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International Institute for Population Sciences - [IIPS]

Govandi Station Road, Station Rd, Deonar Village, Govandi,, Mumbai, Maharashtra   |   ESTD : 1956   |   Approved By: UGC   |   Type: Government
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About College

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai was started under the joint sponsorship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Government of India and United Nations in July 1956. It was formerly known as Demographic Training & Research Center (DTRC) but was assigned to its present title and declared as a ‘Deemed University’ under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Govt. of India) in August 19, 1985.

Academics:

Departments
  • Mathematical Demography & Statistics
  • Migration & Urban Studies
  • Fertility Studies
  • Population Policies & Programs
  • Public Health & Mortality Studies
  • Development Studies
  • Extra Mural Studies

Course Intake
  • Master Programs – 300
  • Doctorate Programs – 10

Research
  • National Health Survey
  • District level Household Project under Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Project & Fertility Survey
  • Youth in India – Situation & Needs Study
  • Strengthening State Plans for Human Development (SPHD)
  • Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

Facilities:

Campus Infrastructure
  • Information, Communication & Technology Unit – It was formerly known as the Computer & Data Center. It houses a main Class Room/Lab with 48 PCs & 3 LCD projectors. A small Class Room/Lab with 16 systems. All systems configured to 1Gbps broadband internet connection on 24x7 basis. Built in Network attached storage (Nasstor) server for data collection
  • 2 Hostels – G+3 (Old hostel), G+6 (New hostel)
  • Guest House facility for visitors
  • Residential Quarters for staff members

Library
  • An archive of 82634 books including 15623 bound volumes & 16732 reprints
  • 24800 Indexed articles, 325 Journals, 1700 Seminar Papers & 234 CD ROMs
  • Digital facilities like OPAC & AACR – II for cataloguing
  • E – Resources from online databases such as JSTOR, SCOPUS, Economic & Political Weekly, Springer online journals, Sage online journals and many more

Events:

Co – Curricular Activities
  • ‘Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad’
  • IIPS Alumni Association – Workshop on Monitoring & Evaluation
    National Seminar on ‘Population, Health & Inclusive Development in India’

Extracurricular Activities

Observance of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on 31st October to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Achievements:

  • The Institute celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006. Students from 42 different countries of Asia, North America, Africa and others received the training successfully.
  • The Institute had conducted several important surveys like National Family Health Survey (NFHS), District level Household Survey (DLHS), and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) etc.

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