Approximately every five years, the Institute undertakes a survey designed to gauge readers' reactions.

Institute undertakes action based research with a view to field test the ideas and concepts developed at the Institute.

Institute undertakes consultancy assignments in policy, strategic, implementational and operational issues of relevance to the plantation and associated agri-business sector.

The Institute undertook to learn why the United States was going astray.

The Institute also undertakes extension programmes for transferring the know-how from the laboratory to the farmers' fields.

The Institute for Research on Public Policy undertook a survey to rank the prime ministers who had served in the 50 years preceding 2003.

The Institute also undertakes evaluative studies and large-scale surveys.

The Institute has undertaken extensive research in a number of areas.

The Institute not only undertakes basic research and field studies, but also organizes and conducts nationwide research programs.

The Institute presently undertakes qualitative and quantitative research in two broad areas: work and social policy, and the environment.