ICSSR Call for Project Proposals Under the Scheme Major and Minor Research Projects 2025-26, The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is now inviting applications from eligible Indian scholars, researchers, and academicians for its Major and Minor Research Project schemes for the FY 2025–2026.
The online application window will be available from 15 November 2025 to 15 December 2025. Candidates are strongly advised to go through the detailed guidelines before completing the online form. Research proposals must be drafted strictly in the prescribed format included within the application—no additional or separate proposal files will be accepted.
To prevent last-minute technical problems, applicants should aim to submit their forms well ahead of the deadline. All submissions must be made exclusively through the online portal, as physical (hard-copy) applications will not be considered.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the full details and submit their applications before the specified deadline to seize this grant opportunity.
Last Date of Submission: 15th December 2025
Eligibility Criteria
(ICSSR Call for Project Proposals Under the Scheme Major and Minor Research Projects 2025-26)
2.1 Researchers who are permanently employed or retired as faculty from UGC Recognized Indian Universities/Deemed to be Universities/ Affiliated Colleges/Institutions under (2)F or 12(B), ICSSR Research Institutes, ICSSR Recognised Institutes and Institutes of National Importance as defined by the Ministry of Education (MoE) are eligible to apply. Applicants from these institutions should have substantial research experience demonstrable through publications of books / research papers / reports. The Project Director and Co-Project Director must also hold a Ph.D. Degree.
2.2 In exceptional cases, independent researchers with Ph.D. degree who are not affiliated permanently with any institution mentioned in Clause 2.1 but have produced at least two sole-author books published by reputed publishers and/or 05 articles in peerreviewed journals can also be considered as Co-Project Directors. Such scholars will be required to collaborate with a faculty from institutions given in 2.1 above.
2.3 Further, those researchers with PhD degrees who are in contractual appointment in academic/research institutions mentioned in Clause 2.1 and have produced at least two sole-author books published by reputed publishers and/or 05 articles in peer-reviewed journals may also apply as Co-Project Directors. In the event of their contract expiry, they may continue as Co-Project Directors until the completion of the project.
2.4 Senior and retired government and defence officers (having not less than 05 years of regular service) possessing a Ph. D. degree in any social science discipline and having produced at least two sole-author books published by reputed publishers and/or 05 articles in peer-reviewed journals can also apply as Co-Project Directors, in collaboration with a faculty from institutions given in 2.1 above.
Budget and Duration
(ICSSR Call for Project Proposals Under the Scheme Major and Minor Research Projects 2025-26)
Minor Project: 12 months, Up to ₹15.00 lakh
Major Project: 24 months, Up to ₹30.00 lakh
How to apply?
(ICSSR Call for Project Proposals Under the Scheme Major and Minor Research Projects 2025-26)
The applications shall be invited through an advertisement on ICSSR website and shall be promoted through social media platforms of ICSSR.
3.2 The applicants are required to submit an online application along with the research proposal, annexures, and other required documents in the prescribed format, duly forwarded by the competent authorities of the affiliating institution. If desired by ICSSR, hard copies of the same must be submitted within the prescribed date.
3.3 Research proposals and final reports should either be in English or Hindi. Arial/ Mangal Unicode (Devanagari) font should be used to fill Application form in Hindi.
3.4 Researchers can apply for only one project at a time; applying for multiple projects may result in the cancellation of the application. For any ongoing or completed project with the ICSSR, the cooling-off period for applying to another project will be one year for the Project Director. The date of cooling period will be calculated from the date of submission of the final report. However, this will not be applicable for minor projects/short-term empirical research projects of duration equal to or less than 12 months. For ICSSR Research Institutes, the cooling period will not be applicable.
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