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

Applications are invited from Indian nationals belonging to scheduled classifications (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, Computer Science and Engineering, Design, Earth Sciences, Economic Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Space, Planetary & Astronomical Sciences & Engineering (SPASE), Sustainable Energy Engineering, and Kotak School of Sustainability.

Several Departments likewise take part in the mentor and research 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 very first class or equivalent (in terms of grades, and so on) at the preceding degree in the proper branch, with a great academic 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 later on. For those with three or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, regular visit can be made.

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

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

Department specific areas of required expertises (PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK)

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

Post

Pay Level

Basic Pay

Assistant Professor employment 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 information:

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

2. The benefits, employment such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transport allowance, children education allowance, 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 arrangement to get a supplementary grant) and financial support towards national and worldwide conferences will be permitted according to the Institute norms.

3. From its internal resources, the Institute provides an additional top-up salary of Rs 25,000/- each month for the first 3 years of service to the newly signed up with professors members. After three years of service, the professors member(s) are qualified for consideration for Young Faculty Fellowship (open for faculty of age upto 40 years) providing a top-up income of Rs.15,000/- monthly for three years, and/or Faculty Chair positions providing a top-up wage of Rs 25,000/- each month for three years. Both the positions are offered based on performance.

4. Traveling allowance for joining: The Institute will compensate global travel costs for the freshly joined professors member and dependent relative to the optimum limitation of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel will be as per government guidelines.

5. The Institute strives to offer housing to all professor. The houses are equipped with totally free high-speed internet.

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

7. Applicants who do not satisfy the minimum experience requirements may be offered a visit on contract. The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience might be relaxed in the case of prospects with exceptional credentials.

8. The Institute follows the booking in direct recruitment according to the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The candidates are needed to submit the Caste/ Category/ Disabilities Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the format prescribed by the Government of India for this purpose. The Institute follows the Central list when it comes to SC/ST, OBC & PwD.

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

10. The last date of getting applications against this advertisement 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 path (within India) and taxi fare from Lucknow airport to IITK and back. Please note that the amount 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 utilized in Government or Semi-Government Organizations will be needed to produce a “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from their company at the time of the interview.

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

14. Certificate and documentary proof should be submitted in addition to application form.

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

For any information, 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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