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About Us

NCAER’s roots lie in Prime Minister Nehru’s early vision of a newly-independent India needing independent institutions as sounding boards for the government and the private sector. Remarkably for its time, NCAER was started in 1956 as a public-private partnership, both catering to and funded by the government and private industry.  NCAER’s first Governing Body included the entire Cabinet of economic Ministers and the leading lights of the private sector, including names like C. D. Deshmukh, J.R.D. Tata, John Mathai, and Asoka Mehta.  The Ford Foundation provided strong financial support in the early years, combined with support from the Finance Ministry and Tata Sons. 

On October 31, 1959, Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for the current iconic campus designed by Harvard-trained architect, A. P. Kanvinde. In doing so, he laid the foundation for a unique research institution that has stood the test of time in its service to the nation. More than five decades later on July 27, 2013, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the new NCAER India Centre that will come upon this campus as part of the physical rejuvenation of NCAER.

Job Description

National Council of Applied Economic Research and the University of Maryland are about to begin data collection for the third wave of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS).  We are looking for summer interns to help with the translation of survey questionnaires. This will be a unique opportunity to learn about the way in which key economic and demographic concepts are defined and measured. We are looking for interns with native oral and written fluency in Tamil, Gujarati and Assamese. Ideal opportunity for students completing the first year of MA and looking for some practical experience. Note these positions will be based on NCAER’s New Delhi campus. Interested applicants should apply with a cover letter detailing their linguistic skills and a CV with a copy to HR.