Appendix – 9

Guidelines & Format for Preparation of Full Research Proposal

 

Important Note          

 

The Consortium Leader should ensure that all the suggestions made at the time of approval of the CN have been incorporated in the Full Proposal. A brief compliance note will be preferred.

 

Introduction (Limit to 3-4 pages covering the following points)

 

• Background information on need to undertake proposed research after identifying the gaps,
• State clearly the hypothesis or definition of the problem for which research has been designed,
• Give orientation to the research being reported by brief references to previous concepts/ literature and explain how the proposed research builds on earlier work in the country/ region.
• Provide sufficient background information for the readers to understand and evaluate the proposal and likely outputs/ outcome.

 

Rationale: (Limit to 2-3 pages covering the following points)

 

• State the scope and nature of the problem that you wish to research,
• Delineate the importance of the problem, in the context of national/address regional priorities and how it solves the constraints.
• What social, economic, environmental or participatory studies/ exercises underpin the assertion that the problem is important?
• Relate how the proposed research relates to NAIP objectives and criteria,
• What underlying causality do you except during implementation as precaution for PIU
• Indicate if the Programme is specific to different sites, if not then role of cooperating centers for validation purpose may be restricted.

 

Objectives: (Concise List of key objectives to be achieved)

 

i)                     Intermediate research findings,

ii)                   ii) new methodologies/ procedures, and

iii)                  iii) final outcome and likely impact.

 

List what would the research seek to achieve in terms of institutional objectives of NAIP, e.g. in terms of developing synergies through collaboration, links with advanced centers of learning/ education, greater participation of private sector, NGOs or farmers etc.

Give hypothesis for each of the objectives.

 

Review of Literature

 

The review should refer to pertinent work done at the Center/ India/ abroad.

 

Methodologies

 

Methodologies may be cited by reference. Use only the names if widely known methodologies techniques are used. Give an outline if the methods are to be modified. Give details of experimental designs/ statistical methods.

 

 

 

Work programme

 

• Provide detailed work plan for each objective
• Provide an activity chart for each block of six months and fix milestones for each consortium partner/ center/ site.
• Describe follow-up work or research to be done after the proposed work is completed with likely funding needs and sources etc.
• Training needs assessment
• Benchmark Status
• Social & Environmental safeguard & mitigation strategies

 

Knowledge Management

 

Indicators

 

                Each center has to provide a list of process and impact indicators. Process indicators will indicate as to how the activity milestones will be achieved and the steps involved. Impact indicators will assess and evaluate the research findings on the socio-economic conditions of farmers, production/ productivity, cost of production including effect on environmental. The indicators provided by the researchers in the proposal, and those recommended by the reviewers/ TAG and approved by RPC will be used to evaluate the project outputs including its quality. For preparation of the Project Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) indicators please see sample templates and section 8.0.

 

Expected Outcome/ Impact/ Deliverables

 

             This is very important part of a research project. At the same time it should indicate impact in relation to advances made in science, developing a new technology/ product, economic gain to the farming community, skill/ knowledge empowerment etc. impact may respect of efficiency may also be included. Technology dissemination of expected outcome should be quantified as far as possible.

 

Impact on science, commerce, society, environment, HRD etc

 

Training and consultancies,

 

Adequate justification should be provided for each training or consultancy. Details of each training/ consultancy should include: area of specialization, laboratories in/ from which the training/ consultancy is to be obtained and duration/ time schedule. Preference should be given for the training and consultancy available within the country. As far as possible there should be harmony in the institutions where the training is imparted and the consultancy is obtained. The duration and schedule of foreign consultants should be planned in such a manner that many Indian researchers may be trained. As far as possible, only one or two labs should be chosen so that professors abroad continue to have interest in the Programme and may keep things ready before receiving the trainees.

 

Budget

 

The budget should indicate year-wise and head-wise institutional allocations. The list of equipment should comprise of their make/specifications, costs and procurement plan. Justifications for equipment costing more than Rs. 50000/- should be given. It should be mentioned whether the equipment is to be imported or is available in the country.

Budget statement should clearly indicate the following:

 

Costs to be met with NAIP funds;

Other costs, indicating sources of funding; if any

 

 

 

How was the project developed

 

PIs should certify that he/ she had in-depth consultation with the listed partners and the proposal had been developed with full involvement of the Cooperating Centers/ consortia partners. 

 

PROFORMA FOR FULL RESEARCH PROPOSAL UNDER DIFFERENT COMPONENTS

 (Proposals should be typed using MS Word 6.0 or WP 6.0 following this format

 

Title of Proposal : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Component Code1                                                                              :  ---------------------------------------

Code of Proposal                                                  : 

Name of Consortium Leader/ Principal Investigator                   : -------------------------------------

Institution                                                                                                             :  -------------------------------------

    Mailing Address         : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    

                                                            -------------------------------------------------------------PIN Code:------

Telephone Number (With STD  Code) : ------------------------------ Fax No. ------------------

  Email :----------------------------------------------------------------

Consortium Partners2: --------------------------

Proposed Date of Start: ---------d----------m---------------yr.

Planned Duration:  Years--------- Months----------------

Fund Requirement3                  

Type of Expenditure	Budget Head	Proposed Budget (Rs. In Lakh)	% of Total
Recurring	National Travel
	Workshops/ Meetings etc.
	Contractual Services
	HRD
	Foreign Training/ Conference Attendance
	National Consultancy
	Foreign Consultancy
	Operational Expenses
	Sub-Total
Non-Recurring	Indigenous Equipment
	Imported Equipment
	New Works & Renovation
	Furniture
	Books & Journals
	Sub-Total
	Grand Total		100

Funds requested From NAIP                                     Rs-------------------lakhs

Funds Available from other sources              Rs ------------------lakhs

(Plan Schemes/ AP Cess/ Other Sources),

Expected Resource Generation/ Year                       Rs-------------------lakhs­

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT

(Abstract should not exceed  pages typed in one and a half space in 12 point  Times New Roman font)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consortia Partners

 

S. No.	Consortium Partners	Name of the CL and CoPIs	Designation	Full address with Phone Fax E-mail

 

1.       ------------------------  2. -------------------------  3. ------------------------4. ---------------------

 

        CL                                          CoPI                                      CoPI                                      CoPI                                       

 

 

(Signatures of Representatives of Consortium Partners)

 

 

This application is submitted by Lead Consortium on behalf of all other partners and has been made with the full agreement of the participating institutions after --------- timess of  interaction. The application is approved by the Head of the Lead Consortium, together with CoPIs of Consortia Partners and their institutions which agree to provide logistic and administrative support as necessary. Participating institutions agree to allow the CL and CoPIs to devote time and undertake tours etc. as required. CL will be allowed to discharge his/her duties for facilitation functions and undertake monitoring and reporting on this project. Accounts will be maintained and funds disbursed and project implementation supervised in accordance with ICAR/ NAIP guidelines for handling NAIP funds.

 

 

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Signature of Consortium Leader                                          Signature of Head of Lead Consortium                                                                                                                   

Date                                                                                                           Date

 

*Note: The no. of consortium partners may vary based on the scope and dimensions of the proposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details of Lead Consortium Applying for Research Proposal*

 

1.         Date of Establishment of the institution

2.         Mandate of the Institution

3.         Full Address with Fax/ E-mail

4.         Name and Address of the Head of Institution

5.         Brief Details of Work Done by the Consortium Leader in the Area of the Proposal

6.         List of Scientific Human Resources Available for the Proposal with Name, Designation and  Area of Specialization

7.         List of Research Projects Presently Handled by Consortium Leader; Period, Costs and Source of Funds Thereof

8.         Collaborative Programmes of the Consortium Leader with Other Research Centers - Title, Institutions Involved, Project Cost, and Source of Funding

(a)          Ongoing

(b)         Completed

9.         Major Achievements/ Technologies emanating from the work of Consortium Leader

10.       Management Structure of the Lead Consortium (R&D only)

11.       Annual Budget for R&D (Separately for Agricultural and Non-agricultural Research)

12.       Justify How the Lead Consortium is Equipped to Implement the Research Programme under NAIP

13.       Registration No. etc.

 

 

 

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*This is only for research proposals by private institutions, NGOs, financial institutions, farmer’s associations etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed Research Proposal

 

( Give detailed description of sub-project  under the following heads as per guidelines given earlier)

 

Introduction :

 

Rationale:

 

Objectives:

 

Review of Literature:

 

Methodologies

 

Work Programme :

 

Monitoring Indicators :

 

Training Requirement :

 

Consultancy Requirement:

 

How the proposal was developed:

 

Expected Outcome/ Impact/ Deliverables

 

Budget:

 

Receipts/ Revenue Anticipated

 

IPR  - Are any Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues expected to come up during the course of this research work?  If yes, give a brief description as to how the IPR Issues will be tackled.

 

Details of Training Requirements¹ in Relation to Training Needs Assessment Undertaken:

 

Sl. No.	Name of the Official to be Trained	Details of Training Required			State if deputed for Training on NATP/ ICAR Expense in Last 3 Years.  If yes, details, thereof
		Area of Training	Host Organization	Year & Duration

 

¹           Include participation in International Conferences/workshops/seminar and show it - separately. Give justification for each Training, explaining how the proposed  training is essential to the project  objectives (use separate sheet for each proposed training).

 

Consultancy Required

 

S.N	Details of Consultancy
	Name & Address of Identified Consultant	Area of Consultancy	Year & Duration

Give Justification along with the TORs for each consultancy (on similar pattern as for training. Use separate sheets for each  consultancy)

 

Workshops Proposed

 

S.No.	Type of Workshop	Number of Participants	Year and Duration of Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual Services Required

Contractual services	Number Required in Various Years						Justification*
	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
Sr. Research   Fellow
Research Associate

*          Use a separate sheet if required

 

 Operational Expenses

Item	No./Qty	Unit Cost	Year wise Total Cost							Justification
			2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Total
A. Consumables **
B. Others (Specify)

**           List all costly and/or imported chemicals / consumable etc.

 

List of Equipment's/ Furniture etc.¹

Item	No. Required	No. Already Available	Whether Indigenous or Imported	Estimated Cost /unit	Year wise Procurement						Justification
					2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
EQUIPMENTS 1. 2. 3. FURNITURE 1. 2. 3. OTHERS 1. Animals 2. Books 3.

Fill separate sheet for each cooperating center in the project and also attach a budgetary summary of the items. Detailed specification should be given for each item. Please ensure that no particular company catalogue is copied.  The specification should be broad and yet unique suited for your purpose so that different suppliers can compete. Fill specifications very carefully. If the item is a propriety product, it may be indicated accordingly

 

Requirement of Civil Works/ Renovation¹

 

S.No	Type of work	Location	Estimated Cost of Works/ Renovation	Justification

 

Anticipated Receipts/Revenue

 

Sl.No.	Type of Receipt	Volume/Qty (year-wise and Total)	Revenue Expected (Year-wise and Total)   (Rs. in lakhs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budgetary Estimates

Table 1. Year-Wise And Head-Wise allocations (Total Project Costs)

 

Name of Sub-project Proposal

Code No_____________

Component___________

Consortium ___________________.

Name of the Participating Consortia_______________

 

Items of expenditure	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Total
A. Recurring Contingencies (1) TA
(2) Workshops
(3) Contractual Services (SRF etc.)
(4) Operational costs
Sub –total of A (1-4)
B. HRD Component (5) Training
(6) Consultancy
Sub –total of B (5-6)
C. Non- Recurring:
(7) Equipment
(8) Furniture
(9) Works (new /renovation)
(10) Others (Animals, Books etc)
Sub-total of C (7-10)
D. Institutional Charges*
Grand Total (A+B+C+D)
E. Cost-Sharing
i)              NAIP ii)  Institution/other sources(name)

IMPORTANT NOTE : Use a separate sheet for each center including Lead Institution. Also provide an Abstract of budgetary summary for the full research proposal. Cost sharing may be in terms of Pay & allowances of regular staff & contributions from other projects or on-going research Programmes at the centers/institutions. Institutional charges will be 10 % of the recurring contingencies (A.1-4) for the lead center and 5 % for the collaborating centers.

 

 

Table 2.          Year-Wise Foreign Exchange requirements 

Name of the center _________________________

    (Rs. in lakhs)

Head	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Total
A. Equipment
B.  Consultancy*
C. Training/ Workshops*
D. .Any Other (Specify)
Total

Use a separate sheet for each center including the Lead Institution. Also provide budgetary summary for whole research proposal.

 

Project At a Glance

 

Summary

 

A.        Monitoring And Evaluation Of The Project (Process And Performance Indicators)

 

Project Activity  No.	Expected outcome	Type	Measurement	Method of monitoring	Done by	When	Linkage monitoring by

 

B.        Phasing Schedules for Different Activities

 

Sr.N

Activities

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

Note: Model templates on the above four elements are enclosed for guidance. The module templates are a general guide and do not reflect PIU-NAIP priority for approval.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate of Undertaking

 

            This is to certify that:

 

1.         The internal review processes of the participating institutions have been followed to ensure that the research work proposed for funding under the NAIP does not duplicate work already done or being carried out, and has been fully merged with the institutions’ research agenda.

 

2.                  The sharing of cost shown between the Institutions/centers own budgetary sources and that proposed under NAIP has been properly verified, and the estimates shown are relevant and realistic.

 

3.         Necessary provision for the programme/project will be made in the institution/ University /State budget in anticipation of the sanction of the project.

 

4.      We undertake to abide by the policies and procedures laid down for NAIP by the ICAR in the implementation of the research programme/project.

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________________          ______________________________

Signatures of Principal Investigator             Signature of Executive Authority of the Lead Center

                                                                        Center Institution / University

                                                                          (Name with stamp)

Names                                                                                                                                   

 

 

Place:-

Date:-

 

For proposals involving inter institutional arrangements for implementation, the Lead Center shall assume full responsibility for administering the project and for signing the Certificate of Undertaking. PI should obtain similar undertakings from CPs.