DOCTORAL & POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
National Testing Service-India (NTS-I)
Central Institute of Indian Languages
Manasagangotri, Hunsur Road, Mysore

Terms & Conditions
Value and duration of fellowships
Doctoral Fellowship
Rs. 20, 000/- per month (subject to any
revision by the Ministry of Education)
initially for a period of 3 years and may
be extended by one more year based ona strict assessment procedure indeserving cases.
A contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- perannum will also be provided to meetother related expenses such as fieldstudy/data collection, purchase ofequipments, stationary, books, journalsetc.

Post Doctoral Fellowship
Rs. 30, 000/- per month (subject to any
revision by the Ministry of Education)
initially for a period of 1 year and may beextended by one more year based on astrict assessment procedure in deservingcases.
A contingency grant of Rs. 30,000/- perannum will also be provided to meet otherrelated expenses such as filed study/datacollection, purchase of equipments,
stationary, books, journals etc.

Eligibility
For Doctoral Fellowship
1. Candidates registered in UGC/GOI-recognized Indian Universities and Institutions in fulltime PhD programmes in Indian Languages and Literature, English Language, Education,and Linguistics, or closely allied subjects are eligible to apply for the Fellowship.
2. Applicants who are in the first or second year of their PhD candidature are encouraged toapply. Preference will be given to the applicants whose PhD research is in sync with theGoals and Objectives of the National Testing Service –India. The applicants are encouraged
to consult with the officials at NTS-I, CIIL about their PhD research topic/theme/area, before
submission of their final research thesis at their respective Institutions.
3. The preferred area of research would be in the areas of Educational Testing and Evaluation,
Language Testing and Assessment, LSRW skills in Indian Languages, Language Education,
Online Language Education, Innovation in Educational Technologies, Literacy, Language or
Education policy, NEP-2020, Mother Tongue Education, Language Teaching-Learning,Language Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Language-in-use, Language for SpecificPurposes, Educational Psychology, Lower Resource Language Classroom, Language andCulture, etc., or in line with schemes of GOI pertaining to language education/culture, etc.
for Indian languages/mother languages
4. The fellowship shall carry an amount of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) per monthwith a contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) per annum for a periodof 3 years extendable up to one more year under special circumstances.
5. The candidate must not be more than 32 years of age for Doctoral Fellowships on the lastdate of application. There shall be an age relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging
to the SC/ST category or with benchmark disability. DOB mentioned in the SSC/10thcertificate shall be the only basis for calculating the age of the applicant.
6. The candidate must have secured a minimum of 55% marks in Graduation and 55% in Post-Graduation or equivalent grades. The submission of self-attested copies of certificates/marksheets/degrees up to MA/MPhil is mandatory at the time of application.
7. Score/Certificate of the GATE/NET/SLET and M.Phil. in the relevant subject will carryadditional points in the scrutiny of the applications. Though GATE/NET/SLET/M.Phil.
Qualification is not mandatory, the submission of the GATE/NET/SLET/M.Phil.
Score/Certificate is mandatory to secure additional points.
8. Applicants already receiving UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)/ Rajiv Gandhi NationalFellowship (RGNF)/ Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)/ ICSSR/ ICAR/ CSIR/ICPR/ ICMR/ ICHR, or any such national fellowship/sponsorship are not eligible to apply.
9. This Fellowship shall be a whole-time engagement for research work and cannot be

combined with any other whole-time or part-time work.
10. The fellowship shall automatically be terminated two months after the fellow submits his/her

PhD thesis (for which the Fellowship had been awarded).
11. The fellow will have to submit quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress reports of the workundertaken. All reports will be evaluated by the experts. The fellowship may be discontinued
if research undertaken by any fellow is found unsatisfactory at any point in time. The amountof fellowship granted to a fellow shall be recovered if the research undertaken by him isfound unsatisfactory.
12. The last instalment, i.e., of the last six months of the Fellowship and contingency shall bewithheld if the Fellow does not submit his/her monographs/books/thesis within the stipulated
time during his term of Fellowship. When the manuscript is published, the due
acknowledgement should be made to the Fellowship of the NTS-I.
13. Fellowship holders have to include one chapter/sub-chapter in their thesis/dissertation about
the evaluation methods followed in their research work/subject/area/discipline of study. Forthis, there should be a declaration enclosed with the application stating how their research
work is going to contribute towards the fulfilment of the objectives of NTS-I.
14. The 2 copies of the entire thesis/dissertation have to be submitted to NTS-I in two or threelanguages. For example, if it is in English, then it should be translated into Hindi, and viceversa. If it is in other Indian languages then it should be translated into English and Hindi
both. NTS-I/CIIL may bear the charges of translation/Binding as per the rate fixed by CIIL.

 Eligibility:
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1. Candidates registered in UGC/GOI-recognized Indian Universities and Institutions in fulltime Post-Doctoral programmes in Indian Languages and Literature, English Language,Education, and Linguistics, or closely allied subjects are eligible to apply for the Fellowship.
2. Preference will be given to the applicants whose Post-Doctoral research is in sync with theGoals and Objectives of the National Testing Service –India. The applicants are encouraged
to consult their research topic/theme/area with the officials at NTS-I, CIIL before submitting
their final research proposal at their respective Institutions.
3. The preferred area of research would be in the areas of Educational Testing and Evaluation,
Language Testing and Assessment, LSRW skills in Indian Languages, Language Education,Online Language Education, Innovation in Educational Technologies, Literacy, Language orEducation policy, NEP-2020, Mother Tongue Education, Language Teaching-Learning,Language Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Language-in-use, Language for SpecificPurposes, Educational Psychology, Lower Resource Language Classroom, Language andCulture, etc., or in line with schemes of GOI pertaining to language education/culture, etc.
for Indian languages/mother languages.
4. The Fellowship shall carry an amount of Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) per monthwith a contingency grant of Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) per annum for amaximum period of 2 years.
5. The candidate must not be more than 35 years of age for Post-Doctoral Fellowships on thelast date of application. There shall be an age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST/category withbenchmark disability. DOB mentioned in the 10th/SSC certificate shall be the only basis forcalculating the age of the applicant.
6. The candidate must have completed their PhD in the relevant area as per UGC norms with aminimum of four publications in Peer Reviewed/UGC Care/Scopus Indexed Journals. Out offour, two must be detailed journal papers directly relevant to the research undertaken during
the PhD.
7. The candidate must have secured a minimum of 55% marks in Graduation and 55% in PostGraduation or equivalent grades. The submission of self-attested copies of certificates/marksheets/degrees up to MA/MPhil/PhD is mandatory at the time of application.
8. Score/Certificate of the GATE/NET/SLET/M.Phil. in the relevant subject will carryadditional points in the scrutiny of the applications. Though GATE/NET/SLET/M.Phil.
Qualification is not mandatory, and the submission of the GATE/NET/SLET
Score/Certificate is mandatory to secure additional points.
9. Applicants who have already received any postdoctoral fellowship/sponsorship are noteligible to apply.
10. This Fellowship shall be a whole-time engagement for research work and cannot becombined with any other whole-time or part-time work.
11. The fellowship shall automatically be terminated two months after the fellow submits his/her
Post-Doctoral thesis (for which the Fellowship had been awarded).
12. The fellow will have to submit Quarterly, half-yearly and Annual progress reports of thework undertaken. All reports will be evaluated by the expert(s)/authorities at NTS/CIIL. The
fellowship may be discontinued if research undertaken by any fellow is found unsatisfactoryat any point in time. The amount of fellowship granted to a fellow shall be recovered if theresearch undertaken by him is found unsatisfactory.
13. The last instalment, i.e., of the last six months of the Fellowship and contingency shall bewithheld if the fellow does not submit his/her monographs/books/thesis within the stipulated
time during his term of Fellowship. When the manuscript is published, the due
acknowledgement should be made to the Fellowship of the NTS-I.
14. Fellowship holders have to include one chapter/sub-chapter in their thesis/dissertation about

the evaluation methods followed in their research work/subject/area/discipline of study. For
this, there should be a declaration enclosed with the application stating how their research
work is going to contribute towards the fulfilment of the objectives of NTS-I.
15. The 2 copies of entire thesis/dissertation have to be submitted to NTS-I in two or threelanguages. For example, if it is in English, then it should be translated into Hindi and viceversa. If it is in other Indian languages then it should be translated into English and Hindi
both. NTS-I will bear the charges of translation as per the rate fixed by CIIL.

Grant of Leavei.

Both doctoral and post-doctoral candidates shall be entitled to a maximum period of 30 daysof leave in a year in addition to public holidays. They will not be entitled to any other type ofleave.

ii.

Women Fellows, however, are eligible for maternity leave for 3 months at full rates offellowships only once during the whole tenure of the award of the fellowship. Maternity
leave will be granted only on the production of a valid medical certificate. Similarly, MenFellows will be allowed for 15 days of paternity leave only once during the whole tenure of
the award of the fellowship only on the production of a valid medical certificate.

iii.

In exceptional cases, as certified by the supervisor through proper channels and foundsatisfactory by NTS-I/CIIL authorities, additional leave without fellowship shall be allowed
but restricted to a maximum period of 2 months. It will be allowed only once during theentire tenure of the fellowship. The candidates while seeking any such leave shall have toapply through the proper channel well in advance with supporting documents (such as
medical certificates, and appointment letters) for approval of the competent authority at theNTS-India.

iv.

The concerned department shall have to submit the attendance report of the fellow monthly.

Note: The respective guides/supervisors are requested to inform the NTS-I if the scholars guided
by them apply for extraordinary leave other than the leave permitted under paragraphs (i) to (iv)above.
Procedure for application
 The prospective candidates have to submit an online application with his/her detailed
research proposal, letter of recommendation, previous qualifications and experience, list ofpublications, and detailed CV. The language of applications/CV and all such submitted
documents should be in English.
 The application will be scrutinized by the assigned team at NTS-I/CIIL.
 The shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written examination and/orinterview/presentation.
 The list of the qualified candidates will be published on the NTS-I/CIIL Website.
 The shortlisted candidates have to report to the NTS-I in person for the verification of thedocuments.
 The effective date of the commencement of the fellowship and its continuation will bedecided by the competent NTS-I/CIIL authorities.
Procedure for award and continuation of fellowshipConfirmation of registration for pursuing research at the Doctoral/Post Doctoral level.

Timely submission of duly signed attendance report (Every month)
Timely submission of duly signed progress report (Every quarter). The progress report of thework in every quarter duly signed by the supervisor/guide, Head of the Department andcountersigned by the Registrar or Dy. Registrar (Academic) or a concerned designate forsuch certification of the university/college/institute of higher learning.
A minimum of one relevant journal publication related to research in Peer Reviewed/UGC
Care/Scopus Indexed and one presentation at a reputed conference. All publications shall bemade with prior information and permission of the NTS-I during the tenure of the fellowship.

General Terms and Conditions:Before applying, the candidates have to ensure that they fulfil all eligibility criteria asindicated.

The candidates have to submit their applications through the proper channel with therecommendation of the research supervisor.

The doctoral fellowship awardees shall make themselves available at the NTS-I Office forwork/academic assignment for a minimum period of 60 working days in a year, while
postdoctoral fellowship awardees shall make themselves available at the NTS-I Office forwork/academic assignment for a minimum period of 90 days in a year. The fellow will bepaid 3rd AC return fare and free hostel accommodation during the period. The time andnature of academic work/assignment will be decided by the competent authorities at
NTS-I/CIIL.

The fellows are encouraged to publish in peer-reviewed/UGC care/Scopus Indexed, etc.
journals, esp. in joint collaboration with officers/members of NTS-I. All publications shall bemade with prior information and permission of the NTS-I during the fellowship tenure.

Monitoring of the progress

The performance of the candidates (both for Doctoral and Post Doctoral Fellowship) shall be
regularly monitored at the NTS-I/CIIL.

The candidates will not be permitted to accept or hold any position paid or unpaid or receive
emoluments/salary or stipends etc. from other sources during the tenure of the fellowshipawarded by the NTS-India.

The fellowship may be terminated at any time during the tenure of its award if the candidate:a) Has not shown adequate progress after initiating the research.
b) Found involved in any activity detrimental to the NTS, CIIL, or Govt. of India.
c) Found violating any of the terms and conditions of NTS fellowships.
d) Any additional claim after the actual tenure of fellowship shall be treated as illegal and insuch case, the candidate is liable to face disciplinary action.

The fellowship may also be discontinued due to a lack of funds in the respective head of the Budgetof NTS/CIIL.
 Utilization of Contingent Grantsi.

A contingency grant of Rs. 20,000/- (for Doctoral Research Scholars) and Rs. 30,000/- (for Post
Doctoral Research Scholars) is admissible per annum payable in two instalments.
ii.
The grant may be utilized for the following items with the approval of the supervisor and theHead of NTS-India.
a. Purchase of books, stationeries, registration fee in a conference/workshop, travel/field work
expenses to attend any academic activities, etc., needed for the approved research.
b. Cost of photocopying, typing (including thesis), stationary, postage and clerical or otherassistance.
(However, a maximum of 30% of the total contingency grant may be spent for the purpose ofXeroxing, Typing (including thesis), Stationary, Postage and clerical or similar assistance).
c. All bills/receipts in original shall be submitted to the NTS-I/CIIL to be able to receive thecontingency grant. Only the bills/receipts which are valid and legal tender will be accepted by theNTS-I/CIIL as per norms.
iii.

On termination of the scholarship, the apparatus and other non-consumable articles purchased outof the contingency grant will become the property of the NTS-I/CIIL. The contingency grant is
not intended for meeting expenditures on furniture items normally provided by the University /College / Institute and payment of examination or other fees.

iv.

For all expenditures out of the contingency grant, a certificate from the Supervisor to the effectthat the expenditure incurred was in furtherance of the approved research work will be necessary.
The travel expenses for field work/travel undertaken by a scholar in connection with theapproved research work will be admissible.

v.

Note: Fellowship will be released to the researcher directly with a copy marked to the supervisor/due
authority, on receipt of the pre-receipted bill duly signed by the researcher and countersigned by thesupervisor.