Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Fellowships

Applications are invited by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) for the award of fellowships to scholars to pursue research in (i) India: Recent Historical Trends and Developments (ii) India in Transition: Issues and Challenges (iii) India and the Wider World

The fellowships are offered at two levels: Fellow and Senior Fellow. The emoluments, including allowances, will correspond to that of  Associate Professor and Professor of Central Universities, respectively. CPF/GPF facilities will be extended only to scholars having permanent jobs in Government/Government funded Institutions who take up the Fellowship after taking leave without pay from their parent institutions. All the selected Fellows would be required to undertake their research work/project by making NMML as their base. They will be allowed the study tour/s  after obtaining approval.

Qualifications

• Senior Fellow: Scholars of eminence who have made a significant contribution to the knowledge in their respective fields and preferably have experience of conducting/guiding research and have two published books to their credit.
• Fellow:  Ph.D. or equivalent with a good academic record, published works and at least five years teaching/post-doctoral research experience.

Interested scholars are required to send their applications after duly filling them along with a write-up of about 2,000 words on the proposed project to be undertaken. The filled in application form should be sent to the e-mail id: fellowship.nmml@gov.in on or before 02 August 2018, 5.30 pm.

Preference would be given to those applicants who use the archival records of NMML for their research. The application form may be downloaded from this site. Applications received after the last date will not be considered. Members of the Selection Committee, NMML Society, Executive Council, and NMML staff cannot be a referee.

Duration

The duration of the Fellowship will be of two years with no provision for extension. The date of commencement of the Fellowship will be when the Fellow submits a joining report to the competent authority.

Value

The emoluments, including allowances, will correspond to that of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Central Universities respectively. CPF/GPF facilities will be extended only to scholars having permanent jobs who take up the Fellowship at the NMML after taking leave without pay from their parent institution.

You will also be paid an amount equal to your annual increment in your post in your parent institution according to the dates when it will falls due to you there.

The value of Fellowship amount in the case of those who have superannuated will be fixed as per the last pay drawn, and in line with the revised pay laid down for that category of Fellowship by the competent authority.

The value of Fellowship amount in the case of those who are self-employed/ unemployed or working in the private sector will be fixed at the beginning of the revised scale laid down for each category of Fellowship i.e. (for Junior Fellows, corresponding to that of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor; for Fellows, that of an Associate Professor and Senior Fellows, that of a Professor in Central Universities) by the competent authority.

Senior Fellows/Fellows will be reimbursed contingent expenses up to the ceiling limit of Rs.30,000/- per annum, while Junior Fellows will be reimbursed contingent expenses up to the ceiling limit of Rs.25,000/- per annum, which they may incur on travel, purchase of stationery, books (not available in our Library), typing, photocopying, etc. The claims may be submitted by the Fellows in the prescribed proforma along with supporting cash memos, receipts/details of expenditure every month to the office for reimbursement. The Junior Fellows/Fellows/Senior Fellows of the NMML can carry forward 50% of the total contingency amount earmarked for the first year of fellowship to the second year.

Terms and Conditions

On accepting the Fellowship, Fellows who are in employment are required to produce Leave/No Objection Certificate from their parent institution for the entire term of Fellowship, so that they will be able to devote their full time to the project for which they have been awarded the Fellowship.

The outstation Fellows are entitled to get Travelling Allowance while joining the Fellowship and while leaving the Fellowship after the completion of the tenure of Fellowship.

Every Fellow, besides working for his/her project, is required to participate in discussions, seminars, symposia, workshops, etc., organized by the NMML, from time to time and contribute to the overall academic life of the institute. This includes regular participation of Fellows in seminars organized by the institution, in which Fellows will make presentations on project related topics, discuss new books or any other subject that may be desired by the competent authority.

Without prejudice to what is contained in the above clauses, all or any of these conditions can be relaxed on the merits of a case and at the discretion of the competent authority for reasons to be recorded and without being treated as a precedent.

Resignation

If the Fellow wishes to leave the Fellowship before the end of the tenure, the information regarding relinquishment may be informed to the NMML. If the reason for resignation is not found satisfactory, he/she should refund the Fellowship money to NMML.

Progress Report

All Fellows will be required to submit periodic progress reports to the Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) of their project for consideration and approval. This would be done once in every six months. These reports will be referred to an Expert Review Committee, consisting of subject and other suitable experts, for their opinion and recommendation.

Continuation of the Fellowship after the First Year will be contingent on the Fellow submitting to the Director, at the end of the first ten months of Fellowship, a substantive body of written research work, preferably two chapters, (20,000 words in total, with annotation), which will be placed before the Expert Review Committee for evaluation.

The Expert Review Committee may also seek clarifications in person from the Fellow on the written research work.

The Fellow would also have to make a presentation of his/her findings at the NMML at this stage.

In case the Expert Review Committee does not find the progress of work satisfactory, it will be placed before the Director, NMML for consideration and necessary action.

The Fellows should confine themselves to the topic of research undertaken and work done in the relation to that only would be taken account in the review.

Final Report

The Fellows have to submit the Final Report and complete Manuscript of the work done during the period of their Fellowship within a period of six months after the completion of their tenure of two years. In case of failure to submit the Final Report and Manuscript within the stipulated period the Fellows have to refund the entire Fellowship amount received from the NMML during the period of Fellowship including the contingency amount. LPC will be issued only after the receipt of the final report to the NMML by the Fellow.

Participation in NMML Academic Programmes

Fellows are required to take part in NMML Academic programmes. (b) Each Fellow is required to make one formal presentation in a year.

Headquarters

During the period of the Fellowship, the Headquarter of the Fellow will ordinarily be Delhi, except in the case of those who have been specially exempted from this requirement.

Those Fellows who have been exempted from the requirement of having their Headquarter in Delhi will be required to spend at least one month per year of the Fellowship at the NMML in New Delhi. This could be co-terminus with their submission of their six monthly progress reports or at any time the competent authority so desires.

The NMML will have no objection to a Fellow going abroad for a period not exceeding three months during the tenure of the Fellowship, if it does not involve any financial burden on the institution. The Fellow will be required to give prior intimation to the Director of the institution he/she is going to, the terms and conditions under which the Fellow will be going abroad and whether he/she will be drawing a salary from the institution to which the Fellow is going to be affiliated.

Field Work

During the tenure of Fellowship, a Fellow would ordinarily be expected not to spend more than four months on field work, either in India or abroad. Whenever, a Fellow goes for the field work they must submit report of the work done during the period: documents consulted in the archives or oral interviews held, etc.

Leave of Absence

All Fellows are entitled to one month's leave with pay per year of the Fellowship.

The Fellows may be given Leave of Absence without pay for a period not exceeding three months during the entire period of the Fellowship with the approval of the Chairman, NMML Executive Council.

Any Fellow, travelling out of Delhi for academic, including field work must seek prior approval of the Director, by submitting a written proposal of the nature of the proposed academic/field work. Any Fellow, travelling out of Delhi for personal work, must also seek prior approval of the Director.

However, all kinds of leave put together should not exceed four months during the entire tenure of Fellowship. No permission will be granted to a Fellow to add the period of leave (paid or unpaid) that has been availed of to the tenure of Fellowship with a view to extending the Fellowship.