CENTRAL
INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL TAMIL
(An Autonomous
Institute, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India)
IRT Campus, 100
Feet Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113
Phone :
044-22540125
Award
of Postdoctoral Fellowships 2013-14
CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS
In order to promote scholarship in Classical
Tamil, the Central Institute of Classical Tamil proposes to award Postdoctoral
Fellowships to eligible candidates. The details are as follows.
1.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship includes award of Rs. 18,000/- per month for 2
years with a contingency grant of Rs. 30,000/- per annum.
2.
Ph.D. Degree holders in Literature, Linguistics, or allied disciplines such as
Anthropology, Sociology, Education, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Musicology,
Performing Arts, Folklore, Philosophy, etc. are eligible to apply.
3.
Preference will be given to those who are working on inter-disciplinary topics,
Comparative Dravidian, Language Typology and Translation with special emphasis
to the classical period.
4.
The candidate should not have exceeded 40 years of age as on 30th September
2013. Age relaxation will be allowed for OBC candidates (three years) and SC/ST
candidates (five years).
5.
The evaluation of candidates will be made through a written test followed by an
interview.
6.
The selection is subject to the reservation policy as applicable.
7.
The selected candidates should undertake their research works in the CICT
campus only.
8.
Evidences for Age, Community and Educational Qualifications should be enclosed
along with the application form without fail. Applications without required
enclosures will not be considered. If incorrect or false information is given,
the Application will be summarily rejected.
9.
A Passport size photo should be pasted in the filled-in Hall Ticket.
10.
The Check List must be marked with in
the Box and attached with the Application form.
11.
Scholars who are in regular employment need not apply.
12.
Suitability and requirements for the ongoing projects and for the projects to
be undertaken in the CICT will be considered in the selection process and the
decision of the Director, CICT is final in this regard.
13.
The decision of the Director, CICT is final in all matters related to the
selection and award of Postdoctoral Fellowships including the number of
fellowships to be given.
14.
Application forms may be downloaded from our website (www.cict.in) or collected from our office in person or by
post.
The
completed application may be sent to
The Registrar,
Central
Institute of Classical Tamil,
IRT Campus, 100
Feet Road,
Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113.
The
last date for receiving the applications is 31st October 2013.
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