The Institute
 

The Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is an All India Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in the Social Sciences, established in 1972 by the late Professor V K R V Rao. It is registered as a Society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, to create a blend of field-oriented empirical research and advances in social science theories leading to better public policy formulation.
  

Management

The Governor of Karnataka is the President of the ISEC Society. ISEC is governed by the Board of Governors consisting of eminent academicians and social scientists elected from among founder / life members and representatives of Government of India, Government of Karnataka and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). The Director of ISEC is a member of the Board of Governors as well as the chief executive of the Institute.
 

   President

Board of Governors  

Chairman
Prof. K R S Murthy # 355, 1st E Cross, VI Block, II Phase  BSK III Stage, BANGALORE - 560 085 Email: krsmurthy@vsnl.net kr.srinivasmurthy@gmail.com
Director
Professor R S Deshpande Institute for Social and Economic Change Dr. V K R V Rao Raod Nagarabhavi Bangalore 560072 Email: director@isec.ac.in
Members
Prof. S Mahendra Dev Chairman Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices  (CACP) Shastri Bhawan New Delhi – 110 001 Email: profmahendra@gmail.com
Prof. Sudarshan Iyengar Vice-Chancellor Gujarat Vidyapeeth Ashram Road Ahmedabad – 380 014 Email:sudarshan54@gmail.com
Prof. N Jayaram Dean School of social Sciences Tata Institute of Social sciences (TISS) V N Pura Marg, Deonar, Mumbai – 400 088. Email: nj@tiss.edu; njayaram2@rediffmail.com
Prof. C T Kurien #004, ‘D’ Block, Raheja Residency 7th Cross, 3rd Block Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034 Email: ctkurien@gmail.com
Prof. Meenakshisundaram S S Visiting Professor Rural Development and Decentralized Governance National Institute of Advanced Studies IISc. Campus, Bangalore – 560 012 Email: meenakshi54@hotmail.com
Prof. M Govinda Rao Director National Institute of  Public Finance and Policy, 18/2, Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area (Near JNU) New Delhi 110  067 Email:  mgr@nipfp.org.in
Shri. Surendra L Rao D/1, Chartered Cottage 8 Langford Road Bangalore 560025 Email: surendral.rao@gmail.com
Dr. M K Panduranga Setty Krishna Flour Mills (P) Ltd 19, Platform Road Bangalore 560020 Email: pandusetty@yahoo.com
Prof. K Srinivasan Prof. of Emeritus IIPS, Govindi Station Road Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 Email: ksrini_02@yahoo.com
Co-Opted Members
Dr. Samuel Paul Founder and Former Chairperson Public Affairs Centre #27, SBI Colony, Block III, Koramangala, BANGALORE - 560 034
Ms. Hemalata Mahishi "Shashikiran", Apptt. 209 18th Cross, Malleswaram Bangalore 560 055 Email: hemalata_mahishi@yahoo.com
Prof. Sanjay Kumar Biswas Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore-560012 Email: skbis@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Dr. Amita Baviskar Associate Professor Sociology Unit Institute of Economic Growth University of Delhi Enclave Delhi 110 007 Email: amita.baviskar@gmail.com baviskar@iegindia.org
Nominee of the ICSSR
Dr. Ranjit Sinha Member Secretary Indian Council of Social Science Research  (Ministry of Human Resource Development)  JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg  New Delhi-110067  E-mail: ms@icssr.org
Academic Staff Representatives
Prof. K S James Professor Population Research Centre ISEC Nagarbhavi Bangalore 560072 Email: james@isec.ac.in
Dr. R Mutharayappa Associate Professor Population Research Centre ISEC Nagarbhavi Bangalore 560072 Email: mutharayappa@isec.ac.in
Ex-Officio Members
The Secretary/Addl. Secretary Joint Secretary Ministry of Finance Dept. of Economic Affairs Government of India New Delhi	.
The Secretary/Addl. Secretary Joint Secretary Ministry of Human Resource  Development Dept. of Education, Shastry Bhavan Government of India New Delhi	..
Shri M R Sreenivasa Murthy Principal Secretary Finance Department Government of Karnataka Vidhana Soudha Bangalore 560001 Email: prs-fd@karnataka.gov.in	..
Shri A S Srikantha, IAS Secretary to Govt. (Higher Education) Department of Education Government of Karnataka Room No.,546, 5th Floor, 1st stage, M S Building, Dr Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore 560 001	.
Shri. Sanjiv Kumar, IAS Principal Secretary, Department of Planning and Statistics Government of Karnataka IV Stage, III Floor, M S Building Dr Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore 560 001	.
Prof. N Prabhu Dev Vice Chancellor Bangalore University Jnanbharathi Bangalore 560056

Life Members

List of Life Members

Functions and Objectives

• To conduct interdisciplinary research in analytical and applied areas of social sciences, encompassing diverse aspects of development.

• To assist both central and state governments by undertaking systematic studies of resource potential, identifying factors influencing growth and examining measures for reducing poverty.

• To establish fruitful contacts with other institutions and scholars engaged in social science research through collaborative research programmes and seminars, and to conduct training courses and refresher programmes for university and college teachers and public functionaries.
   
   
    

Funding

ISEC receives annual grant-in-aid from Government of India (Ministry of Human Resources Development through ICSSR and Ministries of Agriculture and Health and Family Welfare), Government of Karnataka (Departments of Education and Finance) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Institute also receives grants for specific research assignments from various India, international and bilateral agencies.
 
  

Location and Infrastructure

ISEC is located in a sylvan 16-hectare campus at Nagarbhavi, abutting the Bangalore University's 'Jnanabharati' premises on the south-western outskirts of the city. Besides the academic and administrative complex, the hostels for the students and guesthouse for the visiting scholars, the campus has a residential facility for 77 faculty and staff of the Institute. It also has well-equipped seminar halls and a 300-seater auditorium. The Institute's campus is well maintained with sprawling gardens and lawns and a variety of flora and fauna. The Bangalore Urban Arts Commission has judged the Institute's campus as one of the best maintained campuses in the city of Bangalore consistently for three years