Madras Institute of Development Studies invites application for admission to ICSSR fellowship programme

24-Sep-2015

MIDS, Chennai has invited application for admission to  Indian Council of Social Science Research  Fellowship for the academic year.

Eligibility Conditions:

Candidates should possess a graduation degree with 50% marks in Economics/Sociology/ History/Political Science/Anthropology/Development Studies from a recognised university or institute.

The candidate must  also have passed  National Eligibility Test (NET) or obtained M. Phil. or have published two research articles in reputed journals in social sciences. The scholars are eligible to register only after Ph.D. foundation course. In case of the non clearance of foundation course/non-registration, his/her fellowship may be suspended /discontinued.

The employed applicants have to take consent from their employer at the time of submitting their application form for the award of the fellowship.The candidates who got JRF from UGC can also apply. They have to apply for fellowship to UGC to get the fellowship through MIDS.

Age limit:

Below 35 years  as on October 1. Age relaxation as per government rules. For teachers and professional staff of research institutes holding regular posts, the upper age limit would be 45 years.

How to apply:

The eligible and interested candidates should apply through the official website, the link for which is mids.ac.in.

Important dates:

Last Date to Apply:

• 1st Oct 2015