Rules to be observed by the recipients of Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDF) of ICHR, UGC and other Funding Agencies

It has been the experience of the Institute that many scholars directly apply to various Funding Agencies like the U.G.C., I.C.C.R. and I.C.H.R. for the award of Fellowship and approach the Institute later if their application for Research Fellowship is accepted. The funding agency's letter clearly stipulates that the Institute's rules shall apply. However, in the absence of any rules governing such PDF fellowships, the scholars started treating the institute as a mere channel between the Funding Agency and the Scholar to route the funds and the documents for which the Institute shall receive 5% departmental charges.

The Institute's facilities are extended to the Fellow in the interest of advancement of research and academics and not to earn the 5% departmental charges. In order to streamline the functioning and accrual of benefits to NMI from their research, the following rules are to be followed by all the research fellows who receive their Fellowships through NMI:

1. Only those candidates will be able to receive their fellowships through NMI whose applications have been forwarded by NMI after following the procedure given below.

1.1.	The applicant has to submit a copy of his/her research proposal to the concerned Head of the Department well before the deadline (if there is one).
1.2	The Head of the concerned Department will critically examine the feasibility of research proposal. If required, the proposal may be sent to outside expert.
1.3	If the proposal is found suitable, the Head will forward the proposal to Registrar, NMI with his / her recommendations for further necessary action.

2. The post-doctoral fellows shall associate themselves with the Institute's activities and help the concerned department in teaching and other academic activities like the seminars, workshops, symposia, etc.

3. The post-doctoral fellows can have access to the facilities and general services of the Institute, just like the regular M.A./Ph. D. students.

4. The post-doctoral fellow shall submit a separate copy of each of the periodical (half yearly) reports, which are submitted to the Fellowship granting Institution like the ICHR, ICCR, etc., to the Institute also.

5. After the completion of the project and before the submission of the final report, the Post-doctoral fellow shall present a seminar in the Institute. .

6. The Fellow has to acknowledge the assistance / facilities provided by NMI in all his / her publications / presentations.