Indian Council of Historical Research notifies Post Doctoral Fellowship 2015
INTRODUCTION
Post-Doctoral (General) Fellowship (PDF) 2015-16
Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) invites applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2015-16 from candidates for taking the eligibility examination for the award of Post-Doctoral (General) Fellowship (PDF) of the value of Rs.28000/- p.m. with a contingency grant of Rs.20000/- p.a.
The examination will be held on 08th February 2015 at New Delhi, Bengaluru and Guwahati Term of the Fellowship The term of the Fellowship shall be for a maximum period of 2 years, extendable by 1 more year in special circumstances if recommended by the Research Projects Committee The maximum number of Post-Doctoral (General) Fellowships (PDF) available for the year 2015- 16 is 10 (ten)
COURSE AND ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility
Only candidates who have obtained their PhD degrees in History/Archaeology/Museology are eligible for this fellowship Details of Exam and Interview Post-doctoral fellowships will be awarded on the basis of: a) Performance in the eligibility examination and interview b) The project proposal c) An assessment of the candidate s Ph.D. dissertation (to be submitted only if called for the interview) The Eligibility Examination will be for a maximum of 100 marks to be answered in 3 hours Questions can be answered in either English or Hindi The Interview carries a maximum of 100 marks Candidates who qualify in the eligibility examination shall appear for an Interview at the offices of the ICHR in New Delhi Second class railway or bus fare chargeable by the shortest routes from Railway Station / Bus Stand nearest to their normal place of residence or from where they actually perform the journey, whichever is nearer to the place of interview; will be reimbursed to eligible candidates on production of tickets Online Application forms as well as the details of the examination are available on the website of the ICHR www.ichr.ac.in
CAREER PROSPECTS
Other Requirements
An application fee of Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) shall be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Deputy Director (Accounts) ICHR, payable at Delhi (Candidates belonging to SC/ST/Physically Challenged category are exempted from payment of the fee) Second class railway or bus fare chargeable by the shortest routes from Railway Station / Bus Stand nearest to their normal place of residence or from where they actually perform the journey, whichever is nearer to the place of examination, will be reimbursed to SC/ST candidates on production of ticket(s), provided the distance travelled is not less than 30 kms)
PAY PACKAGE
General conditions:
Indian Council of Historical Research reserves the right: To fix criteria for screening the applications so as to shortlist candidates to be called for eligibility exam & interview; to increase/decrease the number of fellowships on its own discretion; not to award any of the advertised fellowships Application of Reservation rules in the award of Fellowships is subject to certain clarifications to be received from the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Eligibility exam conducted for short-listing of candidates should not be construed as a merit test; the final selection will be made on the basis of combined performance in the eligibility exam & interview No TA/DA or local conveyance shall be paid to the candidates (except SC/ST) called for eligibility exam Applications for JRF/PDF should be submitted along with non-refundable fee of Rs.200/- for JRF and Rs.300/- for PDF in the form of Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque/Pay order drawn in favour of "Deputy Director (Accounts), ICHR" payable at Delhi (Any deviation from the prescribed mode of payment will not be acceptable) Incomplete applications as well as applications received after the prescribed date will be rejected
Important Dates
Online submission of JRF applications starts on: 10th November 2014 Last date of online submission: 10th December 2014 Last date of submitting printouts of applications submitted online: 22nd December 2014 The Examination will be held on 08th February 2015