Organization : GIDR Gujarat Institute Of Development Research & ICSSR
Scholarship Name : ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship in Economics 2018-19
Institute Location : Ahmedabad
Application Last Date : September 7, 2018.
Website : http://gidr.ac.in/about/about-phd-programme
GIDR ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship
The Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), seeks application from the eligible candidates for the two ICSSR Doctoral Fellowships in Economics for the year 2018-19. These fellowships will be sponsored by ICSSR for two years.
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Eligibility
** Candidates with minimum 50% marks in graduation and 55% in post graduate degree in Economics are eligible to apply. Five per cent (5%) relaxation of marks will be given to SC/ST candidates.
** The candidates should have qualified in UGC-NET/Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET)/M.Phil or the Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) conducted by Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.
** The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age on the last date of application. There shall be an age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST candidates;
** Candidates who have already availed of UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)/Rajiv Gandhi Doctoral Fellowship (RGDF)/Maulana Azad Doctoral Fellowship (MADF) and such other Bodies are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply?
Step 1 : Visit the official website of GIDR provided above.
Step 2 : Download the prescribed application form from the official website for the award of ICSSR Doctoral Fellowships at GIDR in Economics.
Application Form :
https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/pdf2018/27299-Form.docx
Step 3 : Fill the application form carefully with the required fields.
Step 4 : Completed application forms should be addressed to the following address and should reach GIDR on or before the last date.
Director,
Gujarat Institute of Development Research,
Near Gota Flyover, Gota,
Ahmedabad 380 060
Note :
** The envelope needs to superscribe “Application for ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship 2018-2019”.
** A soft copy of the duly completed application form along with scanned copies of the enclosures should also be submitted before 5.00 p.m. on September 7, 2018, to phdadmission [AT] gidr.ac.in.
Value & Duration
** The selected scholars will have to be registered with Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.
** The scholar has to join GIDR on the date stipulated for the Ph.D. programme.
** The fellowship will commence from the date of registration as a Ph.D. scholar with the MKBU.
** The Ph.D. scholars will be paid a fellowship amount of Rs.16,000/- (Rupees sixteen thousand only) per month plus Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) per annum as contingency grant.
** ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship is a full-time research work; hence, any other professional engagement during the two-year tenure of fellowship may lead to cancellation of Ph.D. candidature.
Selection process
** Candidates who have already passed GSET/UGC- NET/PET within past two years (not before October 2016) shall be eligible for exemption from PET.
** The selection process will include two stages. In the first stage, eligible candidates will be short-listed based on their bio-data and research proposal provided in the prescribed application form.
** In the second stage, only those short-listed candidates will be called for a test followed by a personal interview at GIDR. No TA/DA shall be admissible to the candidates called for written test and interview.
Last Date
Last date to submit the application form is September 7, 2018.