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), situated at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, concentrates on library and information science along with related disciplines. Established in April 1962 under Prof. S. R. Ranganathan's direction and supported by Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis, it is an iSchool in India renowned for its research program.