Description
Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute was established in 1980 as one in the network of Social Science Research Institutes. The main areas of research at the Institute include development planning and policy, environment, health and population, human development, rural development and management, culture, power and change, democracy and institutions.
The Institute has a doctoral programme in social sciences and a MBA Rural Development Programme. In both programmes the degree is awarded by the University of Allahabad and approved by AICTE, New Dellhi.