NOTIFICATION

Based on the recommendations of the Dean’s Committee meetings held on 14th and 16th March 2026, the Competent Authority has approved the following clarifications/modifications with respect to the existing consultancy norms. These shall be read in continuation of the consultancy norms notified vide Notification No. IIT/DSRIC/02/2023/08-191 dated 08.08.2023 and subsequently modified vide Notification No. IITM/DSRIC/02/2024/04-315 dated 03.04.2024 :

•      The manpower head can be merged with the consultancy fee/honorarium head. In such cases, OH1 @10% and OH2 @20% is applicable on this head. Honorarium to “not hired manpower(as declared by PI)” can be processed from this head without any implication of further overhead deduction.

•      If the PI intends to hire manpower under a consultancy project, a separate manpower head (other than consultancy fee head) may be created. In such cases, only OH1 @10% is applicable on this head. This relaxation (of not deducting OH2 @ 20%) is only for hired manpower, and no honorarium can be processed from this head. However, if honorarium is proposed from this head or any other head where only OH1 @10% was deducted, OH2 @20% shall also be deducted on such honorarium and only 80% payment shall be processed.

•      In pure consultancy projects (i.e. which has only one head i.e. PI’s consultancy fee) where OH1 @10% and relaxed OH2 @15% have been deducted, no honorarium is permitted from this head.

•      PIs be allowed to claim the unspent balance in consultancy projects upon closure of the project, after deduction of applicable overhead.

•      The three-month/monthly restriction/any such restriction on honorarium payment in a financial year shall not be applicable to consultancy projects.