Special Recruitment Drive 2025-001 Advertisement DF-1-2025

Applications are welcomed from Indian nationals coming from scheduled categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD (VH, OH, HH)) under unique recruitment drive for the post of Assistant Professor in the Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Science, employment Computer Technology and Engineering, Design, Earth Sciences, Economic Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, employment Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Space, Planetary & Astronomical Sciences & Engineering (SPASE), Sustainable Energy Engineering, employment and Kotak School of Sustainability.

Several Departments also participate in the mentor and research study activities of interdisciplinary post-graduate programs in the institute in Photonics Science and Engineering and Materials Science Program. Appointments for these programs are made in the relevant departments among those noted above.

Minimum Qualification (Assistant Professor): Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in terms of grades, etc) at the preceding degree in the proper branch, employment with a great scholastic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, the position will be on contract basis for the first three years, and can be regularized afterwards. For those with three or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, routine appointment can be made.

The Institute follows booking in direct recruitment according to the provisions of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The existing special drive advertisement is to fill 56 stockpile vacancies in reserved classifications till 31st December 2024.

Application for all the above positions might be filled (ON-LINE) only. The last date of receiving applications against this advertisement is 31st March, 2025.

Department specific areas of required specializations (PLEASE CLICK HERE)

The information of pay scale permissible at the time of signing up with are as follows:

Post

Pay Level

Basic Pay

Assistant Professor Grade I

12

1,01,500 – 1,67,400

11

89,900 – 1,17,200

Assistant Professor Grade II (Contract)

10

89,800 – 98,200

Other details:

1. The pay brings all other allowances as acceptable to a Central Civil servant stationed at Kanpur.

2. The benefits, such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transportation allowance, children education allowance, employment contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone costs, book grants, HRA (if real estate not offered), research study initiation grant (approximately Rs 25 lakhs with the provision to make an application for an extra grant) and financial assistance towards national and worldwide conferences shall be allowed based on the Institute standards.

3. From its internal resources, the Institute offers an extra top-up income of Rs 25,000/- each month for the very first 3 years of service to the recently signed up with faculty members. After 3 years of service, the professor(s) are eligible for factor to consider for Young Faculty Fellowship (open for professors of age upto 40 years) supplying a top-up salary of Rs.15,000/- each month for 3 years, and/or Faculty Chair positions providing a top-up salary of Rs 25,000/- per month for three years. Both the positions are used based upon efficiency.

4. Traveling allowance for employment joining: The Institute will repay global travel expenditures for the freshly signed up with professors member and reliant household members to the optimum limit of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel repayment will be according to government guidelines.

5. The Institute strives to offer housing to all professors members. The homes are equipped with totally free high-speed internet.

6. Mere eligibility will not entitle a prospect for being called for interview.

7. Applicants who do not fulfil the minimum experience requirements might be used an appointment on contract. The requirements of minimum certification and/or experience might be unwinded in the case of candidates with outstanding qualifications.

8. The Institute follows the appointment in direct recruitment according to the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Cadre) Act, 2019. The candidates are needed to send the Caste/ Category/ Disabilities Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the format recommended by the Government of India for this function. The Institute follows the Central list in the case of SC/ST, OBC & PwD.

9. The Institute reserves the right to withdraw any advertised post(s) at any time without assigning any reason.

10. The last date of getting applications versus this ad is 31st March, 2025.

11. Applicants called for and appearing in interview will be paid to and fro economy air fare/train fare by the quickest route (within India) and taxi fare from Lucknow airport to IITK and back. Please keep in mind that the quantity of fare will be remitted through electronic transfer by our Accounts Section after processing the claim. Local hospitality will be looked after by the Institute.

12. Applicants who are employed in Government or Semi-Government Organizations will be needed to produce a “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from their employer at the time of the interview.

13. Candidates might get a position in more than one department by duplicating the online application process.

14. Certificate and documentary proof need to be published together with application kind.

All correspondence to be addressed to either to the Head of the concerned Department or to the Dean of Faculty Affairs. Contacts details of Heads of the Department are offered in the Institute website: http://www.iitk.ac.in.

For any explanation, please contact:

Office of Faculty Affairs

Indian Institute of Technology, employment Kanpur

Kanpur 208016, India.

Tel: +91-512-259-6192/ 6327/6325

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