Madras Institute of Development Studies -[MIDS]

Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) was established in the year 1971 by Dr. Malcom S Adiseshiah and Mrs. Elizabeth Adiseshiah.

The Government of India through the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, proposed the developing of MIDS into a national institute of social science research and the Institute was reconstituted as a National Institute in March 1977 under the joint sponsorship of the Government of India through the ICSSR and the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Reserve Bank of India established a Chair for applied research in regional economics in 1985 It is located at Adyar, Chennai Tamil Nadu Facts & Figures at MIDS: Faculty 26 Library 56500 books 190 national/International journals 52 e-jounals Computer labs 1700 series routers 100 user capacity Research projects 38 completed research projects 17 ongoing projects Why to join MIDS: It undertakes studies and research regarding to development problems, with special reference to the agro-rural asp