1. He/ She meets the necessary eligibility conditions and is found medically fit and produces a "no objection certificate" from the present employer, if already employed or enjoying some other scholarship/stipend.
2. There will be a Research Fellow Advisory Committee (RFAC) of the Division/Unit to monitor all matters related to (a) progress of research work, (b) extension of fellowship and (c) assignment /change of supervisor. A supervisor will be assigned by the Dean on recommendation of the RFAC before the end of eighteen months . A research fellow will be under the direct responsibility of the RFAC in exceptional circumstances. Normally, the supervisor will be a faculty member (lecturer or equivalent and above) of the Institute. The research fellow is required to undergo such courses as are prescribed for him/ her by the RFAC or a committee appointed by the Dean of Studies.
3. The fellowship may be decreased or completely withdrawn on one month's notice any time during the period if his/her progress in research work is not satisfactory.
4. He/She 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. He/She is required to undertake teaching assignments upto four hours a week, e.g., assisting in tutorials, evaluation of test papers, laboratory demonstration work and invigilation duties.
5. He/She shall present, through his/her supervisor and RFAC, annual report on the progress of his/her work to the Dean of Studies.
6. He/She shall not indulge in any activity which is detrimental to his/her research and studies at the Institute.
7. All research work meant for publication in journals must clearly mention his/her affiliation with the Indian Statistical Institute as a doctoral fellow and also acknowledge support from the relevant external funding agencies.
8. The value of Junior Research Fellowship is Rs.8000/- per month. There is a special fellowship of Rs.12000/- per month for exceptionally meritorious candidates. The fellowship may be extended annually on the basis of his/her performance. On satisfactory completion of two years, he/she will be designated as Senior Research Fellow and the monthly stipend will be Rs. 9000/-. The total duration of junior and Senior Research Fellowships shall not exceed 5 years. Junior Research Fellows with M. Tech. or equivalent degrees will get monthly fellowship of Rs.9000/- and monthly fellowship for senior research fellows in this category is Rs.9500/-.
9. The Junior/Senior Research Fellowship carries with it a contingency grant of Rs.6000/- per annum. The amount may be spent for purchase of books and stationeries, photocopying, thesis typing and binding, submission fee etc. The unspent balance of contingency grant at the end of a year will not be carried forward to the next year.
10. Eligible Junior/Senior Research Fellows get monthly House Rent allowance (HRA) as per admissible rate. The HRA is paid only to those whom the Institute is unable to provide hostel/hostel type accommodation. They cease to draw such HRA as soon as the Institute offers them the accommodation irrespective of whether they accept such accommodation or not.
11. The fellow will have to refund the fellowship amount drawn by him/her if he/she resigns or leaves the Institute within three months from the date of acceptance of the fellowship. The letter of resignation must be submitted at least one month before the date of resignation.
12. Library
To use the borrowing facilities of the library, he/she has to deposit a sum of Rs.1000/-.
13. Leave
Leave for a maximum period of thirty days in a year in addition to general holidays may be taken. There will be no accumulation of leave over years. The women awardees would be eligible for maternity leave at full fellowship for a period not exceeding three months once during the tenure of their award. Male research fellows will not be entitled to any paternity leave.
14. Applications for leave must be submitted in the prescribed form through the Supervisor/RF Advisory Committee/Head of Unit or Division seven days in advance, except in emergencies.
15. Leave applied for should not be availed of until and unless it has been granted by the Dean of Studies.
16. Those who reside in the Hostels of the Institute should obtain the signature
of the Warden on the leave applications.
17. Absence without leave for more than three days will be treated as an act of misconduct and action may be taken. In case of emergency, leave may be applied for at the earliest opportunity.
18. Application for leave should be submitted in the prescribed form (see Annexure I).
Medical Facilities
19. Research Fellows are eligible for medical facilities as per ISI rules. This will be limited to the fellows only and not for their family members/dependents.
20 Annual Evaluation of Junior
and Senior Research Fellows
20.1 The RFAC will evaluate research fellows annually and forward its recommendations to the Dean regarding annual extension, and suggested research courses, regular/reading courses to be taken by the research fellows.
20.2 The RFAC will recommend to the Dean the appointment of the supervisor for each research fellow who is not project linked and for whom no supervisor has been appointed earlier. In case of change -over of a research fellow from the purview of one RFAC to another (in the process of assigning supervisor) a no objection certificate from
the earlier RFAC will be necessary.
21. Procedure for evaluation
1. For the purpose of the annual evaluation, the JRFs/SRFs should submit their annual research progress report with supporting material on the evaluation proforma (see Annexure II) to the Dean of Studies duly forwarded by the RFAC with specific recommendations regarding the extension using the information about the research work done on the thesis topics, given in (2) through (9), of the evaluation form. The research fellow may be asked to present the work done by him/her in the presence of RFAC members. The RFAC will invite the supervisor to be present at the time of presentation.
2. Each research fellow should give at least one seminar per year, on topics related to his/her proposed research.
3. Annual extension will be given based on the recommendations of the RFAC. The RFAC will take into consideration the information given in the Evaluation Form and the recommendations made by the committees mentioned below:
(i). Before the end of 3 years of the fellowship, a research proposal for the thesis should be submitted and the research fellows should defend the proposal at a seminar conducted for this purpose and this will be evaluated by a committee consisting of the Supervisor, Dean of Studies or his nominee and two other experts one of whom should be from outside the Institute. The extension of the fellowship at the end of the 3rd year should take this committee's report also into consideration. The said committee will be formed by the Dean, in consultation with the RFAC, with the supervisor as a member.
(ii). By the end of 4 years the research fellows are expected to do substantial research work on their proposed research topics for the thesis and the research by them should form a basis for their Ph.D. thesis. Extension of the fellowship beyond 4 years will be governed by this and by the rules given below:
"The total combined duration of Junior and Senior Research Fellowship shall not normally exceed 4 years. However, in exceptional circumstances and on the evidence of commendable work already completed., relaxation in the limit of duration of the fellowship may be allowed on the basis of recommendations of a committee set up by the Dean, in consultation with the relevant RFAC, specially for this purpose. Research work published or accepted for publication in standard journals will be given importance in this matter. Under no circumstances the tenure of fellowship will exceed 5 years ." If the thesis has not been submitted within 5 years, a fellow may be allowed to continue without fellowship for one more year but the thesis has to be submitted within this one year period.
22. Registration
A research fellow should apply for registration within 5 years from the date of selection as a JRF. For a research fellow who intends to apply for registration in an outside Institution 'Rules for Ph.D. Registration of ISI Research Fellows in an outside Organization' will apply. As soon as the application for registration is accepted, a copy of the acceptance letter should be submitted to the Dean's Office.
23. Miscellaneous
23.1 A research fellow may be allowed to take up a paid assignment for a maximum period of six months during the tenure of fellowship. The period of leave for this purpose will be counted as part of the tenure of fellowship.
23.2 For multiple authored research papers, of which more than one research fellows are co-authors, the same piece of work cannot be used by more than one research fellow as an original contribution at the time of defending the research proposal and in the thesis.
23.3 After submission of the Ph.D. thesis within 5 years, in good standing with full stipend, an extension of the tenure of fellowship for at most 1 year may be given from the date of submission. The research fellowship will cease as soon as the Ph.D. thesis is accepted and the viva-voce examination is over.
Candidates with Ph.D. are eligible to apply for Research Associateships.
1. The Research Associate (RA) will do whole time research work.
2. The RA will not accept or held any appointment, paid or otherwise, or receive any emoluments, salary, stipend etc. from any other source during the tenure of the award.
3. In addition to research,the RA is required to undertake up to six hours a week teaching assignment, and assisting in tutorials, evaluation of test papers, laboratory demonstration work etc.
4. The RA shall present, through the Head of the Unit/Professor-in-Charge of the Division, annual report on the progress of his work to the Dean of Studies. In preparing this report an RA may consult the faculty members directly involved with him/her in research.
29. The value of Research Associateship is as follows:
(a) Rs. 11000/- (fixed) Rs. 6000/- per annum
(b) Rs. 11500/- (fixed) Rs. 6000/- per annum
(c) Rs. 12000/- (fixed) Rs. 6000/- per annum
(d) Rs. 12500/- (fixed) Rs. 6000/- per annum
1. The RA is entitled to House Rent Allowance as per Institute rules.
2. The tenure of an RA shall not exceed five years.
3. There will be an evaluation of the RA after every two years by
a committee which will include an external expert. Extensions of Research
Associateship will be on the basis of the recommendations of the committee.
1.Library and medical facilities and leave rules for RAs are same as given in
paras. 12-19 above.