Indian Council of Social Science Research

About Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR):

• It was established in the year 1969 by the Government of India to promote and fund research in the social sciences in the country.
• It was established on the recommendation of Prof. V. K. R. V. Rao Committee.
• It is an autonomous organisation working under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
• Functions: It provides grants for projects, fellowships, international collaboration, capacity building, surveys, publications, etc. to promote research in social sciences in India. 
• 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.

Q1: What is the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC)?

National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), was established in 1970 as a Division of the ICSSR with the objective to provide library and information support services to researchers in social sciences; those working in academic institutions, autonomous research organisations, policy making, planning and research units of government departments, business and industry etc.NASSDOC also provides guidance to libraries of ICSSR Regional Centres and ICSSR supported Research Institutes.

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