Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2024

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EligibilityPh.D. degree holders
RegionIndia
AwardA monthly fellowship of ₹ 31,000 and an annual contingency grant of ₹ 25,000
DeadlineClosed

About the Program

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Last Updated On : 26-02-2024   Posted By : Rincy Kaur

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Post Doctoral Fellowship 2024 is a research opportunity offered by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, Government of India, to encourage and retain young Indian Social Science scholars who have completed their Ph.D. degree and wish to pursue a regular career in teaching and research. Selected fellows will receive a monthly fellowship of ₹31,000 and an annual contingency grant of ₹25,000.

Source: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 

  • Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2024
    DeadlineClosed
    Eligibility

    To be eligible, an applicant must:-

    • be 45 years old or younger on the last date of application. (Note: SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates will be given a 5-year age relaxation.)
    • possess a Ph.D. degree at the time of application
    • demonstrate the necessary competence to conduct research in social sciences or the social aspects of other disciplines, in the opinion of the ICSSR
    • be affiliated with an ICSSR Research Institute, an Institute of National Importance approved by the Ministry of Education, a government research institute, or a public-funded Indian university (including deemed universities and colleges) with an approved Ph.D. program in their chosen field

    Note:- The selected fellow will work under the supervision of a senior social scientist, at least an Associate Professor with demonstrated experience in research supervision and publications. The supervisor must be affiliated with the institution and be approved by the ICSSR.

    Benefits

    Selected fellows will receive ₹ 31,000 per month and an annual contingency grant of ₹ 25,000.

    Documents
    • Research proposal in either Hindi or English (Note:- Use Unicode 8 (UTF-8) to fill the form in Hindi)

    Upon completion of the fellowship, the scholar is required to submit the following documents - 

    • A book-length final report along with a summary of the report in 3,000 to 4,000 words
    • Two published research papers preferably in Scopus Indexed or UGC care-listed research journals or edited books on the theme of the research undertaken

    Note:- These documents are required to be submitted in hard copy (two copies of the final report and two copies each of the summary and research articles) and a soft copy.

    How can you apply?

    Eligible candidates can apply for the fellowship using the steps listed below: 
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    Step 6: Take a printout of the duly submitted application and send it along with all the necessary documents within 10 days from the last date of the submission. The application must be sent through speed post to the address below:
    In charge, RFS Division, 
    Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), 
    Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110067

    Note:-

    • The applicants can apply through open advertisement on the ICSSR website.
    • At this stage, the candidates need not submit any document other than those referred to in the application form.
    • In case, the hard copy of the application is not received within 10 days, the applicant's candidature may be declared as cancelled.
Important Dates

Application Deadline: 27th February 2024

Selection Criteria

The selection of candidates will follow the procedure outlined below:

  • Initial Screening: Applications will be scrutinised and shortlisted by a screening committee.
  • Merit-Based Shortlisting: Subject-specific expert committees will further shortlist meritorious proposals from the eligible applications.
  • Expert Interaction: Shortlisted applicants will be invited to present their proposals and interact with an expert committee.
  • Recommendation and Approval: Following the interaction, the expert committee(s) will prepare recommendations for the award, which will be submitted to the relevant committee(s) for approval.
  • Announcement of Results: The list of selected candidates will be uploaded on the ICSSR website.
Terms and Conditions
  • Incomplete applications in any respect will not be considered for the fellowship.
  • A fellow is not eligible for the same fellowship or pay protection more than once.
  • ICSSR follows the Government of India Rules and Directives regarding SC and ST and persons with benchmark disabilities.
  • Fellows who have completed their fellowship duration but wish to continue using the title with their name should prefix 'Former' and suffix the fellowship name with 'the duration', e.g. Former National/Senior/Post-Doctoral Fellow ICSSR (2016-18).
  • The ICSSR expert committee also reserves the right to convert a fellowship proposal into a project proposal. 
  • The fellowship is initially sanctioned for one year, effective from the scholar's joining date.
  • The renewal of the fellowship for the subsequent year is subject to receiving a satisfactory annual progress report and a statement of account for the entire first-year fellowship grant.
  • The fellowship may be discontinued if the fellow's research is unsatisfactory or violates any ICSSR rules.
  • Upon accepting the position, a fellow cannot hold any other fellowship, research project, or regular financial benefit/assignment from any other institution. 
  • The scholar must join the fellowship within one month of the award letter date by submitting all required documents to the affiliating/administering institution. Extensions up to a few months may be granted in exceptional circumstances with prior ICSSR approval. 
  • Faculty with regular service in public-funded universities/colleges and research institutes receiving UGC pay scales may be considered for pay protection in exceptionally meritorious cases, as decided by ICSSR expert committees. 
  • The fellowship can be transferred from one affiliating institution to another upon the scholar's request under special circumstances, subject to ICSSR approval and submission of the following documents:

    • A satisfactory progress report.

    • No-objection certificates from both the previous and proposed universities/institutions.

    • An audited statement of accounts and a utilisation certificate, along with any unspent balance.

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