EMERITUS MEDICAL SCIENTIST SCHEME
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Objective

The scheme is designed to assist those senior active working scientists who are totally free to continue active research in their own speciality.The Council has a limited number of positions of Emeritus Medical Scientists.  

The total number of Emeritus Medical Scientists do not exceed 30 at any time. If considered necessary this number can be increased with the prior approval of the Governing Body. 

Who can Submit a Proposal:

Scientists, who have retired or are about to retire and who hold/have held before their retirement, the post of the status of a Professor/Associate Professor in a Medical College or of Director/ Deputy Director in a Institute of an all India character, or scientists with comparable scientific experience and attainments in any of the permanent Institute or Centre of the Council and who have been actively engaged in biomedical research of a high standard.

When and how to Submit a Proposal:

Applications/nominations for the Emeritus Medical Scientists will be invited by advertisement in newspapers, once a year. Forms can be downloaded from ICMR website or can be obtained on request from the Director -General, ICMR
  
The research work should be carried out either in the Institute / Organisation where the Scientist has actually worked and from where he/she retired, or in any Institute/Organisation of his/her choice where necessary facilities exist.

While forwarding the application, the Head of the Department and of the Institution where the research work is proposed to be carried out should give a certificate that laboratory and other facilities including all equipment essentially needed for the research project will be made available to the candidate in the event of his/her selection.  

There is need for complete co-ordination between the Head of the Department of the Institute and the Emeritus Medical Scientist particularly in view of the fact that total funds placed at the disposal of the Emeritus Medical Scientists will be extremely limited. The Scheme on which the Emeritus Medical Scientist works will be placed under the Head of the Department and the Emeritus Medical Scientist will be the Co-Investigator.

Areas of Research Support:

Biomedical sciences

Maximum Limit of Cost of Project and Components of Grants

The Emeritus Medical Scientist shall be paid an honorarium of Rs.20,000/- p.m. (w.e.f. 1st April 2007) in addition to pension/provident fund that he/she may draw. The honorarium paid by the Council shall be liable to income tax.

The Emeritus Medical Scientist will be given such support of staff and contingencies as may be considered necessary depending upon the merits of the research project and subject to a maximum contingent grant of Rs.10,000/- per annum . The contingent grant can also be utilised for presenting papers at Scientific conferences directly related to the research project being undertaken by the Emeritus Medical Scientist.

He/She will not be entitled to any perquisites of office such as residential accommodation, telephone etc.

Leave with honorarium will be admissible equivalent to earned leave as admissible to the Council's employees. Leave without honorarium can be granted as admissible to temporary employees of the Council.

Mechanism of Implementation:

The appointment of Emeritus Medical Scientist will be made on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted by the Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research.

The duration of appointment of Emeritus Medical Scientists will ordinarily be for a period of two years in the first instance. Further extension up to a maximum period of three years, one year at a time, may be granted in deserving cases depending on the programme of research work undertaken and on the recommendation of the Selection Committee till the age of 65 years is attained.

The programme should not be regarded as conferment of an academic distinction. Only really active working Scientists are chosen as Emeritus Scientists. The selection is based not only on the record of the Scientists but also on the intrinsic merit of the specific project which he/she proposes to carry out.

 

Contact Address

    Director General, (Personal Section)
    Indian Council of Medical Research,
    Post Box No. 4911
    Ansari Nagar,
    New Delhi-110029
    Telephone : 91-11-26588895, 91-11-26588980, 91-11-26589794,
                      91-11-26589336, 91-11-26588707
    Fax           : 91-11-26588662
    Gram        : SCIENTIFIC
    E-Mail      : icmrhqds@sansad.nic.in