Centre for Economic and Social Studies

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Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
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TypeInstitution for Advanced Research
Established1980;44 years ago (1980)
Chairman Dilip M. Nachane
DirectorE. Revathi
Students~100
Location, ,
CampusUrban
Website https://cess.ac.in/

The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) is an Indian autonomous research institute, established in 1980 to facilitate research activity in Economics and Social Sciences. It is one of the twenty-four 'Research institutions of all-India character' recognised by the Indian Council of Social Science Research. It was a brainchild of B. P. R. Vithal, IAS (Retd)., a former Principal Secretary to the Finance and Planning Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The campus is situated at Begumpet, in Hyderabad.

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The centre celebrated its silver jubilee in 2006 with special silver jubilee seminar inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. [1] One of its founder members, Prof. C. H. Hanumantha Rao was nominated to the National Advisory Council (NAC) in 2005. [2]

Activities

Research

This institute conducts research in the fields of rural development and poverty, agriculture and food security, irrigation and water management, public finance, demographics, health, and the environment. It also undertakes research projects sponsored by the State and Central governments, as well as international agencies like World Bank, Department For International Development (DFID), Ford Foundation, European Community, Rockefeller Foundation and Asian Development Bank. Conducting interdisciplinary research in analytical and applied areas of social sciences, encompassing socio-economic and other aspects of development, constitutes the predominant activities of the centre.

Academic

The Centre (CESS) offers a full-time PhD Programme in Development Studies in collaboration with Telangana University in the following disciplines/subjects:

  1. Economics
  2. Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work
  3. Geography
  4. Public Administration/Political Science
  5. Statistics (with specialisation in Econometrics)
  6. Commerce & Business Management

The M.Phil Programme was started in 1986, and the Ph.D. programme was started in 1991. The institute also offers a part-time doctoral programme that enables the faculty of colleges, research organisations, NGOs, etc., to undertake research in areas of interest without taking a long leave from their regular jobs. The policy guidance for this Programme is framed by a Research Programme Committee (RPC) comprising subject experts from several academic institutes in Hyderabad. As of 2022, 78 candidates have been awarded Ph.D Degrees and M.Phil Degrees have been awarded to 101 candidates.

Other facilities

The Centre is equipped with advanced computer system and networking facilities and Video Conferencing Equipment. The Cartography Cell attached to the Centre, completed several cartographic studies, viz. "Spatial Framework for Planning and Development Administration", "Godavari Valley Development Plan", "Shore Area Perspective Plan", "Medak District Planning Atlas", "Tribal Development Atlas of Andhra Pradesh", "Geo-thermal Atlas of Rajasthan", "Geo-tectonic Map of India", etc. The Centre has four conference halls with excellent acoustic and projection facilities which can be used for official meetings and seminars where parallel sessions can be conducted. The new Auditorium was Inaugurated by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh in January, 2006.

The premises also houses the Nizamia observatory [3] operated by the Osmania University.

Governance

The centre is governed by a Board of Governors consisting of eminent Professors in Economics, Scholars and personalities, besides Principal Secretaries to Government of Telangana, Finance and Planning Departments and representative(s) of Indian Council of Social Science Research.

Funding

The Institute gets grant in aid from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Besides, it generates funds for the Projects that are assigned by various institutions and agencies.

Publications

Recognition

Its activities are expanded beyond the state of Andhra Pradesh and cover other areas of the country. The Centre is recognized as an institute for advanced research in social sciences by the University of Hyderabad and Osmania University. The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India), in appreciation of its role in promotion of research and training, recognized this centre as a national institute in the year 1986 and included the Centre in its network of institutions.

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