History

Indian Institute of Psychometry – (IIP) was founded on 18th July 1978 as Section 8 Company (a not for Profit Organisation) by Late Prof. Shibabrata Chatterji harnessing, nurturing and cultivating Human Resource of India.
 

Late Prof. Shibabrata Chatterji (05/02/1931 – 26/06/2006)started his academic career in 1953 as a Research Assistant at Patna University and joined ISI as a Research Scholar in 1955 and ultimately became the Head of PRSU in 1959. He retired as Head of Psychometric Research and Service Unit (PRSU) of Indian Statistical Institute (Kolkata) in 1991.


IIP has been a pioneer in designing and promotion of Psychometric Tools for practical applications in the area of assessment of candidates for the purpose recruitment,selection and interviewing potential candidates.

IIP has been recognized as functional "Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation” by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India since 1982.

Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, Government of India vide circular (No. 14/18/1983 G.M.II dt. 28/07/1983) has certified IIP as "An Institute of Considerable Public Utility"

We at IIP strongly believe... "Learn not only to be professional, but to have a mental makeup to be able to pursue anything with unflinching devotion and selfless passion".