Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is a research institute for library and information science and allied disciplines at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. The Centre was established in April 1962, under the auspices of Prof. S. R. Ranganathan (considered to be the father of modern library and information science in India) with the encouragement of Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis at the Indian Statistical Institute. It is an iSchool in India with a very strong research program.
The Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) specializes in library and information science as well as related fields at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. Founded in April 1962 with guidance from Prof. S. R. Ranganathan and encouragement from Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis, it is an iSchool in India with a notable research focus.