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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 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 also 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 appropriate departments amongst 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 appropriate branch, with an excellent 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 afterwards. For those with 3 or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, regular consultation can be made.

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

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

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

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 carries all other allowances as admissible to a Central Government employee stationed at Kanpur.

2. The advantages, such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transport allowance, kids education allowance, contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone bills, book grants, HRA (if housing not provided), research study initiation grant (as much as Rs 25 lakhs with the provision to obtain a supplemental grant) and financial backing towards national and worldwide conferences will be permitted based on the Institute standards.

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

4. Traveling allowance for signing up with: The Institute will reimburse global travel expenses for the newly joined professor and dependent relative to the optimum limit of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel repayment will be as per government guidelines.

5. The Institute strives to supply housing to all professors members. Your houses are equipped with complimentary high-speed web.

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 a consultation on agreement. The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience might be relaxed in the case of candidates with impressive credentials.

8. The Institute follows the reservation in according to the provisions of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The candidates are required 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 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 factor.

10. The last date of receiving applications versus this ad 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 shortest 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 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 might obtain a position in more than one department by repeating the online application process.

14. Certificate and documentary evidence must be published together with application.

All correspondence to be resolved 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 website: http://www.iitk.ac.in.

For any clarification, 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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