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IPE encourages its faculty to seek sponsored Research Projects from agencies such as ICSSR, AICTE, UGC, various Ministries of State and Central Governments, State Level Public Enterprise and Central Public Sector Enterprises, private and corporate entities, and multilateral funding agencies.

IPE is an empanelled Research and Consultant organization with Karnataka Evaluation Authority, DSIR and other agencies. It enables IPE to successfully bid for projects.

Research Projects

Faculty at the Institute of Public Enterprise undertake research projects supported by national and international funding agencies, including the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG), and the European Union (under ERASMUS+). These externally funded projects reflect the Institute’s continuing engagement with policy-relevant research across a range of socio-economic and management themes.

Research projects completed by faculty in recent years have addressed areas such as:

  • Financial inclusion and women’s empowerment, including studies on schemes such as PMJDY and Stand-Up India
  • Corporate governance, including whistleblowing policy, board practices, and family-owned enterprises
  • Human rights and labour, including child labour in the textile and garment industry, and socially responsible supply chains
  • Environmental and energy issues, including the impact of energy efficiency programmes such as UJALA
  • Science literacy, technology adoption, and its impact on labour markets
  • Sustainable tourism, financial inclusion, and rural development

These projects are led by faculty across disciplines and are often carried out in collaboration with researchers from other institutions. On completion, findings are disseminated through the Institute’s journals, books, and conferences, and inform its consultancy and training activities. Research project outcomes are also a recognised component of the annual faculty appraisal and promotion process.

Consolidated Statement of IPE’s Research Projects

Year Number of Research Projects Project Value (Rs.)
2025-26 1 10,00,000
2024-25 5 2,01,74,050
2023-24 6 61,50,000
2022-23 1 16,51,980
2021-22 5 41,29,180
2020-21 4 63,91,790
2019-20 4 40,38,300
2018-19 3 21,50,000
2017-18 5 73,71,460
2016-17 5 68,32,090
Total 22 3,02,12,820

Research Projects Ongoing

Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 A longitudinal perspective on impact of educational interventions on girls’ academic progression towards empowerment among marginalized communities in select states of Bharat. (ICSSR) (Ongoing) Indian Council of Social Science Research Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy, Dr. P. V. Vijay Kumar Reddy, Dr. D. Vasanthi, Dr. Mohsin Khan ₹1,00,00,000
2 Empowering Indigenous Communities through Sustainable Rural Tourism: Stakeholders Perception and Impact Assessment ICSSR Prof. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari, Dr. M. Maschender Goud, Dr. P. Kalyani ₹22,00,000
4 Evaluating the Impact of Solar Energy Adoption on Productivity – A Study of SMEs in Hyderabad in Collaboration with BITS, Hyderabad ICSSR Prof. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari ₹11,00,000
2025-26
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Tradition and Modernity in Indian Management Ethos – An Ethnographic Inquiry Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. Anand Akundy, Dr. Sinju Shankar ₹1,000,000.00
2024-25
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Empowering Indigenous Communities through Sustainable Rural Tourism: Stakeholders Perception and Impact Assessment (ICSSR) (Ongoing) Indian Council of Social Science Research Prof Ch Lakshmi Kumari, Dr M Mashender Goud, Dr P Kalyani, Dr Swathi Mathur ₹2,200,000.00
2 A longitudinal perspective on impact of educational interventions on girls’ academic progression towards empowerment among marginalized communities in select states of Bharat. (ICSSR) (Ongoing) Indian Council of Social Science Research Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy, Dr. P. V. Vijay Kumar Reddy, Dr. D. Vasanthi, Dr. Mohsin Khan ₹10,000,000.00
3 Evaluating the factors and impact of solar energy adoption on SME: A study of SME of Hyderabad (ICSSR) (Ongoing) Indian Council of Social Science Research Prof Ch Lakshmi Kumari ₹1,100,000.00
4 Evaluation of Government Schemes in Tamil Nadu – Madurai, under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Funded by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Prof. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari, Usha Nori, Kalyani, Mohsin Khan, Vasanthi Donthi, M. Maschendar Goud ₹1,000,000.00
5 Financial Well-being among Urban Households in India In collaboration with University of Wisconsin Madison Prof. Clifford Robb, Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy, Dr. Mousumi Singha Mahapatra ₹5,874,050.00
2023-24
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Export Competitiveness of Indian SMEs and the Rise of Global Value Chains: A Study of Manufacturing and IT Sectors Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. Usha Nori, Dr. M. Karthik ₹750,000.00
2 Role of rural women in chartering girl child education – An Empirical study on effective implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padao in Telangana Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. P V Vijay Kumar Reddy, Prof. Y Rama Krishna, Dr. P Mahesh, Dr. Deepti Chandra, Dr. Mohsin Khan ₹1,100,000.00
3 Role of Financial Inclusion in Rural Women Empowerment: An Impact Analysis of PMJDY Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. Syed Azher Ali, Dr. Mousumi Singha Mahapatra, Dr. Anuradha Naik, Dr. Muzamil Ahmad Baba ₹1,400,000.00
4 Impact of Stand-Up India – A Study of the Entrepreneurs in Select States of India Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. M Karthik, Dr. Vasanthi Donthi, Dr. Shweta Mehrotra, Prof. Padmakar Jadhav ₹1,400,000.00
5 Social Impact of Make in India – An empirical study on Ease of Doing Business for social good in Telangana Indian Council of Social Science Research Prof. M Meher Karuna, Dr. A Sridhar Raj, Dr. Sinju Sankar ₹500,000.00
6 A study on Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Framework on National Security and Economic Development in India, with a Focus on Select South Indian States Indian Council of Social Science Research Dr. A S Kalyana Kumar, Dr. Shaheen, Dr. S Vivek, Dr. Rajkumar Pillay ₹1,000,000.00
2022-23
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Innovativeness and Science Literacy among Secondary & Post-Secondary Students: Development and Standardization of Psychometric Scales The Department of Science and Technology (DST) Dr. N.G. Satish and Dr. Anand Akundy ₹16,51,980
2021-22
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Corporate Governance Practices in BRICS Countries Mrs. J Kiranmai NFCG 5,77,600
2 Do the behavioral and organizational factors influence whistleblowing intention? Dr. Shweta Mehrotra NFCG 6,86,000
3 Research Corporate Governance Practices in Family – Owned Enterprises in India Mrs. J Kiranmai NFCG 5,13,600
4 Innovativeness and Science Literacy among Secondary Post-Secondary Students – Development and standardization of psychrometric scales, (TPN 62422) Dr. N.G. Satish Department of Science and Technology 16,51,980
5 Labour Displacement Potential of Technology Adoption: Firm-Level Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Industry ICSSR Dr. Sandeep Kumar Kujur ₹700,000
2020-21
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Centers of Excellence in Sustainable Tourism to Boost Economic Development and Enhance University Business Cooperation in Southern Asia – CES Tour European Project Prof R K Mishra 63,91790    (as on 03-02-21)
2 Impact of Corporate Governance on the Value Creation in Stock Markets: A Case of CPSEs in India ICSSR (Impress) Dr. A. Pawan Kumar and Ms. J Kiranmai –
3 Bank Credit, Micro & Financial Inclusion: The Progress, Challenges and Way Forward ICSSR Dr. S. Sreenivasa Murthy –
4 Whistle Blowing Policy Disclosure as a Corporate Governance Mechanism in Indian Listed Firms ICSSR Dr. V. Srikanth and Dr. Shweta Mehrotra –
2019-20
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Prevalence of Girl Child Labour in the Indian Textile and Garment Industry – A study on Garment Clusters in Tamil Nadu and Gujaratq National Human Rights Commission Dr. M. Karthik 14,58,300
2 A Study on Socially Responsible Supply Chains for Protection of Human Rights National Human Rights Commission Dr. Anand Akundy 13,30,000
3 A Study on Lean Agricultural Supply Chain for High Valued Products

ICSSR

(IMPRESS)

Dr. Sunil Kumar C. V.

Dr M L N Rao

 9,00,000
4 Evaluation of UJALA Program – A Focus on Residential Electricity Consumers of Select Regions of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts ICSSR Dr. Rajesh Gangakhedkar 3,50,000
2018-19
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Export Competitiveness of Indian SMEs and the Rise of Global Value Chains : A Study of Manufacturing and IT Sectors

ICSSR

(IMPRESS)

 

Dr. Usha Nori

Dr. M Karthik

 7,50,000
2 Impact of Corporate Governance on the value creation in Stock Markets : A Case of CPSEs in India

ICSSR

(IMPRESS)

Dr. Pawan Kumar

Ms. J. Kiranmai

 3,00,000
3 A Study on Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Sustainability of Open Defecation Free Villages in India

ICSSR

(IMPRESS)

Dr. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari

Dr. P.S. Janaki Krishna

 11,00,000
2017-18
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1 Bank Credit, Micro & Financial Inclusion : The Progress, Challenges and way Forward ICSSR Dr. S Sreenivasa Murthy 8,00,000
2 Advancing health equity in primary health care : an anthropological study of community participation using capability approach (interdisciplinary study engaging social anthropology and health studies ) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr. Anand Akundy 23,08,960
3 Science & Technology Research Impact and the Contributing Factors : Analysis of Cross National Data DST Dr. N.G Satish 20,62,500
4 Labour Displacement Potential of Technology Adoption: Firm Level Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Industry ICSSR Dr. Sandeep Kumar Kujur 7,00,000
5 Whistleblowing Policy Disclosure as a Corporate Governance Mechanism in Indian Listed Firms ICSSR

Dr. V. Srikanth

Dr. Shweta Mehrotra

 

 15,00,000
2016-17
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Project Value (Rs.)
1. Effective Corporate governance and social responsibility for sustainable business (ICSSR) ICSSR

Dr. Shulagna  Sarkar

 

 10,00,000
2 Social Marginalization of Women Textile Workers – A study on the Textile & Garment Clusters at Coimbatore, Tirupur, Ahmedabad & Surat ICSSR Dr. M. Karthik 9,50,000
3 A Study on Water Resource Management : Post Liberalization Issues and Challenges in Transforming Rural Andhra Pradesh and Telengana. ICSSR Dr. Anupama Dubey 9,00,000
4 Effectiveness of e-governance initiatives through social media : A study with reference to Southern States (ICSSR) ICSSR Dr. A.S. Kalyan Kumar 10,00,000
5 Industrial Research Development and Innovation in Public Sector Enterprise Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India Dr. N.G. Satish 29,82,090
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