Prof. Zenab Banu has been selected for the Senior Fellowship by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). She is the first professor at MLSU to have been awarded this fellowship.

Senior Fellowships are awarded to established social science scholars for conducting research on specific themes and issues proposed by the applicants. Dr Zenab had proposed work on “Social Reform Movements and Women Empowerment (Dawoodi Bohra Reform Movement in Indian Context)” for which she has been accorded this fellowship.

Senior Fellowships are awarded to social scientists with outstanding research publications and the selected fellows are expected to do full time research in India.

For award of scholarship, applications are evaluated by a committee of experts, set up by the ICSSR, for each social science discipline. The amount of Fellowship is Rs.40,000/- p.m. for scholars who are not employed and for super annuated scholars.

Dr Zenab has in past received the Emeritus scholarship from UGC. She is a Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Political Science, MLSU, Udaipur.