Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS)

The scheme promotes social science research to provide critical insights for policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. It is implemented by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).

  • Aim: To encourage social science research in policy relevant areas so as to provide vital inputs in policy-formulation, implementation and evaluation.
  • Implementing Agency:  Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
  • Eligibility: All Government funded institutions, private institutions with UGC 12(b) status and ICSSR Research Institutes.
  •  Funds research proposals in social sciences with maximum impact on the governance and society.
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