Institute has good linkages with international and national agencies for carrying out various evaluation/ impact studies, research and extension activities. Some of these include:

• National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj  (NIRDPR)
• Mahatama Gandhi National Council for Rural Education (MGNCRE)
• National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh
• Department of Rural Development, Government of Himachal Pradesh
• Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of Himachal Pradesh
• Chinmaya Organisation of Rural Development (CORD)
• State Resource Centre (SRC), Shimla 
• EARTHWATCH Institute, Oxford
• Altai State technical University, Russian Federation
• Altai State agrarian University, Russian Federation
• International Council of the Roerich Organizations
• All teaching department/faculty/specialized centers of Himachal Pradesh University
• State Pollution Control Board
• Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) for impact studies for its Hydro-electric Projects
• Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
• Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan
• CSKHPKV, Palampur
• State Council of Science, Technology and Environment, Himachal Pradesh government
• Forest Survey of India
• Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)