TRAINING PROGRAMME IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (JULY – APRIL)

Applications are invited for admission to a ten-month training program in Language Education in any of the Modern Indian Languages listed in our table, with a special component of Language Studies.
Applicants may be Teachers/Research Students/Minority language speakers/Translators or others who are demonstrably interested in language studies.
The training programmes are available at the seven Regional Language Centers of this Institute as detailed below.
The total number of seats available for admission is 561 with quotas reserved as per the policy of the Government of India.

S.N.	CENTRES	LANGUAGES	SEATS
1	Southern Regional Language Centre Manasagangotri, Mysore – 570 006 Grams: ‘Bharati’ Tel: 0821-2512128/2345159	Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu	44 22 44 22
2	Eastern Regional Language Centre Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar – 751 006. Grams: ‘Bhasha’. Tel Principal: 0674-2573 153 / Fax: 0674-2572918 Tel Office: 0674-2571 342	Bengali Maithili Oriya Santali	33 22 22 22
3	Northern Regional Language Centre Punjabi University Campus, Patiala – 147 002. Grams: ‘Bhasha’. Tel:  0175-2286730 / Fax: 0175-2282262.	Dogri Kashmiri Punjabi Urdu	22 22 22 22
4	Western Regional Language Centre Deccan College Campus, Pune – 411 006. Grams: ‘Bhasha’. Tel Fax: 020-26694710 / Tel: 020-26699041.	Gujarati Konkani Marathi Sindhi	22 22 22 22
5	Urdu Teaching and Research Centre Saproon, Solan – 173 211. Grams: ‘Urdu’.  Fax: 01792-225424 / Tel: 01792-223424.	Urdu	33
6	Urdu Teaching and Research Centre 10-A, Madan Mohan Malaviya Marg, Lucknow – 226 001. Grams: ‘Urdu’. Tel Fax: 0522-2208490 / Tel: 0522-2204274.	Urdu	33
7	North Eastern Regional Language Centre 3931, Beltola College Road, Beltola, Guwahati – 781 028. Grams: ‘Bhasha’. Tel: 0361-2303867 / Tele Fax: 0361-2303152.	Assamese Bodo Manipuri Nepali	22 22 22 22

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS: Ideally, the applicants should not have any previous knowledge in the language applied for and should not be trained earlier in any of the languages in any of the Centre.
 
Teachers
 
50% of the seats will be reserved for teachers serving in Government/Government aided/Government recognized High School (6th to 10th) with 3 years of teaching experience. The teacher must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Preference will be given to those with a B.Ed degree. He/She must be below 45 years of age as on 1st June, 2008.  Other things being equal preference will be given to teachers who teach languages. 

Research Students/Scholars

20% seats will be reserved for Research Students/Scholars who have registered for their PhD and who feel that knowledge of the language and language studies will help their research work. Preference will be given to those who have a long term interest in language and who will be willing to undertake serious research or participate in language development activity. Those who have already obtained their PhD and are planning to initiate post-doctoral work may apply directly.

Minority Language Speakers

10% seats will be reserved for Speakers of lesser known languages of smaller communities/tribal languages who may be willing to learn a major language but who will later want to work for the development of their own languages. They should be at least graduates who may be inclined to higher studies.

Open seats  

20% Open Seats will be for those who are atleast Graduates   with demonstrable interest in language studies.
 
EMOLUMENTS:
(a) The selected teachers from Government/Fully Government aided schools will be paid their salaries based on the Last Pay Certificate sent by their respective Drawing and Disbursing Officers duly countersigned by the Inspector of Schools/DEO to the concerned Principals of the Regional Language Centers.

(b) All other trainees will be paid a consolidated salary of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) per month. This amount is payable to Research Students/Scholars who do not get any funding from other agencies (UGC, ICSSR, Universities, etc).

STIPEND:  in addition to the salary or consolidated amount, all trainees will also be paid a stipend of Rs.800/- (Rupees eight hundred only) per month during the training period.

TA/DA: The selected trainees will be paid TA/DA for their onward and return journey and during Language Environment Tour as per rules.

INCENTIVES for teachers: After the successful completion of the course, the trained teachers would be eligible for payment of cash allowance of Rs.70/- (Rupees seventy only) per month if they teach the language for a minimum of three periods in a week in their respective institutions for at least one academic year.

Hostel facilities are available for at least 60% of the trainees and preference for hostel accommodation will be given to out station trainees. Others may have to make their own arrangements.

APPLICATION FORMS: prescribed applications forms and prospectus for admission can be had from the Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Manasagangotri, Mysore-570006 or from the Principal of Regional Language Centers as listed above by sending a demand draft of Rs.100 [one hundred only] in favour of the Director, CIIL, Mysore payable at Mysore.  For details visit website www.ciil.org under training admission from where you may download the application form and send it along with the demand draft.

LAST DATE: Candidates should submit their applications to the Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Manasagangotri, Mysore - 570 006 by 31st March, 2008. The applications of teachers should be routed through proper channels i.e. Director of Education of the State concerned. The Research students/scholars should apply through the Head of the Department of the concerned University/Institution where they have registered for research. Those belonging to SC/OBC/ST will be required to send appropriate certificates.

NOTE:
Candidates should enclose two copies of recent passport size photographs and supporting documents mentioned in the application form which they need to duly fill in and sign.  No advance copy of the application will be considered.  Candidates should carefully read the Rules in the Prospectus and satisfy themselves about their physical fitness to undergo training in the centre concerned.

 

Write to us The Director Central Institute of Indian Languages (Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development) Manasagangotri, Hunsur Road, Mysore – 570006. Call us Tel: (0821) 2345021 RRO(RLCs) RLC Section: 2345156, Fax: 2515032(Off) Email us barman@ciil.stpmy.soft.net rlcsec@ciil.stpmy.soft.net Visit us http://www.ciil.org