(BGSamvahan Karyakram-5)

IKS Division Internship Program 2025

Application and Instructions
Dates to Remember
Announcement of Internship program March 30, 2025

Applications Due April 30, 2025

Projects Selection Announced June 02, 2025

Progress Report Due September 30, 2025

Final Report Due November 30, 2025

Contact Us: Email: [email protected]

Phone: 011 29581523/1004
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About IKS Division of Ministry of Education
Home to the oldest continuously living civilization of the world, the Indian subcontinent was the knowledge
and manufacturing powerhouse of the world for most of the known history. A Dharmic culture that
emphasized the development of all dimensions of humanity with an emphasis on living in harmony with
oneself, one’s environment, and the universe at large. It is becoming very apparent with the recent
developments around the world that the current models of development are unsustainable and are in direct
conflict with nature. The rising inequalities around the world in capitalist systems and the failure of
communist/socialist economics point to a dire need for new paradigms of development.
There is an Indian way that is both sustainable and strives for the welfare of all. If we want to become the
Knowledge Leader in this century and be the ‘Viśvaguru guru’, it is imperative that we understand our
heritage and teach the word the ‘Indian way’ of doing things. Therefore, the IKS Division of Ministry of
Education was established with a vision to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research on
all aspects of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), preserve and disseminate IKS knowledge for further
research, and societal applications.

Functions of IKS Division of Ministry of Education:

1) Facilitate and coordinate the interdisciplinary work done by various institutions in India and abroad
including Universities, institutions of national importance, R&D laboratories and different ministries.
2) Establish, guide and monitor subject wise interdisciplinary research groups comprising of researchers
from institutes and centers and individuals.
3) Create and promote popularization schemes.
4) Facilitate funding of various projects and develop mechanisms to undertake research.

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Overview of the BG Samvahan Karyakram-5 Program:

There is a strong need to promote IKS in the country in traditional schools and STEM educational institutes
which will be addressed by this initiative. The IKS Internship program is designed to encourage and
enthuse youth to take up deeper study of various topics related to IKS in Bharatiya Bhashas. The focus
is to create opportunities for students to contribute and be involved in active research during the summer
breaks or anytime during the year. Therefore, the IKS division is starting an institutional internship program
called 5 (BG Samvahan Karyakram-5).
Additionally, the charge of the IKS division is to help in the implementation of the NEP 2020.
The standard internship program of the IKS Division was modified to meet these two goals simultaneously.
This program has been designed for organizations. In response to the feedback received from the
community, the internship duration has been made flexible up to a maximum of 6 months. The selection of
the internship process is also delegated to the organizations.
This internship program is for organizations to host the interns for IKS projects with clear deliverables.
The organizations are expected to submit proposals to the IKS division describing the IKS project,
requirements for interns (Specified in terms of person months) and the deliverables from the project. The
proposals will be evaluated by a team of experts and the selected projects will be funded for performing the
proposed work through interns at their institution. The projects are required to have clear quantifiable
deliverables to be considered in the review process. The selection process of the interns along with the
requirements for the minimum and preferable qualifications will be completely managed by the awardee
organization as per the requirements of the project.

Nature of outputs expected from this program: The deliverables of this program must support the IKS
division in implementation of NEP 2020 in the area of IKS. The priority is to create materials such as course
material, reference material, digital media and multimedia resources, hands-on activities, materials for
curriculums of school education and undergraduate education. These materials should be in a form that
could be used by textbook writers for direct incorporation into the textbooks at school and undergraduate
level. Creation of digital repositories curating the art wok including pictures, sketches, art work, multimedia
including cartoons, graphics for use in the Textbooks/ IKS community, and oral traditions of Bharat is a
priority.

Copyright: The IKS Division will retain the right for using/disseminating all the materials created and
curated in various internship projects without paying any further royalties. The contributing authors will
maintain their authorship of all the documents, but copyright will be with the IKS division of Ministry of
Education. The IKS Division of Ministry of Education retains the full copyright for all materials produced
by projects. The intention is to put all the materials from this program in the public domain for free access
by all.

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Themes:
This call for proposals has the following priority areas. Please note that applications in other areas will also
be considered if they are in alignment with IKS Divisions vision. We may not fund any proposals in a
thematic area if we do not receive high quality proposals

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The differences between the previous internship programs of the IKS Division and this Internship program are
described in the Table 1.

Table 1. Differences between the current and previous internship programs of the IKS Division.
This Internship program Previous Internship Programs
Goal: Engage youth and support NEP 2020
Goal: Engage youth
implementation
Deliverables: Glossaries, courses, materials, hands-on
activities, reports on specific subjects, documentation of
IKS knowledge of any such materials that will help in the Deliverables: Progress and final reports on the
NEP 2020 implementation. The suitability of the outputs topic of the internship.
will be judged solely by the IKS division, based on our
needs
Internship Duration: Flexible, up to six months (extended
Internship Duration: Fixed, two months
with prior approval)
Fellowship: 10,000/month+2,500 for travel
Fellowship: Maximum of Rs. 10,000/- per month
and other miscellaneous expenses
Internship Management: includes PI/co-
PI/collaborator/Mentor Honorariums, travel, supplies and
Honorarium: No honorarium for the mentors
contingencies paid from the Rs. 5000/person month
provided to the awardee organization.

Eligibility: Organizations (one proposal per organization) Eligibility: Individual Mentors and interns

Selection criteria: Relevance to IKS Division mission, Selection criteria: Relevance to IKS Division
deliverables to support NEP 2020 Implementation priority areas

Project Management: The project will be managed by the

Principal Investigator and Co-PIs and will ensure Mentors: There are PI, Co-PIs. Mentor
submission of reports and documents on time to the IKS provides all the guidance to the Interns. IKS
Division. The mentors (Including the PI, Co-PIs) will division manages all the paperwork.
provide all guidance to the interns.

Nature of Support: Each intern will be awarded a stipend of Maximum of Rs. 10,000/- per month for the
duration of internship as per existing AICTE norms. The awardee organization will be provided with Rs. 5000/-
person month to manage the internship process. These funds can be used to fund the honorariums of the PIs,
Co-PIs, experts, purchasing supplies, contingencies and any other costs associated with the internship projects.

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Eligibility Criteria/Preparation and Submission Instructions
PI can choose any areas as per their specialization, but the focus must be a IKS domain. Projects that are only
marginally related to the IKS themes and are without substantial IKS content will be rejected (please see the
note 1 regarding what does/does not qualify as a valid IKS project). Please make sure while selecting the number
of interns, that your valuable time will definitely be available to them.

Eligibility: The IKS Division is inviting proposals from PIs/Organizations working in the Indian Knowledge
Systems. Faculty members in any Govt. recognized educational institutions (private/public), Govt. funded labs
and NGOs/Trusts/foundations, Acharyas in any gurukula or pathashala, practicing artists with a minimum of 5
years’ experience in teaching and learning are eligible to be the Principal Investigators, with a minimum of 3
years’ experience in teaching and learning are eligible to be the Co-Principal investigators. To be eligible for
this grant, NGOs/Trusts/foundations must be solely working in the research and education related to Indian
Knowledge Systems. Independent researchers without an institutional affiliation or students currently
pursuing any degree are not eligible to apply as principal investigator.

Expectations from the PI: The PIs are expected to spend 3-4 hours per week or more as needed to introduce
the IKS project to the intern and provide references to literature that the intern is expected to know thoroughly
understand. The interns will work with the PI & Co-PI to conduct the literature search, experiments, field visits
as per the project requirements. The PI & Co-PI will help the interns in the preparation of the progress and final
reporting by providing editorial oversight for factual correctness of the information in the report. In case of non-
performance of the specified work by the interns, PI is expected to report to the IKS division by email detailing
the issue so that necessary action including the termination of the internship can be pursued.
Recognition for PI & Co-PI: PI are the key to the success of the IKS BG Samvahan Karyakram-5 program.
We highly respect your passion and are grateful for selflessly spending your time and effort to teach the younger
generation about the IKS. PI & Co-PI will be recognized with a certificate from the IKS Division of Ministry
of Education.

Interns Eligibility: The Interns must be Pursuing or have completed UG/PG degree from a recognized
university. Maximum Age limit of Interns (16-30 years). Interns can apply for the Internship under the available
disciplines offered by the PI of the institute based on Indian Knowledge Systems. Interns will be recognized
with a certificate from the IKS Division.

Funding projects with clear deliverables that will help in the IKS Division’s mission to support the
implementation of NEP 2020 is our top priority. When proposals are similarly scored, we give preference to
Principal Investigators who are Acharyas in traditional gurukulas/pathshalas, practicing artists, assistant
professors, associate professors and professors (in this order). An institute can submit multiple IKS
internship proposals. If multiple IKS internship proposals are received from an institute, only ONE High
quality proposal will be selected. The proposal can be submitted in any Indian Language included in the
Eighth Schedule or English.

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Project Description: The project description must consist of a brief background of the topic, relevance to the
IKS Division mission, clear and specific goals, clearly specified measurable outputs, and the expected number
of hours an intern is required to spend to complete the project. Projects that have clear goals and specific
measurable outputs and are relevant to the IKS area will be given preference for selection.
1. The proposal should focus on describing how it will support the IKS Division’s effort to support the
implementation of NEP 2020.
2. Duration of the projects is six months, project can be extended after the prior Approval from IKS
Division.
3. Joint (multi institutional) and interdisciplinary projects are preferred and encouraged.
4. Proposal should be submitted only once in the IKS Website. If proposal received in duplicate, same will
not be not be considered.
5. Proposal deadline is 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2025 and must be submitted through online portal
(iksindia.org) only. Any other form of submissions will not be considered. Late proposals will not be
accepted for any reason.
6. Proposal found to contain plagiarism (>15%) will be rejected.
7. IKS Division reserves the right to nominate proposals to the review panel that further the IKS Division’s
mission as determined by internal review. The nominated proposals will be considered on an equal basis
and will undergo the same peer review process as other proposals.
8. Awards will be announced, and funds will be available in June 02, 2025.
9. Final reports are due 30th September 2025. The honorariums for the project PIs, Co-PIs will be released
only after the submission of the final reports and completions of the documentation.
10. All projects are to be completed before 30th November 2025. Extension may be considered with the
prior approval from the IKS Division.
11. IKS Division requests that a no more than 300-word simple/plain language summary (Suitable for
publicly posting on the webpage) and several photos of your work be submitted with each report. These
may be used in IKS’s annual report or on our website.
12. Please prepare the proposal as per the proposal guidelines given below. Failure to follow these proposal
guidelines will result in your proposal not being reviewed or funded.
a. Please use the proposal template provided. If you use the version at the end of this document,
you will need to adjust pagination and margins. Proposals that do not follow the template
will be rejected without review. There will be no further communication entertained if the
proposal does not follow the template provided.
b. Use the signature page provided and make it a separate page in your document.
c. Complete the cover page provided. Make it a separate page in your document.
d. The proposal body with appropriate references should not be more than ten (10) pages long.
Please write your proposal in clear simple language and do not list references unless you cite
them.
e. Use 1-inch margins on all sides, single line spacing, at least 11-point font.
f. Please place page numbers at bottom center of the pages.
g. A complete proposal includes the following separate documents (as pdf only):
i. Document 1: Cover page
ii. Document 2: Proposal narrative

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 iii. Document 3: Budget page
iv. Document 4: PI and CoPI resumes
v. Document 5: PI signature and institutional approval pages
h. Please submit all of them as a Single pdf documents only.
You can use any of the pdf merge tools available for free online (ex.
https://www.adobe.com/in/acrobat/online/merge-pdf.html or https://smallpdf.com/merge-
pdf)
i. Each of the document files must be <10MB.
j. Once your proposal is finalized, save as a PDF file using this naming format
YOURLASTNAME_BGSamvahini5. If you are submitting two proposals, add a suffix
identifier to each file name, i.e., YOURLASTNAME_BGSamvahini5_projectname
13. Submission Process:
a. Please visit the IKS Division website: iksindia.org and fill the details here: Apply Here
b. Upload your PDF proposal files (<10 MB) and then press the submit button
c. If your submission has been successful in the web system, a form response will be shown
that your response has been submitted to IKS Division for the successful submission.
14. Budget Distribution:
a. Proposals proposing more than the budget limit (15.0 lakhs or 100-person months) will be
returned without review and automatically excluded from the review process. There will be
no further communication in this regard.
b. The project funds for will be sanctioned in two installments. The first installment will consist
of the intern’s fellowship amounts. The Second installment after the submission of all
deliverables, UC & SoE.
c. Funding will be provided to support the following
i. Fellowships: Fellowships for interns only.
ii. Internship Management: The funds will be provided with Rs.5000/person month to
manage the internship process. These funds can be used to fund the honorariums of
the PIs, Co-PIs, Experts, Supplies, Contingencies and any other costs associated with
the internship projects.
iii. Overhead: No overheads are allowed under this project.

Guidelines for the projects: The projects must strictly be related to IKS themes. Projects must have clear
scope that can be completed by interns in six months (extension may be given after the prior approval from
the IKS Division). The projects must have clear quantifiable deliverables. Writing a comprehensive report is
required for all projects. For projects that involve performing arts, a comprehensive multimedia
documentation is expected.
Note 1* For the purposes of this program, IKS is defined as the systematized knowledge that is created by
Indians in Indian subcontinent over the millennia and has been transmitted through oral traditions,
manuscripts, texts, and traditional practices. The IKS exists in all Bharatiya Bhashas in multiple forms.
Projects must have significant input of the traditional knowledge. Significant input here means that the
project must involve a study of the primary or secondary sources of IKS related literature. Project solely
based on modern knowledge systems and modern scientific methods and analysis do not qualify as IKS

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projects. However, use of modern scientific analysis and tools to study IKS literature is highly encouraged.
See the Table 2 below for specific examples.
Table 2. Examples of what qualify/do not qualify as an IKS project
Is an IKS project Is NOT an IKS project
Study of mortar composition used in older
Study of bridges and ships in a locality.
bridges/forts/temples.

Documenting and evaluating the water treatment

Monitoring plastic pollution in a river.
methods practiced by communities.

Studying the relevance and applicability of Chanakya’s

Studying the economic theories of Adam Smith or
arthashastra is relevant for solving current societal
MMT.
problems.

Study of port construction in Dholavira and Lothal and

Studying ships in a port.
estimating the capacity of those ports.

A study of the influence of Sanskrit education on the Visiting schools to see how Sanskrit education is
cognitive abilities of the students. imparted.

Identifying the contextual and etymological meanings

Enumerating the occurrences of words (ex.
of the words (ex. Dharma, nyaya, papa, punya) in a
Dharma, nyaya, papa, punya) in a purana
purana for the current societal context.

Some Previously Funded Internship Programmes:

Sl. No. Title of the Project PI Institution

Reviving India's Rich Cultural Heritage:
Prof. Center of Policy
Exploring Indian Philosophy and Economy in
1 Ramanand Research and
the
Pandey Governance
Context of NEP 2020
Honorary at
IEDS, Shiksha
Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems in Higher Sodh Vikas Nyas;
2 Prof. Anish Gupta
Education: A Pathway for Holistic Development Permanent at
Delhi School of
Economic
Prof.
Construction and Application of Ancient Indian Indian Institute
Tadikonda
3 Astronomical Yantras: ofTechnology
Venkata
Documentation andTraining Guwahati
Bharat
Development of the textbook material and
supplementary material on Sanskritbased Prof. Anil
4 Knowledge Systems for higher secondary and Kumar IIT Roorkee
undergraduate Gourishetty
students
Video documentation of traditional methods in Dr. V. S. S. IIT Bombay &
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teaching Sanskrit and Pavan Kumar Mana Bhasha

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 Telugu literature Phase 2 Hari Adhyayana
Parishat Trust
Thakur college of
Water resource development and management using
6 Dr.Lochan Jolly engineering and
Ancient Indian Knowledge system
technology
Shri Ramdeobaba
College of
Engineering &
Preservation of Art & Culture form of various
Dr Bhalchandra M Management,
7 Samaj’s (Social/Cultural groups) in and Around
Hardas Ramdeo Tekdi,
Vidarbha Region
Gittikhadan, Katol
Road, Nagpur 440
013.
Transcription of lectures in IIT Gandhinagar’s Indian Institute of
8 Indian Knowledge Systems course, 2017 and 2019 Dr. Michel Danino Technology
editions Gandhinagar
Anant National
Archiving and Reviving Oral Lullabies in Gujarat
9 Dr. Diti Vyas University,
Language
Ahmedabad
State Institution of
A study and Documentation of Chemical Sciences in Advanced Studies in
10 Dr. Vinay Goyal
Ancient India Teacher Education,
Kurukshetra

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Proposal Review Criteria

The following criteria will be used by the reviewers of your proposal to evaluate and rank your proposal
against others. Please think about these questions carefully and answer them clearly in your proposal using
the proposal structure specified.

• Are the implementation plan and goals clearly stated and understandable? (10 points)
• Is this project relevant to IKS Division’s mission and focus areas? (20 points)
• Does the project lead to creation of substantial and significant resources for use in the NEP2020
implementation? (20 points)
• Will the results of this study be useful? Might they make a difference? What are the
economic/environmental/social benefits of the outputs of this project? (15 points)
• Does the proposed intern requirement seem appropriate for the work to be executed in the
project? (10 points)
• Does the PI and the team have necessary competence, prior experience and expertise to undertake
the proposed project? (25 points)

Strength of the proposal (up to 100 words): Please list the specific strengths of the proposal.
Weakness of the proposal (up to 100 words): Please list the specific weaknesses of the proposal if any.
NOT withstanding the weaknesses do you think that there are some specific reasons due to which the project
may still be considered for support?
Summary Statement (up to 100 words): Please indicate whether this proposal should be supported or not.

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 General Terms and Conditions:

1. The funds will be released to the awardee Institution/Organisation only.

2. The grant does not allow any provision for construction of any building or acquiring vehicles,
establishment of or purchase of new research facility lab, Office Furniture, etc.
3. Funding cannot be transferred to other institutions without the prior approval of IKS Division.
4. Once project is selected, a formal Intimation letter and sanction order will be issued by the IKS
Division. Total Grant of the project is finalized based on the proposal approved under the project.
sanction order provides detailed breakup of funds allocated as per Budget Heads mentioned in Scheme
Guidelines.
5. All the procurement should be as per procedure laid down in GFR.
6. IKS Division reserves sole rights on the assets created out of grants. Assets acquired wholly or
substantially out of government grants (except those declared as obsolete and unserviceable or
condemned in accordance with the procedure laid down in GFR), shall not be disposed of without
obtaining the prior approval of IKS Division.
7. The Organization/Institution will maintain separate audited accounts for the Project. If it is found
expedient to keep a part or whole of the grant in a bank account earning interest, the interest thus earned
should be reported to IKS and should be reflected in the UC, Payment & Receipt Column. The interest
thus earned will be treated as a credit to the Organisation and to be adjusted towards further instalment
of the grant.
8. All submitted progress reports must be the original work of the author(s). Plagiarism, in any form, will
not be tolerated. Progress reports found to contain plagiarism will be rejected. No further funding will
be disbursed.
9. The Organisation will not entrust the implementation of the work (except the out-sourced part as
approved) for which the grant has been sanctioned to any other Organisation nor will it divert the grant
receipts to any other Organisation as assistance. In case the Organisation is not in a position to
implement or complete the Project, it should, forthwith, refund to IKS Division the entire grant received
by it or the balance grant remaining with it.
10. All the assets acquired from the grant given by IKS Division will be the property of the IKS Division
and should not, without the prior sanction of the IKS Division, be disposed-off or encumbered or
utilized for purposes other than those for which the grant has been sanctioned.
11. IKS Division reserves the right to terminate the Project at any stage if it is convinced that the grant has
not been properly utilised or satisfactory progress is not being made.
12. The comptroller & Auditor General of India, at his discretion, shall have the right of access to the books
and accounts of the Institute/organisation maintained in respect of the grant received for the project
from the IKS Division.
13. Any un-spent balance out of the amount sanctioned must be surrendered to the IKS Division through a
crossed RTGS/Online or Demand Draft drawn in favour of Member Secretary, AICTE.
14. In case of Exemption of the Guidelines & Terms and Conditions, National Coordinator of IKS Division
of Ministry of Education would be empowered to take suitable decision.
15. Investigators wishing to publish technical/ scientific papers based on the research work done under the
Project should acknowledge the support received from IKS Division, indicating the Programme.
Investigators are expected to publish a few of their research papers emerging out of the Project in
leading Indian Journals.

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 THE INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS DIVISION OF MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION

2025 IKS SAMVAHAN KARYAKRAM PROPOSAL COVER PAGE

(not included in page limit)

Proposal title:

Lead Researcher (Principal Investigator)

Name:
Email address:
Phone number:
Academic rank:
Appointment type:
Physical work location:
Academic home department:
Co-PI(s) (if any):

Cooperator(s) (if any):

Project Budget Amount:

I certify that I will lead the project and complete all the tasks outlined in the proposal. I certify that a
complete project report will be submitted at the end of the project and the funding support from IKS
Division of Ministry of Education will be acknowledged in any publication resulting from this work.

Principal Investigator
____________________________________________________________________________
Date

Principal Investigator Printed Name:

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 2025 IKS BG SAMVAHAN KARYAKRAM-5 PROPOSAL BODY
(Five--page limit; Proposals that exceed the word limits for individual sections will be returned without review)

Public Abstract of the project (250 words): What is the project about? Describe the project idea here. Please
note that this abstract will be published on the IKS Division Website. Please do not include any proprietary
knowledge or ideas in this section. Please write this for general public.

Overview of the project (250 words): What is the project about? Describe the project idea here.

Contribution to the IKS Mission (250 words): How does this project contribute to the IKS mission? How
will this project advance the IKS Divisions mission to support the implementation of the NEP 2020?

Justification (250 words): Please provide a justification for the project and its importance from IKS
perspective.

Objectives and timelines (250 words): Please provide a clear list of specific objectives for this project. One-
Three objectives a reasonable for this RFP. Clear and specific objectives will be given higher weightage.

Outputs and outcomes of the proposal (250 words): What are the outputs and outcomes of the project?
Please prepare a list of specific outcomes and outputs. DO NOT use paragraphs to describe the
outputs/outcomes.

Project Intellectual merit and broader impacts (250 words): What is the intellectual merit of this project?
Please clearly specify what new materials will be curated in the project. How will this project support he
implementation of the NEP 2020 by IKS Division? Explain how different types of stakeholders (School
education teachers in school education, undergraduate education, researchers, general public) etc can use the
outputs of the project. Projects that create original material that can be used by wider range of stakeholders
will receive higher scores.

Procedures (500 words): Please provide a summary of the procedures that will be used in this project. While
writing the summary of the procedures ensure to provide with adequate references to literature.

Project team expertise (200 words): Please tell us about the prior experience of the PI and the CoPIs in the
proposed topic. What are the facilities available to the team to perform the research work outlined in the
proposal? Expertise existing with each of the investigators in terms of preliminary results, to execute every
component of the proposal should be highlighted.

Specific roles of Co-PI(s) and Cooperator(s), if listed on cover page (200 words): What are the specific
roles of the team members? The team must include substantial contribution from all members. If the proposal
contains more than one investigator, it is important to clearly mention the role of each Investigator in
implementing the objectives of the proposal.

Timelines (100 words): Indicate timelines for project tasks and schedule of activities giving milestones
through BAR diagram. Maximum duration for this program is six months.

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References Cited:
(not included in the page limit)

 Primary References: Cannot be left blank. Must include at least one primary text. Primary references
are the original texts pertaining to the research proposed. These are typically in Sanskrit or other
Bharatiya bhasas. The team must have at least one person who can read the primary text without the
aid or any translations.
 Translated primary texts and Secondary References: These pertain to the translations of the
primary texts into various languages including English. Secondary references refer to the texts/articles
such as commentaries for the primary texts.
 Other references: All other pertinent references are included here.

BUDGET (not included in the page limit – please round all figures to nearest hundred rupees)

NOTE: Please do not exceed the Rs. 15 Lakhs per project limit. Proposals proposing more than the budget
limit will be returned without review and automatically excluded from the review process.

1. Fellowships: Fellowships for interns only. Maximum of Rs. 10,000/- per month
2. Internship Management: The funds will be provided with Rs. 5000/person month to manage the
internship process. These funds can be used to fund the honorariums of the PIs, Co-PIs, Experts,
Supplies, Contingencies and any other costs associated with the internship projects.
3. Overhead: No overhead are allowed under this project.

Note:
The project funds will be released in two installments. The first installment will consist of intern’s fellowship
amount and 50% of the internship management funds. Second installment will be released after the
Submission of all deliverables, UC & SoE for the first installment.

Example given below:

A project with 10 person months

Internship fellowships: 10x10,000= 1,00,000/-
Internship management: 10x 5000=50,000/-
First Installment: 1,00,000 + 50,000x 50%=1,25,000/-
Second Installment: 25000/-

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Resume Format (Do not exceed two pages for each investigator. The resumes are not included in the page limit)
1. Name:
2. Correspondence Address:
3. Email:
4. Contact Numbers:
5. Institution:
6. Academic Qualification:
7. Work Experience (in chronological order):
8. Professional Recognition/Award/Prize/Certificate, Fellowship:
9. Peer Reviewed Publications:
10. Details of Patents (if any):
11. Books/Reports/Chapters/General Articles etc.:
12. Ongoing/completed Projects during the last 5 years:
13. Your competence to undertake this project (Maximum 500 words):
14. Any other information (Maximum 500 words):

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 Certificate from the Investigator
(Not included in the page limit)

Project Title:

It is certified that

1. The same project proposal has not been submitted elsewhere for financial support.

2. I undertake that spare time on equipment procured in the project will be made available to other
users.

3. I agree to submit ethical clearance certificate from the concerned ethical committee, if the project
involves field trails/experiments/exchange of specimens, human & animal materials etc.

4. The research work proposed in the scheme/project does not in any way duplicate the work already
done or being carried out elsewhere on the subject.

5. Publication Acknowledgement: Work conducted under this project and published in

technical/scientific papers or books will acknowledge the support received from the IKS Division
of Ministry of Education. This acknowledgement will explicitly mention the specific IKS Division
program that provided the support.

6. We understand that the IKS Division holds full copyright for all materials produced during the
course of projects it funds. The authorship will remain with the Investigators and their students as
appropriate. The IKS Division will have an unrestricted right to use, distribute, modify, and publish
these materials for any purpose deemed beneficial to the IKS mission. We understand that no
additional royalties will be paid for such use of the materials by the IKS Division.

7. I agree to abide by the terms and conditions of IKS Division of Ministry of Education.

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the terms and conditions outlined
in this undertaking form.

Name of the PI: Name of the Co-PI:

Signature: Signature:

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 Endorsement from the Head of the Institution
(Not included in the page limit)

This is to certify that:

1. The Institute welcomes participation of ______________ as the Principal Investigator and

_____________ as the Co-Investigator for the project titled __________________, and that in the
unforeseen event of discontinuance by the Principal Investigator, the Principal Co-Investigator will
assume the responsibility of the fruitful completion of the project with due information to IKS Division
of Ministry of Education, Government of India.

2. The date of project starts from the date on which the Institute receives the grant from Indian Knowledge
Systems Division of Ministry of Education, Government of India.

3. The investigator will be governed by the rules and regulations of Institute and will be under
administrative control of the Institute for the duration of the project.

4. The grant-in-aid by the IKS Division of Ministry of Education, Government of India will be used to
meet the expenditure on the project and for the period for which the project has been sanctioned as
mentioned in the sanction order.

5. No administrative or other liability will be attached to the IKS Division of Ministry of Education,
Government of India at the end of the project.

6. The Institute will provide basic infrastructure and other required facilities to the investigator for
undertaking the research project/Internship.

7. The Institute will take into its books all assets created in the above project and its disposal would be at
the discretion of the IKS Division of Ministry of Education, Government of India.

8. The Institute assumes to undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of the project.

Signature of the Head of the Institution with seal

Date:

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