Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chair Fellowship for Post Doctoral Fellow

INTRODUCTION

The main objective of Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to encourage and retain young Indian social science scholars who have completed their Ph D and who wish to pursue a regular career in teaching and research. They should have a high potential and promise for conducting full time research on specific themes and issues. These studies are expected to contribute to theoretical and conceptual advancement in different disciplines; help to generate field work based empirical data and contribute towards policy making.

The broad disciplines of study, within the domain of social sciences are:

• Sociology
• Political Science
• Economics

Eligibility

The scholar should not be more than 45 years of age on the last date of application.

The scholar must possess a Ph.D. degree in any of the social science disciplines stated above at the time of application.

The selected fellow has to work under the guidance of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chair Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University.

How To Apply

Application in hard copy in prescribed format must be sent to: The Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University before the last date mentioned in the advertisement.

Research proposals and final reports should be either in English or Hindi.

 Duration And Value

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship is a full time research work.
• The duration of the fellowship is strictly for two years.
• The value of the fellowship is Rs.28,000 p.m. and contingency grant is Rs.20,000/-p.a

For more information please check the Link