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

Applications are welcomed from Indian nationals belonging to scheduled categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD (VH, OH, HH)) under special 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 also take part in the teaching 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 appropriate departments among those listed 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 appropriate branch, with a great academic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, the position will be on agreement 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, employment regular consultation can be made.

The Institute follows appointment in direct recruitment based on the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The current unique drive ad is to fill up 56 backlog vacancies in reserved classifications till 31st December 2024.

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

Department particular areas of required specializations (PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK)

The information of pay scale acceptable at the time of joining 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 information:

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

2. The advantages, such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transportation allowance, kids education allowance, contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone bills, book grants, HRA (if real estate not offered), research initiation grant (up to Rs 25 lakhs with the provision to request an extra grant) and financial backing towards nationwide and international conferences will be permitted based on the Institute norms.

3. From its internal resources, the Institute supplies an additional top-up income of Rs 25,000/- monthly for the very first three years of service to the freshly joined faculty members. After three years of service, the professors member(s) are eligible for consideration for Young Faculty Fellowship (open for professors of age upto 40 years) providing a top-up income of Rs.15,000/- each month for 3 years, and/or Faculty Chair positions offering a top-up wage of Rs 25,000/- each month for employment three years. Both the positions are provided based upon efficiency.

4. Traveling allowance for signing up with: The Institute will repay global travel costs for the newly joined professor and dependent relative to the optimum limitation of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel repayment will be based on federal government guidelines.

5. The Institute strives to provide real estate to all professor. Your homes are geared up with free high-speed internet.

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

7. Applicants who do not satisfy the minimum experience requirements may be provided an appointment on contract. The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case of candidates with outstanding qualifications.

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 prospects are needed to submit the Caste/ Category/ Disabilities Certificate released 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 advertised post(s) at any time without appointing any factor.

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

11. Applicants required 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 taken care of by the Institute.

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

13. Candidates may make an application for a position in more than one department by repeating the online application process.

14. Certificate and documentary evidence need to be uploaded in addition to application.

All correspondence to be dealt with 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 site: http://www.iitk.ac.in.

For any clarification, employment please contact:

Office of Faculty Affairs

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Kanpur 208016, India.

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

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