Tribal Research Institute
Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is the research body of the Ministry of Tribal affairs at state level .
It is envisaged that TRIs should focus on their core responsibilities as body of knowledge & research more
or less as a think tank for tribal development, preservation of tribal cultural heritage, providing inputs
to States for evidence based planning and appropriate legislations, capacity building of tribals and
persons / institutions associated with tribal affairs, dissemination of information and creation of
awareness .
There are 26 Tribal Research Institute (TRIs) supported by ministry of Tribal Affairs,Government of India.
Registration for TRI Click Here
Centres Of Excellence
Centre of Excellence recognised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ,Government of India is an institute/organization
of National or Inter National repute with potential to undertake action research in the fields of tribal development .
In order to support the research studies on regular basis, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been considering for
quite some time to identify institutes / organisations of Centre of Excellence to involve them for working out a
long term and policy oriented research studies for the development of tribals of the country.
Guidelines for Centres of Excellence (CoE) Click Here
Procedure to apply for CoE Projects Click Here
Registration link for Recognized CoEs Click Here
Research Projects/Studies
Only reputed institutions, universities, State Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), Institutes affiliated with UGC / AICTE
and State/UT recommended NGOs shall be considered for award of research studies in the field of Tribal development.
Guidelines for Research Projects Click Here
Procedure to apply for Research Projects Click Here
Registration link for Recognized Research Projects Click Here
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action of National Tribal Research Portal aims to seek information/best practises from various
organisations (Govt. Companies /PSUs / Private Companies / NGOs / Foundation / Societies) working for the
upliftment of tribal communities without receiving any funding from Ministry of Tribal Affairs,Govt. of India.
About National Tribal Research Portal
The National Tribal Research Portal facilitates the Tribal Research Institute (TRIs), Centre of Excellence (CoEs)
& Research Institutes recognised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ,Government of India to submit their Sanctioned
Project Details under various Schemes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ,Government of India. The portal also provides
organisations to submit the quarterly status of the Sanctioned Project .
Affirmative Action based projects can also be submitted on this National Tribal Research Portal .