National Council of Applied Economic Research
| Abbreviation | NCAER |
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| Formation | 1956 |
| Type | Non-profit think tank |
| Headquarters | 11, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi |
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President | Nandan M. Nilekani |
Director General | Dr Poonam Gupta |
| Website | https://www.ncaer.org |
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India’s oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic policy research think tank. Established in New Delhi in 1956, it acquired considerable national and international standing within only a few decades of its founding. It is one of a handful of think tanks globally that combine rigorous analysis and policy outreach with deep data collection capabilities, especially for household surveys.