Parliament of India Recruitment 2017 Notifications for the positions of Research Fellowship. Interested and Eligible Candidates can apply for the positions.
Last Date for Submission of Application is on January 10th, 2018..
Post and Vacancies :-
Research Fellowship - 25 Posts
Qualification :-
i. Duration: The duration of the Fellowships will be of two years with no further extension to be granted in this regard.
ii. Eligibility:
1) The scholar must posses a Master degree in any of the social science disciplines with outstanding research publications at the time of application.
2) The scholar must be a person with an outstanding academic record in any discipline relevant to parliamentary studies or should be an expert in her/his own domain.
Age: The scholar should not be less than 25 and more than 70 years of age on the last date of application.
Address
The Director Lok Sabha Secretariat Room No. F-121, Parliamentary Library Building, New Delhi-110001.
Title of the Project
i. Statement of the Problem: In the opening paragraphs of the research proposal, the problem to be investigated should be stated clearly and briefly. The significance of the problem in the theoretical context of the discipline concerned should be specified.
ii. Overview of Literature: Summarizing the current status of research in the area, including major findings, the project proposal should clearly demonstrate the relevance of the findings or approaches for the investigation of the problem at hand.
iii. Conceptual Framework: Given the problem and the theoretical perspective for investigation of the problem, the proposal should clearly indicate the concepts to be used and demonstrate their relevance for the study. It should further specify the empirical dimension, if any, that needs to be explored for investigating the problem
iv. Research Questions/Hypotheses: Given the conceptual framework and dimensions of the problem, specific questions to be answered and hypotheses to be tested through the proposed study should be explicitly formulated, compatible with the research design.
v. Coverage: In the light of the questions raised or the hypotheses proposed to be tested, if sampling becomes necessary, full information on the following points
Selection Process :-
(i) The selection for the grant of Research Fellowships will be made by a Fellowship Committee.
(ii) An advertisement will be issued in major national dailies in Hindi, English and regional languages announcing the Fellowships. The advertisement will be uploaded on the Lok Sabha website prominently, mentioning therein detailed procedure for submission of applications. Major central universities and reputed educational institutions; all national law institutes/universities; all State Legislatures; Lok Sabha Television; Rajya Sabha Television; Doordarshan; media organizations and other reputed institutions will be requested to forward names of suitable candidates to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for consideration by the Fellowship Committee. The notice regarding the Fellowship Scheme may also be circulated among the media persons covering the proceedings of Parliament.
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