NCAER - NATIONAL DATA INNOVATION CENTRE
Since its inception in December 2017, the NCAER National Data Innovation Centre has been promoting methodological research in methods of data collection to capture better quality data and strengthen the data ecosystem in India.
National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC), a part of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, seeks to build a community of scholars interested in the collection and analysis of survey data and contribute to the development of the field of survey methodology in India. NDIC seeks to develop a community of young scholars through a... Read More
As part of NDIC’s mandate to build a community of innovators in the data sphere, student-faculty paired teams are awarded small grants every year to develop and test innovative data collection strategies and alternative measurement approaches on topics relevant to NDIC’s research goals. Students pursuing their PhD degree or equivalent in any Indian academic or... Read More
As part of NDIC’s mandate to build a community of innovators in the data sphere, one of its activities was to seek research proposals on data collection methods. In 2018-19, the theme of the research grant was Methodological Experiments with Telephone Surveys in India. The 2019-2021 proposal was based on methods to improve data quality.... Read More