The Institute of Social Sciences, Agra (ISS), is an institute of
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University),
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra i ...
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India
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The institute is situated within the heart of the city at University campus. The Institute of Social Sciences came into existence in 1955 and was headed by Prof. Desh Raj, Prof.B.P.Adhikari, Prof. D.D.Joshi (Later, Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, New Delhi) and Prof. V.K.Sethi. It has been approved by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, the U.P. Government. Prof Diwakar Khare is the Director.
The institute has three departments:
* Department of Statistics
* Department of Social Work
* Department of Sociology
External links
* Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkat
* Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delh
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Universities and colleges in Agra
Educational institutions established in 1955
1955 establishments in Uttar Pradesh