Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) was established in the year 1971 by Dr. Malcom S Adiseshiah and Mrs. Elizabeth Adiseshiah. The Government of India through the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, proposed the developing of MIDS into a national institute of social science research and the Institute was reconstituted as a National Institute in March 1977 under the joint sponsorship of the Government of India through the ICSSR and the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The annual fees at Madras Institute of Development Studies -[MIDS], Chennai range from ₹0.5 lakh to ₹5.0 lakh depending on the programme.
Madras Institute of Development Studies -[MIDS], Chennai offers Arts, Science.
Madras Institute of Development Studies -[MIDS], Chennai is accredited by AICTE Approved.