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)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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.


 

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PROJECT

 

 

Format For Brief CV of each PI/ CCPI

 

Tile

Name

Designation

Address

Tel/Fax No.

E.mail

Date of Birth

Name of Institute / Center where presently working

Postal Address of the Institution with Tel/ Fax No. and E-mail:

 

Educational Qualification:

 

Ph.D                            -           (year, Institution, area of specialisation)

Masters                        -                                   -do-

Bachelors                     -                                   -do-

 

Professionals experience (only for last 10 years)

 

Post held

Institution

Period

Remarks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achievements:-

 

            Give in not more than 15 lines salient achievements in the subject/area of research proposed for NAIP support with list of publications relevant to the programme/subject.

 

-                     List research project already involved in

-                     Percentage time proposed for this project

 

 

 

 

Date:                                                                                                                              

 

(Signature)


 

 

1 To be filled by PIU-NAIP

2 Refer to the instructions given in the detailed guidelines.

3 The budget estimate is likely to considerably depend on the scientific technological and economical contents of the proposal as well as ecological and social dimensions of the sub-project proposal.