Central Institute of Indian Languages
Ministry of Education, Government of India
Hunsur Road, Manasagangotri, Mysuru – 570 006
Announcement of Scholarships
1. Introduction:
The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is an apex institute dealing
with the promotion of Indian Languages under the Ministry of Education,
Government of India. It advises and assists the central government, stategovernment and various government agencies on language policies and related
matters. This Institute is often called upon to help fulfil a variety of evaluation
requirements of the country involving a number of languages, levels ofeducation, and a range of purposes. Under the scheme of Fellowships andScholarships, CIIL is encouraging language-related promotional activities byawarding Five (05) Scholarships every year.
2. Objectives of the Scholarship Scheme:
The general objective of this scheme is to provide an opportunity to students
belonging to Scheduled Tribes to pursue Post Graduation/Master’s/ Integrated
Master’s in Linguistics and Language Sciences in Indian Universities/Colleges/
Institutions as indicated below:
Indian Universities/Colleges/Institutions as indicated below:
i. Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under section 2(f) and 12(b)of UGC Act, 1956.
ii. Deemed to be Universities under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 which
are eligible to receive grant in aid from UGC.
iii. Universities/Institutions/Colleges funded by Central/ State Govt.
iv. Institutes of National Importance.
And, the wider objective is to create skilled scholars in Linguistics and trained
professionals for scientific study of Indian languages in the contemporary
context. The specific objective is to encourage the pursuit ofLinguistics/Language Sciences among the Scheduled Tribe young students andpromote documentation, description and research on Indian languages.
3. Scope of the Scholarship Scheme:
The scholarships are intended to enable young tribal students to pursue
Master’s/Integrated Master’s in Linguistics and Language Sciences. Theawardees
canpursue
theircourse/programmeinarecognized
university/research institution of their choice.

14. Eligibility for Scholarship:
4.1 Persons of Scheduled Tribe having a minimum 50% marks or equivalent
grades at the Under Graduation/Bachelor’s level in Linguistics/Language
Sciences or other relevant disciplines.
4.2 The applicant should not be more than 30 years of age on the last date ofapplication. There shall be an age relaxation of 5 years for persons withbenchmark disability candidates.
4.3 Candidates who have already availed/availing any other fellowships or
scholarships are not eligible to apply. Moreover the applicant has to certify
along with application that he/she has not availed/availing any otherfellowship/scholarships at Master’s degree level.
4.4 Bona fide students registered for Master’s degree/Integrated Master’sdegree in a recognized University/Institute in India are eligible to apply.
4.5 In case of Integrated MA/MSc, the applicant should have successfullycompleted the course requirements equivalent to three-year Bachelor’sdegree.
4.6 The maximum duration of the scholarship is two (02) years. The duration
is not extendable under any circumstances.
4.7 The number of slots available under the Scholarships Scheme is Five (05).
4.8 The amount of finance assistance for Scholarships is Rs. 10,000 per
month and an annual contingency grant of Rs. 20,000.
5. Other Conditions:
5.1 The candidate should be unemployed and the scholarship will be limited
to extremely deserving candidates. It may be noted that the scholarship isnot based on the scholar’s status as a student of Master’s programme.
Rather, it is based on the scholar’s continuous progress and performance.
5.2 A scholar is not entitled for same type of scholarship more than once.
5.3 While accepting scholarship from CIIL, the scholar should not accept anyother fellowship/scholarship from any other University/Institute.
5.4 The scholar must be admitted on regular/full time basis at the affiliating
University/Institute. The scholarship shall stop in case the scholar fails or
is not promoted to the next semester.
5.5 The progress of the scholars shall be reviewed periodically/time to time
and the scholarship being granted by the institute may be discontinued, if
the progress is found unsatisfactory.
5.6 The scholarship will be terminated at the end of two years from the date ofjoining or on the day of completion of Master’s/Integrated Master’s,
whichever is earlier.
5.7 The scholarship of the last three months and contingency of the final year
will be released only after the completion and receipt of the marks memo
and certificate by the Institute.
5.8 The Institute reserves the right to reject any application orwithdraw/cancel the scholarship without assigning any reason. The final
decision related to the interpretation of the guidelines or any issues notdiscussed above is vested with the Director, CIIL.
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6. Selection Procedure:
The selection of eligible candidates is based on performance in the scholarship
test conducted by the Institute. The scholarship test may take place online oron-site at CIIL, Mysore.
7. Reservation:
All five slots of this Scholarship Scheme are reserved for persons belonging toScheduled Tribes. The term Scheduled Tribe here refers to persons recognized
as Scheduled Tribe in accordance with the Article 366 (25) of the Constitutionof India.
8. Disbursement of scholarship:
The Central Institute of Indian Languages will credit the monthly scholarshipto the bank account of the scholar by PFMS/online transfer. For this, eachscholar will be required to submit a ‘certificate of satisfactory performance’
to CIIL on a bi-annual basis. The release of the monthly scholarship fromthe second semester onwards will be subject to successful completion of thepreceding semester and the receipt of the progress report attested by theconcerned department. Annual contingency grant to the extent of actual
expenditure incurred per annum will be credited to the account of the scholar
after the receipt and scrutiny of the bills/vouchers submitted and duly signedby the scholar and countersigned by the Head of the Department.
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Application Procedure:
Online submission of applications is preferred. To apply, please visit the online
application portal of CIIL at https://apply.ciil.org/ latest by 21 May 2024. In
exceptional circumstances, applications complete in all respects can besubmitted by email to fellowships.ciil@gmail.com latest by 21 May 2024.
Director, CIIL
For queries, please contact the following:
The Officer In Charge
Fellowships & Scholarships Scheme
Central Institute of Indian Languages,
Hunsur Road, Manasagangotri,
Mysuru – 570 006
Karnataka, India.
Phone: 0821-2345087
Email: fellowships.ciil@gmail.com

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