Ten Days Research Methodology Course

for
M.Phil./Ph.D./PDF Scholars in Social Sciences (Offline)
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1 September to 10 September 2022
Sponsored By
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
New Delhi

Organized by
Centre of Research
Indian Institute of Teacher Education, Gandhinagar
(A State Public University Established by the Government of Gujarat)
 Ten Days Research Methodology Course for
Research Scholars in Social Sciences (Offline)
About Indian Institute of Teacher Education

This University was established in an era when the country was in search of alternatives to the current scenarios in
Teacher Education. Keeping in this view honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat (Presently Prime Minister of India),
Shree Narendra Modi envisioned the real scenario of teacher education globally. Education is beyond earning
degree it aims at holistic development of individuals.
The aim to establish of the Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) is to promote holistic development of
teachers by emphasing on integral personality, wide vision of nationalism and internationalism, and to fulfill their
role as exemplars, friends, philosophers, guides, scientists, psychologists, artists, technologists and above all as
ideal communicators who can spread uplifting influence by the processes of awakening, inspiration, and
enthusiasm, also to promote new trends of syntheses of the East and the West and to confer the status of a
University.
The Vision of the University is to nurture teachers of tomorrow with the transformative knowledge of Indian
tradition and usher in a new era of teacher education, focusing upon the integral development of teachers. The
Mission of the University is to provide integrated courses in teacher education, marked and defined by value-
education, global outlook, and interdisciplinary.

About Center of Research

Centre of Research (CoR) is one of the Centres of IITE. Centre of Research offers fellowship i.e., 12 JRFs, 12
Senior Research Fellowships awarded to eminent educationist and National fellowships to the eminent
educationist across the nation.
In order to enhance quality research and to motivate and attract the best brains in the field of research, CoR, IITE is
offering JRF equivalent to JRF offered by UGC and the candidates selected will be availing scholarship worth
Rs.31, 000/ pm along with contingency of Rs.10,000 after the successful completion of the course work which can
be availed for a maximum period of three years. In order to inculcate and sustain zeal and passion towards research
among the faculty members, CoR is offering 12 fellowships to eminent educationist of the rank of Associate
Professor and Assistant Professor of the university.
The Centre is also looking forward to establish a Research Consortium wherein the researchers across the globe
can interact on the same platform sharing their ideas, solving their queries, getting guidance from the galaxy of
virtuoso. The aim is to establish a discourse among the galaxy of virtuoso so as to bring out quality research and
aspire more and more scholars to excel in the field and pave the way for research collaborations.

About the Research Methodology Course:

NEP 2020 insists upon Quality Research in HEIs and quality research requires research skills, research ethics and
conceptual clarity about the entire research process. Research scholars pursuing Ph. D. have to do research on a
particular problem to obtain the degree. They have to work under the guidance of the supervisor of their choice or
else provided by the concerned university. Supervisor guides the research scholar to work in a proper way. Though
the scholar has to do lot of activities before and after consulting the supervisor. He/she can carry out such activities
in a proper manner to realise the objectives of the research, only if he/she has an ability for the same. On the other
hand, the scholar has to follow the research ethics to complete the research in such a way that it would contribute in
knowledge generation or it would be helpful in taking effective decisions for the betterment of the society and in
encouraging the researchers to conduct quality research.
The study of the journey of human development reveals that human being always tries to get new knowledge and
experience. Instead of accepting the nature as it is, man continuously tries to make changes in natural
phenomenon. Such efforts give the results beyond our imagination. This happens because, among all living
beings, only the man possesses logical thinking ability. Due to which, he has curiosity of getting more and more
knowledge. He thinks in an inductive or deductive way to satisfy his curiosity, tries to learn something new by
experience or he studies by scientific method with logical thinking in order to create new knowledge or to develop
the existing knowledge. The man starts thinking logically as soon as the questions arise in his mind like 'Why?',
'Why not?', 'What does it mean?', 'Why this happens?', 'What is the solution of this?' or 'What will be better than
this?' etc. He starts thinking logically to get the answer of such questions and takes a decision regarding the answer
of the question. Such decisions increase his knowledge, develop new principles and theories, or fill the gaps
required for developing the knowledge. The process of getting answers in this way, nurtures his tendency of
research.
Research is a scientific process and it is completed by following the steps in a proper sequence. Right from the
identification of research area and research problem, the researcher has to take rational decisions to decide the
research activities at different stages of the process. This can be done in a goal oriented and an effective way, if the
researcher has proper layout of the task to be performed during the research process.
It is well known fact that responsible conduct of research, and safeguarding ethics and academic integrity in
scientific research is extremely crucial. It is also true that, nowadays, compromised publication ethics and
deteriorating academic integrity are contaminating all domains of research. The Ph.D. and post doctoral
fellowship (PDF) scholars have to keep themselves away from any such activity that leads them to violate research
and publication ethics.
Like other fields, education is an area in which efforts are being continuously made to make it more fruitful. Impact
of education policies, rules and regulations is checked out by government and other agencies related with this area.
Inquiry and minor, major and action research are continuously done by these agencies in order to evaluate current
education system. In this way, researches in this area reveal the ways to make it more effective.
Knowledge in all of its forms has a pertinent role in individual development and success in society. Thus, the
decisive role of education and research in the generation, dissemination and utilization of this knowledge is a
proven fact. Research bolsters the logical habits of systematic thinking and organization by instilling scientific and
inductive thinking. In order to deal with the problems of society and to foster a spirit of critical inquiry amongst the
researchers, there is a need to build research capacities among them. This research methodology workshop aims to
provide research participants with a set of skills and potentialities needed to commence effective research in the
field of social sciences. Most importantly, assists the individuals to carry out research work from the basic concept
Objectives of the Study

The objectives of the course are as follows:

1. To make research scholars aware of Academic Integrity and Research Quality.
2. To make the research scholars aware of the sources of literature required during the research.
3. To enable them to search literature out of different sources.
4. To enable them to review the literature for identifying the research problem.
5. To enable them to develop research proposal.
6. To develop their understanding regarding research and research methods.
7. To develop their understanding regarding the research tools.
8. To enable them to develop research tools.
9. To enable them to apply proper data analysis technique to analyse their data.
10. To make them aware of the chapterisation of research report.
11. To enable them to write the research report in proper format.
12. To make them aware of UGC regulation regarding plagiarism.

Brief Summary of Course Content:

The course will be conducted in both lecture and interactive mode. The resource persons from different parts of
country representing the leading Institutions/Universities will deliver the expertise in the RMC.
The contents of the course are :-
• Research and Educational Research: Concept, Need and Types, Variables and Hypothesis: Concept and
Types, Population and Sample, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Review of Related
Literature., Open Sources in Educational Research.
• Tools of Research, Data Analysis Methods, Culture of Research in Academic Institution, Shodhchakra
• Research Proposal, Research Ethics, APA style of Report Writing and APA Referencing

Eligibility Criteria:
All registered Ph.D. and PDF Scholars in Social Science disciplines from the UGC-recognized universities of
India are eligible to participate. Candidates will be short-listed on the basis of (1) the evaluation of their research
proposal (1500 words in English) (2) the status of research work. First-time applicants for the Research
Methodology Course / Similar programme will be preferred first. Those who have attended any such type of
program sponsored by either UGC or ICSSR should not apply. The aspects like representation of different Social
Science Disciplines, Social Background, Gender, etc. shall also be taken into consideration while selecting the
Candidates.
Intake:

The maximum intake for the Course shall be 30 seats. Notification for selected candidates will be communicated
through the registered email. Attendance for all the sessions is mandatory or otherwise the certificate shall not be
issued.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply through the google form to the Course-Director with duly filled registration form
on or before 10th August, 2022. The registration form/ Forwarding letter is enclosed with this notification. The
registration form and brochure can also be downloaded from the University website. The candidates are required
to upload the filled registration form duly forwarded by the research supervisor and Head of the
Department/Institution on https://forms.gle/KApcRYMfGDWTA1j26

Requirements:

1. M.Phil./Ph.D./PDF Research Proposal (PDF file to be named as your name)

2. Why do you want to attend this course? (In 500 words) (PDF file to be name as your name)

Evaluation of the Participants

● Pre and post-test of the participants will be conducted.

● On the basis of the scores of the participants in both the test, the impact of RMC will be determined.
The participants will be asked to prepare a research proposal.

Pedagogy

The course will include a participative pedagogical approach. Theoretical sessions will include discussions,
lectures, and cases studies followed by assignments, group work and presentations. The use of laptop would
be an important requirement.
Registration Fee, Travel Allowances, and Accommodation:

There is no registration fee for this Ten Days Research Methodology Course. The traveling fare and
accommodation will be provided as per IITE and ICSSR norms. The decision of the competent authority will be
final on any matter. Travelling Allowance would be payable to the selected-out station participants only for
second-class/sleeper class/regular bus fare as per ICSSR rules. To claim TA the participants, should present
original travel tickets. No local conveyance would be reimbursed.

Duration of the course, important dates & venue:

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v Last date for the receipt of application form
: 10 August 2022
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v Selection to be communicated : 15 August 2022
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v Confirmation to be communicated by scholar) : 23 August 2022
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v Course Dates : 1 September to 10 September 2022
v Venue: IITE, Gandhinagar, Gujarat- 382016

Organizing Committee
Patron
Dr. Harshad A. Patel
Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, IITE, Gandhinagar

Advisor Course Director Co-Course Director

Prof. Satishprakash Shukla Dr. Viral Jadav Dr. Jyoti Raval
Director, CoR, IITE, Gandhinagar Dean, IITE, Gandhinagar Assistant Professor, IITE, Gandhinagar,

Committee Member
Dr. Sheetal Helaiya Dr. Navitha Nair Ms. Bhavini Parmar
Asst. Prof., IITE, Gandhinagar Asst. Prof., IITE, Gandhinagar JRF, IITE, Gandhinagar

Dr. Keval Gadani Ms. Charmy Panchal Mr. Anshuman Tiwari

Asst. Prof., IITE, Gandhinagar Asst. Prof., IITE, Gandhinagar JRF, IITE, Gandhinagar

For Any Inquiry, Please Contact

Ms. Parmar Bhavini +91 9824667745 & Mr. Anshuman Tiwari +91 9033810176
Email: rmciite2022@gmail.com
 Ten Days Research Methodology Course for Research
Scholar in Social Sciences (Offline)
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(1 September to 10 September 2022)
Organized by
Centre of Research, IITE, Gandhinagar

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1. Name (in capital letters):

2. Date of Birth:

3. Educational Qualifications:

4. Gender (Male/Female):

5. Category (General/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PHs):

6. Marital Status: Married/ Unmarried

7. Pursuing M.Phil/ Ph.D./PDF in the subject of:

8. Date of M.Phil/Ph.D/PDF Registration:

9. Topic of Research:

10. Area of Specialization:

11. Present Status of Research work (Preparing Synopsis/Reviewing literature/ Preparing Tool/

Collecting Data/ Analyzing Data/ writing Thesis/ any other:

12. Department:

13. Name of the Institution and /or University (M.Phil/ Ph.D/PDF enrolled):

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15. Accommodation required: Yes/No:

16. How many Research Methodology Programmes have you attended so far? Give Detail

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