faculties;
  • To provide International Travel and Data Collection Grants to scholars and faculties;
  • To encourage international collaboration in social science research with well recognized foreign research funding agencies;
  • To fund the publication of journals and books in social science research and also strengthen professional social science associations/organizations;
  • To provide library, documentation, data, and online services for social science research; and
  • To indicate periodic themes in neglected and new critical areas of research.
• Organisational Structure:
  • The ICSSR’s highest decision-making body, known as the Council, has 26 members, which includes the ICSSR Chairman and the Member-Secretary, 17 Social Scientists (Non-Ex-Officio members), one co-opted member, and six Ex-officio members representing the Government of India. 
  • The Member Secretary is the Chief Executive Officer and heads the ICSSR Secretariat, consisting of Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, and other officials. 
  • The Council has three standing committees, namely the Research Committee (RC), Research Institutes Committee (RIC), and Planning and Administration Committee (PAC). 
• An all-India network of 24 frontline research institutes and six regional centres is maintained, and five recognized institutes are programmatically supported by the ICSSR. 
• The Documentation center of ICSSR–National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC)-provides library and information support services to researchers in social sciences.
• ICSSR has developed the ICSSR Data Service to serve as a national data service for promoting a powerful research environment through sharing and reuse of data among the social science community in India.

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