INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Research Proposal for Major/Minor Research Projects (2023-24)

Application Number
(To be noted down from the online application)

Applying Under (Put tick mark)

Major Project Proposals with budget Minor Project Proposals with budget
up to Rs.25 lakhs up to Rs.10 lakhs

Broad research discipline as per

ICSSR list (Refer Clause 1.1 of
guidelines)

1 Name of Project
Director

2 Title of the Research

Proposal

3 Abstract
(approx. 300 words)

4 Introduction of the
Proposed Study
(approx. 400 words)

5 Major Research Works

Reviewed:
1) International and
2) National.

Not less than 15 to 20

important works
(approx. 600 words)

6 Identification of
Research Gap
(approx. 300 words)

7 Objectives of the
Proposed Study
(approx. 200 words)

8 Major Research
Questions / Hypotheses
(approx. 200 words)

9 Proposed methodology
for the research work
 Research Proposal for Major & Minor Research Projects (2023-24)

(approx. 400 words)

10 Sample size for the

research Study
(The indicative sample
size for each individual
study would be 400 to
500.)

11 State(s) / Region(s)
covered by the study, if
applicable

12 Innovation/path-
breaking aspects of the
Proposed Research
(150 to 200 words)

13 Expected Output such as

books, policy papers,
documents, datasets etc.
with proposed timeline
(300 words)

14 Details of data sets to be

generated
(100-150 words)

15 Relevance of the
proposed study for
policy making
(approx. 200 words)

16 Relevance of the
proposed study for
society
(approx. 200 words)

17 Milestones set for 6 months:

12 months:
24 months:

18 Total Grant expected for

this study (in Rs.)

19. Proposed budget of the study under expenditure heads with justification

Heads of Expenditure Number Months Rate Amount

1. Research Staff

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(a) Research Associate

(b) Research Assistant
(c) Field Investigator
2. Field work
3. Workshop to disseminate the
outcomes of the project
3. Equipment and study material
4. Contingency
Total
Affiliating Institutional overheads
(over and above the total cost @ 7.5
% of the approved budget, subject to
a maximum upper limit of Rs.
1,00,000/-)

20. Justification of different heads of budget (write in 30 words each)

1. Research Staff
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

2. Field work
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

3. Equipment and study material

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

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