Junior Research Fellowship 2014-15 @ Indian Council of Historical Research

Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) invites applications for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 2014-2015 from candidates for taking the 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 16th February 2014 at New Delhi, Bengaluru and Guwahati.

Fellowship Details:
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.

The maximum number of Junior Research Fellowships available for the year 2014-2015 is eighty (80)

Eligibility criteria:

• Only 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 fellowship. The candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Physically challenged category who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this fellowship. And
• Candidates who are admitted to 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.

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) ICHR, payable at Delhi.

Details of the Examination and Interview:
The Eligibility Examination will be for a maximum of 100 marks to be answered in 3 hours.
Questions can be answered in either English or Hindi.

How to apply? 
The candidate can apply online through the following link of the ICHR website:
ichr.ac.in/

Important Dates
Online submission of JRF applications starts on : 21.12.2013
Last date of online submission : 15.01.2014
Last date of submitting printouts of online application forms: 25.01.2014

For more details, please visit-
ichr.ac.in/JRF%20Notification%202014-2015.pdf