indiaculture.nic.in Tagore National Fellowship For Cultural Research : Ministry of Culture

Organization : Ministry of Culture
Scheme Name : Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research
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Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research :

Objective :
The Scheme has been introduced in order to invigorate and revitalise the various institutions under the Ministry of Culture (MoC) and other identified cultural institutions in the country, by encouraging scholars/ academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest.

Related : Ministry of Culture Museum Grant Scheme : www.statusin.in/22456.html

With a view to infuse fresh knowledge capital into the institutions, the scheme expects these scholars/academicians to select specific resources of the institutions to take up projects and research work that are related to the main objectives of these institutions and to enrich them with a new creative edge and academic excellence.

The Scheme will be open to both Indian nationals and foreign citizens. The proportion of foreigners will not normally exceed one–third of the total Fellowships awarded in a year.

Scope of the Scheme :
The scope of the Scheme is to enable the identified cultural institutions engage scholars of outstanding merit, to work on research projects that unravel their unexplored resources. The institutions as well as scholars may identify areas to be explored, but the subject of research need not be confined/ limited to one institution.

For purposes of convenience, monitoring, accounting and responsibility, one of the institutions listed in para 3 would be the Nodal Institution for each project, and the Fellow will be attached/ anchored to that institution.

1 Areas of Research and Eligible Projects :
1.1 The Fellow selected will normally work on a project that benefits the Nodal Institution in terms of unraveling its resources. The subject of research should be one that can be usefully pursued with the resources and facilities of the Nodal Institution awarding the Fellowship, though he/she will be free to draw on the resources and facilities of other institutions, as well.

1.2 If the subject of research extends to more than one institution or the Fellow otherwise needs to draw upon the resources and facilities of other institution(s), the Nodal Institution awarding the Fellowship would recommend the Fellow to such other institution(s).

In rare cases, where two institutions appear to be of almost equal importance to the Fellow, the second institution may be deemed to be the Co- institution and the two may sign a Tripartite MoU regarding Intellectual Property, Publication, Credit sharing, facilities, etc. But accounting shall be with the Nodal Institution.

1.3 Since the Scheme is focused on unraveling the cultural resources of the Nodal Institution, the project must be driven in that direction, that is, to use substantially the resources of the Nodal Institution. The inputs required for the project should have a very strong linkage with the resources available with the Nodal Institution and (in rare cases) the Co-institution.

1.4 At the end of it, the project outcome must benefit the Nodal Institution, Co- institution, if any, and the subject under consideration; and add to the existing knowledge of the institution/ subject.

2 Eligibility of Scholars to be appointed as Tagore National Fellows :
2.1 Scholars who have sound academic or professional credentials and have made significant contribution to knowledge in their respective fields, as reflected in publications in reputed and referred journals and books authored by them, or persons with significant creative work in any field of art or culture, will be eligible to be considered for the award of the Fellowship.

2.2 Scholars to be engaged must have both the credentials as laid down in the preceding paragraph , as well as a strong reputation in the field covered by the Nodal Institution.

As the honour and the honorarium are both of a very high order, the Institution Level Search-cum-Screening Committee of the sponsoring institution and the National Selection Committee (defined in para 11 later) may keep these in mind while recommending/ selecting the Tagore National Fellows.

2.3 Those selected as Tagore National Fellows have, therefore, to :
a) be of highest standing in terms of research and years of experience;
b) have a very impressive list of publications, that have found acceptability in the scholarly world; and
c) have past experience in dealing with the projects directly connected to the Nodal Institution and/or allied institutions.

2.4 In short, a person selected for the Tagore National Fellowship should be one who has already become a legend in his area of work or is regarded very highly. It is appropriate that those who do not come near this description may not apply or be considered for the highest honour and honorarium accorded to a scholar in India under this Fellowship.

Value of Tagore National Fellowship :
** A Tagore National Fellow who is from a University, College, Research Institute or Government set-up in India would be entitled to the same pay, including grade pay, etc., which he/she would have drawn had he/she continued in his/her parent organization.

Essential or mandatory contribution of the employer to Provident Fund etc. would also be paid by the Nodal Institution as may have been paid by the employer had he/she continued in his/her parent organization.

** A Fellow from abroad or from a set-up other than University, College, Research Institute or Government, or who has since retired from active service and/or is on pension, would be entitled to a fixed honorarium of Rs. 80,000/- per month.

** Such top-up amount, as may be decided by the NSC, would be permissible to a Fellow who may be receiving some funds from other sources, to bring his/her total emoluments up to the level of honorarium, or even beyond it,in select cases. But in no case will the top-up amount exceed Rs. 80,000/- per month.

** No payment of honorarium would normally be made to a Fellow receiving full funding from other sources upto the level of the honorarium, but such Fellow will, however, receive Contingency Grant and other allowances and facilities, as decided by the NSC.