Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) (CMDR DHARWAD), Dharwad

In collaboration with different agencies, the institute had taken up various studies and associated with various programmes. To bring the major research findings to pubic domain, the Centre used to publish the entire project report and a part of it in the form of Monograph. To mention a few institutes who have joined hands with the center include Karnataka Historical Research Society (Dharwad), Birla Institute for Social Science Research (Calcutta), Fiscal Research Foundation (New Delhi), Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad), National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (New Delhi), Indian Economic Association Trust, University of Baroda, Sambalpur University, Utkal University, Foundation for Research in Health Systems (FRHS), (Bangalore), Foundation for Research in Community Health (FRCH), Mumbai/Pune, Osmania University, World Bank, R. W. Centre for Indological Research (Pune), Bombay University, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(TIFR), etc. The international agencies which have sponsored studies at CMDR are UNESCO, Research in Tobacco Control(RITC), World Bank, ECAFE, ESCAP, UNICEF, Ford Foundation, International Development Research Centre (Canada ), Asian Network for Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP), UNDP, WHO, South-Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Kathmandu, Nepal and Department for International Development(DFID).