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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC
FINANCE AND POLICY
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg,
Special Institutional Area, Near JNU
New Delhi-110 067
Sa-Dhan’s National Conference – 2016
Financial Inclusion on Path to Sustainable
Development Goals
14th & 15th September
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Sa-Dhan, the national level association of MFIs and Self
Regulatory Organization (SRO), recognized by the RBI is
organizing its annual National Conference. This year the
Conference will focus on concerns and way forward for
India’s Financial Inclusion programmes to achieve SDGs,
enunciated by UN. Sa-Dhan National Conference being
an important event in financial inclusion arena brings
together policy makers, govt. officials, practitioners,
regulators, parliamentarians, academicians and media to
deliberate on the issues topical to the sector.
The detailed information about conference and registration
details is available at our website: http://www.sa-dhan.
net/Resources/Sa-Dhanconference2016/index.html.
For queries, you may write to conference@sa-dhan.
org. Tel: +91 47174400.
Tel. 26961829, 26569303 Fax 26852548
Applications are invited for the following positions:
S.No. Name of
the post
No. of
posts
Pay Band with AGP (in Rs.)
1.
Professor
(RBI Chair)
1
37400-67000 with Academic
Grade Pay of Rs.10000
2.
Associate
Professor
3
37400-67000 with Academic
Grade Pay of Rs.9,000
3.
Assistant
Professor
1
15600-39100 with Academic
Grade Pay of Rs.7000
The details regarding educational qualifications,
experience and general terms and conditions are
available at NIPFP website: www.nipfp.org.in
NIPFP reserves its right to cancel the recruitment
process without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Comparative Education Society of India
Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social
Change and Development
CESI
(An Autonomous Institute of ICSSR and
Government of Assam)
(A Constituent of the World Congress of Comparative
Education Societies)
CALL FOR PAPERS
7th Annual International Conference, 2016
Conference Theme: Comparative Educational
Destinies:
VIP Road, Upper Hengerabari, Guwahati
(Assam) 781 036
Web: www.okd.in, Email: [email protected]
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Visions, Dilemmas and Challenges
Post Graduate Certificate Programme on
North East India Studies
November 19-21, 2016
(Approved by Dibrugarh University)
Organised By
University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K.
Last date for submission of extended abstracts:
25th July 2016
Acceptance of Abstracts: 20 th September 2016
Last date for submission of full papers:
1st November 2016
For further details, visit www. cesindia.net
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Applications are invited on or before July 15, 2016 from
young post-graduates in social sciences having minimum
55 percent of marks and willing to pursue research on
North East India for admission into a unique Six Month
Certificate Programme on North East India Studies launched
by the Institute and approved by Dibrugarh University,
Assam. Details are posted in website: www.okd.in.
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Conference on
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL ISSUES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FINANCE (5th EIITF, 2016)
IN
Organized by
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,
December 16-17, 2016, Kolkata Campus
Call for Papers
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is organizing its 5th EIITF, 2016 conference on the theme
“International Trade at Transaction Level and Effects of Global Recession” during December 16-17, 2016 in
Kolkata Campus, 1583 Madurdah, Kolkata 700 107, India. Any unpublished empirical paper on international
economics and finance (Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification: E, F, G and R) is solicited. All
submissions will be refereed for final selection. A few selected papers will be considered for publication in
Foreign Trade Review, the IIFT Journal published by SAGE (http://ftr.sagepub.com), after appropriate doubleblind peer review. There is a separate track for PhD students. There is no registration fee for PhD students.
Other paper presenters and participants need to deposit a Conference Registration fee of Rs. 5000/- or 80
USD by Demand Draft in favor of INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE, payable at Kolkata or by
electronic transfer.
Last date of submission of the Full Paper is July 31, 2016. The acceptance of the paper shall be intimated
by 30th September, 2016. You are required to submit your paper online through https://easychair.org/
conferences/?conf=eiitf2016. For more information see http://eiitf.iift.ac.in. For more information on IIFT,
please visit our website http://www.iift.edu.
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53rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE INDIAN ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY (TIES)
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Nature Conservation Foundation invites applications from
Indian nationals for their doctoral programme to conduct
research on the following topics:
• Understanding and measuring the impact of communitybased conservation efforts in snow leopard landscapes
• Drivers of fisheries overharvest in Konkan trawl fisheries
• Demography and theoretical analyses of primate populations
and societies
Eligibility criteria:
• Master’s degree in science, with at least 55% in the
aggregate, and
• Prior experience in the preferred research topic (at least
one publication in a peer-reviewed journal desirable)
Applicants should state their preferred research topic (only
one) and submit a statement of purpose (about 300 words)
and their recent CV only by email to admissions@ncf-india.
org on or before July 31, 2016.
Applications will be screened and selected candidates will be
called for an interview before the final selection is made.
The 53rd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society
is scheduled to be held at National Institute of Science
Education and Research (NISER), Khordha, Odisha, from
22 nd to 24th December, 2016. The conference is jointly
organized by NISER and NCDS, Bhubaneswar. Professor
B Kamaiah, Dean, School of Economics, University of
Hyderabad, Hyderabad, is the Conference President. The
Society welcomes research papers that fall in the broader
area of quantitative economics. All those who are interested
in submitting papers for the Conference should send the
softcopy of the full paper and the abstract (300 words) to
Dr K Shanmugan (email: [email protected]) Convenor
and Prof Debashis Acharya, (e-mail: debashisacharya@
uohyd.ac.in), Co-Convener, Programme Committee and one
copy to Secretary at [email protected]. More information
can be obtained at www.tiesindia.net. For accommodation
and other local logistical details, please contact Local
Organizers, Dr Amarendra Das, at [email protected].
The last date for submission of papers is 31st October 2016.
Communication about the acceptance of papers will be
conveyed to the authors by the end of November 2016.
Life Members are requested to communicate change of postal
address and e-mails, if any, to the Secretary, TIES, at the
earliest.
Dr N R Bhanumurthy
Secretary, TIES
Forum on Contemporary Theory
(A Member of the Consortium of the Humanities
Centers and Institutes)
International Conference on “Materialities:
Objects, Matter, Things”
18-21 December, 2016
Venue: Doon University, Dehradun
The nineteenth international conference of the Forum
on Contemporary Theory will be held in collaboration
with the Department of English, Doon University,
Dehradun. Prof. Bill Brown (Karla Scherer Distinguished
Professor in American Culture English Language and
Literature, University of Chicago) is the convener
and keynote speaker of the conference. Prof. Arjun
Appadurai (Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and
Communication at New York University) will also deliver
a keynote address.
500-word abstract or proposal is due by August 31,
2016.
The last date for receiving the registration fee is
September 25, 2016.
For detailed a concept note and more information, visit
www.fctworld.org or write to [email protected].
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V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA
Course on Research Methods on Gender Issues in Labour
(September 19-30, 2016)
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida invites applications from young
teachers and researchers from universities/colleges/research institutions
and professionals in government organisations who intend to pursue
their interests in the area of gender research on labour issues for
participating in the Course on Research Methods on Gender Issues in
Labour, during September 19-30, 2016. The objectives of the course
are: Theoretical Perspectives on gender and labour research across
various disciplines; to understand the various feminist methodologies
and approaches in gender research; identifying emerging issues in
gender and labour research in social sciences; introducing them to
various qualitative and quantitative techniques in gender issues in labour
research; to make them familiar with recent statistical packages used
in social science research. Each of the selected participants would be
required to make a brief presentation of a proposal/research paper or
a case study, related to their current theme of research interest, during
the training period. No programme fee will be charged and VVGNLI
will provide to and fro second class sleeper train fare and free boarding
and lodging on twin sharing basis at the institute’s campus.
Application along with the bio-data and a brief statement of the
participant’s research interests in gender issues may be sent to
Dr. Ellina Samantroy, Associate Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour
Institute, Sector-24, Noida-201301, (0120-2411533-35, Ext. 223),
Fax: 0120-2411471, 2411536) Email: [email protected]
Applications must be accompanied by no objection certificates/
recommendations of employers/research supervisors. The last date
for receiving the applications is September 01, 2016. Programme
details are also available on our website: vvgnli.org
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Call for Papers
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
Development, Dispossession and Resistance
14-15 November 2016
Organised by
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences,
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha
For details visit: http://nitrkl.ac.in/Events_Happenings/5Conference/Default.aspx
Contact: Dr. Nihar Ranjan Mishra / Dr. Sthitapragyan Ray
Phone:
+91-661 2462691/2695/2795, Mob: +91 9437462037
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Abstracts (500 words) are invited for a
workshop on “Domestic Water Supply
and Governance in India” to be organized
by Department of Sociology, University
of Hyderabad in collaboration with India
O b s er vator y, Lo n d o n S c h o o l of
Economics & Political Science (LSE),
London during August 12 – 13, 2016;
under the UGC-UKIERI Programme. The
workshop aims to deliberate on availability
and differential access to water for
domestic usage, and to examine the role
of institutional arrangements for equitable
and efficient governance of water service
delivery in urban and rural contexts.
Travel and accommodation will be borne
by the organizer.
Themes of Workshop:
•
Policy context and the institutional
changes in domestic water supply
in India
•
Water Availability, Access and
Water Service Delivery in Urban
and Rural India
•
Water Scarcity/insecurity and
Unequal Access to Water
•
Domestic Water supply Governance
and Institutional Efficiency in Water
Service Delivery
Abstracts should reach Dr. Satyapriya
Rout, Dept of Sociology, University of
Hyderabad by 20th July, 2016 at
e m a i l : s p r s s@u o h y d . e r n e t . i n
Phone: 0 - 9177982487
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