A standout amongst the most noteworthy strides as a piece of rebuilding of TISS has been the formation of the Office of the Dean of Research and Development. The need to accomplish a vital center regarding momentum research and in addition building up a plan for future information improvement is the essential command of this Office.

The Research Development Cell's (RDC) essential part is to encourage fortifying of the Institute's exploration capacities; proactively advance fundamental research and screen nature of examination work done. The RDC will be a system through which the redesigned Board of Studies could outline and advance quality, front line research work.

The essential obligation of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to guarantee an equipped audit of every moral part of the venture proposition got by it in a goal way. IRB at IIPS gives exhortation to the scientists on all parts of the welfare and security of the examination members subsequent to guaranteeing the exploratory soundness of the proposed research through fitting Exploratory Review Committee/Technical Advisory Committee. The organization of IRB board of trustees is multidisciplinary and multi-sectorial in organization.

The creation is as per the following:

1. Chairperson - Prof. C.A.K.Yesudian, TISS
2. Convener (Member Secretary) – Prof. Sayeed Unisa, IIPS
3. One-population scientist - Prof. S.K.Singh, IIPS
4. One Social Scientist - Prof.Vibuti Patel, SNDT
5. One medical person from ICMR institute - Dr. S.L.Chauhan, NIRRH
6. One philosopher - Prof. Kanchana Mahadevan, MU
7. One representative of non-governmental voluntary agency- Dr. Sujata Khander, NGO
8. One legal expert - Ms. Manisha Tulpule, Advocate
9. One lay person from the community- Ms. Savita Mathur