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{{Infobox university
|name = International Institute for Population Sciences (Deemed University)
|native_name = Demographic Research Center
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|motto = ''Tamaso ma Jyotirgamaya'' ([[Sanskrit]])
|established = 1956
|director = Prof. K. S. James (2018-Till Date)
|students = 400+
|type = [[Public University]]
|website = http://www.iipsindia.ac.in/
|city = [[Mumbai, India|Mumbai]]
|country = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
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The '''International Institute for Population Sciences''' (IIPS) serves as a regional Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies for the [[ESCAP]] region. It was established in [[Mumbai]] in July 1956; until July 1970, it was known as the Demographic Training and Research Center (DTRC), and until 1985, it was known as the International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Institute of Population Sciences|url=https://lasi.hsph.harvard.edu/links/international-institute-population-sciences|access-date=2021-11-29|website=lasi.hsph.harvard.edu|language=en}}</ref> The Institute was re-designated to its present title in 1985 to facilitate the expansion of its academic activities and was declared as a '[[Deemed University]]' on 19 August 1985 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]. The recognition has facilitated the award of recognized degrees by the Wipro technologies and paved the way for further expansion of the Institute as an [[academic institution]].The [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] (MOHFW), Government of India has designated IIPS as the nodal agency, responsible for providing coordination and technical guidance for the National Family Health Survey (NFHS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rchiips.org/nfhs/about.shtml|title = National Family Health Survey}}</ref>

Started in 1956 under the joint sponsorship of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]], the Government of India and the [[United Nations]], it has established itself as the premier Institute for training and research in Population Studies for developing countries in the [[Asia]] and [[Pacific]] region. IIPS holds a unique position among all the regional centers, in that it was the first such center to be started, and serves a much larger population than that served by any of the other regional centers. The Institute is under the administrative control of the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]], Government of India.

Besides [[teaching]] and [[research]] activities, the Institute also provides consultancy to the Government and Non-Government organizations and other academic institutions. Over the years, the Institute has helped in building a nucleus of professionals in the field of population and health in various countries of the ESCAP region. During the past 53 years, students from 42 different countries of Asia and the Pacific region, [[Africa]] and [[North America]] have been trained at the Institute. Many, who are trained at the Institute, now occupy key positions in the field of Population and Health in Government of various countries, Universities and Research Institutes as well as in reputed National and International organizations.

== Teaching ==

The Institute offers the following regular teaching programmes:
* Master of Population Studies (M.A/M.Sc) - A Two-Year Programme
* Master of [[Biostatistics]] and [[Demography]] (MBD) - A Two-Year Programme
* Master of Population Studies (MPS) - A One Year Programme
* Master of Population Studies (MPS) Correspondence Course - A One Year Programme
*Master of Population Studies (M.A/M.Sc) Correspondence Course - A Two-Year Programme
*Master of Biostatistics and Demography (MBD) Correspondence Course- A Two-Year Programme
* Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies
* Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biostatistics and Demography
[[File:Population count (1).jpg|thumb|The Population Clock at the University: An odd object for many]]

== Research ==

Apart from the teaching activities, the Institute also conducts a large number of [[research project]]s on various aspects of [[population]]. The Institute also undertakes evaluative studies and large-scale surveys. Emphasis is given on studies related to inter-relationship of various social and economic variables of the components of [[population change]] such as [[Fertility]], [[Mortality rate|Mortality]] and [[human migration|Migration]].

The research projects of the Institute are mostly funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and also by the State Governments, [[World Bank]], [[United Nations Population Fund]], [[World Health Organization]], [[International Labour Organization]] and other Government and Non-Government organizations.

== Consultative Services ==

The Institute provides [[consultancy]] services and undertakes special studies on problems related to population at the request of the Government, the United Nations and other specialized agencies. Given the expertise of the staff in various areas of population, [[research methodology]], etc., an active effort is being made to let the organizations which need short term consultancy services, know about the availability of persons.

==Departments==
*Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
*Department of Fertility & Social Demography
*Department of Public Health & Mortality Studies
*Department of Migration & Urban Studies
*Department of Population & Development
*Department of Family & Generations
*Department of Survey Research & Data Analytics
*Department of Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education (Project Basis)

==Directors of IIPS==
* Dr. [[K. C. K. E. Raja]] (c1956–c1959)
* Dr. [[Chidambara Chandrasekaran|C. Chandrasekaran]] (21.07.1959-14.08.1965)
* Shri S. P. Jain (23.08.1965-17.04.1967)
* Dr. S. N. Agarwal (18.04.1967-07.07.1973)
* Dr. J. R. Rele (08.07.1973-16.06.1978)
* Dr. K. Srinivasan (17.06.1978-13.09.1992)
* Dr. K. B. Pathak (14.09.1992-27.07.1994; 28.07.1994-31.01.1999)
* Dr. S. Kulkarni (25.03.1999-24.09.1999)
* Dr. T. K. Roy (28.09.1999-31.10.2004)
* Dr. G. Rama Rao (01.11.2004-21.06.2005)
* Dr. [[P. N. Mari Bhat]] (22.06.2005-30.07.2007)
* Dr. S. Lahiri (31.07.2007-10.06.2008)
* Dr. Faujdar Ram (11.06.2008–28.02.2017)
* Dr. Laishram Ladu Singh (01.03.2017-19.11.2018)
* Dr. K. S. James (20.11.2018-Till Date)

==References==
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