International Institute for Population Sciences

What International Institute for Population Sciences does

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) is a Deemed to be University and an Autonomous Organization under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, headquartered at Deonar, Mumbai. Founded in 1956 and recognized as a regional Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies for the Asia-Pacific region, IIPS delivers specialized postgraduate and doctoral education in population studies, biostatistics and demography, survey research and data analytics, and public health, and awards Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Fellowships. It runs seven academic departments and three dedicated centres, including a Centre for Ageing Studies and a Centre for Distance and Online Education, with admissions routed through the national CUET-PG examination and dedicated entrance tests.

IIPS's core research franchise is the execution of India's flagship demographic and health surveys — including the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), the WHO-sponsored Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE), GYTS, GATS, SWABHIMAAN, and R4D India — alongside dissemination of resulting datasets through the iipsdata.ac.in portal. Supporting technology includes a campus-wide data centre with 1 Gbps NKN connectivity, hybrid classrooms, the MOODLE learning management system, and access to a broad statistical and GIS software suite (SPSS, STATA, SAS, NVIVO, Atlas.ti, ArcGIS, Spectrum, Mortpak, ML Win, Endnote).

The institute's revenue model rests on two pillars: institutional grants from the Government of India to operate as an autonomous body and execute national surveys, and tuition and fees from on-campus postgraduate programs, Ph.D. candidates, and the distance-learning M.A. in Population Studies. IIPS has no venture capital or private equity ownership; governance is exercised through a General Council, Executive Council, Standing Finance Committee, and Academic Council. Operating expenditures are augmented by external project funding from international partners including WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, NIH (USA), Wellcome Trust, Harvard School of Public Health, University of Southern California, Cornell University, Oxford Brookes University, and Population Council.

Name

International Institute for Population Sciences

Legal name

International Institute for Population Sciences, Deemed to be University

Website

https://iipsindia.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IIPS is a government-funded deemed university in Mumbai under India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, offering postgraduate and doctoral programs in population studies, biostatistics, and survey research, while executing India's flagship demographic and health surveys (NFHS, LASI, SAGE).

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Headquarters

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Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: IIPS is an Autonomous Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and operates as a Deemed to be University. Core funding comes from the Indian government for conducting major surveys and research projects.
2. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from academic programs including M.A./M.Sc. degrees, Ph.D. programs, Post-Doctoral Fellowships, and distance learning programs

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Core offering

IIPS is a Deemed to be University that provides postgraduate and doctoral education in population studies, demography, biostatistics, and survey research, and conducts large-scale national demographic and health surveys (NFHS, LASI, SAGE, GYTS, GATS). The institute also disseminates demographic datasets through its online data portal and offers distance learning, short-term training, and research consultancy services funded by government and international agencies.

Product overview

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) is an academic and research institution (Deemed to be University) that offers a portfolio of educational programmes and conducts large-scale demographic and health surveys. The core academic offerings include degree programmes in Population Studies, Bio-statistics, Demography, and Survey Research. As a leading research institute, IIPS conducts major national surveys including NFHS, SAGE, LASI, GYTS, and GATS. The institute provides data dissemination services through its online portal (iipsdata.ac.in), computer laboratory facilities with specialized analytical software, and a learning management system for distance education. Research outputs are shared through publications, working papers, and policy briefs.

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Products and services

• Academic Degree Programmes (M.A./M.Sc. in Population Studies, M.Sc. in Biostatistics and Demography, M.Sc. in Survey Research & Data Analytics, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Fellowship) Postgraduate and doctoral academic programmes in population studies, demography, biostatistics, and survey research offered to students seeking specialised education in population sciences. Admissions for postgraduate programmes are conducted through CUET-PG and through entrance exams for Ph.D. programmes.
• Large-Scale Demographic and Health Surveys (NFHS, LASI, SAGE, GYTS, GATS, SWABHIMAAN, R4D India) Design, implementation, and analysis of national demographic and health surveys for the Government of India and international agencies, including NFHS (National Family Health Survey), LASI (Longitudinal Ageing Study in India), SAGE (Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health), GYTS (Global Youth Tobacco Survey), GATS (Global Adult Tobacco Survey), SWABHIMAAN, and R4D India.
• Data Dissemination Portal (IIPS Data at iipsdata.ac.in) Web-based platform enabling dissemination of demographic datasets including census data and major survey datasets to registered researchers and authorized users for secondary data analysis and research.
• Distance and Online Education - M.A. in Population Studies M.A. in Population Studies offered through distance learning mode via the Centre for Distance and Online Education, providing flexible access to specialised population studies education for working professionals and students outside the Mumbai campus.
• Short-Term Training Programmes and In-Service Training Programmes Short-term and in-service training programmes in research methodology, data analysis, and population studies offered to working professionals, researchers, and government staff to build capacity in demographic and health research.
• Research Publications (Books, Research Articles, Research Briefs, Policy Briefs, Working Papers, Research Reports) Published research outputs from faculty and research scholars covering working papers, research briefs, policy briefs, books, research articles, and project reports, disseminated for academic and policy use.

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• Harvard School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Harvard School of Public Health on the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) project, combining expertise in aging research and public health surveillance.
• University of Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in LASI project bringing international expertise in aging studies and health research to India.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAGE (Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health) India project sponsored by WHO, Geneva. Conducts global aging research in collaboration with international health organizations.
• National Institute of Health (NIH), USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and technical support for LASI project from NIH USA, supporting large-scale health and aging research in India.
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of IndiacoreOthersPrimary government partner for conducting national surveys including NFHS, providing funding and policy direction for population and health research.
• UNICEF IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative work on child health, nutrition, and development surveys and programs.
• UNFPA IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on population research, gender studies, and reproductive health programs.
• Cornell University, USAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship collaboration; faculty exchange and joint research programs.
• Oxford Brookes University, UKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on history of health and medicine in India, funded by Wellcome Trust.
• Population Council, IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research on sexual health, gender issues, and population programs.
• Rutgers University, USAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with visits and knowledge exchange programs.

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Broad incumbents

• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM): LSHTM is a leading global public-health research and graduate institution that conducts large-scale health surveys and population-health research — comparable in the public-health research and postgraduate training dimensions that IIPS serves.
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): ICMR is India's apex public biomedical research body and an existing IIPS collaborator; comparable as a Government of India–funded health research institution conducting population-relevant biomedical research and survey work.
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): IIASA is an international research institute that conducts systems-analysis research including population and demographic modeling; comparable to IIPS in mission, international multi-country mandate, and intergovernmental funding model.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School is a top-tier public-health research and graduate institution with global demographic and health survey expertise — comparable to IIPS in public-health research training and large-scale survey methodology.

Direct peers

• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER): NCAER is a New Delhi–based Indian think tank conducting large-scale household, demographic, and economic surveys — highly comparable to IIPS as a domestic social-science research institution running flagship national surveys.
• Population Council: Population Council conducts global research on sexual and reproductive health, gender, and population dynamics, and is already an IIPS partner — directly comparable in research mandate and collaborative survey work.
• Princeton University Office of Population Research (OPR): OPR is one of the oldest university-affiliated population research centers in the world, conducting demographic research and training PhD-level researchers — overlapping closely with IIPS's research-education hybrid model.
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Demography & Ecology: The UW Center for Demography & Ecology is a leading U.S. demographic research and training center with deep focus on fertility, aging, and population dynamics — directly comparable to IIPS in core domain and graduate-research model.
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research: The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research is a leading global center for demographic research and training — directly comparable to IIPS in core focus on fertility, mortality, ageing, and population studies, with similar postgraduate training and large-scale survey expertise.

Emerging players

• Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS) / ICF International: The DHS Program is the global standard-bearer for demographic and health surveys across low- and middle-income countries; comparable to IIPS because both operate the methodology and infrastructure for large-scale national demographic surveys in comparable country contexts.

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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