Guidelines for Applicants

ICSSR - Southern Regional Centre

WORKSHOPS/FDP/RMC GUIDELINES

1. INTRODUCTION

      1.1 ICSSR-SRC funds Workshops for conducting Faculty Development Programmes / Research Methodology Courses in Universities, Colleges and Research Institutes to enhance the research capabilities of young research scholars and early-career academics and to promote a deeper understanding of the theoretical and methodological concepts of research.

A comprehensive understanding of the methodologies and strategies employed in research is essential for the development of high-quality research. Although the philosophical underpinnings of social science research are universally shared, each discipline has created its own distinctive theoretical framework and research methodologies. Researchers engaging in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary study need to familiarize themselves with the methodologies of disciplines beyond their own area of competence.

Furthermore, there are a plethora of areas in which a proficient researcher must improve their skills, from the initial stage of the research problem to the final reporting and publication of the results, in order to make a substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge in their respective fields.

The SRC-ICSSR provides grants to the Social Science faculties for organizing Workshops (FDP/ RMC) for Young Researchers and Faculty Members in the following areas of social science research: 

S. No	Broad Domains	Priority Areas
1	Economics / Development Studies	a.  Innovations in Agriculture and Rural Development
		b.  Entrepreneurship and Start-ups
		c.  Blue Economy
		d.  Natural Resources and Regional Development
		e.  Sustainable Livelihood
		f.  Green Economy Transition
		g.  Fintech and Fintech-based Solutions for Economic Development
		h.  Cooperatives and Rural Transformation
		i.  Emerging Technologies and Socio-economic Development
2	Management	a.  Financial Management
		b.  Human Resource Management
		c.  Supply Chain Management
3	Commerce	a.  Trade and Commerce
		b.  Rural and Urban Tourism
		c.  Fintech and Fintech-based Trade and Commerce
4	Sociology/Social Work	a.  Artificial Intelligence: Social Impact
		b.  Development and Empowerment of Vulnerable Sections of Society
		c.  Sociology of Family in India
		d.  Urban Sociology
		e.  Janjatiya Studies
5	Social Anthropology	a.  Linguistic Anthropology
		b.  Cultural Anthropology
		c.  Ethnographic Studies
		d.  Food, Culture and Society
6	Culture Studies	a.  Digital Humanities
		b.  Life, Literature and Thought in India
		c.  Literature and Globalization
		d.  Art Practices and Folk/Oral Forms
		e.  Regional Cinema
7	Gender Studies	a.  Women-Led Development
		b.  Gender and Society
		c.  Women and Democracy
8	Political Science	a.  E-Governance
		b.  G20 Declaration and Global Sustainability
		c.  Human Rights and Legislation
		d.  Contemporary Electoral System
		e.  People’s Participation in Politics
		f.  Politics and Technology
		g.  Indian Political Thought
		h.  Indigenous Polity
		i.  Rural and Urban Governance
		j.  Indian Constitutionalism
9	International Relations/ Geopolitics	a.  Geo Politics
		b.  Indo-Pacific Strategic Relations
		c.  India’s Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power
10	Public Administration	a.  Public Policy
		b.  Ethical Governance
		c.  Tribunals, Commissions and Bureaucratic System
11	Diaspora Studies	a.  Role of Indian Diaspora in the Development of Bharat
		b.  Multiculturalism
		c.  Migration and Cultural Identity
12	National Security and Strategic Studies	a.  Defence and National Security
		b.  Defence Manufacturing
		c.  Peace and Conflict Studies
		d.  Internal Security
13	Education and Skilling	a.  Digital Learning Technology
		b.  Implement of National Education Policy 2020
		c.  Ethics, Values and Innovation in Education
		d.  Artificial Intelligence and Education
		e.  Skill Education in HEIs
		f.  Skilling Youth for Future Jobs
14	Social Psychology	a.  Mental Health and Social Inclusion
		b.  Social Dimensions of Psychology
15	Legal Studies	a.  Legal and Para-legal Studies
		b. Legal History of India
16	Social and Human Geography	a.  Demography
		b.  Migration
		c.  Human Resources and Holistic Growth
		d.  Regional Geography
		e.  Rural and Urban Landscape
17	Environmental Studies	a.  Human-Environment Relationship
		b.  Climate Change
		c.  Sustainable Development Goals in Indian Context
		d.  Renewable Energy Resources
18	Media Studies	a.  Mass Media and its Socio-Cultural Impact
		b.  Mass Media and Society in India
19	Library Science	a.  Bibliometric/ Scientometric/ Webometric Studies
		b.  E-Resources and IT Application
		c.  Metadata Harvesting Techniques and Digital Repository
20	Indian Knowledge Systems	a.  Indian Textual and Oral Traditions
		b.  Indigenous Innovation, Technology and Development
		c.  Development of Pedagogical Materials in Diverse
		Disciplinary/Inter-disciplinary Areas Based on Indian Intellectual Texts
21	Rural and Urban Studies	a.   Rural Economy
		b.   Rural Society
		c.   Rural-Urban Migration
		d.   Rural Culture and its Signifiers
		e.   Urban Planning and Policy
		f.   Urbanisation and Urban Environment
22	Divyangjan Studies	a.  Intersectional /Multidisciplinary Studies on Divyangjan
		b.  Policy Research for Divyangjan
		c.  Rehabilitation, Innovation Technology for Divyangjan
		d.  Financial Empowerment of Divyangjan

2.CATEGORIES

 

The Workshop is categorized into three distinct categories:

(A)General Workshops: Discipline Specific and other Workshops

 

(B)Workshop – Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

 

This programme aims to improve the general methodological and writing abilities of in-service faculty members, primarily Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Social Science disciplines, and to expose them to the newest developments in their fields, technology spin-offs and the like.

 

(C)Workshop - Research Methodology Course (RMC)

 

The course aims to develop the PG/PhD/PDF scholars as future academicians and social science researchers by strengthening their methodological and writing skills.

 

3.ELIGIBILITY

 

3.1Institutions/ Organizations:

Workshop grants shall be given to the organizing institutions that may be ICSSR Research Institutes, ICSSR Recognised Institutes, Government Institutes engaged in research work of strategic importance, Institutes of National Importance as defined by the Ministry of Education (MoE), UGC Recognized Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/ Institutions/ Colleges under 2 (F) / 12(B) etc.

 

3.2Course Director

Regular faculty members of the institutions mentioned in para 3.1 having a Ph.D. degree can apply as the Course Director of the Workshop. Ph.D/PDF scholars are not eligible to apply as Course Director. However, they can be permitted to be part of the organizing committee.

 

3.3Participants

1. Under the General Workshops, the participants should be Students/Scholars/Faculty members of Social Science Disciplines from a UGC- recognized University/Deemed University/College under 2F/12B /Institutes of National Importance or ICSSR Research Institutes/ Recognised Institutes and their application should be duly forwarded by the affiliating institution.

 

1. Under the Workshop (FDP), the participants should be a Lecturer/ Assistant Professor in a UGC- recognized Indian University/Deemed University/Colleges/Institutes of National Importance or ICSSR Research Institutes/ Recognised Institutes and their application should be duly forwarded by the parent institution.

 

1. Under the Workshop (RMC), the participants should be a PG/Ph.D./PDF student/scholar from a UGC- recognized University/Deemed University/College under 2F/12B /Institutes of National Importance or ICSSR Research Institutes/ Recognised Institutes and their application should be duly forwarded by the affiliating institution.

 

1. There should be at least thirty (30) participants from social science disciplines. The Course Director may however enroll more than thirty participants but ICSSR-SRC will not provide additional grants for the same.

 

 

1. Under the SC and ST component plan, the requisite participants may belong to these categories. However, in case of non-availability of requisite SC/ST participants, preference may be given to OBC, Women, and Persons with benchmark disability and minorities.

 

1. The duration of each session is one and a half hours (90 Minutes). There shall be at least 4 Sessions per day. Resource person may be assigned to a maximum of 2 sessions in the entire course. However, one resource person can be assigned more than two sessions in the entire program in case the resource person has expertise in dealing with some statistical packages or models, where there is a need for earmarking more than two sessions such as SPSS/other Software.

 

1. HOW TO APPLY

 

1. Applications are received online throughout the year (Rolling Mode).

 

1. The applications should be submitted at least three months before the due date of the Workshop.

 

1. The applicants need to submit an online application, a hard copy of the same duly forwarded by the affiliating institution along with all the Enclosures I to XII must be sent to:

 

The Honorary Director

Indian Council of Social Science Research

Southern Regional Centre

(Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

2nd Floor, New Building, OUCIS Premises

Adjacent to OUCIS

Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad - 500 007

Email: srcicssrprograms@gmail.com

 

With the following enclosures:

Enclosure –I: Print out of the Online Filled in Application Form

Enclosure-II: Forwarding Letter duly signed by the affiliating university/ colleges/ institutions (Download the format from Section No. 12)

Enclosure –III: A concept note with clearly specifying the Scope, Objectives, Target participants and the outcome of the workshop in about (1000 words)

Enclosure-IV: Plan for coverage/publicity (200 words)

Enclosure-V: Tentative Programme Schedule - Tentative date-wise and session-wise programme including prospective resource persons with their respective affiliations. (The workshop must have 4 Sessions a day)

Enclosure-VI: List of Resource Persons with their Affiliation, Email ID, Mobile No. and Specialization

Enclosure-VIII: Budget Estimate (Download the format from Section No. 12)

Enclosure- VIII: Brief Academic CV of the Course Director (not more than 2- 5 pages)

Enclosure- IX: Duly Attested BC/OBC/SC/ST/Disability certificate, if applicable

Enclosure-X: Self-attested copy of the PhD Certificate

Enclosure-XI: Employment Certificate of the Workshop Course Director

Enclosure-XII: UGC 12B / 2F Certificate

 

1. PROCEDURE FOR AWARD

 

1.  All applications submitted to the ICSSR-SRC will be screened by the SRC Office regarding the submission of complete documents by the applicants.

 

1.  The proposals shall be evaluated by the Expert Committee and Workshop grants will be awarded on the basis of recommendations of the committee. The recommendations of the Expert Committee are then sent to the ICSSR, New Delhi for the concurrence and final approval of the Competent Authority.

 

1.  Only selected applicants shall be intimated after completion of the due process.

 

1. VALUE: Maximum up to Rs.1.5 Lakhs.

The actual sanctioned amount will, however, depend on the quality of the proposal, importance of the theme, potential to generate academic discussion, Workshop location and number of participants as decided by the Expert Committee

 

1. Financial Allocation

 

The Workshop organizers should send budget estimates under the following permissible heads:

 

S. No.	Heads	SRC Percentages
1.	Domestic Travel	15%
2.	Accommodation	15%
3.	Food Expenses	35%
4.	Honorarium to the Resource Persons	30%
5.	Organizational Expenses (Including Stationery, Xeroxing, Secretarial Assistance, Contingency and Miscellaneous expenses)	5%
	Total	100%

Note:
1. Momentums, Shawls, Bouquets, Garlands and Printing of Souvenir / Publications are not permissible.

2. The amount need to be booked against the percentages mentioned above.

 

1. RELEASE OF GRANT

 

The grant will be released in two instalments. The 1^st Instalment of 75% will be released after the award of the proposal and on the receipt of Grant-in-aid Bill, Bank Details Form and Brochure duly stamped and signed by the Director of the Workshop and the Registrar/Principal/ Director of the University/ College/Institution 20 days before the programme dates. The 2^nd and final instalment of 25% will be released upon receipt of Workshop proceedings (2 hardbound copies and soft copies), audited Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate in GFR 12 A form and with mandatory documents as mentioned in 10.1 & 10.2 below.

 

 

 

1.  MONITORING

 

The ICSSR-SRC may depute an Officer/Observer to oversee the quality of the Workshop.

 

9.CONDITIONS

 

1. Once the programme is approved by the ICSSR-SRC, wide publicity with the ICSSR-SRC logo should be given to attract a sufficient number of applicants. This may be done through advertisements in the newspaper, uploading the information to the institution's website, social media groups, etc. A copy of the same may be sent to the ICSSR-SRC for uploading to its website.

 

1. The Resource Persons invited for the course should be from different geographical & social science backgrounds preferably a Professor/Associate Professor with sufficient expertise in Resource Methodology and publications.

 

1. For the Travel & stay of the Resource Persons, the host institution's rules will apply.

 

1. The Course Director is not entitled to draw an honorarium for taking sessions in the same Course.

 

1. The travel, lodging and boarding expenses of the ICSSR-SRC Observer, if any, will be borne from the approved budget head “travel & accommodation”.

 

1. The institute may re-appropriate expenditure from one sanctioned sub-head to another subject to a maximum of 10%. Any re-appropriation beyond 10% of the amount sanctioned for any item shall require the prior approval of the ICSSR-SRC.

 

1. The amount of grant sanctioned is to be utilized within 3 months/same financial year. If the Grantee fails to utilize the grant within the stipulated period, it will be refunded to the ICSSR-SRC with 10% penal interest p.a. from the date of receipt of the amount.

 

1. The SRC reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason. It is also not responsible for any postal delays/loss.

 

1. Incomplete applications in any respect shall not be considered.

 

1. The final authority related to the interpretation of the guidelines or any issue left is vested with the ICSSR-SRC.

 

1. ICSSR-SRC follows Government of India Rules & Directives with regard to SC, ST and Persons with Benchmark Disability categories.

 

10.COMPLETION OF THE COURSE

 

1. Upon completion, the Course Director will submit the following within ONE month:

 

1. Detailed report of the workshop including observations/recommendations by the Resource Persons;
2. Abridged Report of the Workshop
3. Course Outlines, Attendance sheets with signature, programme schedule, list of resource persons, programme photographs
4. One set of Course/Study Materials
5. Summary of Evaluation by the Participants including the Feedback by the Participants on the Workshop and Resource Persons (annexure II & III)
6. Suggestions for further improvement
7. Certificate to the participants with ICSSR Name and Logo issued by the Organizing institute

 

1. The audited head-wise statement of accounts and utilization certificate in GFR (form 12A) for the entire expenditure incurred from the sanctioned amount. Both these needs to be duly certified by the Course Director, Registrar/Principal and the Finance Officer in case of the Central University or the Chartered Accountant in case of other Institutions.

 

Kindly ensure that the Utilization Certificate and the Statement of Expenditure must be duly verified and properly stamped by the Principal/Registrar/ Director/Head of the Institution and the Finance Officer/Chartered Accountant (Name of the CA with UDIN No. & Stamp) as the case may be. Audited Statement of accounts with Utilization Certificate in GFR-12A form is for the entire Workshop grant approved by the ICSSR-SRC.

 

11.OBLIGATION OF THE AFFILIATING INSTITUTION

 

1. The forwarding institution, where the proposed Course is to be located, has to provide, in the prescribed format duly stamped and signed by the Competent Authority, an undertaking to administer and manage the ICSSR-SRC grant and provide logistical support for the Course.

 

1. The Institute hosting the programme should provide overall management and facilities such as logistic help, staff support, lecture venue etc.

 

1. The Course Director shall be responsible for the overall management and timely conduct of all the sessions and active engagement of the participants during the programme.

 

1. The host University/Institute & Course Director are expected to give wide publicity to the programme, clearly mentioning that it is an ICSSR-SRC Sponsored Programme, at least one month in advance.

 

1. DOWNLOAD FORMATS (Click the corresponding buttons below to download the files)

 

• Forwarding Letter Format
• Budget Estimation Format

 

 

Online Application Form Link

 

Note:- Please keep ready the JPEG/Image Files of Passport Size Photo & Signature and other documents mentioned at 4.3 as PDF Files to upload in the Online Application Form