Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics
846, Shivajinagar, Deccan, Pune 411004
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Established : 1930
Country : India
State : Maharashtra
Address : 846, Shivajinagar, Deccan, Pune 411004
Website : https://gipe.ac.in/
Contact No : +91-20-256
Email : gokhaleinstitute@gipe.ac.in
Affiliation : UGC
Description
Founded in 1930 by the Servants of India Society, the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune stands as the oldest research and training institute in Economics in the country. Devoted to investigating the socio-economic dimensions of Indian society, the institute proudly upholds the legacy of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, the visionary founder of the Servants of India Society in 1905. Gokhale's vision aimed at promoting education and fostering capabilities among Indians to govern a newly independent nation.
Over the decades, the Gokhale Institute has earned a distinguished reputation for its empirical and analytical research. The institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. Recognizing its significant contributions to higher learning and research in Economics, the institute attained the status of a Deemed-to-be-University in 1993.