Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development

Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
অমিয় কুমাৰ দাস সামাজিক পৰিৱৰ্তন আৰু উন্নয়ন প্ৰতিষ্ঠান
Type Education and Research institute
Established 1989
Parent institution
 Indian Council of Social Science Research
Director Professor Bhupen Sarmah
Location Hengrabari, Guwahati, Assam, India
26°08′53″N 91°48′47″E / 26.1481°N 91.8131°E / 26.1481; 91.8131Coordinates: 26°08′53″N 91°48′47″E / 26.1481°N 91.8131°E / 26.1481; 91.8131
Campus Urban
Acronym OKDISCD
Website okd.in

Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD) is an autonomous Institute situated in Guwahati, Assam. It was established in 1989 under the joint initiative of Government of Assam and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. It promotes and coordinates research on problems and processes of social transformation and development of Assam and other States of the North Eastern region of India.[1]

History

Formerly the instruction was known as the Institute for Social Change and Development, the Government of Assam renamed it after the first Education Minister of Assam, Omeo Kumar Das [2] in 1995 as a mark of respect towards him on his birth centenary.The Chief Minister of Assam, Sri Tarun Gogoi, laid the foundation stone of the Institute on 13 April 2005 and inaugurated the building on 20 February 2009.

Programmes

  • PhD Programme
  • Post Graduate Certificate Course on North East India Studies
  • Research Methodology Course
  • Computer Application Course
  • Ph.D. Fellowship Programme
  • Visiting Fellows Programme
  • Training programmes
  • Data Consultancy
  • Lectures Seminars and Workshops

References

  1. ↑ "Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development". Karmayog. 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Visit to the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development". Swedish South Asian Studies Network. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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