Welcome to Indian Council of Social Science Research
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country.
ICSSR provide grants for projects, fellowships, international collaboration, organizing seminar / conference, capacity building, survey, publications etc. to promote research in social sciences in India.
Documentation center of ICSSR - National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) - provides library and information support services to researchers in social sciences.
ICSSR has developed ICSSR Data Service to serve as a national data service for promoting powerful research environment through sharing and reuse of data among social science community in India.
IN FOCUS
- Call for applications for ICSSR’s Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 [Last date extended to 1st September 2024]
- Call for applications for ICSSR’s Senior Fellowship 2024 [Last date extended to 4th September 2024]
- Call for applications for ICSSR’s Doctoral Fellowship 2024 [Last date extended to 10th September 2024]
- ICSSR Call for Collaborative Research Proposals on Longitudinal Studies in Social and Human Sciences [Last date extended to 18 August 2024]
- Call for Collaborative Empirical Research Proposals on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
- Call for Proposals for Collaborative Empirical Research on Solar Energy and Sustainability
- ICSSR-ERC Call for Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for ICSSR Awardees
- Call for Proposals on Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research
- Extension of the last date for the submission of the online application for annual adhoc grant for Running/Publishing Research Journal(s): 17 August, 2024
- Announcement of Result of ICSSR grant for conducting Research Methodology Courses and Capacity Building Programmes
- Call for applications from research teams interested in leading a Doing Research Assessments (DRA) in India starting in October 2024
- Call for applications from Associations, Organisations, Research Institutes, Universities and Colleges for Running/Publishing Research Journal(s)
- Extension of the Last Date for the Submission of the Research Proposal under the Special Call for Vision Viksit Bharat @ 2047: 15 July, 2024
- Joint Call for Research Proposals FY 2025: ICSSR-JSPS (Japan)
- Corrigendum: Special call for Research Projects on Vision Viksit Bharat@2047
- ICSSR is inviting proposals from Indian researchers under "Special call for Research Projects on Vision Viksit Bharat@2047" [APPLY NOW]
- ICSSR Empirical Projects Working Paper Series: Based on the Outcomes of the Empirical Studies on the Various Schemes/Public Policy Initiatives 2023-2024
- Amrit Kaal Vimarsh Lecture Series - अमृतकालाच्या उंबरठयावर आकांक्षावान भारत by Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe at Veer Savarkar Auditorium, IMDR., Fergusson College Campus, Pune, December 21, 2023 [Watch Video]
- Member Secretary ICSSR, Prof. Dhananjay Singh, participated in the debate in the Social and Human Sciences Commission at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference in Paris, November 16, 2023 [WATCH VIDEO]
- Events organized under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’