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Icai news<br />
INVITATION FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS<br />
Research Committee invites applications for Research<br />
Projects from members and others for carrying out<br />
research in the field of accounting and other affiliated<br />
fields for e.g. accounting for chain departmental<br />
stores, accounting in health care industry, accounting<br />
for electricity generation and distribution companies,<br />
accounting in aviation industry, accounting for shipping<br />
companies, management control systems, approaches<br />
to social cost-benefit analysis in the Indian<br />
context, etc. <strong>The</strong> Committee would provide financial<br />
support for the approved Research Projects.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Eligibility Criteria<br />
(a) <strong>The</strong> applicant must be a member of the Institute<br />
of <strong>Chartered</strong> <strong>Accountant</strong>s of India with a research<br />
aptitude having at least 10 years of postqualification<br />
experience either in the practice of<br />
the profession or as an employee with a reputed<br />
manufacturing/service organisation; or<br />
(b) <strong>The</strong> applicant must be holding a post-graduate<br />
degree from a recognised University or an institute<br />
of national repute and must have at least 10<br />
years research and/or teaching experience;<br />
Applications from persons having an experience less<br />
than as stated above may also be considered on the<br />
basis of merit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Evaluation Criteria<br />
Only those research proposals will be accepted that<br />
result in formulation of guidance material in the form<br />
of Technical Guide, Studies, Monographs for the<br />
members of the Institute in accounting and allied areas,<br />
such as the following:<br />
l the issues on which no accounting standards are<br />
available or<br />
Museum of the Institute<br />
l the issues that may arise in the implementation<br />
of accounting standards and other pronouncements<br />
in the industry-specific situations.<br />
Duration<br />
<strong>The</strong> duration of research project should not exceed<br />
3 months from the date of the approval of the research<br />
proposal unless a longer period is otherwise<br />
justified.<br />
Documents to be submitted with the research<br />
proposal<br />
<strong>The</strong> proposal should be accompanied by a<br />
l Complete bio-data including experience in the<br />
relevant field of interest.<br />
l Synopsis of the project explicitly specifying<br />
the objective, scope and issues that would be<br />
addressed in the final proposed document. It<br />
should also contain a justification for the proposal<br />
and the detailed chapter plan.<br />
<strong>The</strong> proposal should also indicate the estimated expenditure<br />
and expected honorarium for this purpose.<br />
<strong>The</strong> amounts in this regard would be remitted on the<br />
final acceptance of the draft by the Research Committee.<br />
Research proposals complete in all respects should be<br />
sent to the Secretary, Research Committee, at the following<br />
address:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Institute of <strong>Chartered</strong> <strong>Accountant</strong>s of India,<br />
ICAI Bhawan, Post Box No.7100,<br />
Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi<br />
E-mail: research@icai.in<br />
Telephone: 011- 30110458<br />
Attention of members are invited that it has been decided to have an "Accountancy Museum" which can enable<br />
students and members to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. You are therefore requested to<br />
provide any such item, viz., historic press clippings, mementoes, any document whose heritage needs to be shared<br />
with others, classic photographs and ancient paintings related to the Institute and the profession, handicrafts having<br />
any link with the culture heritage of our Institute, stamps, video shoots, posters etc, or an item which according to you<br />
may be preserved and displayed in the said museum for the inspiration of our coming generations<br />
In case the material to be sent is delicate/bulky and, thus, needs extra care, you may inform us and the suitable<br />
arrangement for collecting the same shall be made.<br />
- President<br />
“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship”<br />
THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 1063 DECEMBER 2008