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Parliamentary and Administrative Research Institute

PARI trains officers in parliamentary procedure and public administration.

The Parliamentary and Administrative Research Institute is a research and training institute in New Delhi, offering programmes on parliamentary procedure, vigilance, procurement and good governance.

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Leadership Programme on Mental Health System Development, jointly organised by PARI and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Leadership for Mental Health System Development, Melbourne

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About PARI

A research and training institute in New Delhi

The Parliamentary and Administrative Research Institute (PARI) is a research and training institute in New Delhi. It was set up to carry out research on parliamentary and administrative issues in India and to train the officers who deal with them.

PARI offers certificate courses, workshops and customised programmes for officers of ministries, departments and public-sector bodies. Subjects include parliamentary procedure, preventive vigilance, public procurement and good governance. With partner institutions in other countries, it also runs international leadership programmes.

PARI is a subsidiary of LIGHTS, an educational not-for-profit organisation.

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Programmes

What PARI teaches

PARI also runs customised programmes for departments and organisations.

  1. 01

    Parliamentary procedure and practice

    How Parliament and its committees work, and how ministries and departments deal with them.

  2. 02

    Preventive vigilance and good governance

    Courses on vigilance management, disciplinary proceedings and integrity in public administration.

  3. 03

    Public procurement

    Integrity, governance and decision making in procurement.

  4. 04

    International leadership programmes

    Programmes run with partner universities and academies in Australia, the United Kingdom and Austria.

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Upcoming

Training calendar

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International training

Past programmes

Past programmes

A record of programmes PARI has delivered. A programme listed here is not open for registration.

All past programmes
CourseDatesLocation / modeActions
Joint International Leadership Training Program on “Anti Corruption and Good Governance in the era of AI” Anti-Corruption and Good Governance (with the International Anti-Corruption Academy) 21–28 Feb 2026 New Delhi and Vienna
Tailor-Made Leadership Training Program on “Anti Corruption and Good Governance” Anti-Corruption and Good Governance (with the International Anti-Corruption Academy) 27 Sep 2025 – 4 Oct 2025 Laxenburg, Vienna
One Day Course on Conducting Disciplinary Proceedings for Good Governance Disciplinary Proceedings for Good Governance 30 Aug 2025 —

Collaborations

Universities and academies PARI has collaborated with in India and abroad.

All collaborations
  • University of Tasmania Australia
  • University of Melbourne (School of Population and Global Health) Australia
  • University of Queensland Australia
  • RMIT University Australia
  • International Anti-Corruption Academy Austria
  • Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
  • DODS United Kingdom
  • Centre for Parliamentary Studies, Himachal Pradesh National Law University India

People

Leadership and faculty

PARI's courses are led by its Director and Chief Course Director and taught by a faculty of former parliamentary officials, administrators and subject specialists.

Gallery

From the Institute

A selection of photographs from PARI programmes and institutional activities.

Photo gallery
Large group of participants wearing identity lanyards, photographed outside a building
Group photograph in front of a banner for a leadership programme on mental health system development, jointly organised by PARI and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Group photograph in front of a presentation slide titled Leadership for Mental Health System Development, University of Melbourne
A speaker addressing participants seated around a long table in a wood-panelled room

Articles

Library

Articles and reports from PARI's faculty and contributors on Parliament, governance, public health and education. Each item shows its author, date and, where it first appeared elsewhere, the original source.

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Associated organisation

PARI functions under LIGHTS, an educational not-for-profit organisation. About LIGHTS

Contact

Ask about a course

Officers, training managers and partner institutions can write to PARI about courses, nominations, customised programmes and collaboration.

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PARI Training Institute
504, 5th Floor, Bhikaji Cama Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066
+91 11 4601 4233
info@pariparliament.org
Programme enquiries training@pariparliament.org