Research,Consultancy and Professional Assistance

Over a period of time, IMG has undertaken and completed numerous research and consultancy programmes for State and Central Governments and their satellite institutions. The Institute has also designed and implemented programmes for their clients after assessing the training and job needs on the lines prescribed by UNDP. The Institute has been identified as one of the three partners amongst the training institutes by the Dept. of Personnel and Training, Govt. of India; New Delhi in its UNDP assisted project for improving transparency in Govt. IMG is one of the few institutions specially equipped by the Govt. of India for promotion of total quality management, information technology & Decentralized Planning.

The Institute has been functioning as a think tank for the State Govt. advising them on issues of administrative and managerial importance. The Institute has a mandate to disseminate the implications of the Government policies, decisions and legislation's to Govt. employees. Seminars and workshops are organized involving representatives from Govt., Professional bodies, Academic Institutions and voluntary agencies to evolve a consensus on various issues of administrative and governmental importance. Similarly, the training and administrative needs of various administrative departments are periodically assessed and the curricula reformulated to ensure that the programmes are truly client oriented.

Consultancy Assignments and Research undertaken By the Institute

1. Kerala State Development Council for SC/ST
The project was led by Dr. S Sajeev during the period of July to December 2023. The project aimed to study and propose organizational restructuring of KSDC SC ST.   

2. Training Need Analysis for CMD
Dr. S Sajeev conducted Training Need Analysis for CMD from January 2021 to December 2023. The objective of project is to access training needs of selected PSU’s in Kerala. 

3. DARPG supported project on the Preparation of Comprehensive Job Charts for Cutting Edge Level Personnel 

IMG has piloted a project on the Preparation of Comprehensive Job Charts for Cutting Edge Level Personnel of the Industrial Training, Social Justice and Women and Child Development Departments. The project is supported by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India under the State Collaboration Initiative Scheme. The core objective of the project is to develop comprehensive job charts in the selected departments across 112 job cadres for improved role clarity and accountability thereby bolstering public service. 

4. Government Press Manuel

The Project was initiated by Dr. S Sajeev, Shri. SajiKumar,and ShriJayan M from November 2022 with Printing Department as the major stakeholder. The Government Press Manuel came in to effect in 1970. The objective of the project is to make the press manual up-to-date.

5. Performance Improvement of the Public Works Department (PWD) by Re-structuring and Right Sizing 

The project was led by Dr. Mini B Nair, Associate Professor, IMG and Dr. R Prakasham. The objective of the study is to restructure and right size the Public Works Department for better performance and stability. With this objective the Government of Kerala and the IMG have entered in to Terms of Reference. 
6. PWD Special Rules

The project aims for the comprehensive amendment of Public Works Department state service and subordinate service special rules and to make consolidated special rules for the department. The project is led by Smt. Shuja R, Associate Fellow IMG, Shri. Mohananadhababu,  Shri. Jafferkhan, Associate Fellow, IMG