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Department of Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research (DPA)
Programme Calendar 2026-27
Development and Academic Research
Research on Migration pattern & sustainable livelihood for
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Gujarat.
Throughout the year
Impact of skill and entrepreneurship interventions on income
stability and economic resilience among rural women and
handloom weavers.
Throughout the year
Impact of GEM-based and policy-oriented research on
governance effectiveness, tourism, MSMEs, and socio-
economic development.
Throughout the year
Impact of research on social entrepreneurship challenges and
entrepreneurship development in high-altitude regions.
Throughout the year
Impact of NRLM-focused business development services,
socio-economic and skill gap studies, and evaluation research
on livelihood enhancement and programme effectiveness.
Throughout the year
Impact Study
Impact of publications including the Book on Forest Tribes
and trade, revision and development of entrepreneurship
books for school students, case studies of entrepreneurs in
Ladakh & J&K and articles on Atmanirbhar Bharat
highlighting the role of entrepreneurship.
Throughout the year
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Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research
Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research Department of Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research (DPA)
Programme Calendar 2026-27
Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research
Policy Advocacy, Knowledge and Research
Development & Academic Research, and Impact Studies
An Acknowledged Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship, Public Policy & Advocacy
Building on its strong track record of conducting applied research and engaging with
policymakers and other stakeholders, EDII continues to strengthen this initiative by Research on migration pattern & sustainable livelihood for
aligning it with national priorities and making the department a strong knowledge Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Gujarat.
repository. Throughout the year
Impact of skill and entrepreneurship interventions on income
Publishing The Journal of Entrepreneurship (JoE): India's leading scholarly stability and economic resilience among rural women and
outlet for research in entrepreneurship and small business. It is a peer- handloom weavers.
reviewed journal indexed in Scopus and other leading databases. Its H-Index Throughout the year
recently increased from 29 to 34 and it has been recognized and included in
the Italian indexing database of the National Agency for the Evaluation of
Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR). Impact of GEM-based and policy-oriented research on
governance effectiveness, tourism, MSMEs, and socio-
economic development.
Leads the India chapter of the Throughout the year
world’s largest study on
entrepreneurial dynamics—the
Global Entrepreneurship
Monitor (GEM) Survey. Impact of research on social entrepreneurship challenges and
Collaborating with reputed entrepreneurship development in high-altitude regions.
i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e s e a r c h Throughout the year
institutions to contribute to
global perspectives, and
working as a research partner
w i t h s t a t e a n d c e n t r a l Developing policies for Impact of NRLM-focused business development services,
government research sections. e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p socio-economic and skill gap studies, and evaluation research
development, MSMEs, on livelihood enhancement and programme effectiveness.
e d u c a t i o n a n d o t h e r Throughout the year
critical domains.

Conducting international
biennial conferences on
entrepreneurship research. Impact of publications including the Book on Forest Tribes
and trade, revision and development of entrepreneurship
books for school students, case studies of entrepreneurs in
Ladakh & J&K and articles on Atmanirbhar Bharat
highlighting the role of entrepreneurship.
Throughout the year
Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CREED),
housed at EDII promotes research-based initiatives, provides seed grant and
academic support through short-term research.

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