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

Applications are welcomed from Indian nationals belonging to booked categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD (VH, OH, employment 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, employment 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 first class or equivalent (in regards to grades, and so on) at the preceding degree in the proper branch, with a very excellent academic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, employment the position will be on agreement basis for the very first 3 years, and can be regularized later on. For those with 3 or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, routine consultation can be made.

The Institute follows appointment in direct recruitment according to the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The current special drive advertisement is to fill up 56 backlog jobs in reserved categories till 31st December 2024.

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

Department particular areas 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 info:

1. The pay brings all other allowances as admissible to a Central Government staff member 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, employment HRA (if real estate not offered), research study initiation grant (up to Rs 25 lakhs with the arrangement to obtain a supplementary grant) and financial assistance towards nationwide and global conferences will be allowed according to the Institute norms.

3. From its internal resources, the Institute offers an additional top-up salary of Rs 25,000/- per month for the very first 3 years of service to the freshly joined professor. After 3 years of service, the professor(s) are qualified for consideration for Young Faculty Fellowship (open for faculty of age upto 40 years) supplying a top-up income of Rs.15,000/- per month for 3 years, and/or Faculty Chair positions supplying a top-up salary of Rs 25,000/- monthly for 3 years. Both the positions are used based on efficiency.

4. Traveling allowance for signing up with: The Institute will compensate worldwide travel costs for the recently signed up with professors member and dependent member of the family to the optimum limitation of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel compensation will be as per federal government rules.

5. The Institute makes every effort to supply real estate to all professors members. The 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 might be offered a consultation on agreement. The requirements of minimum credentials and/or experience might be unwinded in the case of prospects with exceptional qualifications.

8. The Institute follows the booking in direct recruitment based on the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The prospects 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 appointing any reason.

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 quickest route (within India) and taxi fare from Lucknow airport to IITK and back. Please keep in mind that the quantity of fare shall 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 get a position in more than one department by repeating the online application procedure.

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

All correspondence to be resolved to either to the Head of the worried Department or to the Dean of Faculty Affairs. Contacts details of Heads of the Department are 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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