ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
Doctoral scholarship will be awarded to registered Ph.D. Scholars from
UGC recognized Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Colleges, IIMs
having University/IIMs approved Ph.D. Programme to pursue and complete
their Doctoral Research in Auditing, Taxation, Commerce, Management
and Accounting Discipline.
The candidates must have confirmed Ph.D. Registration (Research Degree
Committee (RDC) approved) at any of the institutions mentioned above
on the last date of application. It includes the requirements of clearance of
Research Entrance Test (RET).
Eligibility
• Membership of the ICAI with minimum 75% marks/grade in 10th and
12th standard.
• NET/SLET and M Phil from a recognized university will carry weightage
in the assessment of research proposal.
• The scholar should not be more than 40 years of age on the last date
of application.
• Candidates who have already availed UGC Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF)/Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF)/ Maulana Azad National
Fellowship (MANF)/ICSSR/ICAR/CSIR/ICPR/ICMR/ICHR or any such
doctoral fellowship awardees are not eligible to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS
• Applications are invited through ICAI website, ICAI journal, mass email
to members and should be received before 31st July 2020
• The application along with research proposal & abstract (3000 and 300
words respectively) and all the enclosures, must be sent to: Research
Committee before the last date mentioned in the advertisement duly
signed and stamped by the Ph.D. Registered institution.
Procedure for the award
• Applications are initially scrutinized by the Research Committee
Secretariat
• Thereafter, subject group(s)/Expert Committee(s) will short-list the
meritorious proposals from the eligible applications and thereafter by
the Research Committee of ICAI.
• Such applicants may also be invited for a presentation before an Expert
Committee at ICAI- HO or its COEs/DCOs.
• The recommendations of the Expert Committee will then be placed
before the Research Committee for its final approval.
CONTIGENCY GRANT
• Yearly grant not exceeding Rs. 50000/- per year.
Joining & release of scholars
• The scholar must join the scholarship within four weeks of the date
of the award letter by submitting the required documents through the
affiliating/administering institution. This may be extended by the ICAI up
to six months in deserving cases.
• The sanction of the scholarship will be issued initially for a period of one
year, effective from the date of joining of the scholar in the scholarship.
The renewal of the scholarship for the subsequent year shall be subject
to the receipt of satisfactory annual progress report and at least one
research paper in International Journal of repute and one in ICAI Journal.
JOINING & RELEASE OF SCHOLARS
• The scholar must join the scholarship within four weeks of the date
of the award letter by submitting the required documents through the
affiliating/administering institution. This may be extended by the ICAI up
to six months in deserving cases.
• The sanction of the scholarship will be issued initially for a period of one
year, effective from the date of joining of the scholar in the scholarship.
The renewal of the scholarship for the subsequent year shall be subject
to the receipt of satisfactory annual progress report and at least one
research paper in International Journal of repute and one in ICAI Journal.
SCHOLARSHIP TOPICS
The following topics are suggested
- Human Resource Accounting
- Simplification of Human Resource Laws
- Government Sector Accounting
- Integrated Reporting
- International Taxation Laws
- Water Audit
The Research Committee will decide the suitability of the topics from time to time.
DEADLINE
July 31, 2020
CONTACT
Email: research@icai.in
Phone: 011-30110468