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 job 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 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, and so on) at the preceding degree in the suitable branch, with an extremely excellent scholastic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, the position will be on agreement basis for the first 3 years, and can be regularized later on. For those with three 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 existing special drive ad is to fill up 56 stockpile jobs in reserved categories till 31st December 2024.

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

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

The details of pay scale permissible 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 information:

1. The pay carries all other allowances as admissible to a Central Government staff member stationed at Kanpur.

2. The advantages, job 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 real estate not supplied), research study initiation grant (approximately Rs 25 lakhs with the arrangement to use for an additional grant) and financial backing towards national and worldwide conferences shall be permitted according to the Institute standards.

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

4. Traveling allowance for signing up with: The Institute will reimburse worldwide travel expenses for the newly signed up with professors member and reliant relative to the maximum limit of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel compensation will be based on federal government guidelines.

5. The Institute strives to provide housing to all professor. The houses are equipped with totally free high-speed internet.

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

7. Applicants who do not satisfy the minimum experience requirements may be offered an appointment on contract. The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience might be unwinded when it comes to candidates with exceptional qualifications.

8. The Institute follows the reservation in direct recruitment according to the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The candidates are needed to send the Caste/ Category/ Disabilities Certificate provided by the Competent Authority in the format recommended by the Government of India for this function. The Institute follows the 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 getting applications versus this advertisement is 31st March, 2025.

11. Applicants required and appearing in interview will be paid to and job fro economy air fare/train fare by the quickest path (within India) and taxi fare from Lucknow airport to IITK and back. Please note that the amount of fare shall 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 request a position in more than one department by duplicating the online application process.

14. Certificate and documentary proof ought to be uploaded in addition to application form.

All correspondence to be dealt with to either to the Head of the concerned Department or to the Dean of Faculty Affairs. Contacts information 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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