Social Science Talent Search Scheme
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
His Excellency Thawar Chand Gehlot
Governor of Karnataka,
President, ISEC Society
Board of Governors
Chairman
Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat
C-1, 1497, Vasanth Kunj
New Delhi – 110 070
Email: chairmanisec(at)gmail(dot)com
Director, Member Secretary
Prof. D Rajasekhar
Director
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Dr. V K R V Rao Raod
Nagarabhavi
Bengaluru 560072
Email: director(at)isec(dot)ac(dot)in
Members
Prof. G. Haragopal
#8-1-284/o.u/263,
O.U. Colony Sheikpet
Hyderabad – 500 008
Email: profharagopal(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. R Indira
No. 2907, 3rd Main Road
V.V. Mohalla, Mysore-570002
Email: ramaraoindira(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. S. Japhet
CSSEIP National Law School of India University
Gnana Bharathi Main Rd
opp. NAAC, Teachers Colony
Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru – 560072
Email : sjaphetnls(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. Manoj Panda
701, Velentine Apartments Building A4
Pimpli Para, Malad East
Mumbai – 400097
Email : pandamanoj2021(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. Muzaffar Assadi
Asher,
908 3rd Main,
New Kantharaja Urs Road
Saraswathipuram Mysore – 570 009
Email : muzaffar(dot)assadi(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. Rangappa K.S.
No.227/9, Bogati, 2nd Stage,
Prashanth Nagar Mysore – 570 026.
Email : rangappaks(at)yahoo(dot)com
Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA)
Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad
Room No. 10 – KLMDC
Near Residence Gate,
IIM Old Campus Vastrapur Ahmedabad – 380 015
Email : sukhpal64(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Shri Suresh Heblikar
# 403,
18th Cross,
3rd Block Jayanagar
Bengaluru - 560 011
Emai: sureshheblikar(at)rediffmail(dot)com
Dr. E. Venkataiah, IAS (Retd.)
Advisor, SCSP and TSP Social Welfare Department Room No. 303,
Vikasa Soudha
Bengaluru – 560 001
Email: evenkataiah85(at)gmail(dot)com
Academic Staff Representatives
Prof. Meenakshi Rajeev
Professor and Head
Centre for Economic Studies and Policy Institute for Social and
Economic Change
Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Raod, Nagarabhavi Post Bengaluru – 560 072
Email : meenakshi(at)isec(dot)ac(dot)in
Prof. S. Madheswaran
Professor
Centre for Economic Studies and Policy
Institute for Social and
Economic Change
Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Raod, Nagarabhavi Post Bengaluru – 560 072
Email : madhes(at)isec(dot)ac(dot)in
Co-Opted Members
Prof. Ajailiu Niumai
Head, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive
Policy, School of Social Sciences
University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli
Hyderabad – 500 046, Telangana
Email: ajainiumai(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. Chengappa P.G.
#43, II Cross, Sneha Nagar
Amrutha Halli Main Road
Sahakar Nagara post Bengaluru - 560 092
Email: chengappapg(at)gmail(dot)com
Prof. Deshpande R.S.
Former Director, ISEC
#405, 5th Main
Kendra Upadhyayara Sangha Layout
Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru - 560 072
Email: rs(dot)kalbandi(at)gmail(dot)com
Dr. Janaki Nair
No.422, 3rd Cross
Indiranagar I Stage
Bengaluru – 560 038
Email: nair(dot)janaki(at)gmail(dot)com
Nominee of the ICSSR
Prof. Dhananjay Singh
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(at)icssr(dot)org
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. I S N Prasad, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Finance Department
Government of Karnataka<>br>
Room No. 255, II Floor
Vidhana Soudha
Bengaluru 560001
Email: prs-fd(at)karnataka(dot)gov(dot)in
Shri. S.R. Umashankar, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to
Government of Karnataka
Department of Higher Education
Room No:645, 6th Floor Ist Stage
M S Building, Dr Ambedkar Veedhi
Bengaluru 560 001
Email: prshigh-edu(at)karnataka(dot)gov(dot)in
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS
Principal Secretary to Government
Planning, Programme
Monitoring & Statistics Department
Government of Karnataka
IV Stage, III Floor, M S Building
Dr Ambedkar Veedhi
Bengaluru 560 001
Email: prs-plg(at)karnataka(dot)gov(dot)in
Prof. Dr. Jayakara S M
Vice Chancellor
Bangalore University
Jnanbharathi
Bengaluru 560056
Email: vc(at)bub(dot)ernet(dot)in