Indira Gandhi Institute of Developmental Research

Infobox University
name = Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
established = 1987
type = Education and Research Institution
director = Dr D.M Nachane
city = Mumbai
state = Maharashtra
country = India
campus = convert|14|acre|km2|1|abbr=on
M.Phil/Ph.D = 60 (approx)
faculty = 30
staff = 24
website= http://www.igidr.ac.in/

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Developmental Research (IGIDR), Mumbai is an advanced research institution established by The Reserve Bank of India in 1987 on the occasion of its golden jubilee. The Institute's mission is to carry out research on developmental issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view. It has one of the largest Social Sciences libraries in Asia. The institute has an M.Phil./Ph.D. program and also an MSc programme in Economics.

After its registration as an autonomous society on November 14, 1986 and as a public trust on January 15, 1987, then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated the campus at Goregaon, Mumbai on December 28, 1987. Subsequently, the Institute was recognized as a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Dr D.M Nachane is the current director of the Institute. At present the Institute has about 120 employees and M.Phil/Ph.D students that include about 30 full time faculty members, 24 non-academic staff and about 60 M.Phil/Ph.D. students.

Starting as a purely research-oriented institution, the Institute quickly developed into a full-fledged teaching cum research organisation when in 1990 it launched a Ph.D. programme in the field of development studies. The objective of the Ph.D. programme is to produce analysts with diverse disciplinary background who can address issues of economics, energy and environmental policy. In 1995 an M. Phil programme was started to help meet the growing need of the country for more Development Economists; this mission to address development issues has been the driving force and motivation behind the growth of the Institute.

IGIDR also has a full fledged M.Sc. program for which there are only about 20 spaces drawing applicants from all over India.

Management

*"Dr.Y.V.Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Chairman"
*"Prof. D.M Nachane, Director, IGIDR, Member"
*"Dr.Amaresh Bagchi, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, Member"
*'Prof.K.L.Krishna, Senior Consultant, Indian Council for Research On International Economic Relations, New Delhi, Member"
*"Prof.Goverdhan Mehta, Indian Institute of Science Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Bangalore, Member"
*"Dr.B.B.Bhattacharya, Vice-Chancellor,Jawaharlal Nehru University, Member"
*"Dr.Sudhakara Reddy, Professor, IGIDR, Member"
*"Dr.Vijay Laxmi Pandey, Assistant Professor, IGIDR, Member"
*"Dr.Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Member"
*"Dr.Vikas Chitre, Director, Indian Institute of Political Economy, Pune, Member"
*"Mr.T.V.Subramanian, Registrar, IGIDR, Secretary"

Campus

The Institute is located on a 14 acre site on a hillside in Goregaon (east), 15 minutes by public bus from the Goregaon railway station in Mumbai’s suburban rail system and 20 minutes drive from Mumbai’s national and international airports. The campus, whose architecture is inspired by the historical Elephanta and Jogeshwari caves, includes office buildings for research and administrative staff, several seminar rooms, a 500 seat auditorium, a library, a computer centre, a cafeteria and a guest house where visiting scholars are accommodated.

The students and staff of the Institute are provided accommodation on campus. There are also some recreational facilities which include a 20 metre swimming pool, a tennis court, an indoor badminton court, a table tennis room, a small jogging track, a fully equipped gymnasium and a children's park at the Institute.

The Institute has a very successful campus placement record. Companies like Citibank, HSBC, Fair-Isaac, American Express, Deloitte, PWC, ICICI Bank are among the main recruitors. The average salary package for the batch of 2007 was Rs. 7.5 Lakks p.a. Many students also opt for further Research, and IGIDR is known for giving the country the highest number of PhDs in Economics.

The Institute also has an Alumni Association, which conducts an annual meet in the month of January. All the ex-students can get in touch with the alumni cell at [e-mail].

References

¹ [http://www.igidr.ac.in IGIDR Website]