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Indian Council of Historical Research ICHR Junior Research Fellowship (Junior Fellowship) 2012-2013

Applications are invited by Indian Council of Historical Research on the prescribed form so as to reach the undersigned on or before 30.10.2012 from candidates for admission to an eligibility examination for the award of Junior Research Fellowship of the value of Rs. 16000/- p.m. with a contingency grant of Rs. 15000/- p.a. The examination will be held on 2nd December 2012 at New Delhi, Bengaluru and Guwahati.

A. 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.

B. The maximum number of Junior Research Fellowships available for the year 2012-2013 is eighty (80) only.

C. Candidates who might have been awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (Junior Fellowship) prior to April 2012 but have not taken it up until June 2012, will have to appear in the examination.

Eligibility:

(a) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by the UGC in History/Archaeology/Museology are eligible for this examination. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Physically Handicapped (PH)/Visually Handicapped(VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Examination.

(b) Candidates who are admitted for a Ph.D programme can apply for the ICHR Junior Research Fellowship (Junior Fellowship). The grant to the selected candidates would be available only upon their registration for a Ph.D degree.

Application forms as well as the details of the examination can be downloaded from the Website of the ICHR: www. ichrindia.org

Other Requirements

An application fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) shall be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Deputy Director (Accounts), Indian Council of Historical Research payable at the UCO Bank 35, Ferozeshah Road, ICSSR New Delhi - 110002.

Candidates belonging to SC/ST 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.

The Eligibility Examination will be for a maximum of 100 marks to be answered in 3 hours.Candidates who qualify in the written examination shall appear for an Interview at the offices of the ICHR in New Delhi. For more details visit http://www.ichrindia.org/