Home | Indian Council of Social Science Research - ICSSR Notice Announcement of the Results of Research Projects (Major and Minor) for the year 2025-26 Call for Applications under “ICSSR Recognized Institutions” Scheme Extension of nomination submission Deadline for ICSSR National Fellowship Declaration of Results of the Second Call for Multi-disciplinary Studies on the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India (2025-26) Declaration of results of Special Call for organizing Seminars/ Conferences/ Conclaves on GST Reforms and their Socio-Economic Impact Declaration of Result of Senior Fellowship 2025-26 Declaration of Result of Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025-26 2nd Indo-Swiss Research & Methods Festival, 2-7 February 2026 Call for Nominations for ICSSR National Fellowships Important Advisory - Respond Only to Official ICSSR Communications | Visiting hours of ICSSR is 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | All communication, enquiries, Grant-in-Aid bills, Progress Reports etc. pertaining to any Division of ICSSR must be addressed to the Divisional Head of that particular Division and not to the Chairman or Member Secretary The 2nd CAG–ICSSR Colloquium on Public Finance of States on December 15, 2025 26th AASSREC Biennial Conference, New Delhi CAG-ICSSR Colloquium on Audit of the Health Sector and State Finances on November 11, 2025 Hindi Pakhwada 2025 Fellowships Project Grant Grant for Organizing Events Publication Grant International Collaboration Apply for Grants Announcements Results Grievance Portal Welcome to Indian Council of Social Science Research The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the apex body of the Government of India for research in the social and human sciences. Founded in 1969, ICSSR operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. ICSSR plays a pivotal role in advancing knowledge and understanding of various social issues and challenges, and providing research-based solutions to policymakers and stakeholders in the development of the nation through initiatives and schemes such as research projects; doctoral, postdoctoral, senior fellowships, and national fellowships; research internships; training and capacity building of early career researchers; publication grants; national and international seminars, conferences and workshops; publication of cutting-edge research; national and international collaboration; promotion of social science and humanities research through research institutes, recognised institutes and regional centres. Documentation centre of ICSSR - National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) - provides library and information support services to researchers in social sciences. ICSSR's mission is to shape the agenda of social science research across the nation and contribute to informed policymaking and societal development by promoting research excellence. MORE[+] Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Hon'ble Education Minister Prof. Madhukarbhai S. Padvi Chairman (Additional Charge) Prof. Dhananjay Singh Member Secretary In Focus Announcement of the Results of Research Projects (Major and Minor) for the year 2025-26 14 March, 2026 ADBI-ICSSR Strategic Partnership Workshop on Viksit Bharat Vision @2047 and Asia’s Future Prosperity: Shared Vision, Shared Pathways on 11th March 2026 10 March, 2026 Call for Applications under “ICSSR Recognized Institutions” Scheme 05 March, 2026 Announcement of the Result of the ICSSR-JSPS (Japan) Joint Research Proposals FY 2026 25 February, 2026 Declaration of Results of the Second Call for Multi-disciplinary Studies on the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India (2025-26) 23 February, 2026 Call for Proposals on Indo-German Funding Opportunity for Joint Research Projects in the field of Social Science Research 12 August, 2024 MORE[+] Events CAG-ICSSR Colloquium on State of the Finances of Manipur and Performance Audit of Select District Hospitals in Manipur 30 March, 2026 CAG-ICSSR Colloquium on State of the Finances of Assam and Implementation of Schemes for Welfare of Tea Tribes 16 March, 2026 CAG-ICSSR Colloquium on State of the Finances of Punjab and Status of Governance in Urban Local Bodies of Punjab 27 February, 2026 Research Methodology Workshop 26 February, 2026 to 02 March, 2026 CAG-ICSSR Colloquium on State of the Finances of Telangana and Health Sector of Telangana 25 February, 2026 MORE[+] Jobs Rules Advertisement Tenders Collegium of ICSSR Photogallery Video e-Office ICSSR Publications More[+] Key Figures 8316 Research Projects Awarded 706 Research Programmes Awarded 13,112 ICSSR Fellowship Awarded 5659 National Conferences/ Seminars funded 1557 International Conferences/ Seminars funded 1367 Training and Capacity Building prog. funded 1897 Publication Grant 2694 Travel grants funded 499 Grant for Data Collection Abroad Data as on March 31, 2025. For details check Annual Report