Junior Research Fellowships ICPR New Delhi

Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, invites applications for Junior Research Fellowships 2013-14. The main objective of ICPR fellowship is to promote research in philosophy and the related areas by providing fellowship to help candidates engage on a whole time basis in research projects on the themes of their choice taken up for PhD, degrees at different universities/institutions across India.

Scholarship Details

• The fellowship carries a grant of Rs.16,000/- per month and a contingency grant of Rs.15,000/- per annum. There is no provision for pay protection in this category of fellowship.
• The Junior research fellowships are awarded for a period of two years. However, if the work done by the fellow during his/her tenure is found publication worthy, the fellowship may be extended to the third year in such exceptional cases.

Eligibility 
Candidates registered for PhD degrees in Philosophy or its allied areas of study, can apply for the fellowship.

• The candidate for a junior research fellowship should have secured at least 55% marks in post-graduation.

How to ApplyCandidates need to fill up the application form and submit it by email.

Important Dates
Application deadline: Friday, December 06th 2013.

For more details, please visit:  http://www.icpr.in/ADv-JRF-2013-14.pdf

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Applications Invited for Junior Research Fellowship 2013-14 (2nd Time)

The Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) invites application for Junior Research

Fellowship (JRF) from eligible scholars against available seats for the Year 2013-14. Those,

who are registered for Ph. D degrees in Philosophy or its allied areas of study, can apply for

the fellowship. Details of the fellowship, eligibility criteria, and modes of application are

provided in ICPR Website. Prospective applicants may apply through internet/email withfilled-

in Application Forms.

Last date of Receiving Application is 6th December, Test and Interview in 3rd week of

December 2013 as per the extended programme.

The Fellowship

The main objective of ICPR Fellowship Scheme is to promote research in philosophy and the

related areas by providing fellowship and other opportunities to scholars, especially the young

scholars, to help them engage on a whole time basis in research projects on the themes of their

choice taken up for Ph. D., Degrees at different Universities/Institutions across India. The major

areas of investigation identified by the Council in the field of philosophy and related disciplines

are mentioned here.

The Council encourages research in the following major areas of investigation.

1. Theories of Truth and Knowledge.

2. Basic Values Embodied in Indian Culture and their relevance to National Reconstruction.

3. Normative Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).

4. Interdisciplinary Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).

5. Philosophy, Science and Technology.

6. Philosophy of Man and Environment.

7. Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law.

8. Comparative and Critical Study in the Philosophical Systems/Movements and Religion.

9. Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Language.

10. Metaphysics.

11. Philosophy of Education.

12. Philosophy of Social Sciences.

Junior Research Fellowship: Terms and Conditions and Eligibility Criteria

The candidate for a Junior Research Fellowship should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in

post-graduation. This condition, however, is relaxable to the candidates where papers/articles

have been published in reputed journal in philosophy.

Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Darshan Bhawan, 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area

M. B. Road, New Delhi – 110062.

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Registration to Ph.D. programme in Philosophy or in the topic that comes under the areas of study

given above is required to be eligible to avail this fellowship. Institutional affiliation is essential

for Junior Research Fellowship.

The candidate is required to provide five copies of a synopsis of his/her proposed project proposal

along with his/her application. The proposed project proposal should not exceeding 5 pages,

sharply focus on the project and should exhibit acquaintance with the problem and the question to

be dealt with. In case the application is invited by internet, the specific instruction will be

provided for that.

After scrutiny, the eligible candidates are called for test and/or interview to assess the merit of the

scholar and the project proposal. The fellowship is not available to the candidates pursuing M.

Phil., degree/course/programme. The fellowship is not available to such candidates who are

receiving any other fellowship at present, and those who have accepted the same fellowship from

the Council.

The fellowship carries a grant of Rs.16,000/- per month and a contingency grant of Rs.15,000/-

per annum. There is no provision for pay protection in this category of fellowship.

The Junior Research Fellowships are awarded for a period of two years. However, if the work

done by the fellow during his/her tenure is found publication worthy, the fellowship may be

extended to the third year in such exceptional cases.

The Council reserves the first right to publish manuscripts of the research work done by the

awardees. In case the Council decides not to publish, then the Council may allow the awardees to

get it published anywhere, but he/she will have to acknowledge that the research work was carried

out under a fellowship provided by the Council.

The Council reserves the right to consider the name of any person for the award of fellowship

even though he/she may not have applied for the same. Reservation will be made for

SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged candidates as per rules of Govt., of India as practiced in

educational institutions.

The award of the Fellowship is not restricted to the applicants only. The Council reserves the right

to consider any person for Fellowship even if he/she may not have applied.

Applications for the award of fellowships may be submitted in the prescribed format which will

be scrutinized by the Council. The Council’s decision regarding the award of the fellowships and

related matters is final.

Instruction for Filling up the Application Form and Communicating to ICPR:

1. Preparation: Take a look of application format, terms and conditions, general

informations and instructions. Prepare soft copy of all attachments and prepare

Demand Draft of Rs. 50/- drawn in favour of ICPR, New Delhi, to the Director,

(P&R).

2. Filling the Format: The Application format is provided in MS Word format and in

PDF. Use the MS Word format. (a) Copy the application format and make a soft copy

of the filled-in-application form as an MS Word File, in pages size A4 , and type the

data using Arial Narrow Fonts of 10 size in relevant fields. The format can also be

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filled up by using Hindi Script, which can be readable in any computer. You may also

use transliteration, for mentioning the topic, if it is in Hindi or Sanskrit by using

English script. Keep sufficient margins and make sure that the file can be opened up in

any computer without changing the formatting and fonts. A PDF version of the same

filled-in-application may also be prepared. (b) Prepare soft copy of the attachments, if

any. (c) Also keep a printout of all of them and test the file by opening and closing in a

different computer, and sort out, if there is any problem.

3. Sending the Application to ICPR: (a) Send the filled-in-application in word format,

PDF format and attachments, if any at the email address given at the top of the format

(with a copy to the concerned personnel at the email provided below. (b) Receive an

email confirmation and SL. No. of your application in 2 working days, in all normal

situation. (c) After receiving, take a printout of this, add it with printout of the filledin-

application form, that you have kept before, and take signature of the applicant, the

Supervisor and the HOD in the relevant fields in it, attach the DD (mentioning SL. No,

name and address behind it). (d) Send all these to the Director (P&R) at the Council’s

address.

Find for Application Format (in MS Word in Notice Board of the Website.

Concerned personnel: Email Id: icprpopr@gmail.com