Special Recruitment Drive 2025-001 Advertisement DF-1-2025
Applications are invited from Indian nationals belonging to booked 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, Computer Technology 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 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 pertinent departments among those listed above.
Minimum Qualification (Assistant Professor): Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in regards to grades, employment and so on) at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch, with a great scholastic record in all preceding degrees. For employment 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, regular consultation can be made.
The Institute follows reservation in direct recruitment according to the provisions of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The current unique drive ad is to fill up 56 stockpile vacancies in reserved classifications till 31st December 2024.
Application kind for all the above positions might be filled (ON-LINE) just. The last date of getting applications versus this advertisement is 31st March, 2025.
Department specific locations of needed expertises (PLEASE CLICK HERE)
The details of pay scale admissible 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 details:
1. The pay brings all other allowances as permissible to a Central Civil servant stationed at Kanpur.
2. The benefits, such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transport allowance, children education allowance, contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone expenses, book grants, HRA (if housing not supplied), research initiation grant (up to Rs 25 lakhs with the arrangement to apply for a supplemental grant) and financial support towards national and international conferences will be allowed as per the Institute norms.
3. From its internal resources, the Institute supplies an extra top-up salary of Rs 25,000/- each month for employment the first 3 years of service to the freshly signed up with professors members. After three years of service, the professor(s) are eligible for consideration for Young Faculty Fellowship (open for professors of age upto 40 years) providing a top-up salary of Rs.15,000/- monthly for three years, and/or Faculty Chair positions supplying a top-up income of Rs 25,000/- each month for three years. Both the positions are provided based upon performance.
4. Traveling allowance for employment joining: The Institute will repay international travel costs for the newly signed up with professors member and dependent relative to the optimum limitation of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel reimbursement will be according to government rules.
5. The Institute strives to offer real estate to all faculty members. Your homes are equipped with complimentary high-speed web.
6. Mere eligibility will not entitle a prospect for being called for interview.
7. Applicants who do not satisfy the minimum experience requirements might be offered an appointment on contract. The requirements of minimum credentials and/or experience might be unwinded when it comes to prospects with exceptional credentials.
8. The Institute follows the reservation in direct recruitment based on 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 recommended by the Government of India for this purpose. 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 appointing any factor.
10. The last date of receiving applications versus 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 fastest 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 used in Government or Semi-Government Organizations will be required to produce a “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from their company at the time of the interview.
13. Candidates may obtain a in more than one department by repeating the online application process.
14. Certificate and documentary evidence must be submitted together with application type.
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 readily available in the Institute site: http://www.iitk.ac.in.
For any explanation, 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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