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Type | Higher Educational Institution |
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Established | 1970 |
Accreditation | UGC, NAAC, NIRF |
Affiliation | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Director | C. Veeramani [1][2] |
Academic staff | More than 20 |
Students | Below 100 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban [3] |
Website | https://cds.edu [4] |
The Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India is a premier Social Science research institute. It is also a higher education institution providing M.A. course in applied economics and PhD course in economics.[5] The institute is internationally reputed for being a centre for advanced learning in economics. Its main objective is to promote research, teaching and training in disciplines relevant to development.
The institute was established on 9 October 1970 by the economist Professor K. N. Raj .[6]