Most of SSIL associates hold Ph.D. and equivalent level of degrees (or remarkably high level of self-acquired educational background) covering the disciplines like: Sociology, Social Anthropology, Population Science & Demography, Medical Science, Public Health, Statistics, Macro and Micro Economics, Economics of Development, MBA, Primary and Non-formal Education, Vocational Education, Agricultural Economics, Social Welfare, Community/Rural Development, Management, Public Administration, Public Health Engineering, Political Science, Charter Accountancy, Law and Human Rights, ICT and Programming, Marketing, Civil Engineering, etc.