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University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

Research Support &Publication Division Agargaon, Dhaka-1207 www.ugc.gov.bd

UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme 2013

Applications are invited in the prescribed form from the teachers of public universities in Bangladesh for the UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme under the following terms and Conditions: (a)The candidate must be a teacher of a public University in Bangladesh, and s/he should not below the rank of an Assistant Professor. (b) S/he must have a Ph. D degree. (c) The upper age limit for applicants is 50 years as on 01-01-2013. (d) Fellowships are meant for the full-time researcher and the applicant must be granted study leave/deputation by the respective authority if s/he is selected by the University Grants Commission for the fellowship. (e) The amount of fellowship is Tk. 15,000/- per month. (f) The tenure of the fellowship in one year. (g) After completion of the programme every fellow shall have to return to their respective university. In case, s/he, for any reason, discontinues his/her research work without any valid cause acceptable to the UGC, s/he will have to refund the amount so far received by him/her from the UGC. Prescribed application forms and Post Doctoral Fellowship guidelines may be obtained from the Research Support & Publication Division of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh or UGCs website www.ugc.gov.bd. Interested candidates are requested to submit their application with the required documents to the Director Research Support and Publication Division by January 20, 2013. The soft copy has to be sent to dmlaugc@yahoo.com. and faruquebd2001@yahoo.com

( Md. Omar Faruque) Deputy Director Research Support & Publication Division Phone : 8181622

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

Agargaon, Dhaka.

Terms and Conditions for UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship

1. Objective: The main objective of the post-doctoral fellowship is to promote and expand the quality of higher education and research in Bangladesh. 2. Eligibility: The candidate must be at least an Assistant Professor of a public Bangladesh, and he/she should have a Ph. D degree. 3. Age Limit: The candidate should be less than 50 years of age. 4. Tenure of Fellowship and its Number: The tenure of the fellowship will be one year, effecting from the date the fellow joins the programme. A maximum of five fellowship will be offered in one academic year. 5. Fellowship Amount: The amount of fellowship is Tk 15,000.00 (Fifteen thousand) per month. 6. Fringe Benefits: a. A maximum amount of Tk 10,000.00 (Ten thousand) may be and binding the report. paid for computing, printing university in

b. A maximum amount of Tk 20,000.00 (Twenty thousand) may be granted for procurement of raw materials, data collections and logistic support.

7. Other Conditions: a. Candidates must be on study leave/deputation from their respective time basis.

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b. The fellow will pursue his/her research with supervisory consultation of a senior professor in the relevant field of the university, where he/she will carry out the research. c. The fellow must mention the name of the university, name of the department/institute/recognized research organization, and name of the Supervisory Consultant. d. The fellow also should obtain a letter of permission from the university where he/she intends to carry out his/her research. e. A detailed plan of study, clearly describing the objectives, methodology and the significance of the research, shall have to be submitted to the UGC.

f. A three-member evaluation committee headed by a full-time Member of the UGC will assess the final report. The fellow will have to rewrite the report as per recommendations of the committee, if required. If the fellow fails to incorporate the recommendations, he/she will have to refund the amount received. g. External members of the evaluation committee will receive an amount of Tk . 3,000 (three thousand) as honorarium. h. During the tenure of fellowship the researcher shall remain debarred from extra-financial activities. i. On completion of the research the fellow will have to submit a final report to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. j. The fellow may publish the research findings with the prior approval of the UGC, and should acknowledge UGCs involvement. k. The payment against the fellowship will be made in two installments, the first disbursement will be made on his/her joining as fellow, and the second installment will be paid after submission of the half-yearly progress report. l. The amount earmarked as fringe benefits shall be reimbursed after the acceptance of the final report. The fellow will have to produce necessary vouchers in support of his/her claim for these expenditure. m. The fellow shall not be allowed to discontinue his/her research without prior permission of the UGC, and if he/she fails to comply with this, he/she shall have to pay back the money received against the fellowship. n. If during the tenure of the fellowship the researcher needs to go abroad for more than one month, he/she will have to take prior permission of the UGC. o. An honorarium of taka 5,000/- (five thousand) will be paid to the supervisory consultant, on acceptance of the final report. I accept the above terms and conditions.

....................................................... Signature of the Registrar and Seal

........................................ Signature of the fellow Designation : Department : University :

............................................................. Signature of the Supervisory Consultant

1 UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION OF BANGLADESH

Agargaon, Dhaka-1207. UGC POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION FORM
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Instructions: This form consists of three sections. Section-A is to be completed by the Candidate, section B-by the Supervisory Consultant and section C-by the Vice-Chancellor. Section-A
(To be completed by the candidate)

1. 2. 3.

Name of the candidate in full Name of employing university Address : (a) Present Address (working place)

: :

Position...................................................................................................................... Department...................................................................................................................... University/Institution .................................................................................................... Telephone: Office....................................Res...............................Mobile.......................................... E-mail................................................................... Fax..................................... (b)

Permanent/home address

......................................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................................

4. 5.

Date of birth

: ........... ............................................................

Educational record (set out in chronological order)

Educational institution Board/ University Years attended: From To
Degrees/Diplomas or Certificates obtained (with class/Division and year.)

Subjects offered

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6.

Professional experiences (in chronological order).

Name of Post.

Name of the Employer Organisation

Period From To

7. List of publications including books and articles in standard journals: (please use extra page, if necessary).

8. Please attach a statement about the research project (please use extra pages if needed) (a) Title :

(b) (c) (d)

Objectives: Relevance to the needs of the Department. Relevance to the needs of the country's.

(e) A brief review of research done in this field with justification of the research Proposed Project : (f) Comprehensive plan of work and the time schedule

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9.

Name and address of the Supervisory Consultant : Name : Designation Department University/Institution Telephone : : : :

10.

Any other information :

11.

I certify that the statement made by me in response to the foregoing questions are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. If I am selected as a post- doctoral research fellow, I shall abide by the following rules. (h) Conduct myself at all times in a manner compatible with my status as a holder of a UGC Post Doctoral Fellowship; Spend full-time during the tenure of the award in the study of Post Doctoral Fellowship and that I shall not accept any other award /job during the tenure of this fellowship; I agree with all other conditions that have already been laid down, and may be laid down in future, from time to time about the fellowship;

(ii)

(iii)

(iv) Return to my employing University/ Institution after completion of the work.

Date........................................

Signature of candidate:

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Section-B (To be completed by the Supervisory Consultant) Supervisor's opinion on the undermentioned points about the field of study proposed by the candidate: (a) Suitability of the proposed research Project for Post Doctoral level research :

(b)Whether the candidate will be accepted by the Supervisor : (c)Whether the laboratory and the library facilities will be fully offered to the candidate : (d)Whether the Supervisor approves of the research plan submitted by the Candidate :

Date...............................

Signature of the Supervisory consultant Designation : Department : University : Tel :

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Section-C. (To be completed by the Vice-Chancellor) Mr/Ms......................................................................................................... Designation............................................Department of .............................. University/Institution of..................................................................... Whose particulars are given above, is nominated for the award of Post Doctoral Fellowship offered by the UGC. He/she holds a permanent/substantive post in this University. If selected, he/she will be granted study leave/deputation for the entire period of the UGC Post Doctoral Fellowship.

Date.................................................Signature of Vice-Chancellor and Seal