NEET (Alumni) Study 2026
The NEET Alumni Study examines the post-training pathways of 853 alumni who had not secured employment after completing training under the Dr. Reddy’s Foundation – J.P. Morgan project. Of the 3,428 alumni who completed training between April and December 2025, 196, or 5.7%, remained outside education, employment or training. Women accounted for 71% of this […]
GROW Alumni Outreach Study 2024
The Alumni Outreach Study provides compelling quantitative insights into the success of the GROW program in equipping aspirants with core employability skills through industry-agnostic, short-term training. It offers a deeper understanding of the aspirants’ journeys and highlights the program’s significant impact on their career growth and professional development.
Impact of zero tillage maize production on yield, income, and resource utilization in peninsular India: an action-based quasi-experimental research
In this co-authored research paper, published in Frontiers, colleagues from our Climate Action and Environment team share determinants of the adoption of zero-tillage (ZT) technology in maize production and the impact on yield, income and costs. The study titled ‘Impact of zero tillage maize production on yield, income, and resource utilization in peninsular India: an […]
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF DIRECT SEEDED RICE IN PENINSULAR INDIA: AN ACTION-BASED RESEARCH
This research paper by colleagues from our Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) team, studies the impact of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology on Paddy yield, costs and income. The study with a sample size of 669, published in Heliyon, presents evidence of variables that impact adoption of DSR, yield improvement, significant cost savings and […]
Job Opportunities in the Sustainable Energy Sector (Green Jobs)
This study aims to identify demand-led courses for green jobs in the sustainable energy sector. It evaluates the fitment of these courses to Youth, Women and PwDs (with mild motor disability).
Impact Evaluation of GROW (2023)
The study is a third party evaluation of our skill development program – GROW. The study, supported by our long term partner J.P. Morgan, aims to evaluate the theory of change and assess the impact of the intervention on the beneficiaries.
Women LFPR Pilot
To test the hypothesis that ‘low income group women whose children have grown up, if trained on market aligned employability skills, will join the workforce’, NSDC and Dr. Reddy’s Foundation came together to run a pilot program. These learnings are based on a year- long pilot in Hyderabad and Kochi which has impacted 240 women.
Alumni Tracer Study – GROW (2019)
This is a cross sectional study of alumni of our skill development program – GROW. We studied the progress made by alumni in their careers an year after the training program, reasons for attrition and upskilling requirements.
Impact Evaluation of GROW (2018)
The study is a third party evaluation of our skill development program – GROW. The study, supported by our long term partner J.P. Morgan, aims to evaluate of the theory of change and assess the impact of the intervention on the beneficiaries.
Action for Climate and Environment
Given the urgency to address climate change through concerted efforts, our Action for Climate and Environment (ACE) program which started in 2020 works with farmers in two states by exploring and implementing a mix of mitigation and adaptation strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change in a participatory and integrated manner. This compendium captures […]