Vision, Mission & Goals

Vision

A premier research and teaching institution of excellence and innovation in population sciences that is capable of providing leadership on matters relating to population sciences and the development of evidence-based policy and programmatic initiatives to improve population health outcomes and promote health equity among different population subgroups.

Mission

The overarching mission of IIPS shall be to contribute to the improvement of the population health outcomes and their determinants and achievement of health equity through programmatic initiatives that help formulate interventions at the policy and/or practice level to address issues relating to population health. Achieving this mission involve:

  • Expanding the pool of specialized human resources, including young professionals and scholars, equipped with the knowledge and skills required to support programme planning, implementation and monitoring for improving population health outcomes and health-related quality of life for all. 
  • Strengthening institutional and human capacity at the national and State levels to formulate and implement effective policies, plans and programmes to ensure achievement of targets relating to population health outcomes and reduction in inequity associated with these outcomes. 
  • Improving access to and sharing of information and knowledge, including research results, promising practices and innovations, required for making informed decisions for tackling issues relating to population health outcomes and their determinants. 
  • Promoting, through advocacy and communication initiatives and building partnerships with community and other stakeholders, the adoption of improved policies and practices, and appropriate behavioral practices by individuals and communities to improve population health outcomes such as reduction in premature mortality and improving health-related quality of life and tackle issues associated with health determinants. 

Goals

Creating competent professionals

  • Increase the output of graduates to twice of the present output at various levels by 2015 and triple it by 2020
  • Ensure that the course content, pedagogy, and faculty strength are maintained at international standards
  • Improve faculty strength and quality to ensure the availability of multidisciplinary knowledge resources and skills for achieving the aforementioned goals

Generating and disseminating scientific knowledge and evidence

  • Provide a suitable environment such that each faculty publishes minimum two research articles annually in peer-reviewed journals (one preferably in an international journal)
  • Ensure that each department completes minimum one new research project of national or international importance annually
  • Conduct an international conference on currently important policies or issues once in two years
  • Enable each department to conduct a workshop on technical and methodological advances once in two years
  • Develop and implement a scheme of incentives and disincentives with the help of the Executive Council of the Institute to promote the observance of the aforementioned requirements by each faculty member

Collaboration and exchange of knowledge

  • Explore and initiate at least two collaboration programmes with Indian (government/private sector) institutions/organizations for research and short-term training
  • Allow each faculty to participate in exchange/visiting programmes at least once in every five years within/outside the country, and ensure the presence of at least one national and one international visiting faculty at IIPS for each semester
  • Appoint an adjunct faculty on need basis
  • Facilitate summer training/internship for two-year Master’s degree students at collaborative institutions
  • Take measures for reducing the financial dependence of the Institute on funds from MOHFW to 80% by 2015 and 50% by 2020

Advocacy and awareness

  • Raise the positive value of demography and population sciences as a developmental tool among political representatives and other strata of society through well-coordinated advocacy efforts on an ongoing quantifiable basis.
  • Strive to obtain recognition for demography and population sciences as essential education qualifications for relevant positions in the national, state, and local government setups within three years through advocacy and awareness campaigns.
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