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

Applications are invited from Indian nationals coming from reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD (VH, OH, HH)) under special recruitment drive for the post of Assistant Professor employment in the Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Biological Sciences and employment 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 participate in the mentor and research activities of interdisciplinary post-graduate programs in the institute in Photonics Science and Engineering and Materials Science Program. Appointments for employment these programs are made in the appropriate departments among those noted above.

Minimum Qualification ( Professor): Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in regards to grades, etc) at the preceding degree in the suitable branch, with a very good scholastic record in all preceding degrees. For a fresh Ph.D, the position will be on agreement basis for the very first 3 years, and can be regularized later on. For those with three or more years of post-PhD teaching/research/industrial experience, routine visit can be made.

The Institute follows reservation in direct recruitment based on the arrangements of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, employment 2019. The present special drive ad is to fill up 56 backlog vacancies in reserved classifications 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 particular locations of needed specializations (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 permissible to a Central Civil servant stationed at Kanpur.

2. The advantages, such as LTC, medical re-imbursement, transportation allowance, kids education allowance, contribution towards New Pension System (NPS), re-imbursement of telephone costs, book grants, HRA (if real estate not offered), research initiation grant (approximately Rs 25 lakhs with the arrangement to apply for a supplementary grant) and financial backing towards national and global conferences shall be permitted according to the Institute standards.

3. From its internal resources, the Institute offers an additional top-up income of Rs 25,000/- monthly for the very first three years of service to the newly joined professor. 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 wage of Rs.15,000/- per month for three years, and/or Faculty Chair positions providing a top-up wage of Rs 25,000/- each month for 3 years. Both the positions are offered based upon performance.

4. Traveling allowance for signing up with: The Institute will reimburse worldwide travel expenditures for the newly joined professors member and dependent member of the family to the maximum limitation of Rs. 1,50,000. Domestic travel compensation will be according to federal government rules.

5. The Institute makes every effort to provide housing to all professor. Your houses are geared up with complimentary high-speed internet.

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 provided a visit on contract. The requirements of minimum credentials and/or experience may be relaxed when it comes to candidates with impressive credentials.

8. The Institute follows the reservation in direct recruitment based on the provisions of the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. The prospects are needed to send 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 marketed post(s) at any time without appointing any reason.

10. The last date of receiving applications against this ad is 31st March, 2025.

11. Applicants required and appearing in interview will be paid to and fro economy air fare/train fare by the shortest route (within India) and employment 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 needed to produce a “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from their employer at the time of the interview.

13. Candidates might obtain a position in more than one department by repeating the online application procedure.

14. Certificate and documentary evidence must be submitted along with application kind.

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 employment 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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