Call for Research Proposals

under ICMR-ICSSR Joint Research

Programme
Proposals are invited from researchers working in research institutions, universities, colleges,
NGOs to undertake research on the following themes as per the given terms and conditions:
THEMES:
1. Issues related to effective delivery and utilization of services by the community focusing on
structural factors, health seeking factors, and factors influencing effective delivery and utilization.
Target groups for research would be both the providers and the community.
The focus in the community would be women, children and adolescents.
2. Issue related to service delivery and utilization by marginalized groups/Dalits.
3. Effective Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and behaviour change strategies.
4. Social and behavioural issues related to diseases like Malaria, TB, Polio, Leprosy, HIV/AIDS,
infant mortality, reproductive health, Chikungunya, Dengue, and the issues of gender and
nutrition.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Detailed conditions are listed in the performa for submitting the proposal
Other terms and conditions are as follows:
The maximum duration of the research projects would be 2 years.
The budget limit for the complete project would be Rs. 10 to 50 Lakhs
Principal Investigator should be affiliated with Government organization or DSIR recognized
private organization.
The proposal has to be uploaded through Online System of ICMR through its website on the link
as per instructions given.
No project would be processed without uploading Online to ICMR.
Further, the researcher has to submit a set of 10 hard copies of the full proposal through proper
channel, one CD containing the full proposal
and one soft copy by E-mail to both the Nodal Persons at ICMR and ICSSR whose details are
given below.

 The investigators shall be intimated about the decision within 4-6 months from the last date of
submission.
Instructions
for Online submission of full prop[osals :
Interested researchers should avail the Online Submission of Extramural Research Projects
facility available at the ICMR website
http://www.icmr.nic.in/

. They would need to register themselves with the online submission system. Complete
guidelines for the same have
been provided in the website www.icmrextramural.in

; the same should strictly be followed.

Only Full Proposals should be submitted as per the Full Proposal Submission Format
guidelines available at:
http://icmrextramural.in//app_srv/icmr/gl/jsp/quickpath.jsp
Investigators should select Broad Area as Social & Behavioural Research and Discipline as
Social & Behavioural Research for submission of
Full Proposals.
The Investigator should select Dr. A. S. Kundu as Programme Officer.
Last date for submitting the proposal is_October 19, 2015.
In case of further questions contact: the Nodal Officer of ICMR Dr. A. S. Kundu as per details
given below.
ICMR
Dr. A. S. Kundu
Scientist F & Head,
Social & Behavioural Research Division,
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
Ansari Nagar, New-Delhi 110029
E-mail: azadskundu@hotmail.com
Tel.(O) 011-26589611

Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tamilnadu
Dr. P. Balasubramanian, Deputy Librarian, University
Library
ICSSR Project on, A Socio Psychological Impact of
Reading on Prisoners in Tamil Nadu an Analysis
ICSSR
2015-2017
8,00,000
3,20,000

Dr. Beulah Shekhar, Associate Professor in Victimology

and Victim Assistance
ICSSR Project on, Victim Turned Offender Among the
Priosoners in the Nine Central Prisons in Tamil Nadu A
Victimization Survey
ICSSR
2015-2017
4,00,000
1,60,000

Madras Institute of Development

Studies, (MIDS), Chennai, INDIA

A School for the Subject, Funded by ICSSR Ananta Kumar

Giri

Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli, India
ICSSR funded Major Research Project on Gender Positive
Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions- An Exploratory
Analysis Jan 2011 with a grant of Rs.6,62,200.

BITS,Pilani- K.K.Birla Goa

Campus
Exploring Spiritual Quotient and Analyzing its Impact on
Research performance of University Teachers
Shalini Upadhyay
ICSSR
Rs. 6,57,900/ 2012-2014 ( Report submitted in Dec.2014)

Mining Closure, Economic Disruption & Local Level

Sustainability; A Case Study of Goa, India
PI: Dr. Aswini Mishra, Economics, BITS Goa. Co-PIs: R P
Pradhan & Debasis Pattanaik.
ICSSR
9,00,000/ Started in Oct 2014 (duration 2 years)

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

University, Lucknow
Sri Bibekananda Nayak
Influence of NRHM on Health Status of Scheduled Caste
and Scheduled Tribe Women: a Case Study in Odisha
ICSSR Rs. 8,00,000/-

Dr. Sangeeta Krishna

ICSSR Rs. 5,57,925/-

Unraveling Folklore and Oral Tradition of Marginalized

Communities and its Role in Democratic Social Order

Shivaji
University,
Kolhapur,
Department of Geography
Dr. M. B. Potdar
Development of Ecotourism in Western Ghat of South
Maharashtra : A Geographical Analysis
2012-14
ICSSR
6,36,400
Dr. J. B. Sapkale
The socio-economic and environmental effect of Chandoli
(Warna) dam and the problem of Displaced People: A case
study of Warna basin, Maharashtra
2012-14
I.C.S.S.R
6,20,275/-

Dr. S.S. Mahajan

Financial
Inclusion
of
Slum
through
Business
Correspondent Model in Maharashtra with special
reference to Kolhapur District
ICSSR, New Delhi
7,00,000
2 Years (01.04.2014 to 31.03.2016)

 P.S.Kamble (02)
Social Sector Development for Inclusive Growth of
Maharashtra
ICSSR, New Delhi (Let. No. F No. 02-25/SC/2012-RP Dated
13/02/2013
4.50
2012-14

MDI Murshidabad, West Bengal

The project entitled Gender Violence: Caste, Ethnicity,
Religion and Regional Dimensions was accorded to MDI
Murshidabad dated 1st June, 2014 with great faith and
trust by ICSSR, Ministry of HRD. The sponsored project was
funded with an amount of Rs.10, 00, 000.

Indian Institute
Bhubaneswar

of

Technology

Dr. Dukhabandhu Sahoo has completed a project entitled,

Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities funded by
ICSSR, New Delhi in the year 2014
Dr. Naresh Chandra Sahu has completed a project entitled,
Impact of JFM on Stress Migration funded by ICSSR, New
Delhi in the year 2014

IIT
Roorkee,
Department
of
Humanities and Social Sciences
Project Title: Role of Affective Processes in Self- regulation
and Volunteerism Investigator: Indiwar Misra, Funding
Agency: ICSSR, 2013 to Ongoing

University of Kalyani
During 2012-14, Dr. Byasdeb Dasgupta was awarded a
project on Labour Security in Urban Informal Economy A
Study of West Bengal by ICSSR involving around
Rs.7,
50,000/- for 24 months.
During 2012-14, Dr. Byasdeb Dasgupta as one of the
project directors of a project on Imperialism Old and
New under the newly structured Sponsored Research
Project Scheme of the ICSSR received a small grant in this
University to carry out the research work in West Bengal
with the project actually being located at MMAJ Academy
of International Studies of Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
with Professor Sunanda Sen as the Principal Coordinator.

Applications are invited for one Research Assistant in an

ICSSR sponsored research project entitled "To What Extent
MGNREGA has Influenced Muslim Women?: A Case study
of Two Districts of West Bengal" under supervision of Dr.
Archita Ghosh, Dept. of Economics, University of Kalyani.
The tenure of the appointment: 22 (twenty two) months or
till the completion of the project whichever is earlier.

ABV-Indian
Institute
of
Information
Technology
and
Management, Gwalior, List of
Ongoing
Project
as
on
27.11.2014

Sociology of Social Network Sites

Dr. Pradip Swarankar
ICSSR, New Delhi
Running

 Developing a Model for Relationship Management using

Holistic Approach : Investigations into Indian Industries
Prof. Deepali Singh
ICSSR, New Delhi
Running

University College Kurukshetra

University, Kurukshetra
Applications are invited for one post of Research
Assistant under the ICSSR funded research project
entitled, The Multi-dimensional Analysis of Social
Exclusion in Haryana sanctioned to Dr. Pradeep S.
Chauhan ,Department of Economics ,University College,
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Institute for Human

Development, ONGOING
PROJECTS 2014-15
Job Search and Hiring Practices in the Indian Urban
Labour Market
Sponsor/s: ICSSR
Principal Researcher/s: Professor Alakh N. Sharma, Dr.
Bhim Reddy and Ms. Taniya Chakrabarty
The Study seeks to create awareness amongst researchers, job
seekers, employers, middlemen and policy makers about the
various dimensions of urban labour markets, which can result in
equitable allocation of jobs. The research studies urban labour
markets in India and the process of job search, hiring practices
and discrimination prevalent in the labour market. It looks at
how labour market institutions, both formal and informal
institutions, have evolved over the years and their role in
promoting labour market efficiency in matching demand and
supply of the urban labourer. The focus of this research is on
mapping the process of job search and hiring practices across
occupations, sectors and firms in selected regions in India and
identifying sources of exclusion and discrimination prevalent in
the urban labour market. The study largely involves collection
of primary data from various sources and analysis of job
seekers, employees and employers with case studies of
domestic workers, HR firms, placement agencies, tempagencies, construction firms and middlemen. An important aim
of this project is to contribute to research in this largely
unexplored area of labour studies in India. The study covers
National Capital Region (NCR) and Eastern Region of Bihar and
Jharkhand. The research is expected to generate a huge
databank and produce working papers, policy briefs and
organize several conferences, seminars and workshops on the
same theme.
Exploring the Witch Question in Changing SocioEconomic and Political Context in Selected States in
India

 Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Research (ICSSR)

Principal Researcher/s: Professor Dev Nathan
The context of the research is that the phenomenon of witch
hunting is organic and has been changing over time under
different socio-economic and political circumstances which are
characterized by rapid change, in particular form subsistence
economies to one of accumulation. The research study seeks to
explore how this social phenomenon of witch hunts, witch
accusations and witch craft might assume different social,
political and symbolic meanings, roles and implications under
differing socio-economic and political circumstances and
contradictions, particularly those brought about by the market
economy. The research process entails secondary research,
primary field work and data analysis. The study will be
undertaken in 2 states, viz, Jharkhand and Odhisha where the
incidence of witch hunts is reported to be the highest. The
study is qualitative involving the use of participatory
methodological tools like focus group discussions, but relies
heavily on individual interviews and case studies. The findings
from the study are expected to inform policy to address the
issue of witch branding and witch hunts.
Examine Inter-Linkage between Womens Education
and Early Marriage in India: A Regional Analysis
Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Research (ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh
The main objective of the proposed study is based on the
following areas Understanding the role of ideational change in
explaining cross-regional variations in womens schooling and
age at marriage; Test of the strength of a casual association or
pathways of influence between educational level and pattern,
e.g. orientation towards professional/technical education, and
age at marriage; In-depth observational studies to unravel the
complete interplay and function both at family and
community level regarding modern idea, attitude, and norms
about womens roles both social and economic and its
influence on marriage timings and decision making; Lastly, a
key research thrust would be to distinguish between possible
cultural differences in the above dimensions for e.g. metros,
medium and small towns.

The study hypothesis is that education has a significantly

positive effect on the age at first marriage; In urban areas,
professional and technical education has a higher effect on age
at first marriage than to traditional educational streams.
Younger generations of women are less likely to enter into early
marriages compared to the older generations; the study would
expect women residing in the more developed community and
districts(in terms of overall education, employment, access to
improved water and sanitation, health knowledge) to marry
later than their counterparts in the less developed community
and districts. District Level Household and Facility Survey (IIPS,
2010) is being utilized for the study. DLHS is a nationally
representative cross-sectional survey carried out in 34 states
covering 601 districts in India. The facility survey covered 18
068 sub-centres, 8619 primary health centres (PHCs) and 4162
community health centres. In DLHS detailed information related
to sex, age, education, occupation were collected for each
household member. Further, from the household roster every
women aged 13-49 years were asked about their current age,
age at birth, age at first cohabitation and age at the time of
child birth. DLHS also obtained health facility related
information at community level and interaction with health
workers. The study is conducting 24 Focus Group Discussions
(FGDs), 60 In-depth interviews (IDIs) and about 12 Case studies
from different states. Further, the qualitative survey will be
carried out in selected small-and-medium towns (SMTs) due to
the fact that these SMTs are now seen as the Engine of Growths
in India. About 12 SMTs will be selected from the states The
core themes that will be covered in qualitative survey are to
understand the attitude and perception over education-early
marriage linkage and how it affects their health, carrier, and
cognitive skills. Further, detailed information will be asked
about the individuals aspirations and family or household
norms, attitudes and behavior towards women education and
early marriage. Further, information related to the underlying
barriers will also be covered. As far as the marriage is concern,
survey will ask the respondent about their agreement, consent,
and pressure during marriage. The FGDs will be conducted
between community leaders, teachers, health workers, other
local influential people, and civil society representatives
including NGOs.

 Microeconomic
Impacts
of
Non-Communicable
Diseases in India
Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Research (ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Dr. Sumit Mazumdar
The project is concerned with investigating the microeconomic
impacts arising out of major non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) and their accompanying risk-factors in India. Our main
aim is to test how household consumption responds to the
higher financial demands associated with both direct costs of
medical treatment and indirect costs arising out of productivity
losses and foregone wage incomes, and whether consumption
flows are insured in face of such longer-term shocks. From the
perspective of equity, we are concerned with how households
with differential resource endowments, livelihoods, and nature
of the ailments, respond differentially to the shocks, and how,
as a resultant, aggregate welfare outcomes of the households
are influenced. The proposed project will use data from different
sources, both secondary household survey databases as well as
a primary survey.

Political Economy of Development, Poverty and

Change in Bihar
Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Research (ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Professor Alakh Sharma, Ms.
Amrita Datta and Ms. Swati Datta
Based on longitudinal data since early 1980s and a panel data
of households since late 1990s onwards from a set of
representative villages of rural Bihar, this research project will
analyse in depth the various aspects of development and
poverty and the factors responsible for the changes therein.
The study will also analyse as to how the development and
change have affected the various groups of rural society. This
project aims to analyse in-depth the patterns of development
and change in the levels of living and well being which have
occurred during the last three and half decades in rural Bihar.
These changes will be analysed encompassing various aspects
of political economy of the state considering among others
aspects as such as caste, class, gender relations etc which will

suit this research to discuss as to how the benefits of

development and growth are being distributed among various
strata of population. The project has been designed around a
survey of villages studied in early 1980s at AN Sinha Institute of
Social Studies (ANSISS) at Patna and resurvey of these villages
in late 1990s and further during 2009-11 at the Institute for
Human Development (IHD), New Delhi. The first round of IHD
resurvey was led by Professor Alakh N. Sharma who had also
participated in the first study at ANSISS. The second round of
resurvey was led by Professor Sharma and Dr. Gerry Rodgers,
currently a Visiting Professor at IHD, who had also co-directed
the first study at ANSISS with Professor Pradhan H. Prasad. The
present research proposal will include both the analyses of
information from the earlier rounds, bulk of which have not
been analysed so far and the collection of fresh primary data to
examine key dimensions of change. This study being largely
based on longitudinal data apart from analyzing the changes in
poverty and development, will have a major methodological
contribution to such analyses and will form a solid data base for
future research on Bihar. This research project will address
several inter-related themes covering development, poverty,
livelihood and pattern of changes in them. The findings of the
study will be useful in formulating a policy agenda for long-term
inclusive development in rural Bihar. It will also provide a sound
database covering key economic and social issues which can
inform future policy development as well as future research
endeavour in the state as well as similar studies elsewhere.
Some of the areas of agenda for policy and action would
concern issues such as the policies with regard to labour
markets and employment, migration policies, gender relations,
inclusion and participation, prospects for the development of
high value agriculture and options for nonagricultural sources of employment, enhancement of human
development, local participation and cooperation and better
governance for inclusive development.
Development and Tribals in India
Sponsors: Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Dr. Harishwar Dayal, Mr. Anjor
Bhaskar and Dr. Marcus Barla

The study aims to study the major issues confronting the

tribals, and their reasons for their deprivation and policy
options to ameliorate their conditions. The central objectives of
the project are , to analyse the economic condition of the
tribals, the status, and issues of their livelihood, poverty and
other forms of deprivation rampant among them. It also aims to
analyse the employment opportunities, health and nutrition
status, status and issues of education, status of women in tribal
society, their control and command over forest and natural
resources, and last but not the least the nature of governance
and militant movements in the tribal areas. The project will be
based on literature surveys, secondary data as well as primary
data. The literature will help in identifying the issues and
problems of the tribals of this country. These are then being
investigated and examined in this study using secondary data,
and field and case study methods. The secondary data is being
carried out by disaggregating the data social category wise and
analysed. NSS will be the main source of data collection. In
addition to the secondary data available, relevant information
will be collected, using both quantitative as well as qualitative
tools such as survey, FGDs etc. Information will be collected
from two tribal dominated regions, one located in the east and
other in the west. For the collection of primary data, 12 villages
will be selected from Jharkhand and 12 from Gujarat. This will
compare the regional variation in the status of the tribals. Each
of the study projects will produce a report, in addition to some
papers, case study reports and sector specific reports. One
overall report will form the synthesis encapsulating the findings
and insights from the eight projects. In addition, there will be
outputs such as policy briefs, database, etc.
Mapping the Cultural Authority of Sciences Across
Europe and India
Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Dr. Rajesh Shukla

The study is a part of the first multilateral social science

research collaboration that India has been considered for under
the terms of the 'Indian-European RNP' agreement between the

funding agencies: Indian Council of Social Science Research

(ICSSR, India), Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France), the
Deutsche Forschungs Gemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), the
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, United Kingdom
and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO,
The Netherlands). This collaboration will rationalize and
economize Europes efforts of engaging with India to produce
high-quality, high-impact social science research addressing
major global challenges including economic growth and
development, energy and climate change, and health and wellbeing. This Indo-European network will construct a system of
scientific and cultural indicators based on news analysis and
attitude measures. Trends in science news (1990-2010;
intensity, positioning, issues) are linked to trends in public
attitudes
to
science
(interest,
attitude,
knowledge,
engagement: Eurobarometer & India Science Surveys, 19892010). The network will mobilise and develop joint expertise in
discourse analysis, computer-assisted text analysis, large scale
survey research, and sophisticated statistical techniques to
track the cultural authority of science.

Revisiting the Measurement of Poverty in India

Sponsor/s: Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR)
Principal Researcher/s: Dr. Rohini Nayyar and Dr.
Gaurav Nayyar and Dr. Balwant Mehta
The objective of the study is to provide a better assessment of
the extent of poverty in India between 1983 and 2010. The
research aims to lend a fresh perspective to the pro-poor nature
of Indias economic growth over the last three decades.
Regional variations in this regard would also be covered.
Greater accuracy in the measurement of poverty rates, enabled
by the proposed methodology, would also be important for the
identification of poor households, especially in light of the direct
benefit cash transfers initiative. The universe of the study is the
measurement of poverty in India at the state and national level,
across rural and urban areas, based on the NSSOs household

sample surveys. The study will cover the whole of India except
certain districts of Jammu & Kashmir and certain interior areas
of Nagaland and of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

INDORE
TITLE OF THE PROJECT:
Eikhoi: A Design Initiative for a Transformative Community
System

PANJAB UNIVERSITY
ICSSR
19/6/12 To 18/6/14
Electrol politic in Punjab A behavioural study to political
attitude & opinion under Dr Ashutosh Kumar
154000

ICSSR
13/12/12 To 12/12/14
Regional vitalities of India in time-space perspective
(National Fellowship) under Prof Gopal Krishan
648000

ICSSR
Upto 31/3/13
Extension awaited
Paradigm shift from traditional learnuing to virtual learning
environment (VLE) a A study of the feasibility od
development of virtual classroom model in Panjab
University under Dr Gunmala Suri
2740000

 ICSSR
1/4/12 To 31/3/14
A study of the interaction between man & physical
environment in Lahaul region (H.P) under Dr Simrit Kahlon
ICSSR
1.10.2013 to 30.9.2015
ICSSR project entitled ffective News & Changing new
values in social media: An analysis of conservation flow on
Twitter & Transference of issue.. under Dr Archana
R.Singh
531878

ICSSR
19.12.2013 to 18.12.2015
Impementation and Impact of Anti povery programmes
(Rstriya Swasthya Bina Yojana public. Under Dr
seepana Prakasam
387106

TUMKUR UNIVERSITY
Bureaucracy and Development Administration in India: A
Case Study of Karnataka
Mouneshwara
Srinivasa
Rao,
Assistant
Professor,
Department of Political Science
ICSSR
4,52,575-00
29-03-2012

A Study on Environmental Accounting in Indian Corporate

Scenario A Case Study on Selected Cement companies in
Karnataka.

 Dr. Srinivasa Murthy M. D. Assistant Professor, Department

of Commerce
ICSSR
5,28,900-00
29-03-2012

Socio-Political Development of Valmiki Tribes in Hyderabad

Karnataka Region: A Critical Analysis and Strategies for
Development
V. Rama Krishana, Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
ICSSR
3,88,075-00
30.03.2012

Trading Practices of Peanuts with Special Reference to

Tumkur District-Karnataka State
Dr. C. Shobha, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies
and Research in Commerce
ICSSR
2,00,000-00
10-04-2013

KARUNYA UNIVERSITY
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Dr. D. David Wilson, Assistant Professor (SG) in English
A Study on the Trends of Standardization of Cultural
Patterns of Irula Tribe and Documenting their Literature
and Cultural Diversity of Local Level
19,77,187
KU/REG/DS-19/ENG/ ICSSR/ 151 /2014,
July 11, 2014

 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Dr. J. Sundarsingh, Professor & Head of the Department of
English
Promoting Small Scale Business of Entrepreneurs from
Backward districts in Tamilnadu by enhancing their sales
communication strategies through Social Media Marketing
30,56,635
KU/REG/DS-19/ENG/ ICSSR/ 157 /2014
July 11, 2014

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Dr. M. Poonkodi, Assistant Professor of English
The Impact of Social Media on Indian Womens
Interpersonal Behaviour A Study of Women in
Metropolitan Cities
19,46,840
KU/REG/DS-19/ENG/ ICSSR/ 168/2014
July 14, 2014

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Dr. S. Anthony Raj, Professor in the School of Business,
Leadership and Management
An evocative study on the traffic congestion in
Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts An interdisciplinary
approach to find suitable trouncing strategies.
41,50,000
KU/REG/DS-19/ENG/ICSSR/ 162 /2014,
July 12, 2014

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Dr. Susan Chirayath, Professor in the School of Business,
Leadership and Management
Initiatives for post office savings among the socioeconomically backward ethnic groups of tribals of Siruvani
villages in the Western Ghats of Coimbatore district

 4,00,000
KU/REG/DS-19/KSBLM/ ICSSR/2014,
July 14, 2014.

AMU ALIGARH
Dr. Nizamuddin Khan, Associate Professor, Geography
Role of Dairy Farming in Generation of Rural Livelihood and
its effect on Socio-Economic Transformation of Marginal
and small farmers in Aligarh Districts, U.P
ICSSR, New Delhi
3 years w.e.f.01.04.2012
8,98,700

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Applications were invited for the following purely
temporary post(s) in the ICSSR sponsored Project titled
"Economic Reform and Industrial Performance: Study of
Indian Engineering Industry
Applications were invited for the following post(s) on
purely temporary basis in the ICSSR funded project titled
"Understanding Pregnancy Nutrition and Health Care
among women in Rural areas and Urban slums of Uttar
Pradesh: A Longitudinal Study
Under the "Effectiveness of Selected Scholarship Schemes
for the Improvement in Access and Retention of Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled Tribe Students in Odisha" Project
sponsored by the ICSSR, applications were invited for the
following post for a period of about 10 months on
temporary basis.
Applications were invited for one position of Research
Assistant in ICSSR funded Sponsored Research project
entitled "BRICS: An Alternative Vision of Transregional

Cooperation from the Global South" on purely temporary

post for a period of 9 months in the project.
Applications were invited for the post of a Research
Associate/Assistant in an ICSSR sponsored project entitled
'Secularism In India and France: A Comparative
Perspective' for a period of 15 months likely to extended
for three more months
Applications were invited for the following purely
temporary post in the ICSSR sponsored project on 'Engaing
with Conservancy Works and Experience of Social
Discrimination A Spatio-temporal Analysis of the
Determinants and Consequences with special Reference to
Young Population'.

JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

1. Name of the Department: India Arab Cultural Centre
2. Project Title: Investment in the Northern Indian Ocean
Rim Countries: Implications for India's Energy Security
3. PI: Dr. Sameena Hameed
4. Co-PI: Nil
5. Funding Agency: ICSSR
6. Amount funded: INR. 4,96,650
7. Duration of the Project: 2 year
8. Starting and Completion date of project: 2012-2014
9. Project objective:
To examine Indias investment opportunities in the
Northern Indian Ocean Rim countries (the countries in the
Gulf, South Asia and Myanmar) to broaden and deepen
mutually beneficial stakes for sustainable and stronger
energy ties.The study shall meet the following objectives:
To examine the energy resources of the region in the
Northern Indian Ocean Rim Countries
To examine the trade and investment patterns in energy
sector and to examine the challenges faced by the energy
sector in the region in terms of capital requirement,
technical capabilities and constraints along the supply
chain

 To examine the benefits of regional energy trade in

rationalising cost as well as exploit the proximity of coal,
gas and hydro energy resources in optimising supply
pattern.
To examine India's investment in the energy sector and
related sector and the extent to which investment and
trade flows leverage one another;
To examine trade and investment policies of the countries
in the region as well as bilateral and regional trade
agreements to determine market access and the extent to
which investments protection and facilitation measures
can promote promote diversification and intra-regional
trade.
To identify how India can through mutually beneficial
integrated investment and trade ensure mutual energy
security and clean energy partnership
1. Name of the Centre: Centre For Early Childhood
Development and Research (CECDR)
2. Project Title: Quality of early childhood education: An
investigation in the MCD Schools of Delhi.
3. Principal Investigator: Dr. Neelima Chopra
4. Co-Investigator: None
5. Funding Agency: Indian Council for Social Sciences
Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.
6. Amount funded: INR 6, 00,000.
7. Duration of the project : 15 months
8. Starting date of the Project: From April 1, 2013
9. Project objectives:
Given the critical significance of the early childhood years,
it is imperative for every child to get the opportunity to
develop in a stimulating environment. MCD schools play a
pivotal role in providing early childhood education to
children belonging to lower and middle SES strata.
However, it has been pointed out that the early childhood
programme of MCD schools is not very effective due to a
variety of reasons. Objectives of the study are:

 a) To study the structural quality of early childhood

programmes of MCD schools
b) To study the process quality of early childhood
programmes of MCD schools.
10. A brief overview of the project:
Permissions to conduct observations in nursery, grade one
and grade two classrooms were obtained from the MCD
headquarters. Once the permission was obtained, the list
of all the schools in three municipal corporations with
nursery classrooms was obtained from the concerned
officials. Three schools from each of the 12 zones under
the three municipal corporations were selected randomly
from this list. Review of literature was conducted and
consulted experts in the area and decided to use the Early
Childhood Education Quality Assessment Scale (ECEQAS)
developed by Ambedkar University Delhi to assess the
quality of early childhood educational programmes. The
tool is an observation guide and consists of three parts.
Part 1 is an observation recording sheet in which the
actual activities being conducted in the classrooms are
recorded at 10 minutes interval. Part 2 focuses on the
physical or the structural conditions of the school. It
includes basic necessities like drinking water, toilets
seating arrangements teacher-child ratio and so on. Part 3
focuses on the process aspects and observes the quality of
teacher child interaction. Once the tool was identified the
research staffs were oriented to the tool and each item
was discussed. Pilot-testing of the tool was also conducted.
A few modifications were also suggested and incorporated
in the tool.
1. Name of the Department: Sarojini Naidu Centre for
Womens Studies
2. Project Title: Socio-Economic Profiling of Muslim Women
as an Impact of Migration in Okhla Village, New Delhi
3. PI: Dr. Firdous Azmat Siddiqui
4. Co-PI: Nil
5. Funding Agency: ICSSR

 6. Amount funded: INR. 8,21,300

7. Duration of the Project: 2yr
8. Starting & completion date of the Project: March-2012 to
Dec-2014
9. Project objectives:
1. To study the socio-economic conditions of Muslims in
general and women in particular.
2. To study the Demographic changes of Okhla.
3. To study Muslims access to education, health service,
municipal infrastructure, bank credit, other services
provided by government / public sector entitles.
4. To study the impact of migration on the lives of women
and to study citizenship issue amongst migrated people.
5. To study the identity issue amongst minority group and
its impact on women as well as consciousness level
amongst Muslim women.
6. To study the impact of communal violence and issue of
communal harmony with other community
7. To study the government policies regarding minority and
its access to women.