Centre for Development Studies CDS, Thiruvananthapuram
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The Centre for Development Studies (CDS) is an autonomous research centre sponsored by the Government of Kerala and the Indian Council of Social Science Research. The renowned economist, Professor K.N. Raj, set up the Centre on October 19, 1971, with the strong support of the then Chief Minister of the State, Shri C. Achutha Menon. CDS is internationally known for its research in applied economics and topics germane to development economics. The campus is located in Prasanth Nagar- approximately eight kms from the city centre of Trivandrum. The 10-acre green campus is conceived by the well-known architect, Laurie Baker, a pioneer in low-cost construction. The state-of-the-art CDS library is one of the largest social science libraries in India with over 1,50,000 titles in economics and related disciplines and subscribing to about 400 professional print journals and around 3500 e-journals. It has regular faculty strength of about 23. Further, it has 14 Visiting Professors/Fellows from across the country and abroad and 31 Administrative Staff. The main activities of the Centre are research, teaching and training.
Centre for Development Studies CDS, Thiruvananthapuram offers various graduate courses as well as Post Graduate courses.
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