Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research is a research institution dedicated to promoting scientific research on the developmental issues facing India. It was founded by an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Located at Goregaon (east),the institute is at 20 minutes distance by public bus from the Goregaon railway station in Mumbai suburban railway system and 30 minutes drive from Mumbai’s national and international airports. The institute has a campus campus, whose architecture is enthused by the historical Elephanta Caves and Jogeshwari Caves.

History

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is an enhanced research institute recognized by the Reserve Bank of India for hauling out research on development issues from a multi-disciplinary points of views. A brainchild of former RBI Governor, Manmohan Singh, IGIDR found its first director in Prof. Kirit Parikh. After its registration as an independent society on November 14, 1986 and as a public trust on January 15, 1987, then Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi instate the campus at Goregaon on December 28, 1987. Subsequently, the Institute was established as a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Initially founded as an institute of higher research and Ph.D., the Masters Programme was started in the year 2003.

Courses offered

M.Sc. IN ECONOMICS This is a two-year programme, which teach students with a thorough and hands-on training in Economics, with special...
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