There is a core group of about a dozen members drawn from the top departments in the country. The composition reflects a diversity of specializations and represents most research oriented departments. The core group collectively makes decisions, formulates policy and helps in putting together the annual workshop. The current members of the group are:
- Farzana Afridi, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi.
- Manaswini Bhalla, Indian Institute of Managaement, Bangalore.
- Tanika Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
- Sujoy Chakravarty, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
- Chirantan Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
- Mausumi Das, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
- Parikshit Ghosh, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi.
- Tarun Jain, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
- Jyotsna Jalan, Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences, Kolkata.
- Sudha Narayanan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
- Tridip Ray, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi.
