Doctoral Fellowship: Indian Council of Social Science Research
- Date :: 30th June 2010 -

The ICSSR invites applications for the doctoral fellowships for 2010-2011, in the prescribed format.

Total Number of fellowships:
Open Category : 40 seats
North East category (North East category of fellowships are earmarked for candidates from North-East Region or who are registered in North-Eastern Universities) : 15 seats
Institutional Doctoral Fellowships : 76
(The candidates should apply directly to the Institutes enlisted in the website)

Last Date : 30 June 2010

For details either look our website www.icssr.org at Doctoral Fellowships or write to the Deputy Director, Research Fellowships Division, ICSSR (Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067).

Award of doctoral fellowships 2010-2011

The Indian Council of Social Science Research, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, invites applications for centrally administered doctoral fellowships for the year 2010-2011 in the prescribed format as given below:

A. Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowships
(1) Open category 40 seats
The broad disciplines recognized for such support are: Economics, Commerce, Education, Management, Business Administration, Psychology, Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Criminology and Social Science aspects of Anthropology, Demography, Geography, Law and Linguistics. The priority areas for consideration are: (Health, Education, Environment and Sustainable Development, Information/Communication Technology, Gender Studies, Centre-State Relations and National Security).

Centrally administered Doctoral Fellowships are awarded by the ICSSR on the basis of selection through an interview to be held at the office of the ICSSR, New Delhi.

Eligibility:
1. Postgraduate in Social Sciences with at least 55% marks
2. The candidate should have cleared National Eligibility Test
(NET for JRF/Lecturership)/ M.Phil/or two research articles published in reputed social sciences journals (reprints to be attached)
3. The applicant must be registered for Ph.D. Those who are not registered need not apply. (Those scholars who are in the last year of research, need not apply).

Age:
The upper age limit for a doctoral fellow is below 35 years as on 1st July 2010 (relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST). For teachers and professional staff of research institute holding regular posts the upper age limit would be 45 years. In exceptional cases, where a candidate is found to have outstanding ability, the age limit may be relaxed marginally at the discretion of ICSSR.

Value:
The selected candidates will be paid a fellowship amount of Rs.6,000/ per month for NET students and Rs.5,000/ for non-NET students for two years extendable by one year in exceptional cases only, plus Rs.12,000/ per annum as contingency grant. A proposal to revise the rates of fellowship is pending with the Government of India.

Fellowships with Salary Protection:
The applicants shall have put in at least two years continues service in the institution before they apply and the institution shall certify that it will maintain their lien on the post during the period of the fellowship and allow them to return to it after the period of fellowship is over.

In case of an employed scholar his/her salary will be protected. In addition, a contingency grant of Rs.12,000/ per annum will also be paid. Duration of a salary-protected fellowship will, in no case, be more than two years.

Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. Applicants not in receipt of call letters need not correspond unnecessarily. The names of short listed candidates as well as the dates of interview will be put on our website: www.icssr.org

The Council reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason. The Council is also not responsible for any postal loss/delays in communications.

Completed application forms must be sent to:
Deputy Director, Research Fellowships
Indian council of Social Science Research
Post Box No 10528
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
New Delhi-110067

Last date of receipt of applications: 30th June 2010