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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Bannerghatta Road Bangalore-560 076 (Kar.)

(i) Need-based Financial Assistance: Eligibility: The candidate should be a student of 2-year Postgraduate Diploma in Management. Value (Tuition): Rs. 50,000 per term. Maintenance Allowance: Rs. 4,500 per term.

(ii) Rotary Education Foundation Scholarships. Eligibility: The candidate should be a 2nd year student of postgraduate programme in Management and should be eligible in terms of merit and financial need. Duration: 1 year. Value: Rs.50000. Contingency Grant: Rs.5000 pa.

(ii) Uday Nayak Memorial Scholarship: Eligibility: The candidate should be a 2nd year student postgraduate programme in Management and eligible in terms of merit and financial need.
Duration: 1 year. Value: Rs.10000 p.m.

Selection Procedure: Selection is made on the basis of Interview.

EXTERNAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM (ERP) FOR RESEARCH

Eligibility: Qualifications are the same for regular candidates. 2-year experience in the current employment. Age: Not more than 45 years as on the specified date. Selection is based on performance in interview to be Conducted at the Institute.

Reservation: As per Government of India regulations. Scholarships: All regular students who join the Institute (except Sponsored and ERP categories) are eligible for Scholarship/ Fellowship form IISc/CSIR/UGC/NBHM/as the case may be. Scholarships from GE/INFOSYS/IBM/HP/TATE are also available.

Last date: March. IISc Entrance Test: April.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM
(An Autonomous Scientific/Research Organization under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)
Plot No-5, Sector -18
Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel
Navi Mumbai 410218 (Maha)

Research Scholars offers Doctoral Programme in Geomagnetism and allied fields. Selected candidates may be requires to do research work at Mumbai or at any other Centre of the Institute.

Eligibility: M.Tech./M.Sc. in Physics/Applied Physics/Geophysics/ Applied Mathematics, with a minimum of 60% marks throughout and Physics as subjects in B.Sc. Age: 28 years.

Value: Rs. 8,000 per month (consolidated) for First and Second years and Rs. 9,000 per month in subsequent years. In addition, book grant or Rs. 6,000 per month is provided to the students registered for Ph.D. Passage: Ilnd class train fare by the shortest route is paid to outstation candidates for attending the test/interview.

Selection Criteria: A written test is held at the Institute in Mumbai followed by Personal Interview. Candidates who have cleared the NET/SET/GATE/JRF of CSIR/UGC examination in any one of the three proceeding years in subject code-2 (Earth Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) or subject code-5 (Physical Sciences) are called directly for the interview. Further details can be had from the Registrar of the Institute.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS
Koramangala Bangalore 560034 (Kar.)

Offers Ph.D. Programme

Study Field: Astrophysics

Eligibility: First Class M.Sc. in Physics/Mathematics/Astronomy or M.E./M.Tech. in Electronics/Electrical/Engineering/Instrumentation/ Automation/Computer Sciences. Duration: 5-year.

Value: 3000-5000/- per month. (Amounts are likely to be revised Upwards).

Selection Procedure: Selection is made on the basis of performance in written test and an interview, which is held round the end of June at the Institute. The selected candidates are required to undertake course work during the first year. On successful completion of the course, they can register for the Ph.D. Degree. A few selected candidates are given Scholarships.

INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067

Offers the award of Doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences under the following schemes:

A. Centrally Administered Fellowships in the following areas:

1. Open Fellowships. These are open to scholars both in research Institutes and Universities preferably on subjects with interdisciplinary orientation.

2. Fellowships for students of North Eastern Region

3. Fellowships for PH/Disabled Persons

4. ICSSR Foundation Day Fellowship

Priority Area of Fellowships:

5. Women’s Studies

6. Medical Sociology/Medical Anthropology

7. Tribal Studies

8. Gandhian Studies

9. Environment Studies

10. Human Rights and Child Labour

11. Indian Diaspora

12. Centre-State Relations

13. International Trade

14. Infrastructure-Transport

B. Institutional Doctoral Fellowships are tenable at:

1. Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad 380054,

2. G.B. PantSocial Science Institute, Yamuna Enclave, Sangam Vihar, Jhusi, Allahabad 221506,

3. Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad 500007,

4. Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave, Delhi 110007,

5 Giri Institutes of Development Studies, Sector ‘O’ Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow 226020,

6 Madras Institute of Development Studies, 79 Second Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Madras 600020,

7 A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna 800001,

8 Indian Institute of Education 1282, J.P, Naik Road, Kothrud, Pune 411029,

9 Centre for Social Studies, South Gujarat University Campus, Udhana Magdalla Road, Surat 395007,

10 Centre for Development Studies, Prasantnagar, Ulloor, Trivandrum 695011,

11 Centre for the Study of Developing Studies, 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi 110054,

12 Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi, P,O, Bangalore 560072,

13 Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500072,

14 Gandhian Institute of Studies, Rajghat, Varanasi 221001,

15 Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 Lake Terrace, Calcutta 29.

Eligibility:

1. Post-graduation in social sciences with at least 55% marks.

2. Candidate must have cleared National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship
In Social Sciences held by UGC/ CSIR.

3. Applicant must be registered for Ph.D. or should be able to complete the registration f Formalities within six months of joining the fellowship.

4. Selected scholars (for institutional fellowship) will have to be registered under the supervision of one of the faculty members of the respective institutes. Other things being equal preference will be given to scheduled caste/tribe candidates.

Age: Maximum 35 years as on the specified date (Relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and women candidates).

Value:
(a) Selected candidates are paid a fellowship amount of Rs. 2,500 per month for the first two years and subsequently Rs. 2,800 per month plus Rs. 2,500 per year as contingency Grant, Fellowship is available for a maximum period of 4 years.

(b) Under the Salary Protected Scheme, employed scholar is get his/ her salary for two years plus one time contingency Grant @ of Rs. 2,500 P.A. The duration of this fellowship is two years.

Notification: January. Last date: February.

INDIAN COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area M.B. Road,
(Near Batra Hospital) New Delhi 110062

(i) Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Fellowships: Eligibility: The candidate should have a good academic record. The candidate should be doing research on a project. Duration: 2 years.

Value: For UGC-NET qualified Scholars Rs. 1,800 pm and for Scholars without UGC-NET Rs. 1,500 pm. Contingency Grant: Rs.5000 pa.

(ii) National Fellowships: Eligibility: The candidate should have made outstanding contribution to research in Philosophy or interdisciplinary areas. Duration: 2 years. Value: Rs.7300 pm. Contingency Grant: Rs.15000 pa.

Selection Procedure: The Council makes the selection from among the nominations made by the Members of the Research Council, UGC panel members on the subject of Philosophy, Presidents of Philosophical Congress for the past 10 years and such members of the RPC who are not members of the Council.

(iii) Residential Fellowships: Duration: 60 days in a financial year (can be availed at one stretch or in parts).

Value:
1. Rs.100 per day for Fellows who make their own boarding and lodging arrangements

2. Rs.75 per day for Fellows who are provided accommodation in the guest house of the Academic Centre.

Travel Grant: One time first class return rail fare from the place of work to the academic centre. Last date: February.

(iv) Young Philosopher Award: Age: Not more than 35 years as on the specified date. Value: Rs. 25000.

Selection Procedure: The scholars are required to submit their bio-data along with 5 copies of their published work in the last 5 years. Heads of the Departments of Philosophy of Indian Universities/ Institute may also nominate such scholars, as they deem fit. In such cases the scholars have to submit their published work in the last 5 years for evaluation by the ICPR. The Screening Committee consisting of four experts in the area short-lists the candidates for the awards. Thereafter, a Selection Committee constituted by the ICPR finally select the candidates for the awards on the basis of the criteria fixed by the ICPR. The selection by the apex committee is final.

Last date: April.

INDIAN COUNCIL OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Indian Council of Historical Research
35, Ferozeshah Road New Delhi 110 001

Offers Junior Fellowships/Doctoral Fellowships. Eligibility: The candidate should be a bonafide student of an academic Institution or University at least 6 months prior to the date of application.
Duration: 3½years. Value: Rs.1200 p.m. Contingency Grant: Rs.4000 p.a.
Last date: Candidates apply at any time of the year.

INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS
Room No. 12, Azad Bhawan, I.P Estate New Delhi

Library Fellowships: The ICCR has instituted of short-term library fellowships, each of six months duration on:

(a) India’s Cultural Diplomacy.

(b) Maulana Azad’s Vision on Science, Technology and Development.

Eligibility: Post-graduate and Doctoral students enrolled in Indian Education Institutions, Civil Servants and other Research Scholars. Age limit: 35 years. Value: Rs. 50,000. The scholar will be required to base the project on resources of the Council’s library. At the end of the term they are expected to bring out a monograph in any Indian language including English, or Arabic and Persian.
Last date: July.

INDIAN COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029

(h) ICMR International Fellowships for Biomedical Scientists from Developing Countries.
Eligibility: MBBS/M.Sc. (Life sciences). Age: Prefer below 45 years. Other Requirements: The candidate should be a citizen of a developing country and be employed in a regular position in a recognized Biomedical/Health Research Institute in her/his respective country.

Number of Scholarship: 5. Duration: 1-6 months. Value: Rs.500 per day. Travel Grant: Economy class return air passage. Last date: as per the notification.

(ii) Research Assistantship. Eligibility: MD, MDs or Ph.D. in any field. Age: Up to 40 years. Duration: 3 years. Value: With 3 years of post-doctoral research experience Rs.11500 p.m. and more than 3 years of post-doctoral research experience Rs.12000 p.m. Contingency Grant: Rs.10000 pa.

(iii) Senior Research Fellowship. Eligibility: M.Sc. (Life Sciences, M.A. (Social Sciences), Masters in Medical Social Work (M.S.W.) Degree Holders with 2 years of research experience OR M.E./M.Tech., MBBS, BDS, MVSc, M.Pharm. without experience. Age: Up to 35 years.

Duration: 3 years. Value: Non-Medical: First 2 years Rs.9500 pm, Subsequent years Rs.10000 pm. Engineering, Medical and Dental: Rs.10000 pm. Contingency Grant: Rs.7500 pa. Notification: Throughout the year.

(iv) Short Term Visiting Fellowship. Eligibility: The candidate should

1. Be a regular scientist in a Medical College, Research Institute, University etc.

2. Be engaged in the field of biomedicine.

3. Require training of a very specific nature related to the research work he/she is doing.

4. Secure placement for training.

Duration: 3 months. Value: Rs. 60 per day. Travel Grant: First Class return railway fare.

INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Pusa
New Delhi 110012

Offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programmes.

Eligibility: Candidates who come from the educational system 10+2+3 or 10+1+4 for the first degree course are eligible for admission to M.Sc. Value: Rs. 1200/- per month plus contingency grant of Rs. 3000/- per annum for M.Sc. and Rs. 1800/- per month plus contingency grant of Rs. 5000/- per annum.

Notification: Notified in Employment News and other leading newspaper in May/June.

HINDUSTAN CIBA-GEIGY LIMITED
Hindustan Ciba-Geigy Ltd. 14, J. Tata Road Mumbai 40002

Eligibility: Open to those doing research at a recognised Institution/ College/University Department in India, subject to the following conditions. Age: Maximum 25 years for Ph.D. and 28 years for Post-Doctoral Scholarship as on 1st April.

Study fields: Organic Chemistry/Life Sciences/Medicinal Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering/Polymer Sciences/Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biotechnology. Already registered and having proof of registration and approval of research guide. Presently not in receipt of any other scholarship. Excellent academic record with at least 60% marks in qualifying examination. Maximum three scholarships are granted.

Value:
(i) Ph.D: Rs.2200/- p.m. in first two years and Rs. 2500 p.m. for 3rd year with contingency grant of Rs.5000/- p.a. to the institute, (ii) Post-doctoral: Rs.2500/-p.m. with contingency Grant of Rs. 7000 p.a. to the institute.

HARGOBIND FOUNDATION
43, Malkani Mahal
4th floor, Opp. Century Bazar
Dr. A.B. Road
Mumbai 400025 (Maha)

Offers Medical Fellowship. Eligibility: Candidates should be a Postgraduate in Medicine with minimum three years experience. Must have obtained admission abroad and required Visa.

GOVIND BALLABH PANT SOCIAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE
3 Yamuna Enclave
Sangam Nagar
Jhusi
Allahabad 221508 (U.P.)

Offers Institutional/Doctoral Fellowships with a stipend as applicable to NET/GATE is payable or as decided by the ICSR or other institution which has sponsored the project.

Eligibility: Candidates must have cleared the National Educational Test in Social Science and be of age up to 30 years (relaxable for 5 years in case of SC/ST candidate).

Notification: Generally appears in all leading newspapers during June/July.

DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (DESIDOC)
Metcalfe House Delhi 110054

Offers Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) in Library and Information Science for the R&D facility at DESIDOC. Eligibility: Master’s degree in Library/Information Science from a recognised university or Associate ship from INSDOC/DRTC. Age: Not more than 28 years.

Selection Procedure: Selection is based on a written test and interview for which the candidates will be paid rail fare. UGC-NET qualified candidates are considered for interview and they need not qualify in the written test.

Value: Involves cash, HRA and medical benefits. Fellows shall not have any claim for regular appointment.

DR. P.N. BERRY SCHOLARSHIPS
Room no. 1002, Teaching Block
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar
New Delhi 110029

Study Fields: Medicine, Nursing and Physiotherapy. Eligibility: Candidates should be ordinarily residents in India for at least five years preceding 1st October. The scholarships are tenable at a medical institution in the UK. Age limit: 40 years. Duration: 1-year. Value: Airfares, allowances, book grant, cost of preparation of thesis, cost of travel within UK in connection with training or studies. Last date: September.