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The Takshashila Institution's pioneering online networked learning programme gives you the foundations of public policy analysis, economic reasoning, advocacy and governance. Open to talented graduates & senior undergraduates from any discipline and from any professional background. Suitable for dynamic individuals who want to make a dierence in the public sphere: in government, politics, NGOs, media and private corporations. Learn from a top class faculty. Join a network of dynamic professionals engaged in public policy. Take our intensive 12-week course from anywhere. Admissions open for our next intake. For more information and online application visit

International Institute for Population Sciences

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Bhaktakavi Shivajibhai Devshi Marg (Govandi Station Road), Deonar, Mumbai-400088, Maharashtra, India.
(under administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India) Advertisement No.1/RF/IIPS-KF/2013-14, Dated 8 August, 2013

CALL FOR AWARD OF RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IIPS invite applications from Indian citizens currently working in the social/education and development sectors for award of ve (5) research fellowships sponsored by Kusuma Foundation for a period of one year during 2013-14. Last date for receiving applications is 5 September, 2013. For details please visit www.iipsindia.org.

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Wipro presents earthian 2013 the 3rd edition of the annual Sustainability Program for Schools and Colleges.
For Schools- Schools will need to do a set of activities that will help students learn about various sustainability issues related to water like quality, demand, water trail and the interconnections of water to other areas (waste, energy, biodiversity, equity considerations etc). The write-up will need to report the activities in a creative manner and also write an essay displaying the interconnections. For Colleges: Through an in-depth well researched essay we encourage teams to explore multiple dimensions of a certain kind of human progresses and its socio-environmental impacts. We encourage teams to critically examine the role of science and school/college education in advancing linear based design thinking and associated nancial and social structures. Are they congruent with natural systems and cycles? Winners receive 10 awards of Rs. 150000 each, a trophy and certicates. The selected institutes are then tied with us through a three year Continuous Engagement Program (CEP). Students from the winning colleges are also awarded a three month internship with one of our partner organisations. Last Date for submissions: October 11 Supporting material (including the Activity Booklet and videos explaining the activities to be done by schools), posters etc can be downloaded or ordered online www.wipro.org/earthian e-mail: earthian.contact@wipro.com Toll free: 18002005824 You can also volunteer as an earthian ambassador and reach out and mentor schools and colleges in your network.

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INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

(MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067

SPONSORED RESEARCH PROGRAMME

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), under its Sponsored Research Programme, invites proposals from individual/group of scholars/institutions for commissioning research studies in the following Thrust Areas of Social Science Research.

Themes under Sponsored Research Programme on Uttarakhand

A. Development strategy of Uttarakhand
Sustainable development, carrying capacity and regulation of economic activities including tourism. Input-output analysis and economic linkages of Uttarakhand hill regions with the plains. Assessment of current development strategy in the context of hill/plain areas of Uttarakhand. Migration and its social, economic and political dynamics.

B. Gender issues and development

Role of women in Uttarakhand economy. Disaster widows and their coping strategies.

C. Disaster management issues

Disasters and their socio-economic costs. Impact assessment of rehabilitation measures. Disaster map of Uttarakhand, resettlement/relocation and its socio-economic and cultural implications. Role of government, Panchayati Raj Institutions, NGOs and community-based organisations in disaster management.

D. Socio-psychological impact of disasters

Disasters and their impact on women, children and aged population. Structures of coping with loss due to disasters.

E. Governance issues
Institutions, governance and service delivery.

Conditions for Consideration

a) b) c) d) The themes under the sponsored research program focus on the issues of contemporary relevance, less explored areas of study and those involving policy implication. In undertaking research on these themes, the ICSSR expects that the research will develop new understanding and insight on the issues which become bench mark in terms of concept, theory, methodology and research outcomes. Given the signicance of the sponsored research, the nancial support from ICSSR would be of higher scale varying from a minimum rupee of fteen lakh to seventy lakh depending on the nature of research. Given the scale and nature of research under sponsored program, the ICSSR expects that the research will be interdisciplinary in character and that researchers from different discipline will constitute a team. Research teams may consist of more than one department/Centre/institute. In some cases, individual researchers will also be considered. Proposals will be accepted under this scheme from scholars/institutions in a eld of study with a proven record of research in the proposed eld of study.

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Guidelines with Proforma Application for submission of proposals for Sponsored Research Projects are given on ICSSRs website: www.icssr.org. The last date to receive proposals is 30 September 2013. Application may be submitted to:

DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RPS) INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ARUNA ASAF ALI MARG, NEW DELHI-67
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M. Phil. in Development Studies

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G B Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad (A Constituent Institute of the University of Allahabad) Announcement for Admissions 2013
The G B Pant Social Science Institute is commencing the MPhil Development Studies Programme in the year
2013. This shall be an interdisciplinary course. The Institute also has a Doctoral Programme in social sciences.

The MPhil Programme shall enable students to critically analyse the dominant mainstream view of development and alternate theoretical foundations of development from interdisciplinary perspectives; relate to the real life situation of the Third World with special reference to Indian development experience; train rigorously in quantitative and qualitative methods to test development theories and experiences as well as explore new paradigms; and to engage with new paradigms in social sciences, undertake further research and create knowledge of development, as well as contribute to policy. The MPhil programme is a four semester programme. The rst two semesters are devoted to course work. Students are expected to complete six compulsory papers and two optional papers during this period. In the third semester, students shall begin working on the dissertation topic in consultation with a supervisor and submit the same by the end of the fourth semester. A student who earns CGPA of 6.0 in the course work and has some research experience and publication to his/her credit would be considered for direct admission in D. Phil programme.
There are 15 seats in the programme.

For admissions in the two courses, namely the MPhil in Development Studies and the Doctoral Programme students are required to take the Combined Research Entrance Test (CRET) of the University of Allahabad in any of the social sciences subjects including Anthropology, Ancient History, Behaviourial and Cognitive Sciences, Business Administration (MBA), Commerce, Defence, Economics, Education, Gandhian Studies, Geography, Globalisation and Development Studies, Medieval and Modern History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. The last date for submission of online forms is September 10, 2013 available on the website www.auadmission.co.in. Those with JRF of the UGC in any of the social science subjects are also required to register in CRET by September 10, 2013. Those desirous of admission in the MPhil Programme must contact the Institute within 20 days of announcement of the CRET results.

Please visit www.gbpssi.nic.in for more details of the MPhil programme. The G B Pant Social Science Institute is located in Jhusi, Allahabad. Contact mphil@gbpssi.org.in or 919452165071 for queries. International students may also post enquiries on this email.
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