As an important part of its working modality, IIDS has built up a network of subject matter specialists and professionals from various disciplines, such as economics, agriculture, forestry, livestock, education, gender, GIS, governance, rural development, and so on. It associates these experts as and when needed. It has working relationships with a large number of high- and mid-level professionals from various disciplines who are called upon to involve in its studies and research. Policy research and studies have been accomplished with the involvement of well-known subject matter specialists in the country.