Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
Darshan
Bhawan , 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area
(Near
Batra Hospital) M. B. Road, new Delhi - 110062
Applications Invited for ICPR 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 as given below can apply for
the fellowship.
Last date of Receiving Application is November 15,
Test and Interview in 1st or 2nd week of December 2013.
This specific advertisement is meant to select the
candidates for Junior Research fellowship (JRF) against the available seats for
2013-14 batch. Hence, the information pertaining to JRF is furnished here.
(The candidates are advised to go through the terms
and conditions and procedures of preparing and sending the application form and
click the link line given below to get the application form.)
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.
Registration to Ph.D. programme in Philosophy or in
the topic that comes under the areas of study given above is required to avail
this fellowship. Institutional affiliation is essential for Junior Research
Fellowship. 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 candidate is required to provide five copies of
a synopsis of his/her proposed project proposal along with his/her application.
The length of the synopsis should not exceed 5 pages. It should, 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.
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 under the plan of
fellowship. 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 award of the Fellowship is not restricted to
the applicants only. 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.
Applications for the award of fellowships may be
submitted in the prescribed format which will be scrutinized by the Council.
After scrutiny of applications, the eligible candidates will be called for test
and/or interview to assess the merit of the scholar and the project proposal.
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 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 situations. (c) After receiving, take a printout of this,
add it with printout of the filled- in-application form, that you have kept
before, and take signature of the applicant, the Supervisor and the HOD in the
relevant fields in the printed filled-in-application, attach the DD (mentioning
SL. No, of application, name and address of the applicant behind it). (d) Send
all these to the Director (P&R) at the Council’s address.
(Please use the MS. Word format for filling the
data.)
Concerned
personnel: Email Id: icprpopr@gmail.com
For more details: http://www.icpr.in/ADv-JRF-2013-14.pdf
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