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Writing a PhD research proposal for admission to Indian Universities

• September 3, 2023 April 4, 2024
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Writing a PhD research proposal is your first step while considering your PhD journey. It is true that most of us, at this stage, are not all that lucky to have undertaken a master’s degree in a university that trained in research. Some of us were clueless about how a research proposal was written until the PhD entrance.

Not very long ago, I was there. Many of us are at that stage when we first think of doing a PhD. But it is vital that you believe in yourself first and in the technique second. At the outset, let me say it is not all that difficult to write a good proposal—sure, it may take substantial time.

So, where do you begin? What do you first think of when you want to do a PhD? What are the prerequisites? And how do you get there? All these questions would find parts of their responses throughout this essay.

Significantly, this whole essay relies on personal experiences. However, it seeks to give an insight into Ph.D. proposal writing to benefit those applying to Indian universities. This essay does not even claim to be the best (or the only) source for you to refer to. Treat everything I write here as suggestions with a tinge of personal anecdote.  

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Why do a PhD in India anyway?

There are several reasons why a student in India chooses to do a PhD in social sciences. There may be a monetary incentive in the form of a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that pays relatively better than the jobless state of affairs. In addition, a PhD could be an excellent leverage to hold onto—in case things, such as UPSC preparation, don’t reap benefits. In other words, a PhD could be added as an alternative career option.

Apart from that, there are those of us who want to get started with something (Because of pressure from family to do something), and a PhD seems like an option that could be explored. What is wrong with giving it a try, anyway?

And finally, there will be those who really want to do a PhD to push through their life in academia. Some really want to do something in their field of research and want to train people like us later on. All these reasons are equally good enough to do a PhD in India. But first, be clear about what you really want this PhD for.

PhD – a brief introduction

Before really starting out with doing a PhD, it is critical to give an outline of what it is like to do a PhD in India. Well, a PhD is a hard choice. Many of us may really enjoy it all. But some may not really like it all that well.

You must know whether you really can sit through your life reading books, writing summaries, thinking hard (about God knows what), and getting used to supervisors (if you are lucky, you get the best of them; well, if you are smart enough, you may even lobby to get good ones).

Apart from that, your PhD may invariably sustain for the next four (sometimes five; if you are digging hard, maybe even six) years. The first year will be “coursework”—where you are trained to undertake research on your own.

In the second year, you sit and think and rethink and then, maybe, also write and explain all that you write, and then get what you have written approved in a centre-committee meeting.

And post that the life could be—eat, sleep, read, watch movies, read, watch series, meet supervisor, get told by your supervisor to submit chapters, read… This sums up your PhD life. There are several other things to consider in India before doing a PhD. There is a lack of funds for higher education. There is also a lack of a sustained supervisory environment. Apart from that, there is no space for mental health concerns. So, keep yourself sane always.

Now, what is a PhD research proposal?

Whenever you think of making a PhD research proposal, the first question that comes to your mind would be: How do I begin? Well, you may have to start somewhere. If you plan to do a PhD, several things must already be floating in your head. But there may not be coherence to those thoughts. Here, let me try to dispel ways to bring certain coherence to your ideas and thoughts about PhD project.

Anytime you think of a PhD, think of it as a long-term project, working under a specific supervision. Now, a PhD proposal is an outline of the broader project you seek to undertake in the next few years. That is all a proposal is. It is like a mathematical problem. It needs to entail all that you would do to solve it. Rather than really solving the problem, you are outlining how to solve it.

A proposal should tell its readers what questions you are asking, what hypothesis you are validating, what are the ways you are trying to solve this problem, how have others solved this (or similar other) questions, and why they may have all gotten it wrong (if not wholly wrong, what they may have missed), and how you are seeking to change what you already know.

This is all there is to writing a PhD proposal. A proposal need not be the best proposal out there, but it should always be a doable project. It should aim for coherence, and clarity, and invigorate a certain curiosity in its readers. But, achieving all this takes time—it also takes lots of reading, lots of thinking, and lots of writing—and lots of everything that is a luxury.

What is the structure of a PhD proposal?

Each university department has its own requirement for a PhD proposal. Some want you to write just one page, while others want you to write a synopsis, like a 12–14-page proposal. You need to be mindful of what their requirement is and abide by it. For that, you need to visit the respective department websites (if they have one) and inquire about the requirements. Now, despite these technicalities, there is a certain coherence to all proposals. They are simplistic: you ask a question and tell the committee how you seek to solve that problem.

Each PhD proposal should have one “research background” (or introduction), then there is a “literature review”, then you either have to state your “questions” and “hypothesis explicitly”, then rationale and scope, then you need to lay out your “methods and approaches” and finally a section on “bibliography or references”. All these components make up for a good proposal. But, depending on the word limit, you may need to tweak your proposal. If they have asked for a two-page proposal, you may need to write your literature review crisply, spend little time on your background, and spend more space on methods.

What are the kinds of questions to ask before you sit to write?

Now, the tricky part. Once you have decided on where to do your PhD, you also need to know on what topic to do your PhD. Pick up something you like—after all, no one wants to stare at their laptop screens for six-odd years without really enjoying what they are doing. If you are not sure what questions to ask, READ. Read essays, books, and journal articles. These good essays will contain an important question and would have tried to answer a specific one.

Now, think about it. Does it make sense? Do you think something is amiss in that process, approach, and answer? For instance, when, for instance, you study why people fight each other, you ask, are all people fighting all the time? Are there societies that don’t fight? If there are, why don’t they fight? Have they been studied? If they have been studied, what are they not explaining? Thinking about a question for your PhD is more about reading—reading well enough to think for yourself. Once, let’s say you found a question. You need to read more now. You need to ask, are there others who are asking similar questions? If so, how are they trying to answer this question? How else can they be answered?

Asking questions is a technique .

This brainstorming exercise should also lead you to think hard about things. As a PhD student, for most parts, you are only thinking (well, sleeping too!). Once you get your hands on a question and read around it, you will get a sense of how you can think of a project similar to this more extensive one. You will get ideas about how you can think of different ideas but use similar approaches to solving those puzzles. You will also be able to develop thinking coherently. This is necessary. After getting a sense of what is out there and what is not there yet, you need to think of writing your proposal.

1. start with a brief background.

When you think of writing your PhD research proposal, you will have a sense of the questions (if you are trained enough and thought hard, puzzles even) you have in mind. Now, in your background, you are supposed to write a good enough outline of what you are doing through this PhD research proposal. In one page, you need to outlay some critical aspects of why this is relevant, why this is important, who is doing this research, and how you want to do it differently from them.

It should let your readers know exactly what you are trying to do without them having to read the whole PhD research proposal to make sense of what you are doing. At times, we get lost in the process that we know what we want to say but don’t know how to say it. That is okay. Writing takes time. And you will get there if you try hard enough.

2. write a comprehensive literature review.

Indian universities are obsessed with questions of “research gap”—as if they are trying to fix them, trying to fill it. And for that reason, your literature review is significant. A literature review not only gives your reader meat of the problem but also tells them how you may be trying to expand on the existing knowledge. For that, you would have read enough and read well. You need to clearly understand the kinds of questions that are asked in other writings and how they are trying to solve those questions. \

Writing a literature review is a critical component of any research output. In recent years I have learned some skills of writing a literature review. Much of the learning comes from Marc Trachenberg’s The Craft of International History, which provides some of the best advice for someone working on international history. Elsewhere, I have already covered, quite distinctly, how one could read for a literature review , and how one could write literature review .

2.1. how do I write my literature review?

Here is a gist: In any research project I undertake, I divide the literature into two parts: all the books/articles that define the lay of the land of that topic; and then I look at the recent works on the topic I am researching. I also refer to Annual Reviews to understand the trajectory the arguments have shaped over the years in the field and posit what kinds of aspects have puzzled scholars. Once I read the recent works (and refer to their bibliography to get hold of other exciting papers/books), I list the kinds of arguments the authors are making and ask, are they convincing enough? If so, how can I substantiate them further, and if not, what is missing from them?

After going through multiple articles, I sit down to write my assessment in the literature review. I use the funnel method, which means I begin with substantive themes and then move to particular themes that narrow my focus. To do so, I first look at various themes and subthemes the authors seek to cover and at how they converge and diverge from each other. I also see if they are conversing with one another while making their cases.

After that, I synthesise all that is being argued and then write paragraphs compiling what they are saying, what they are not saying, and why they should have said what they are not saying. I then look at the gaps within the larger arguments presented by these scholarly writings. And then propose how I seek to contribute to the larger debates and address the gaps that exist in the research. I also use ZOTERO for referencing, which I have found immensely useful—and I suggest everyone use it.

3. research questions and hypothesis

Once you have written your literature review and once you have identified what has not been done, you may now need to ask questions. My suggestion: ask one broad question and ask multiple related questions. This is useful. You may ask, how do electoral politics influence voter behaviour? Then, to supplement that, you need to ask multiple related questions. You may need to ask: What are the different kinds of electoral policies exist in India? In what ways do they influence voting patterns? Does caste, class, and gender cleavages play a part in voter behaviour? What are the narratives that float around voter behaviour? And are they right? Each of these sub-questions is so broad that they could as well be asked as the main question, but the trick is to ask smartly. Act as if you know.

Once you have asked several questions, you may also write a hypothesis. Some call it an informed guess; others call it a “falsifiable proposition”. There are multiple ways of defining a hypothesis. And for interpretative research, there is a certain redundancy of hypothesis. That aside, your hypothesis needs to be validated. You are not proving your hypothesis. If you are proving it, then it is not good research. You are always validating your research hypothesis. Remember that. This is the most crucial part of your research project. Most of the faculties would not have had the time to read through every single PhD proposal, so they would sift through pages to reach research questions and hypotheses. You need to be clear about what you are asking and how you are seeking to solve this.

4. rationale and scope

Not every research project explicitly asks you to mention this. And if they have not asked for the mention of scope and rationale, it is instructive that you write it yourself. You need to know what is the scope of your research. It simply means what boundaries you draw beyond which you do not seek to venture into. Let’s say you want to study India’s foreign policy during the Nehruvian era. If so, your scope may be limited to the period between 1950-1964.

Just because you are studying India’s foreign policy, you don’t go on studying everything under the sun. You may also want to study a specific aspect of this Nehruvian foreign policy—maybe his vision about the world, his desire to sustain good Sino-Indian relations, or maybe something else. That is your research scope. Your scope tells the reader what you are doing and, importantly, what you are not doing. Now, rationale is put justification for all that you are doing, and why you want to do what you claim to do. And how that will help benefit the knowledge that exists out there already. You need to clearly state why you are undertaking this research, using this method and period, etc. All that is your rationale.

5. what are the approaches and research methods?

Frankly speaking, this is the most critical part, but also the most neglected part of your PhD research proposal. Part of the reason why it is the most neglected is due to the lack of methodological training among Indian academics per se. There is also a tacit understanding among the committee members that you would be trained for one year in methods after being admitted into the course. Therefore, they do not quite bother about methods. But you still need to do your background research. You need to know how you are trying to solve this question.

For that, you need to ask: Is my research empirical? Is it qualitative or quantitative? Does it require that I read books and interpret them? Or does it require me to do fieldwork? Do I have to sift through large chunks of data? Or do I have to sit in a library and read through dusty archival materials? Answering these questions will give you a sense of what your approach/method is likely to be for this project. It will provide you with a coherent understanding of how you will build your case using what methods and techniques. Elsewhere, I have devoted some space for discussing research methods in international relations (likely to be similar to most of the social sciences). You may get a better sense of how you may build your case.

6. how do you create a bibliography or a reference list?

The final stage of a PhD research proposal is creating a meticulous reference list. There are several citation styles: MLA, APA, Harvard Styling, CMS, etc. You don’t need to go in-depth about all these at this stage. For now, you need to list out all the journal articles, books, and news sources you read and have cited. To list all the sources, you may use citation generator tools online if you are not all that comfortable with Zotero and Mendeley.

This does not require any thinking but mostly doing. It also requires acknowledging others who have helped you make this case. This is the final part of the PhD research proposal. Once you have completed your referencing, you need to go back and format it properly. No one wants to read a clumsy essay. Everything one writes must be in good shape before others pick it up with interest. If it is clumsy, even you wouldn’t want to look at it, let alone show it to others. Therefore, make sure to clean your draft once you have written it.

7. some final tips for writing a good PhD research proposal

Anything we write the first time is not always our best writing. We require time to write good stuff. We also want to make sure that there is a certain coherence in all that we write. So, how do you go ahead with it? The best advice is to share your proposal with friends and family. Ask them to read it—and share their comments. Ask them to ask you questions. You may also quickly check with them what they understood from what you wrote.

This tells a lot about how we write. If a layperson cannot understand what we have written, you must ask yourself: Are there ways to write it any better? Can you write another less complex draft? Repeat the whole process all over again until you really can make it. Apart from that, approach others—peers and senior students who may help you gain coherence in your writing. Ask them for tips. It always helps to seek advice from others.

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1. introduction.

1.1 Doctoral Fellowships are awarded to selected Indian scholars, who are registered for Ph.D. in UGC recognized universities / deemed universities, institutes of national importance, ICSSR research institutes and colleges having approved Ph.D. programme with requisite infrastructure as defined by MoE / UGC to pursue and complete their doctoral research in any social science discipline.

1.2   The broad disciplines of study within the domain of social sciences identified by ICSSR are:​

(1) Economics / Development Studies (2) Management (3) Commerce (4) Sociology (5) Social Work (6) Social Anthropology (7) Cultural Studies (8) Sanskrit Studies (9) Socio-Philosophical Studies (10) Sociolinguistics (11) Gender Studies (12) Health Studies (13) Political Science (14) International Relations/Geopolitics (15) Public Administration (16) Diaspora Studies (17) National Security and Strategic Studies (18) Education (19) Social Psychology (20) Legal Studies (21) Social Geography (22) Environmental Studies (23) Modern Social History (24) Media Studies (25) Library Science (26) Language Studies

Note : Support may also be provided to persons belonging to a discipline other than the ones mentioned above provided he/she is interested in and has in the opinion of the ICSSR the necessary competence to conduct research in social sciences or social aspects of other sciences. Projects that span across disciplinary boundaries also fall within the areas of the Council’s interests.

1.3 . Categories of Doctoral Fellowship

ICSSR is providing Doctoral Fellowships under its three ‘Centrally-Administered Doctoral Fellowship Schemes’ and ‘Institutional Doctoral Fellowship Scheme’ in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. In case of Centrally-Administered schemes, the fellowships are awarded and monitored directly by ICSSR and the concerned doctoral fellows are affiliated to a university or college. Under the Institutional Fellowship Scheme, the doctoral fellows are affiliated to and monitored by an ICSSR sponsored / recognized research institute. The scholar can avail anyone of the fellowships under the following categories:

A. Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship

B. Institutional Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship (administered by the ICSSR research institutes)

C. Centrally Administered Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship

D. Centrally Administered Contingency Grant

2. Eligibility

A) Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship

2.1 The candidate must have a confirmed Ph.D. registration (Research Advisory Committee (RAC) approved) at any of the institutions mentioned at 1.1. It includes the requirements of clearance of Research Entrance Test (RET); The Ph.D. topic must have been confirmed.

2.2 The candidate must 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/OBC-(NCL) candidates & Persons with benchmark disability (PWD).

2.3 The candidate must have secured a minimum 45% marks in Graduation and 55% in Post-Graduation or equivalent grades in any social science disciplines. Five per cent (5%) relaxation of marks will be given to SC/ST/ OBC-(NCL) candidates & Persons with benchmark Disability (PwD). The submission of marks sheets, particularly of Graduation and Post-Graduation are mandatory otherwise the candidate shall be considered as Not Eligible.

2.4 NET will carry weightage in the assessment of research proposal. But NET qualification is not mandatory for eligibility purposes. However, the submission of the NET Certificate is mandatory to secure weightage in assessment.

2.5 Candidates who have already availed UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) / Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) / Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) / ICSSR / ICAR / CSIR / ICPR / ICMR / ICHR / Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Foundation Fund Fellowship (JNMF) or any such major doctoral fellowship are not eligible to apply. Candidates drawing UGC Non-NET Fellowship are eligible.

B)   Institutional Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship

All the conditions of the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship (2.1 to 2.5) shall apply to this category also and the fellowship shall be administered through the ICSSR research institutes.

C) Centrally Administered   Short-Term Fellowship

2.7 All the conditions of the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship (2.1 to 2.5) shall apply and, in addition, the candidate should have completed at least two years of research work for Ph.D degree at any of the institutions mentioned at 1.1 above.

D) Centrally Administered   Contingency Grant

2.8 Under this scheme, a one-time grant is awarded to a registered Ph.D scholar at any of the institutions mentioned at 1.1 above, who is at an advanced stage of his/her research work. The candidate meeting all conditions of the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship (2.1 to 2.5) is eligible to apply for Contingency Grant for the purposes of field trip, stationery and computer consumable related expenses.

3. How to Apply

3.1 Applications will be invited through open advertisement on ICSSR website and its social media platforms and should be received before the deadline mentioned in the advertisement.

3.2.1 The candidates shall submit an online application which includes the Research Proposal Format, namely, ‘Section IV: Details of Research Proposal’ given in the Application Form. The proposal must be submitted in the given proforma along with the attachments mentioned in the application form.

3.2.2 They are also required to submit the hard copies of their application and annexures, duly forwarded by the Competent Authorities of the affiliating university/college/institute, within 10 days of the prescribed last date of online submission.

3.2.3 In case, the hard copy of application is not received within 10 days of asking, the candidature of applicants shall be treated as withdrawn/cancelled.

3.3 The Research Proposal should be either in English or Hindi.

3.4 One applicant can apply only once under a particular Doctoral Fellowship scheme. However, he / she can apply separately for another scheme.

B. Institutional Doctoral Full-Term Fellowship

3.5 The applicants seeking consideration under Institutional Doctoral Fellowship scheme must apply at the respective ICSSR research institute against their Call for Applications for Institutional Doctoral Fellowship in the prescribed format along with the annexures within the given deadline.

3.6 The ICSSR research institutes are required to follow the guidelines of the ICSSR Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship. The institutes must send the applications of their short-listed candidates to ICSSR for evaluation by ICSSR Expert Committee(s) within the specified timeline.

C) Centrally Administered Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship 

D) Centrally Administered Contingency Grant

3.7 The Application procedure for both of the schemes mentioned at C and D above shall also be the same as per the conditions at Clauses 3.1 to 3.4

4. Procedure for Award

4.1 Applications are scrutinized and short-listed.

4.2 Expert Committee(s) give their assessment, in terms of grades and scores.  Based on the assessment of Expert Committee(s), subject-wise merit lists are prepared for award of fellowship with the approval of the competent authority.

4.3 In case ICSSR feels the need, it may invite any short-listed applicant for presentation before an Expert Committee of ICSSR.

4.4 The recommendations of the Expert Committee(s) are placed before the requisite Committee(s) of ICSSR for their consent / approval.

4.5 The Subject-wise merit lists of selected candidates of Centrally-Administered Doctoral Fellowships are placed on the ICSSR website, normally within four to six months.

4.6 Only the selected candidates and their affiliating universities are informed individually through Award letter.

B) Institutional Doctoral Full-Term Fellowship

4.7 The ICSSR research institutes are required to follow the rules of the ICSSR Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship. The institutes are required to send, within the specified timeline, the applications of their short-listed candidates to ICSSR for evaluation by ICSSR Expert Committee(s).

4.8 The institutes shall inform the selected candidates individually through their Award letters.

C) Centrally Administered Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship

4.9 The procedure of award of these fellowships shall be same as per the conditions at Clauses 4.1 to 4. 6

5. Duration and Value

5.1 The duration of the fellowship is strictly for two years or till the date of Ph.D submission at the university, whichever is earlier.

5.2 The value of the fellowship is Rs.20,000/- p.m. and contingency grant is Rs.20,000 /- p.a.

5.3 Doctoral Fellow should be a full-time bonafide Ph. D student at the affiliating university throughout the duration of fellowship tenure.

5.4 The duration and value of fellowship will be the same as mentioned under the Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship. (5.1 to 5.3)

C) Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship

5.5 The duration of the Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship is strictly for six months or till the date of Ph.D. submission at the university, whichever is earlier.

5.6 The value of fellowship is Rs.20,000/- per month plus contingency grant of Rs.10,000 /- for the six-month duration of the Fellowship.

D) Contingency Grant

5.7 This scheme provides for a consolidated grant for meeting the contingency expenses of Ph.D., not exceeding Rs.62,500/-, that are incurred during the period of joining the fellowship and date of submission of thesis at the university.

6. Joining and Release of Fellowship

6.1 The scholar must join the fellowship within two weeks of the date of the award letter by submitting the prescribed documents to ICSSR.

6.2 The sanction of the fellowship will be issued initially for a period of one year, effective from the date of joining of the Fellowship. The renewal of the Fellowship for the subsequent year shall be subject to the receipt of satisfactory Annual Progress Report and Statement of Expenditure for the entire fellowship grant released for first year.

6.3 The first-year fellowship and contingency grant will be released in two equal instalments. The first instalment will be released after receiving the documents prescribed in the Award letter along with the Grant-in-aid-Bill (GIB) and Registration Mandate Form of PFMS Account of those affiliating / administering institutions, which have not linked their accounts to PFMS for ICSSR grant. The second instalment shall be released after receiving a satisfactory Six-Monthly Progress Report in the prescribed format along with Statement of Expenditure.

6.4 The second-year fellowship grant will be released in three instalments:

6.4.1 The first instalment of second year will be released on receiving the Grant-in-Aid Bill (GIB).

6.4.2 The second instalment will be released on receipt of satisfactory First Six-Monthly Progress report of the Second Year in the prescribed format along with Statement of Expenditure.

6.4.3 The third and final instalment will be released on receipt of a Thesis Submission Certificate issued by the Controller of Examination/Competent Authority of the University, a summary in 3000 to 4000 words along with the audited Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate for the admissible grant (in GFR 12A Form).

6.5 The Statement of Accounts and Utilization certificate should be signed by the Finance Officer / Registrar / Principal / Director in case the accounts of the institution are audited by the CAG/AG. Otherwise, they need to be signed both by the competent authority of the affiliating institution along with the chartered accountant.

6.6 The requisite documents at every stage should be submitted within the prescribed time frame.

6.7 Same as mentioned under the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship. (6.1 to 6.6)

C) Centrally Administered Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship and

6.8 The Short-Term Fellowship and Contingency Grant are released in two instalments. The first instalment of upto 70% is released on receipt of the documents prescribed in the Award letter along with the grant-in-aid bill (GIB) and Registration Mandate Form of PFMS Account of concerned affiliating / administering institution. The second and final instalment of the admissible grant shall be released after receiving a Thesis Submission Certificate issued by the Controller of Examination/Competent Authority of the University, a summary in 3000 to 4000 words along with the audited Statement of Accounts with Utilization Certificate (in GFR-12A Form) for the admissible amount duly signed by the competent authority of the affiliating institution.

6.9 The Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate will be signed by the Finance Officer / Registrar / Director in case the accounts of the Institution are audited by the CAG/AG. Otherwise, they need to be signed by the competent authority of the affiliating institution along with a chartered accountant.

7. Monitoring of Fellowship

7.1. Regular monitoring of Fellowship is done on the basis of Six Monthly and Annual Progress Report in the prescribed format submitted by the scholar and duly forwarded by the supervisor.

7.2. The fellowship may be discontinued / terminated if research progress is found to be unsatisfactory or any ICSSR rules are violated or the research topic is changed without the permission of ICSSR.

7.3 The ICSSR may ask for annual presentation / mid-term appraisal of the research work.

7.4 In cases of delayed Progress Reports the scholar will be required to give the justification of the delay on which the final decision shall be taken by ICSSR. The scholar may be asked to furnish an Undertaking specifying the date of Ph.D. submission to ICSSR.

7.5 During the course of the fellowship, the scholars are required to publish at least two research papers in reputed journals preferably in SCOPUS / UGC CARE journals and / or edited books by reputed publishers, on the theme of the research undertaken and submit a copy of these to ICSSR.

7.6 The scholars must acknowledge ICSSR while getting their research paper published.

7.7. Same as mentioned under the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship.

C) Centrally Administered Short-Term Doctoral Fellowship and D) Centrally-Administered Contingency Grant

7.8. The fellowship may be discontinued / terminated if any of the ICSSR rules are violated or the research topic is changed without the permission of ICSSR.

8. Completion of the Fellowship

A)   Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship

8.1 If a fellow leaves the fellowship before its full-term, he/she has to inform ICSSR in advance.

8.1.1 The scholar shall be permitted to retain the grant released from date of Joining till the date of leaving / discontinuing the ICSSR fellowship subject to submission of the following:

(i) An updated Progress Report for the said period duly forwarded by the Supervisor.

(ii) An Undertaking to submit a Thesis Submission Certificate within a reasonable time on a Non-Judicial stamp paper of Rs. 100/- (in prescribed format).

(iii) Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate (in GFR-12 A form) for the admissible amount.

(iv) Refund of the unspent balance, if any, the payment may be made by sending a cheque/ DD in favour of ICSSR, New Delhi or through PFMS /RTGS.

8.1.2 In such cases, the ICSSR may consider to pay contingency grant subsequent to submission of thesis to ICSSR.

8.1.3 In other cases, the scholar can leave the fellowship by refunding the entire amount already released by the ICSSR.

8.1.4 The scholars leaving the fellowship before completion of their fellowship tenure without informing ICSSR shall be required to refund the entire amount of fellowship released with penalty/penal interest.

8.2 The fellows are required to submit a Ph D Thesis Submission Certificate issued by the Controller of Examinations/Competent Authority immediately after submission of the Ph D Thesis to the University for award of the Ph D Degree, failing which the fellow has to refund the amount of fellowship to the ICSSR.

8.3 If, as a special case, a scholar remains on leave due to maternity / medical / extra ordinary circumstances (not exceeding six months) with due approval by the ICSSR, the tenure of fellowship shall be deferred by that period but the total amount of fellowship sanctioned shall not exceed 24 months.

8.4 Again, as a special case, a scholar can avail a foreign fellowship and re-join ICSSR Fellowship on return with due approval by the ICSSR, the tenure of fellowship may be deferred by that period.

8. 5 After the thesis is submitted to the concerned university, the scholar must submit the following to ICSSR at the earliest within a year:

(i) A Ph D Thesis Submission Certificate issued by the Controller of Examinations/Competent Authority immediately after submission of the Ph D Thesis to the University for award of the Ph D Degree along with a copy of summary (in 3000 to 4000 words and research papers published.

(ii) The audited Statement of Account and Utilization Certificate (in GFR-12A Form) for the admissible grant as per clause 6.5 and 6.9.

8.6 ICSSR gets every report checked for plagiarism and the Similarity Report is also generated. As a policy, ICSSR does not accept contents beyond 10 percent on Similarity Index. Scholars are required to get their final report checked on their own for Similarity Index and attach a report of the same at the time of submission.

8.7. Same as mentioned under the Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship including the conditions mentioned in the Clauses 8.1 to 8.6. Further, the concerned research institute must submit the Thesis Submission Certificate and other prescribed documents to ICSSR well in time.

8.8. Same as mentioned under the Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship including the conditions mentioned in the Clauses 8.1 to 8.6.

9. Expectation from the Affiliating Institution  

9.1 The affiliating institution is required to provide the requisite research infrastructure to the scholar and maintain proper accounts.

9.2 The affiliating institution is required to give a Forwarding letter in the prescribed format contained in the Application Form to administer and manage the ICSSR fellowship grant.

9.3 The affiliating institution shall open / maintain a dedicated bank account for ICSSR grant (Scheme Code 0877) that is duly registered at PFMS portal for release of the Doctoral Fellowship Grant without any delay.

9.4 The affiliating institution is expected to immediately release the sanctioned fellowship grant released by ICSSR to the scholar.

9.5 The affiliating institution is expected to ensure a Thesis Submission Certificate and audited Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate with respect to admissible grant, (in the prescribed GFR- 12A) duly certified by the Competent authority including the refund of any unspent balance within one year.

9.6 In case a scholar leaves / discontinues his fellowship before completion of fellowship tenure, the affiliating institution shall inform ICSSR within 15 days and settle the accounts including the refund of any unspent balance within three months.

10. Other Conditions

10.1. The ICSSR will follow the ceiling imposed by the UGC on number of doctoral supervisions under a particular category of guide (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor).

10.2. The Doctoral Fellows must stay and work full time at the affiliating university / institute. However, they may go on field work with the express approval of their supervisor but for rest of the period, they must continue to work at the concerned university / institute and follow their rules.

10.3. The Fellow shall not accept or hold any appointment (paid or otherwise) or receive any emoluments, salary, stipend etc., from any other source during the tenure of the award of fellowship. However, a fellow may undertake teaching assignments of not more than six hours a week.

10.4 The tenure of fellowship is strictly for two years. Any extension can be granted under exceptional circumstances without any additional financial implications to ICSSR. The ICSSR reserves the right to determine exceptional circumstances.

10.5 The contingency grant may be utilized for books, stationery, computer consumable costs and field work expenses related to the research work.

10.6 The ICSSR reserves the first right to publish the Ph.D thesis funded by it, provided the work is recommended for publication by the ICSSR expert(s).

10.7 Defaulters of any previous ICSSR fellowship / project / grant will not be eligible for consideration until the applicant obtains the clearance from the concerned administrative division.

10.8. A fellow is not entitled for same type of fellowship more than once.

10.9 While accepting Doctoral fellowships from the ICSSR, a fellow should not accept job or any other fellowship from any other university / institute. However, ICSSR, shall encourage and support the ICSSR fellowship awardees getting prestigious foreign fellowships. Therefore, they shall be permitted to re-join their fellowships after their return from abroad as special cases, provided they had sought prior approvals.

10.10 During the tenure of fellowship, the fellow will be governed by the rules of the affiliating/ administering institution in all matters including drawls of TA, attendance, holidays/leave and contingency grant, etc.

10.11 The selected fellows are expected to do full-time research in India. They could, however, undertake data collection outside India, if warranted by the needs of the proposal. For this, they are required to apply separately for consideration under the Data Collection Scheme of the International Collaboration Division of ICSSR. However, ICSSR will not be bound to support such data collection from abroad and the decision of the ICSSR will be final. In either case, the completion of study should not be consequent upon such data collection support.

10.12 The scholar should not have been subjected to any disciplinary / legal action / proceedings/ financial penalties in his/her research career.

10.13 Application submitted against a Call will not be considered for the subsequent Calls on its own.

10.14 ICSSR reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason. It is also not responsible for any postal delay / loss.

10.15 Incomplete applications / applications not accompanied by its hard copy when asked by ICSSR shall not be considered for fellowship.

10.16 No queries regarding the awards will be entertained by the ICSSR secretariat until the final declaration of results which will be placed on ICSSR website.

10.17 The final authority for the interpretation of the guidelines or any such issue is vested with the ICSSR.

Research Proposal Format

The complete format for research proposal consisting of the following contents/sections is a part of the Application Form, namely, Section IV: Details of Research Proposal.

In all, the research proposal shall be in about 3,000 words comprising of the following sections:

i.   Title of the Research Proposal: The research proposal should have a clear, meaningful and confirmed topic reflecting the scope of the study.

ii. Abstract of the research proposal should be summarized (in about 300 words).

iii. Introduction: The introduction should clearly state the research problem to be investigated in the light of its theoretical and/or empirical context in the relevant area. The proposal should include a statement on the relevance of the study and the anticipated outcomes (in about 300 words).

iv.Review of Literature: (National and International): A Survey should have been undertaken involving at least 20 major research literature related to the theme of study under investigation and their list must be given in this section (in about 400 words).

v. Identification of Research Gaps:  The scholar should summarize the current status of research in the area and major findings, including the researcher’s own work in the area. Existing empirical findings may also be discussed. The overview should clearly demonstrate the inadequacies/ gaps in the existing findings or approaches and its relevance (in about 200-300 words). 

vi.   Objectives of the Study: The general aim of the study alongwith the specific objectives to be accomplished should be clearly stated while providing a rationale of the proposed study in the present context (in about 100-150 words).

vii. Research Questions or Hypotheses: Given the conceptual framework and the specification of dimension, the specific questions to be answered through the proposed research should be sharply formulated. In case of an explanatory research design, specification of variables and positing of relationship among them through specific hypotheses must form a part of the research proposal (in about 250-300 words).

viii. Research Methodology: The researcher must describe in detail (a) the scope and coverage of his/her study; and (b) approach and methodology with adequate justification to conduct the research. The details of the methodology may include research design, data to be collected and empirical and analytical methods to be used. The description of the methodology must be clearly linked to the aims of the research and the research questions/hypotheses of the study (in about 300 words).

ix.   Innovation/Pathbreaking aspect of the research: Here, the emphasis should be laid to spell out the innovativeness in approach and novel concepts that have been envisaged in the study (in about 150-200 words). 

x.    Proposed Outcomes of the Study:  A brief note on the proposed plan of publications, during the course of research and after its completion, must be provided, in that, the section should enlist the proposed outputs from the study in terms of publications in the form of research papers / articles in journals, particularly Scopus/ UGC’s Care-listed journals, books, monographs, etc.) (in about 150 words).

xi.   New Data to be Generated:  A note on deficiencies/inadequacies found in the existing data and description of the new data to be generated for the proposed research (in about 100 words).

xii. Expected Contribution of the Study: A concise note needs to be given on the significant contributions the research work is expected to make to the theory and methodology on the subject as well as its practical importance to the society and its implications for policy-making (in about 300 words).

xiii.  Duration of the Study with Quarterly Timelines: A note on the present stage of doctoral work, expected duration for the completion of the work. Timelines must be set for each successive quarter and its completion (in about 200 words).

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The goals of a research proposal are to:

• Present and justify the need to study a research problem; and
• Describe a methodology to be conducted.

A research proposal is typically written for obtaining a grant, a fellowship, a scholarship, an internship, or an academic position. The structure of a proposal can vary between different funding programs and agencies. The following presents a typical structure of a proposal:  

• Project Summary or Abstract:  A concise, half-page summary of the proposed work, which includes an introductory statement, hypotheses/goals, a description of the objectives and methods, and the implications of the work.
• Background or Review of Relevant Literature :  Include introductory information relevant to your topic. This section should set the stage of the context of your proposal. Review the status of research in the proposed topic and gap areas, if any, which you would like to address. Emphasize the need for further research.
• Origin of the Proposal : Highlight the scientific rationale and significance of the proposed work. Include the hypotheses you aim to test.
• Objectives or Specific Aims : Outline the objectives of your proposed work and the purpose for each objective. These objectives must be brief, focused, and conceptual.
• Research plan : Describe the overall strategy to be used to accomplish the proposed work, including the methods and activities to be undertaken.
• Expected outcomes : Discuss possible results of your proposed studies. Discuss the significance of the work and the relevance of the results.
• References: Include a list of references that are cited in the main body of the text.

Before submitting a proposal, carefully review the requirements and structure of the proposal, as announced in the funding call.   

The following resources provide more information on preparing a research proposal:

• Eve, J. (2008). Writing a research proposal: planning and communicating your research ideas effectively. Library and Information Research, 32, 102, pp. 18-28 . 
• Sudheesh, K., Duggappa, D.R., and Nethra. S.S. (2016) . How to write a research proposal . Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 60, 9, pp. 631-634. 
• Punch, K.F. (2016). Developing effective research proposals . 3rd edition, SAGE Publications Ltd. ISBN: 9781473916388. IIT Gandhinagar Library Call number: 300.72 PUN ( Browse shelf )
• Locke, L.F., Spirduso, W.W., and Silverman, S.J. (2013). Proposals that work:   A   guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals.  6th edition, SAGE Publications Ltd. ISBN: 9781452216850
• Terrell, S.R. (2015). Writing a proposal for your dissertation: Guidelines and examples.  The Guilford Press. ISBN: 9781462523023
• Boxman, R. (2017).  Writing a winning research proposal.  
• University of Reading (2019). How to write a PhD research proposal.
• Monash University (2020).  Writing a Research Proposal.  
• The University of Edinburgh (2020).  Research proposals . 
• The University of Southern California (2020).  Writing a Research Proposal .  
• The University of Sydney.  How to write a research proposal . 

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Research proposal are documents of 3,000-4,000 words that outline the research you want to do. They are required by most funding agencies.

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Another reason why a research proposal is important is that it explicitly explains the study you want to do. You must provide the following information regarding your study methodology:

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It is very important that when the scholar start writing their research proposal and they must adhere to a certain research proposal format as prescribed by their universities Synopsis Format . They must make sure that the structure and formatting of the document are consistent throughout. The proposal should be sent to an academic instructor or colleague for review, if feasible. The website of the institution you are applying to should be checked thoroughly before you begin composing a research proposal for PhD . In many colleges, you may find guidelines for developing research proposals that can help you arrange your ideas and fulfil the standards of a particular institution.

Even if a university has its own set of standards, most research proposal format contain the following:

• Title - This is only a rough draft that can be changed as your research progresses.
• Abstract - A succinct description of your desired research
• Context - A short summary of the present state of knowledge and recent discussions on the problem in the broad field of study in which your planned research falls
• Literature review - The literature review indicates the applicant's understanding of the most important research accomplishments in the field of study. You must focus on presenting some of the most important references in your field of study including Research Paper , which will need substantial research on your part Bibliometric Analysis .
• Research problem, aim and objectives - Because of your literature evaluation, it is important to identify the key research gap in your field of study. Your research project's major goals and objectives may be established after the research challenge has been identified.
• The Research methodology will serve as backbone of your research proposal which will contain many tools and technologies, and evaluation of various characteristics and Research implementation .
• Ethical considerations - Research ethics in your field should be researched and the prospective project's ethical issues should be listed.
• Applicants are increasingly being asked to explain the significance of the study they have conducted. Both the influence on your study field and on society as a whole may be considered here. You must put in effort in this area since it will enhance your proposal.
• A bibliography - In the conclusion of the proposal, be sure to include all of the cited sources.

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PREPARING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Title: Take care to choose a title that is descriptive of your work, but at the same time not too specific, as you may find during the actual research that the title you began with is too narrow/wide. This is particularly true for PhD dissertations.

Scope and Objective

Always begin the synopsis with a clear statement of the objective of your proposed research. This is the “objective” part of the section title. The “scope” part of the section title is in service of the fact that research questions are generally of quite a broad nature, and an individual research thesis does not usually cover the entire spectrum of questions associated with a topic. 

Existing Research in the Area

In this section of the synopsis, show the relevance of your research to larger theoretical questions as well as other research on the topic. Take this opportunity to elaborate on the theoretical approach(es), and specific studies that form the context for your research.

Discuss here also, how you will collect the data, its nature (primary/secondary) and the steps involved in your analysis. Keep in mind that different areas of study and research require a different kind of knowledge about methods and theories. 

In what way is this research different?

Here, demonstrate that your proposed research will be both novel and necessary, in terms of process as well as results. Compare with a proposal of investigating the same topic 

Bibliography\References

At the point of writing the synopsis, you are allowed to list all the books that you have read or plan to read.

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Pursuing Ph.D will provide students with an expertise specialised disciplines allowing them to be effective resource persons and contributors in such fields

Novelty in Academia

Research provides possibilities for exploration and a discovery of new and novel dimensions and solutions to the various lacunas in the society and the world at large.

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Agad tantra, post doctoral programs in, biotechnology, finance & accounting, human resources, pharmaceutical sciences, a guided learning experience, list of phd supervisors.

A candidate seeking admission to the Doctoral & Post Doctoral Programs must satisfy any one of the following eligibility criteria

• Master's degree or equivalent in the relevant subject with 55% or equivalent CGPA / 50% in case of Medical Courses, from any University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) in India. (SC / ST candidates are eligible for a 5% relaxation in marks or equivalent CGPA). Candidates having postgraduate diploma / certificate awarded by an Indian university / institute or foreign degree / diploma/ certificate awarded by a foreign university / institute should in their own interest, obtain and submit the equivalent of their diploma / degree / certificate with Master's degree of a recognized Indian University from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
• In case of candidates holding a qualifying degree from a foreign university, registration for PhD will be confirmed after determination of equivalence by the Parul University.
• Master's degree or equivalent in any subject with 55% marks and five years of experience in the area of interdisciplinary research in which admission is being sought
• Fellow members of the Chartered Accountants of India (CA) or Institute of Costs and Works of India (ICWA) or Company Secretary of India (CFA) with 55% marks at graduation level and with 5 years of research experience after graduation (only for the Faculties of Law, Management and Humanities and Social Sciences).
• Candidate who does not fulfill the above mentioned eligibility conditions but wants to pursue PhD, may be considered under the special category of enrolment, provided the PhD Admission Committee is convinced about their academic prowess, professional accomplishments and their capacity to carry out research leading to the award of a PhD degree. Such a candidate with at least 60% marks at the Bachelor's Degree level from any statutory Indian University or a foreign University with 10 years of research experience and having published 2 papers in peer reviewed journals may be considered eligible for admission to the PhD programme at the sole discretion of the Equivalence Committee constituted by the Provost.
• Important Documents For degree should be recognized by the UGC / Association of Indian Universities / Central Council of Indian Medicine / Central Council of Homoeopathy / Indian Nursing Council / Council of Architecture / Pharmacy Council of India / All India Council for Technical Education or any other approved and recognized Scientific Bodies of the Government of India and approved by the Academic Council / Board of Management of the University for Provisional Registration for the PhD Degree.

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Applicants will be shortlisted for the Research Aptitude Test (RAT) on the basis of them meeting the following considerations with regard to educational qualifications and research proposal:

1. Educational Qualifications: The minimum academic qualification for admission to the Ph.D programmes is a Second Class Master’s or equivalent degree in the relevant subject awarded by a recognised university in India or abroad, with at least an average of 55 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 3.5 under the seven-point scale of the University Grants Commission (UGC). In the case of SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled candidates, the minimum eligibility is an average of 45 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 2.5 under the seven-point scale of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

2. Candidates who have an M.Phil or equivalent degree awarded by a recognized university in India or abroad are also eligible to apply for the Ph.D Programme.

3. Submission of a research proposal is a compulsory requirement for admission for the Ph.D. Programme. A research proposal consisting of approximately 1,000 words should accompany the proposal and indicate the Specification of the broad field of study, Statement of the research problem and scope and objectives of the study, rationale for and the significance of the study, methodology to be followed, references, and the candidate’s research/work experience in that area, if any.

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WISE Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD)

The "WISE Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD)" of the Department of Science and Technology aims to provide opportunity to carry out Doctoral research in basic and applied sciences to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-45 years who want to pursue research in STEM fields as bench-level scientist.

Vision: WISE-PhD provides opportunity to women to pursue higher education, i.e., Ph.D. through independent project grant.

Objectives: The main objective of WISE-PhD is to encourage women scientists to conduct Doctoral research in science and engineering and to engage them in knowledge dissemination through SSR.

Target Group: Women who have Post Graduation in Basic or Applied Sciences or equivalent degree and wish to pursue PhD in basic & applied sciences can apply in WISE-PhD programme for financial support. Women in regular employment are not eligible for this programme.

Scientific Disciplines: Under WISE-PhD, support is available in 5 scientific disciplines viz. (1) Physical and Mathematical Sciences [PM]; (2) Chemical Sciences [CS]; (3) Life Sciences [LS]; (4) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences [EA]; and (5) Engineering & Technology [ET]

Eligibility:

• Educational Qualification: Women Scientists having Post-Graduate Degree in Basic/ Applied Science or equivalent degree like M. Phil., M. Tech., M. Pharm., etc. or B.Tech.are eligible for WISE-PhD.
• Age: The minimum age to apply in the programme is 27 years and maximum is 45 years (Relaxation of 3 years in the upper age limit is allowed for SC/ ST/ PH candidates). Women scientists, less than 27 years of age are NOT eligible. Cut-off date for age calculation wouldbe the date of submission of WISE-PhD application.
• Who Can Apply: Unemployed women who want to pursue Ph.D. can apply for fellowship under WISE-PhD. The programme is open for both candidates; those who have not yet registered as well as who have already registered for Ph.D., but not availing fellowship from any sources. Although, candidates who have completed two (2) years duration in Ph.D. as onthe date of application are NOT eligible.

Financial Support :This Programme provides fellowship of the applicant @Rs. 37,000/- per monthalong withHouse Rent Allowances (HRA) as per norms, Research Grant of Rs. 1.00 lakh per year and Institutional overhead charges @Rs. 0.50 lakh per year.

Duration :The project tenure is up to maximum 5 years duration.

Call for proposal submission: Call is open throughout the year.

Where to submit proposal: Women Scientists may submit their proposal at https://onlinedst.gov.in

https://online-wosa.gov.in/wisephd.html

For more information Contact:

Mr. Shubham Goel Scientist ‘C’ WISE-KIRAN Division Department of Science & Technology Technology Bhawan New Mehrauli Road New Delhi-110016 Tel: 011-26590625 Email: goel[dot]shubham[at]gov[dot]in

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