Director's Message The year 2022 is an important one in the history of ISEC, for as of January 20th the institute has completed 50 glorious years. Coinciding with this event, a function to inaugurate the golden jubilee celebration was held on Founders’ Day. The Honourable Governor Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Government of Karnataka, inaugurated the year-long golden jubilee celebrations. Mr Ashwath Narayan C N, Honourable Minister for Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, was also present at the meeting. ISEC initiated the Golden Jubilee Lecture series on February 3, 2022. In the first six months of 2022, nine Golden Jubilee lectures...

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. 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.