Description of posts, scale of pay, age, essential qualifications and experience:

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Grade-I):
Pay Level 12 under 7 ^th CPC. For direct recruits, minimum basic pay to be fixed at Rs. 1,01,500/- in Pay Level 12, Cell No. 01.
Additionally, allowances as applicable shall also be admissible.

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• Qualification: The candidate must have Ph.D. in a relevant area with first class or equivalent grades at the preceding degree and with consistently good academic record.
• Experience: Candidates must have at least three years of relevant teaching/ research/industrial experience as on date of the selection committee meeting. Candidates with less than 3 years of post-Ph.D. experience may be considered for a contractual position of Assistant Professor Grade II with appropriate pay based on the number of years of post-doctoral experience.
• Age:Preferably below 35 years.

• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
Pay Level - 13A2 under 7^th CPC. For direct recruits, the minimum basic pay in this Pay Level shall be Rs. 139600/- (Pay Level-13A2, Cell No. 01) plus applicable allowances.

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• Qualification: The candidate must have Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grades at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout.
• Experience: A minimum of six years’ teaching/industry/ research experience of which 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor (Grade-I), Senior Scientific Officer/Senior Design Engineer in a research organization or industry.
• In addition to these requirements, institute will use shortlisting criteria based on academics, research and outreach performance expected for the post like number of PhDs supervised, projects handled patents and technology transfer etc.
• Age: Preferably below 45 years.

• PROFESSOR:
Pay Level - 14A; cell – 1 Pay matrix: 1,59,100-Rs.2,20,200 under 7^th CPC. For direct recruits, the minimum basic pay in this Pay Level shall be Rs. 1,59,100/- (Pay Level-14A, Cell No. 01) plus applicable allowances.

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• Qualification: The candidate must have Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grades at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years post-Ph.D teaching/research/professional experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs or at an equivalent level in any other Indian/Foreign Universities/Institutions of comparable level. The candidate should have demonstrated leadership in research in a specific area, with an excellent record of publications in reputed journals and conferences and should have graduated Ph.D students. Candidates should also have demonstrated excellent teaching abilities at higher educational institutions. It is desirable that the candidate has carried out laboratory development/course development/technology development/innovative work leading to patents and has generated sufficient funding for research. It is also desirable that the candidate has external recognition in the area of specialization. Teaching and Ph.D guidance requirements may be relaxed for candidates from research labs if they have an exceptional research record.
• Additional Criteria: In addition to these requirements, the institute will use shortlisting criteria based on academics, research, and outreach performance expected for the post like number of PhDs supervised, projects handled, patents, and technology transfer etc.
• Age: Preferably below 55 years.

Other Information

1. The candidates satisfying the requisite qualification and experience may apply online only. The applications received in response to the advertisement shall be scrutinized and only candidates shortlisted from valid applicants, on the basis of very good academic records desirably throughout first class from 10th onwards and quality of research/ relevant experience and criteria of Institute without compromising the minimum essential qualification/experience, shall be called for Seminar /interview.
2. The candidates applying for the post of Associate Professor should have demonstrated leadership/capability and adequate experience of independent research/research in a specific area of specialization, as appropriate for the post applied for, in terms of guidance of masters and Ph.D. students, sponsored research, publications in reputed journals and referred conferences, patents, laboratory/course development and/or other recognized relevant professional activities.
3. Depending on the immediate teaching requirement of the Institute, an applicant called for interview for regular may be offered visiting faculty position for a period not exceeding two years. For such positions, selected candidates will be offered consolidated monthly remuneration and other benefits as per Institute norms.
4. The Institute strongly encourages applications from qualified women and reserved category candidates.
5. Without any compromise on qualification, experience and competence, reservation at entry level will be applicable as per G.O.I. norms. The candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) are required to attach the caste/category/disability certificate in the format prescribed by Government of India. The Institute follows the central list in the case of SC/ST/OBC and PWD. GOI policy on reservation of faculty positions also include persons with physical disability.
6. The pay carries all other allowances as admissible to a Central Government employee stationed at Raipur/Bhilai.
7. The benefits, such as HRA (if Institute’s accommodation not provided), LTC, Medical re-imbursement, Transport Allowance, children education allowance/hostel subsidy, contribution towards New Pension Scheme (NPS), re-imbursement of Telephone expenses, Research initiation grant, financial support towards National and International conferences etc. shall be permitted as per the Institute norms.
8. If a candidate is interested in applying to more than one department/position, she/he should submit separate application for each of the department/position of interest.
9. Recruitment, preferably will be based on the need in given area(s) of specialization within the department.
10. The institute reserves the right to fill or not fill any or all of the advertised posts.
11. Mere fulfilment of the qualifications and experience requirement does not entitle the candidate to be called for Seminar/Interview.
12. Merely meeting the post-Ph.D. experience requirement for a post shall not guarantee the offer for that particular position/pay in respect of the selected candidates. A lower position/pay may also be offered.
13. Applicants who are employed in Government, Semi-Government Organizations, autonomous bodies, PSUs must apply through proper channel and they must produce a "NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE" including a vigilance clearance and disciplinary clearance from their employer at the time of the seminar/interview. Failing which, such candidates shall not be allowed to attend the Recruitment process at IIT Bhilai.

Particulars of specializations required in each department

While the Institute shall be seeking applications of exceptionally bright candidates in all areas, a strong focus/need of the following areas shall be applicable for recruitment.

Note:

1. IIT Bhilai reserves the right to focus on specific areas for its recruitments.
2. In this cycle of recruitment, application for the post of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor for the Departments indicated above, will be considered.
3. Selection and further process will depend on availability of positions and requirement of faculty in each discipline.
4. Candidates are requested to fill the form completely without leaving any field blank. In case, any field is not applicable,“NIL” information should be indicated. Apart from the application, if any word/excel sheet is required to be uploaded, the same MUST be uploaded without which application shall not be considered. Candidates, who has applied earlier are also required to fill up an afresh application.
5. In case of any queries candidates are requested to write in the below email address:
   
   • recruitment@iitbhilai.ac.in
   • itis@iitbhilai.ac.in   (For Only Technical Issues)
6. The closing date for receipt of the application for the post of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor for this cycle of recruitment, shall be 10th May, 2025.
       

   In case if applicant is not able to upload the documents (such as teaching plan, publications, research plan etc), kindly make a single pdf file and send the same to email id recruitment@iitbhilai.ac.in with Subject of Email: Name: ##, Application ID: ##, Name of Department: ##, Position Applied: ##.
   However, it should be noted that submission of application through online portal is compulsory.