The Academic Wing consists of institutes, centres and cells as mentioned below :-

• Centre for Public Governance
• State Institute of Rural Development
• State Institute of Urban Development
• Centre for Environment and Development
• Centre for Disaster Management
• Centre for Information technology
• Centre for Equity, Social Justice and Human Development
• Research and Documentation Centre
• Management Development Centre
• Centre for Cooperative Training and Research
• Right to Information Cell
• Centre for Power Sector Development
• Publications Centre
• Library
• Training Planning and Monitoring Cell
• Planning Division : ISO and PPI
• Dr.Ambedkar Competitive Examination Centre
• Child Rights Cell

Basically, four types of activities are carried out by the Academic Wing. These are :

• Conducting training programmes.
• Carrying out research-related projects.
• Providing consultancy and extension services.
• Disseminating information through the medium of publications.