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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, 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 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 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, with an excellent scholastic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, the position will be on contract basis for the first 3 years, and can be regularized afterwards. For those with 3 or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, routine appointment 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 present special drive advertisement is to fill up 56 stockpile vacancies in reserved categories till 31st December 2024.

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

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

The details of pay scale 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 info:

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

2. The advantages, such as LTC, employment medical re-imbursement, transportation allowance, children education allowance, contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone costs, book grants, HRA (if real estate not supplied), research study initiation grant (up to Rs 25 lakhs with the arrangement to get an extra grant) and monetary support towards national and worldwide conferences shall be permitted according to the Institute norms.

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

4. Traveling allowance for joining: The Institute will reimburse global travel expenditures for the newly joined professor and reliant family members to the maximum limit of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel reimbursement will be based on government rules.

5. The Institute makes every effort to provide real estate to all professor. Your houses 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 may be used a visit on agreement. The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience might be relaxed when it comes to candidates with exceptional credentials.

8. The Institute follows the booking in direct recruitment according to the provisions of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, employment 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 purpose. The Institute follows the Central list in the case of 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 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 keep in mind that the amount 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 might get a position in more than one department by duplicating the online application process.

14. Certificate and documentary evidence should be uploaded along with application.

All correspondence to be dealt with to either to the Head of the concerned Department or employment to the Dean of Faculty Affairs. Contacts details of Heads of the Department are readily available in the Institute website: 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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