HP Institute of Public Administration collaborated with NSCBM Govt. College, Hamirpur in organising National Seminar on Administration and Politics for Society (NSAPS-2019) at Hamirpur on 23rd February, 2019. The seminar provided major forum for researchers, academicians and professionals to present their novel ideas in diversified areas of Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Rural Development, Sociology, Management and other fields of Social Sciences. The seminar aimed at building a network among the administrators, politicians, policy makers and academia by detecting research needs, exchanging best practices through experience. The seminar focused on the exchange of information, deliberations, cross fertilization of ideas and research outcomes to evolve ways and means to address the practical challenges encountered in all aspects of society. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Rich Verma, IAS, Dy. Commissioner, Hamirpur as Chief Guest. Dr. Hardev Singh Jamwal, Principal, Govt. College, Hamirpur in his key note address highlighted that the society is always benefited with research.  HIPA collaborated with Govt. College, Hamirpur in the form of “research support” for National Seminar. Mrs. Jyoti Rana, HAS, Joint Director, HIPA presented a talk in the National Seminar. Dr. Rajeev Bansal, Dy. Director (Research) chaired a technical session. In the National Seminar 67 research paper on  Administration and Political Science were presented by the researchers from Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and other states.