BRIEF WRITE UP ON CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

THE CENTRE

The Centre for Management Development (CMD) is a leading, self-supporting

autonomous institution, which provides Research, Consulting and Training support to
the Development Agencies, Corporate Sector and the Government, both at the National
as well as the State level. Established in 1979, it is sponsored by the Government of
Kerala, as an independent, professional registered society.

MANAGEMENT

A Governing Board consisting of representatives from Industry, University, Government

of Kerala and Professional Management Associations manages the Centre.

MISSION

The mission of the Centre is to contribute to the societal development, development of

professional managers and introduction of effective management practices in
organisations.  The specific objectives of the Centre are:

 to provide assistance to governmental/voluntary/corporate agencies for

strengthening management of developmental programmes and projects in rural and
urban areas, through research studies, consulting, training programmes and
advisory services;
 to promote and enrich management policies and practices in the government
and other developmental and service sectors;
 to enhance the decision making skills and competence of key personnel in the
government, public, private and non-governmental sectors;
 to augment and develop entrepreneurial potential in the state through an
integrated identification-training-support package; and
 to contribute to professionalizing management by developing a pool of young
management professionals.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT
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Since inception, CMD has been associated with social, developmental and action
researches, monitoring & evaluation, capacity building and advisory services to
inculcate globally acclaimed best practices in governmental/developmental and
corporate sectors in India.  For more than 38 years, it has provided assistance for
strengthening management of developmental programmes and projects in rural
development, poverty alleviation and gender issues. CMD has expertise in Evaluation
and Concurrent Monitoring of ongoing developmental schemes/programmes of the
Central as well as State Governments, Impact Assessment, carrying out Social Surveys,
preparation of Corporate Plans, Manpower Estimation, Market Research, Techno-
Economic Feasibility Studies, Diagnostic Studies, Training, preparation of Project
Reports, etc.

CMD is an empanelled National Level Institutional Monitor (NLM) of the Ministry of

Rural Development, Government of India (MoRD, GoI) from the year 2012. As part of
NLM project CMD has to carry out monitoring of all the MoRD schemes in the given
districts. So far CMD has covered more than 45 districts from the states of Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. CMD was one among the eight
NLMs selected to conduct a Rapid Research Study of MGNREGS. The study was carried
out by the UNDP and the Ministry of Rural Development, GoI. CMD was given three
districts of Karnataka state.

The centre has successfully completed a Handloom Survey as part of a revival study for
the Directorate of Handloom and Textiles, Government of Kerala during 2013-14. The
study was covered more than 25000 households/household industries across Kerala
state.

CMD has completed an Interim Evaluation of Western Ghats Development Programme

during 2016, a study entrusted by the Western Ghats Cell, Department of Planning and
Economic Affairs, GoK. In this study the centre has covered 135 Watersheds spread over
13 districts of Kerala State.

The Department of Agriculture, Government of Kerala (GoK) has entrusted Concurrent

Monitoring and Third Party Evaluation of Vegetable Development Programme in all the
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fourteen districts of Kerala. The project is being carried out by CMD from the financial
year 2012-13. CMD has carried out another assignment given by the Department of
Agriculture, Government of Kerala on Concurrent Monitoring of Agriculture Technology
Management Agency (ATMA Plus) in the year 2013-14 and 2014-15. Over the years the
centre has covered a huge number of farmers, farmer cooperatives, markets, farmers
groups, institutions, etc as sample.

CMD had prepared the Master Plan for Hill Area Development in four districts of Kerala,
Idukki, Wayanad, Malappuram and Kannur, during the year 2014-15. The assignment
was given by the Hill Area Development Agency, GoK.

CMD was assigned the Concurrent Monitoring of Flagship Programmes of Scheduled

Tribe Development Department (STDD) by the Kerala State Scheduled Tribe
Development Department. The study covered six districts (Thiruvananthapuram,
Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad and Kasaragod) of Kerala during the year
2014-15.

CMD was entrusted a study on “Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the Scheme of
Research Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Schemes including
Publicity” by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, GoI. The study covered 12 states from six
zones across the country. The study also covered the U.T. of Pondichery.

CMD was one among the agencies identified by the Ministry of Rural Development, GoI
for carrying out verification of Gram Panchayats for giving Nirmal Gram Puraskar
(NGP). During 2005-06 and 2006-07 CMD did the survey work in Tamil Nadu state for
more than 150 panchayats. During 2011, CMD had surveyed 364 panchayats spread
over 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The work had to be completed, including online
data entry, within a time frame of 45 days and the same was completed successfully.

CMD was involved in the District Level Monitoring of all schemes of the Ministry of
Rural Development in ten Districts of Tamil Nadu and U. T. of Pondicherry. CMD was
also entrusted with District Level Monitoring of Swajaldhara & Total Sanitation

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Campaign by the Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development
(MoRD), Government of India (GoI) in Tamil Nadu and U. T. of Pondicherry.

In Kerala, CMD has carried out the Concurrent Monitoring of Rashtriya Sam Vikas
Yojana (RSVY) projects in two Districts, Palakkad and Wayanad, for the State Planning
Board. The work was carried out for three years from 2008.

CMD had provided Technical Assistance to the Decentralisation Support Programme

(DSP) of the Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala for two of the
DSP Initiatives namely Planning for Sustainable and Integrated Development and
Staffing issues of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Kerala.

CMD was the Nodal Agency for coordinating National Evaluations conducted by the
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, on three major schemes,
namely Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) (2 times), Sampoorna Grameen
Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) covering all
States/Districts in India where the schemes have been implemented. 

CMD had also completed another national study on the Impact/Evaluation of the
Scheme “Central Fodder Development Organisation”, for the Ministry of Agriculture,
Government of India (GoI). The Centre had done a study entitled “Fact Finding Mission
on the Artificial Insemination Programme of the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk
Producers Union” which was initiated by the Swiss Development Co-operation. The
Organization Design of the Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB), which is the
premier institution producing Frozen Semen in Kerala and Market survey/analysis of
the demand for frozen semen & fodder production for the KLDB has also been carried
out by the centre.

CMD was entrusted with the preparation of certain chapters of the Kerala State
Development Report for the Planning Commission in the year 2006, along with Centre
for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram and Indian Institute of Management,
Kozhikode. The chapters include State Finances, Governance Issues and details on
Transport Sector.

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The centre has prepared the District level Perspective Plan for the National Food for
Work Programme of the MoRD for three Districts (Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram &
Cuddalore) in Tamil Nadu. The District Level Perspective Plan for Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for Palakkad, Wayanad,
Kasaragode, Kannur and Kollam were also prepared by CMD.

Other major impact assessment and evaluation studies carried out by CMD include the 
Impact Assessment of World Bank Assisted India Rubber Project for the Rubber Board,
Ministry of Commerce, GoI, Impact Assessment Studies of Various Schemes of the
Ministry of Rural Development, GoI in twelve Districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Impact
Assessment Studies of the Watershed Programme of Ministry of Rural Development,
GoI, in the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, Impact Assessment of
Panchayati Raj Institutions in Kerala,  Rapid Evaluation of Samagra Aawas Yojana and
Integrated Stream for Rural Housing and Habitat Development of the Ministry of Rural
Development, GoI, in selected Districts of Tamil Nadu and Rapid Evaluation of the Rural
Water Supply Schemes in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. 

The experience gained through such studies in different parts of the country, has
enabled the faculty members of CMD to develop a good understanding of the issues of
the Government and other developmental organisations in India.

FACULTY AND OTHER RESOURCES

A multi-disciplinary team of faculty members with specializations in Monitoring &

Evaluation, Governance, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Sociology, Behavioural
Science, Organisation Design, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Quantitative
Methods, Economics, Production, Marketing, HRD and Finance is the key to the success
of the CMD.  The Centre has also an elite panel of consultants in various specialised
subject areas. Together, they have wide experience in research, consulting and training.

Details of full time faculty members

Sl. Name of Faculty Expertise Qualification

No. Member
1 Dr. G. Suresh Evaluation & Impact B. Tech. (University of
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 Assessment, Kerala), M. Tech. Ph.D.
Combinatorial in Industrial
Optimisation and Engineering &
Management Training Management (IIT,
Kharagpur)
2 Dr. A. Satheesan Entrepreneurship, MBA, Ph.D. in
Marketing, Training and Management
Evaluation (University of Kerala)
3 Dr. Mohanan M. Rural Development M.Sc. Applied
Monitoring and Evaluation Mathematics, MA Rural
and Training Development, M. Phil.
in Futures Studies and
Ph. D. in Rural
Development
4 Sabu R.L Human Resource B. Tech., M. Tech., MBA
Management Operations
Management, Process
Monitoring & Evaluation
and Management Training
5 Dr. S. Raghu Kumar Livelihood and Monitoring PGDRM (IRMA), MBA,
and Evaluation Ph. D.(Gandhigram
Rural Institute)
6 Biju S. Narayan Programme/Process B. Tech., M. Tech
Monitoring, Monitoring
Evaluation & Impact
Assessment of
Programmes and
Management Training.
7 Riyas K. Basheer HR, Project Management B. Tech, MBA

8 Anil P.G Training and M.A Economics, LLB,

Entrepreneurship MBA, PG Diploma in
Development Journalism
9 Varghese K. Financial Management, M. Com., MBA
Entrepreneurship
Development and Training
10 S. Lakshmi Process Monitoring, M.Sc. Agriculture
Evaluation and Impact
Assessment and Socio-
Economic Research
11 Devi Mohan HR and Training PGDPM, LLB

12 Jyothi Raj Organisation Study, HR B. Tech., MBA

and Training

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FACILITIES

Premises: The Centre is located in its own multi-storeyed building in the heart of the
City.  Eighteen thousand sq. ft. of floor area provides ample space for lecture halls,
faculty offices and other auxiliary facilities such as a Library and a Computer Centre.

Library: CMD has a good library with volumes that cover all functional areas of
Management.  The library subscribes to all leading journals and periodicals published
from India and abroad.  Some of the well known foreign periodicals available in the
library include Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, The Academy of
Management Review, Organisational Dynamics and The Economist.  Back volumes of
many of these journals are also available.

Computing facilities: The Centre has adequate computational facilities to take care of
its training and research needs. All computing work connected with the programmes
and projects of CMD are being carried out with the facilities in the Computer Centre. The
Centre has a computer lab with a server, twenty five nodes with round the clock
internet facility and is equipped with all necessary analytical and statistical software
packages.

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 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
CHAIRMAN &
BOARD OF GOVERNORS

DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATION MONITORING, LOCAL SELF SMALL & MEDIUM CORPORATE LIBRARY

& ACCOUNTS EVALUATION & IMPACT GOVERNANCE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PROFESSOR (1) ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN (1)

OFFICER (1) (2) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PROFESSOR (1) PROFESSOR (1)
ACCOUNTS OFFICER (2) ASST. PROFESSOR (1) (1) ASST. PROFESSOR (2) ASST. PROFESSOR (2)
SUPPORTING STAFF (8) ASST. PROFESSOR (1)

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 CMD’s Experience in Evaluation/ Monitoring

National Level
Sl. Name of Project Year Approximate Cost of Name of Ministry/
No the Study Department
. (in lakhs)
1 National Level Monitoring 2017-18 Ministry of Drinking Water
(NLM)- 2 districts in Bihar and Sanitation,
and 6 Districts in Gujarat Government of India
and Haryana

2 Physical Verification of 2017-18 7.67 Khadi and Village

PMEGP units 2014-2015 in industries Commission,
Kerala Government of India

3 National Level Monitoring 2016-17 Ministry of Drinking Water

(NLM)- and Sanitation,
Government of India

4 Physical Verification of 2016-17 Khadi and Village

PMEGP units 2014-2015 in industries Commission,
Kerala Government of India

5 Evaluation and Impact 2012-13 18.00 Ministry of Minority

Assessment of the “Scheme affairs, Government of
of Research/Studies, India
Monitoring and Evaluation
of Development Schemes
including Publicity”
6 Evaluation of Centrally 2011-12 15.00 Department of Animal
Sponsored Scheme on Husbandry, Dairying and
Development of Inland Fisheries, Government of
Fisheries and Aquaculture India
7 Evaluation of Training 2008-09 18.00 Ministry of Rural
Programmes Conducted by Development, GoI
State Institutes of Rural
Development (SIRDs)
8 Nodal Agency for Concurrent 2008-09 35.00 Ministry of Rural Dev
Evaluation of Swarnjayanti elopment, GoI
Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(SGSY)

Zonal Level

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Sl. Name of Project Year Approximate Cost of Name of Ministry/
No the Study Department
. (in lakhs)
1 National Level Monitoring 2018-19 Ongoing Ministry of Rural
2018-19 Phase I- Karnataka Development (MoRD),
Government of India
2 Special Monitoring of GSA – 2017-18 Ministry of Rural
Telangana Development (MoRD),
Government of India
3 Special Monitoring of GSA – 2017-18 Ministry of Rural
Tamil Nadu Development (MoRD),
Government of India
4 National Level Monitoring 2017-18 Ministry of Rural
2017-18 Phase II- Tamil Development (MoRD),
Nadu Government of India
5 National Level Monitoring 2017-18 Ministry of Rural
2017-18 Phase I- Telangana Development (MoRD),
Government of India
6 National Level Monitoring 2016-17 4.06 Ministry of Rural
2016-17 Phase II- Development (MoRD),
Tamil Nadu Government of India
7 National Level Monitoring 2016-17 4.84 Ministry of Rural
2016-17 Phase I- in Development (MoRD),
Karnataka and Maharashtra Government of India
8 National Level Monitoring 2015-16 3.80 Ministry of Rural
2015-16 Phase II- 3 Districts Development (MoRD),
each from Andhra Pradesh Government of India
and Telangana
9 National Level Monitoring 2015-16 3.30 Ministry of Rural
2015-16 Phase I- 6 Districts Development (MoRD),
in Tamil Nadu Government of India
10 National Level Monitoring 2014-15 3.30 Ministry of Rural
2014-15 Phase II - 6 Districts Development (MoRD),
in Maharashtra Government of India
11 Eight State Rapid Research 2014-15 1.97 Ministry of Rural
Study Development (MoRD),
Government of India and
UNDP
12 National Level Monitoring of 2014-15 2.59 Ministry of Rural
MoRD schemes Phase I - 4 Development (MoRD),
districts in Karnataka Government of India
13 Special Monitoring of NBA in 2013-14 0.60 Ministry of Drinking Water
three Districts of Tamil Nadu and Sanitation,
Government of India
14 National Level Monitoring of 2013-14 4.00 Ministry of Rural
MoRD schemes Phase II - 4 Development (MoRD),
districts in Tamil Nadu Government of India
15 National Level Monitoring of 2013-14 3.30 Ministry of Rural
MoRD schemes Phase I - 4 Development (MoRD),
districts in Maharashtra Government of India

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16 National Level Monitoring of 2012-13 1.00 Ministry of Rural
MoRD schemes Phase I - 2 Development (MoRD),
districts in Tamil Nadu Government of India
17 National Level Monitoring of 2012-13 1.50 Ministry of Rural
MoRD schemes Phase II – Development (MoRD),
one district in Tamil Nadu Government of India
and two districts in
Karnataka
18 District Level Monitoring of 2007-08 42.00 Ministry of Rural
all Programmes including Development, Government
TSC and Swajaldhara of of India.
MoRD (11 Districts- 3 in
Kerala , 7 in Tamil Nadu and
Union Territory of
Pondicherry)
19 A Study on Sector Reforms 2006-07 5.00 Ministry of Drinking Water
Projects under Rural Water and Sanitation,
Supply Programme in six Government of India
Districts of Tamil Nadu
20 District Level Monitoring of 2006-07 42.00 Ministry of Rural
all Programmes including Development, Government
TSC and Swajaldhara of of India.
MoRD of MoRD (11 Districts-
3 in Kerala , 7 in Tamil Nadu
and Union Territory of
Pondicherry)

State Level
Sl. Name of Project Year Approximate Cost of Name of Ministry/
No the Study Department
. (in lakhs)
Evaluation Farmers Service 2017-2018 17.00 Department of
1 Centres in Kerala Cooperation, Government
of Kerala
2 Concurrent Monitoring and 2017-2018 40.00 Department of Agriculture,
Third Party Evaluation of Government of Kerala
State Vegetable Development
Scheme – Kerala
3 Concurrent Monitoring of 2017-18 Department of Agriculture,
ATMA, ATMA Plus and Government of Kerala
LEADS
4 Physical Verification of 2017-18 7.67 Khadi and Village
PMEGP units 2014-2015 in industries Commission,
Kerala Government of India
5 Evaluation Study on Various 2017-2018 17.00 Kerala State Planning
Renewable Energy Board
Programmes implemented
by ANERT

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6 Study on Implementation of 2017-2018 5.00 Administrative Reforms
3rd Administrative Reforms Commission, Government
Commission of Kerala
7 Concurrent Monitoring and 2015-16 40.00 Department of Agriculture,
Third Party Evaluation of Government of Kerala
State Vegetable Development
Scheme
8 Concurrent Monitoring and 2014-15 40.00 Department of Agriculture,
Third Party Evaluation of Government of Kerala
State Vegetable Development
Scheme
9 Concurrent Monitoring of 2014-15 20.00 Department of Agriculture,
ATMA Plus Government of Kerala

10 Implementation of MPLAD 2014-15 4.80 Kerala State Planning

Schemes in Kerala Board
11 Concurrent Monitoring and 2013-14 30.00 Department of Agriculture,
Third Party Evaluation of Government of Kerala
State Vegetable Development
Scheme – Kerala
12 Concurrent Monitoring of 2013-14 20.00 Department of Agriculture,
ATMA Plus Government of Kerala
13 Concurrent Monitoring and 2012-13 20.00 Department of Agriculture,
Evaluation of Vegetable Government of Kerala
Development Scheme
14 Concurrent Monitoring of 2012-13 20.00 Department of Agriculture,
ATMA Plus Government of Kerala
15 Concurrent Evaluation of the 2010-11 9.00 State Horticulture Mission-
Scheme of State Horticulture Kerala
Mission- Kerala
16 Evaluation and Impact 2010-11 4.50 Kerala State Backward
Assessment of Micro Classes Development
Financing Scheme under Corporation Ltd.
Kerala State Backward
Classes Development
Corporation Ltd.
17 Monitoring of Rashtriya Sam 2008-09 and 4.50 Kerala State Planning
Vikas Yojana in Wayanad 2010-11 Board
and Palakkad District

Other Major Surveys/Studies carried out during the past ten years

All India Level

Sl. Name of Project Year Sample State(s) Name of Ministry/
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No Department
.
1 Status of Crime Against 2008-09 Kerala Tamil Nadu, Bureau of Police Research
Women in Southern Region Karnataka, Andhra and Development, Ministry
Pradesh and UT of of Home Affairs, GoI.
Pondicherry
2 Evaluation and Impact 2008-09 Maharashtra, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI
Assessment of Dairy, Poultry Karnataka,
Venture Capital Fund Uttarakhand,
Rajasthan, Bihar,
UttarPradesh, Tripura
and Assam
3 Evaluation and Impact 2008-09 Karnataka, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI
Assessment of Clean Milk Maharashtra,
Programme Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, Orissa,
Mizoram
4 Mainstreaming Gender 2008-09 Andhra Pradesh, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI
Concerns in Agriculture Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala
Zonal Level
Sl. Name of Project Year Sample State(s) Name of Ministry/
No Department
.
5 Benchmark Survey – IDDP in 2012-13 Bhopal Milk Union Ltd.
Vidhisha District, Madhya Madhya Pradesh
Pradesh
6 Evaluation of Local Bodies 2011-12 Ministry of Rural
for Nirmal Gram Puraskar Madhya Pradesh Development, Government
(NGP) in Madhya Pradesh of India.
7 Evaluation of Mahila Coir 2008-09 Kerala, Tamil Nadu,  
Yojana Scheme Karnataka and Andhra
Pradesh.
8 Field Level Verification for 2006-07 Ministry of Rural
the Award of Nirmal Gram Tamil Nadu Development, Government
Puraskar (NGP) of India.

State Level
Sl. Name of Project Year Name of Ministry/
No Department
.

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 9 Interim Evaluation of 135 2015-16 Department Planning and
Watersheds under Western Ghats Economic Affairs t of Government
Development Programme of Kerala

10 Evaluation of the Flagship 2015-16 Department of Scheduled Tribe

Programmes of the Scheduled Development, Government of
Tribes Development Department Kerala

11 Organisation Study – Healthcare 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited

Services Division & Facilities
Management Division
12 Developing Guidelines for 2014-15 Centre for Development of
Recruitment & Promotion Policies Imaging Technology (C-DIT)
13 Manpower Assessment Studies at 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
all Finance & Accounts
Departments
14 Manpower Study (Executives and 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
Non-executives) at AFT
15 Manpower Assessment at KFB 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
16 Preparation of Master Plan for Hill 2014-15 Hill Area Development Authority
Areas of Idukki & Malappuram (HADA), Government of Kerala
Districts
17 Developing State-specific Training 2014-15 State Health Systems Resource
Modules for ASHA Programme Centre Kerala
18 Revision of Stores Purchase 2014-15 Stores Purchase Department,
Manual Government of Kerala
19 Preparation of “Review of Public 2014-15 Bureau of Public Enterprises,
Enterprises in Kerala 2013-14” Government of Kerala
20 Feasibility Study – Kerala State 2014-15 Kerala State Housing Board
Construction Training Institute
21 Manpower Assessment 2014-15 Kerala Road Fund Board,
Government of Kerala
22 Manpower Study: TP Plant and 2014-15 Kerala Minerals and Metals
TSP Plant Limited
23 Manpower Study & Revision of 2014-15 Kerala State IT Mission
Salary Structure
24 Organisation Study 2014-15 Cooperation Department,
Government of Kerala
25 Evaluation of CSR activities 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
26 Developing E-Learning Portal for 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
Employee Training and Online
Promotion Tests
27 Written Test for 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Engineers/Diploma Development Corporation
holders/Finance Personnel Limited
28 Written test for Workmen for 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Horizontal Placement to Executive Development Corporation
Cadres Limited
29 Skill Test for Operators 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Development Corporation

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 Limited –Bangalore
30 Promotion test for Supervisors to 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
first level Executives
31 Recruitment Tests for various 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
positions Development Corporation
Limited
32 Skill Tests for various categories 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Development Corporation
Limited
33 Skill Tests for Technician & 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Wireman Development Corporation
Limited
34 Recruitment for Engineers & 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Officer (Finance) Development Corporation
Limited
35 Proficiency Test 2014-15 The Kerala State Women’s
Development Corporation
Limited
36 Recruitment Test (RAY) 2014-15 Kudumbashree
37 Recruitment Test 2014-15 Thiruvananthapuram Regional
Co-operative Milk Producers
Union
38 Recruitment Test under Training 2014-15 HLL Lifecare Limited
& Development Scheme
39 Promotion Test 2014-15 Kerala Financial Corporation
40 Recruitment Test 2014-15 Kerala Financial Corporation
41 Written Test for Recruitment of 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
Trainee (TSDP)
42 Written Test for Recruitment of 2014-15 HLL Life care Limited
Worker Trainee
43 Recruitment of Professionals for 2014-15 Kudumbashree
RAY Project
44 Recruitment Test (NULM, RAY, 2014-15 Kudumbashree
NRLM-AHT)
45 Written Test for Workmen to 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Executive cadre Development Corporation
Limited
46 Written Test for Workmen to 2014-15 Kerala State Electronics
Executive cadre Development Corporation
Limited
47 Written Test & Group Discussion 2014-15 Malabar Cements Limited
for Managerial & Non-Managerial
Category
48 Written Test for Various Posts 2014-15 RCC, Thiruvananthapuram
49 Organisation Study, Classification 2013-14 Hindustan Latex Family Planning
of Jobs & Compensation Survey Promotion Trust, Noida, New
Delhi
50 Preparation of “A Review of Public 2013-14 Bureau of Public Enterprises,
Enterprises in Kerala” Government of Kerala

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 51 Manpower Study at Irapuram 2013-14 HLL Life care Ltd.
Factory
52 Manpower Study at PFT 2013-14 HLL Life care Ltd.
53 Organisation Study and 2013-14 Kerala Medical Service
Preparation of Staff Rules for Corporation,
Kerala Medical Services Thiruvananthapuram
Corporation
54 Developing Guidelines for 2013-14 Centre for Development of
Recruitment & Promotion Policies Imaging Technology,
for C-DIT Thiruvananthapuram
55 Report of the Expert Committee on 2013-14 State Planning Board, Kerala
Agriculture and Allied Sectors
56 Organisation Study in Facility 2013-14 HLL Life Care Ltd
Management & Health Services
Division
57 Capacity Re-fixation and 2013-14 Industries Department,
Modernisation Plan at the Kerala Government of Kerala
Ceramics Limited
58 Study on Manpower Assessment 2013-14 Kerala State Electronics
Development Corporation Ltd
59 Preparation of District Perspective 2013-14 District Panchayat, Palakkad
Plan under Backward Regions
Grant Fund (BRGF)
60 Study on Role of Parents and 2013-14 Sarvasiksha Abhiyan, Government
Community members in SMC/PTA of Kerala
for Improving Education of
Children
61 Preparation of NIT for selection of 2013-14 CRDP, Government of Kerala
Transactional Advisory Services
under CRDP Phase II
62 Organisation Study- Cooperation 2013-14 Cooperation Department,
Department Government of Kerala
63 Manpower Study at TP & TSP Units 2013-14 Kerala Minerals and Metals,
Kollam
64 Manpower Study 2013-14 Kerala State IT Mission
65 Manpower Development Studies at 2013-14 HLL Life Care Ltd
all Finance and Accounts
Departments of HLL Life Care Ltd.
66 Manpower Assessment at AFT, 2013-14 HLL Life Care Ltd
HLL Life Care Ltd.
67 Manpower Assessment at KFB, 2013-14 HLL Life Care Ltd
HLL Life Care Ltd.
68 Revision of Stores Purchase 2013-14 Stores purchase Department,
Manual Kerala
69 Developing E-Learning Portal for 2013-14 HLL Life Care Ltd
Employee Training and Online
promotion Test
70 Organisation Study 2013-14 The Kerala State Women’s
Development Corporation Ltd.,
Department of Social Justice,
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71 Evaluation of LSGI based Palliative
Care System
72 Work Study on Cadre Structure
and Personnel Management in the
Department of Economics &
Statistics (DES) including Line
Departments
73 Handloom Survey 2013-14
74 Feasibility Study on Kerala
Construction Training Institute-
Kattappana
75 Preparation of Master Plan for Hill
Areas of Wayanad and Kannur
Districts
76 Preparation of District Perspective
Plan under Backward Regions
Grand Fund (BRGF)
77 Developing State-specific Training
Modules for ASHA Programme
78 Social Audit on 4 PHC Centres in
Kerala
79 Pre- Feasibility Study on Solar
Cells and Modules
80 Evaluation of Implementation of E-
procurement in PSUs
81 Evaluation of Memorandum of
Understanding of Public Sector
Undertakings
82 Study on Time on Task
83 Project Management Support for
implementation of Total Energy
Security Mission Programme
(TESM)
84 Project Evaluation (7 Nos.) for
CAPART
85 High Power Committee to Expedite
Projects
86 Evaluation of Training
Programmes under State Training
Programmes
87 Evaluation of the Central Scheme
"Strengthening Infrastructure for
Quality and Clean Milk Production"
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Government of Kerala
2013-14 National Rural Health Mission,
Kerala
2013-14 Department of Economics and
Statistics, Government of Kerala
2013-14 Directorate of Handloom and
Textiles, Government of Kerala
2013-14 Kerala State Housing Board
2013-14 Hill Area Development Agency
(HADA), Government of Kerala
2013-14 District Panchayat Wayanad and
Palakkad
2013-14 State Health Systems Resource
Centre Kerala
2013-14 NRHM, Kerala
2013-14 Kerala State Industrial
Development corporation
2013-14 Industries Department,
Government of Kerala
2013-14 Government of Kerala
2012-13 SSA, Government of Kerala
2011-12 Agency for Non-conventional
Energy and Rural Technology
(ANERT), Government of Kerala
2011-12 Council for Advancement of
People's Action and Rural
Technology
2010-11 Finance Department, Govt. of
Kerala
2009-10 Institute of Management in
Government, Kerala
2009-10 Thiruvananthapuram Regional
Co-operative Milk Producers
Union
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 88 Preparation of Project Report for 2009-10 Ministry of Rural Development,
Nadapuram Area Development Government of India
and Management (NADAM)- a
special project under SGSY
89 Evaluation of the Intensive Dairy 2006-07, Malabar Regional Cooperative
Development Programme (IDDP) 2007-08, Milk Producers’ Union Ltd.,
2008-09 Kozhikode (MRCMPU)
&
2009-10
90 Development Strategy for Planning 2008-09 Social Welfare Department, Govt.
and Implementation of Child of Kerala
Development Activities in the
Local Governments
91 Preparation of District Perspective 2007-08 Local Self Government
Plans (DPP) under NREGA in four & Department, Govt. of Kerala
districts in Kerala
2008-09
92 A Study on the Impact Assessment 2008-09
of Supplementary Nutrition
Programme (SNP) under Social Welfare Department, Govt.
Integrated Child Development of Kerala
Services (ICDS) Programme in
Kerala
93 Census of Rubber Area in Six 2007-08 Ministry of Commerce and
Taluks in Kerala Industry, GoI
94 Planning for Sustainable and 2007-08  
Integrated Development of Local
Self Governments
95 Study on Financial Inclusion by the 2007-08 State Level Bankers Committee,
Formal Financial Sector and Kerala
Indebtedness of Rural Farmers in
Kerala
State Development Report of 2006-07 Planning Commission of India
96
Kerala

Major Clientele

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 International Funding
Shastri Indo Canadian Institute
Swiss Development Cooperation
Canadian Industrial Development Agency
Agencies McGill University, Canada
Common Wealth Association for Corporate Governance
British High Commission
USAID
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Asian Development Bank
UNDP, India
Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance
Government of India

Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Industries
The Planning Commission, Government of India
Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi
The Rubber Board
The Coir Board
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Government of Kerala

Department of Local Self Government

Department of Industries
Department of Labour
Department of Industrial Training
State Planning Board, Government of Kerala
Bureau of Public Enterprises
Kerala State Pollution Control Board
Lal Bahadur Sasthri Institute for Science and Technology
Institute for Human Resources Development
Centre for Earth Science Studies
Department of Social Welfare, Kerala
NRHM Kerala
Department of Agriculture
SSA Kerala
Department of Scheduled Tribe Development
Department of Animal Husbandry
Suchitwa Mission
Corporate Enterprises

Cochin Shipyard Limited

Hindustan latex Limited
Kochi Refineries Limited
Hindustan Newsprint Ltd
Several State Level Public Enterprises in Kerala (more than 75)
Bhopal Milk Union Ltd
Malabar Cements
The Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Kerala State Industrial Enterprises
Travancore Cochin Chemicals Ltd.

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 Others
State Level Bankers Committee
Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala
Guruvayoor Devaswom Board
Travancore Devaswom Board
Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (MILMA)
Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited
Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited
Hindustan Latex Ltd.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Regional Cancer Centre
Keltron
Kudumbashree

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