Indian Council of Historical Research Post Doctoral Fellowships in History and Allied Subjects 2024-25

The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, has announced Post Doctoral Fellowships for the year 2024-25. The Fellowships are for research work in History or its allied subjects. The selected candidates should be focusing wholly on the research work and are not permitted to take up part-time or full-time work.

ICHR Post Doctoral Fellowships Features


Number of Fellowships: Maximum 10

Fellowship Duration: 2 years

Fellowship Award: A fellowship of Rs.30800/- per month and a contingency grant of Rs.22000/ per annum.

Work permission: While you are not permitted to take up part-time or full-time work for the duration of the Post Doctoral Fellowship, you are allowed to continue with previous employment if you take leave during the period of Fellowship, and you can accept a part-time Honorary or partially-paid teaching or research assignment with the permission of the Research Projects Committee.

Selection Process: Through a presentation-cum-interview session.

Appraisal: It is mandatory to submit progress reports of the research work on a 6-monthly and/or annual basis as required. Your research work will be reviewed at the end of one year wherein through a presentation before a panel of experts. In case the research work is found to be unsatisfactory, the Fellowship may be discontinued, and the amount of Fellowship granted will be recovered.

Publication of the Research Work: Once the research work is published, it is mandatory to give due acknowledgement to the Fellowship of the ICHR.

Eligibility Requirements

  1. You should have a Ph.D. or have done equivalent research work of merit in History or its allied subjects.
  2. You should be keen to work on approved research themes at recognized research institutions or universities under the guidance of a senior Scholar. 
  3. You should be affiliated with a reputed university or a research institute.

Application Fee

The non-refundable application fee of Rs. 600/- should be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the DDO, ICHR, payable at Delhi. Applicants in SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PwD) categories do not have to pay any application fee. 

Application Procedure

Interested scholars should download the application form from the official website and submit the completed form by email by email to dd.pdf@ichr.ac.in and a hard copy should also be sent by post, to-

The Member Secretary,

Indian Council of Historical Research 

35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi – 110001. 

Along with the application, the following should be sent-

  • Five copies of the detailed synopsis of the proposed research topic 
  • Self-attested copies of requisite certificates of educational qualifications 
  • Self-attested copies of relevant documents, such as date of birth, research experience, etc
  • A signed copy of the checklist

The Checklist of Enclosures is-

  • Ph.D. Award Letter/Certificate 
  • Date of Birth Certificate 
  • Category Certificate 
  • Bio-Data 
  • Supervisor Recommendation Letter 
  • University/Institution affiliation letter 
  • Research Proposal/Synopsis for the Post Doctoral Fellowship (in five copies) as per notification 
  • A copy of the Ph.D. thesis/dissertation

When providing the research proposal  details for the Fellowship, you should do so in the following format-

  • Statement of the problem 
  • State of knowledge in the field 
  • Review of other related works done on the subject 
  • Research Questions 
  • Research Objectives 
  • Research Methodology 
  • A tentative chapter design 
  • Bibliographical note with a list of primary sources to be consulted 
  • Knowledge of the language (s) of the sources

Selection Process

You have to make a presentation to the members of the Selection Committee on the proposed subject of research. This will be followed by an interview at the ICHR office in offline or online mode, the date and venue of which will be indicated on the official website.

Important Dates

The closing date for receipt of applications is 25th October 2024.

Contact information

Address: Indian Council of Historical Research, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

Website: http://www.ichr.ac.in/

Application form-

http://www.ichr.ac.in/v3/assets/upload-pdf/PDF-Application-Form-2024-25.pdf

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