Dear all ,
Please Find below the link of GUIDELINES FOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION
FELLOWSHIP of Government of India.
http://rti.gov.in/rti_fellowship.pdfon website
http://persmin.gov.in/the text is given below. Please apply .
thanks n regards
urvashi sharma
TEXT :
GUIDELINES FOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION FELLOWSHIP
RTI Fellowship
The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT), Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions, Government of India, is the nodal Ministry for the Right
to Information Act. It
is also administering a Plan scheme titled 'Improving
Transparency and Accountability in
Government through effective Implementation of the Right to
Information Act'. The primary
goal of the scheme is to contribute towards more accountable and
transparent government
and it has several components including programmes for
awareness generation, training
and e‐governance initiatives for RTI for achieving the purpose.
Under this scheme, DOPT proposes to offer 5 (Five) short‐term
fellowships to researchers
from the field of media / Civil Society professionals / RTI
Trainers to conduct field based
research on themes relating to RTI. It is hoped that the
research output will enhance our
understanding of the status of the implementation of the act,
including its successes,
constraints in its implementation and how those are being / could
be overcome and what
more needs to be done to help achieve the objectives of the Act.
Who can Apply/
The fellowship is open to professionals in the age group 25 to 40 from
the field of journalism
(newspaper/ magazine/ radio/ TV), Civil Society and research and
training in the field of RTI.
The applicant should have proven credentials in his / her professional
area, have some prior
experience of work relating to the Right to Information and
should have an aptitude for
research.
Suggested Areas of Study and Research Output
RTI fellowships would be granted for researching any theme
relating to RTI with the
objective of contributing towards better understanding of the
successes of RTI and/ or
constraints in its implementation and how implementation of
the Act could be
strengthened? Some examples of themes that could be selected are given
below. These are
only in the nature of examples and applicants may choose any theme
relating to RTI as long
as they are able to justify that it would meet the objective of the scheme.
(a) Issues relating to awareness generation and accessibility for
seeking information.
(b) Role of civil society in strengthening RTI regime and how
government may coordinate
with the efforts of the CSOs.
(c) Successes of RTI in improving transparency and accountability.
(d) Issues in functioning of CIC /SICs.
(e) Implementation of provisions regarding pro‐active disclosures.
(f) Best practices from the field.
The proposal should clearly indicate the output that will be
delivered at the end of the
fellowship. It could be in the nature of a monograph of say 10,000
words which is ready for
publication, or features /news stories /investigative stories that
could be printed / published
as a journalistic piece in national /international media or, in the
case of professionals from
the field of audio‐video media, it could even be short video films or
stories. The copyright of
the research output will vest in Government of India who may publish
the research output
and /or may use it in any other way for the purpose of strengthening
the working of the RTI
regime in the country. GOI may, however, upon request, permit
the Fellow to use the
output for publication etc., if government itself does not publish
/ make use of the output
within one year.
Duration
The fellowships would be for a duration of three months.
Compensation and funding
a) Selected fellows will each receive a stipend of Rs. 2.00 lakhs
(subject to tax deduction at
source).
b) The fellowship will be disbursed on a monthly basis (Rs. 50,000.00
per month) on receipt
of satisfactory progress report as per the monthly targets
defined in the proposal. In
addition, a grant of Rs. 50,000 for books, research material, travel,
printing, production
of creatives etc. will be provided. These funds will be
sanctioned on the basis of the
research proposal and released on production of actual bills
c) Final payment of Rs. 50,000.00 will be made on the
submission of the final output
/deliverable and its acceptance.
Selection
RTI fellows will be selected on the basis of appraisal of the
application and the research
proposal and/or interviews /presentation of the proposal. The
proposals will be evaluated
on the basis of evaluation criteria detailed below.
Application for fellowship should be accompanied by the following documents:
a) A comprehensive proposal (not more than 6‐8 A4 size pages)
outlining the subject to be
researched, the research plan and final deliverable.
b) Curriculum vitae (no more than 3 A4 sheets) along with a photograph.
c) A brief statement of work done in the field of RTI.
d) Two references from professionals familiar with the applicants
work from his /her
professional field.
e) A no‐objection from the present employer.
Evaluation of Applications will be done by a committee of eminent
persons in the field of
governance, research, Media or Training on the following criteria:
Evaluation criteria Marks
1 Curriculum vitae 10
2 References 10
3 Professional Experience and achievements 20
4 Proposal
a) Relevance and Importance of Theme
b) Quality of Research Plan
(i) Problem Definition
(ii) Research Methodology
(iii) Expected Deliverable
(iv) Emphasis on field / action research
c) Innovativeness of the proposal
10
40
10
15
10
5
10
Total 100
Final Selection
Final selection will be made on the evaluation of the
proposals. However the selection
committee may call short‐listed candidates for an
interview/presentation in Delhi, before
finalizing the selection.
How to Apply?
5 sets of the application with enclosures in the enclosed proforma
may be may be sent to
Under Secretary (RTI), Department of Personnel and Training,
Government of India, North
Block, New Delhi‐ 110001 by mail. Applications received by 5 PM,
Monday, 3rd
January,
2011 only will be considered.
Application Proforma for Right to Information Fellowship
To be submitted with enclosures in Five sets.
The format given below should neatly typed.
Application in an incomplete form will not be entertained. All fields
are mandatory.
Please tick professional field
Journalist Civil society professional RTI Trainer
Government Employee Yes No
A. Personal Details
1 Name
2 Age as on 1/01/2011
B. Correspondence Address
1 Complete postal address
2 Telephone / Fax Nos (including
STD code)
3 Mobile No
Affix self‐
attested
recent
passport size
photograph
4 E‐mail Address
C Qualifications
1 Academic Qualifications
a
b
c
2 Professional Qualifications
a
b
c
3 Affiliations to professional
bodies
a
b
c
4 Employment details (only last 3
may be mentioned)
a
b
c
D Documents enclosed Tick
1 A comprehensive proposal (not more than 6‐8 A4 size pages) outlining the
subject to be researched, the research plan and final deliverable.
2 Curriculum vitae (no more than 3 A4 sheets) along with a photograph.
3 A brief statement of work done in the field of RTI. (1 A4 size page)
4 Two references from professionals familiar with the applicants work from
his /her professional field.
5 A no‐objection from the present employer
(Five sets of application along with all enclosures should be submitted)
Declaration:
I affirm that the information given in this application is true
and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief. I further undertake that if at any
stage it is discovered that an
attempt has been made by me, willfully to conceal or misrepresent the
facts, my fellowship
shall be summarily rejected or terminated without any notice.
Date:________________ Signature:
Place:________________ Name of candidate:____________
E. Instructions to applicants:
1. Persons working under Central/State Govt. /Public Sector
Undertakings should submit
their applications through proper channel. They may, however, send
one advance copy of
the application along with requisite enclosures.
2. Incomplete applications are liable to be rejected.
3. Affix recent passport size photograph on the application.
4. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
5. Canvassing in any form will lead to disqualification.
6. No interim enquiries or correspondence shall be entertained.
--
Urvashi Sharma
RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
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