NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SILCHAR
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Advertisement for Faculty Positions
Application in the prescribed format are invited from eligible candidates fulfilling the essential qualification and having experience
required for appointment under 4 – tier flexible faculty structure for the post of Professor in various Departments & Assistant Professor
(on contract) in Electrical Engineering Department.
DEPARTMENTS (For the Post of Professor)
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Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics
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Communication
Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Electronics
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Instrumentation
Engineering
Management Studies
Humanities & Social Sciences
Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
The last date for receipt of completed
application by the Institute is 20.05.2016 (For
both the posts)
Candidates who applied for the aforesaid post
against Advt. No. 01/16 need not require to
apply again. However, they may send their
updated Biodata. (For the post of Professor
only)
Age: Preferably below 60 years for both the
positions
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE POST OF
PROFESSOR (PB – 4 with AGP of INR 10,500/-)
Qualification: First Class Post Graduates with Ph. D. in relevant discipline and having
consistently very good academic record.
Experience:
 10 years after Ph. D or 13 years total [not counting Ph. D enrolment period] out of
which 7 years are to be after Ph. D.
 For those who are in 4-Tier system – At least four years to be at Associate Professor
level with AGP of Rs 9500/- in an institute of repute
Or, For those who are in 3-Tier system – Minimum 7 years to be at Associate
Professor level with AGP of Rs 9000/- and minimum pay band of Rs. 37,400/- in an
institute of repute.
Essential Requirements: Two Ph. D. guided in Career as supervisor/ co-supervisor.
The following during the past 4 (four) years:
 3 (three) papers in SCI,SSCI, Scopus journals;
 One High value sponsored or consultancy project
 Academic outreached activity equivalent to two self – financed courses offered as
coordinator and main teacher
 Two experiments or computational design project added to teaching laboratories
where appropriate
Additional Desirable Requirements:
 One or more patents
 Supervised more than three students for Ph. D.
 Preparing E – Learning material.
 At least one self – financed short term course offered every year.
 Strong liaison with industry.
 Offering significant support to institute management.
 High value sponsored or consultancy projects
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (On Contract) in Electrical Engineering
Department
(PB – 3 with AGP of INR 6,000/-)
Qualification:
First Class Post Graduate with Ph. D. in relevant discipline and having consistently very good
academic record.
Additional Desirable Requirement:
 1 (one) publication in SCI journal
Note: - Reservation for SC, ST, OBC and PWD are applicable as per GOI norms for
the post of Assistant Professor only.
BENEFITS AND PERKS
In addition to normal pay and allowances as applicable to the central Govt. employees stationed
at Silchar, following additional incentives are also available to the faculty members:1. Full funding for attending national/international conference either for presenting a paper or
chairing session as per Institute guidelines under professional development fund, limited to
Rs.3.00lakhs in 3 years.
2. Reimbursement of telephone charges up to Rs.750/- per month.
3. Reimbursement of relocation charges: fares for self and family and for transportation cost
subject to ceiling of Rs. 50,000/- from within India and Rs. 90,000/- from abroad to join the
institute.
4. Attractive Medical facility including referral to outside specialized and reputed hospitals.
5. Accommodation: Suitable residential accommodation as per rules subject to availability will be
provided in the Institute Campus. HRA may be paid in lieu of residential accommodation.
6. Seed money up to Rs. 10 Lakhs for research work will be provided for faculty members joining as
Assistant Professor.
7. New Pension Scheme as per Govt. Of India norms.
8. Soft loans subject to maximum of Rs. 50,000/- with 12% interest.
SPECIALIZATIONS (Indicative only and subject to change as per requirement)
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Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electronics &Instrumentation Engineering
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Humanities & Social Sciences
Management Studies
* Vacancy as per requirement of Institute.
Specialization
Open
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The Institute reserves the right to cancel the recruitment without assigning any reason.
2. The prescribed qualification and experience are minimum and mere possession of the same
does not entitle candidates to be called for interview.
3. No correspondence will be entertained with the candidates, who are not called for
interview/selected for appointment.
4. All queries may be sent to nits.interview@gmail.com.
5. Canvassing in any form will result in disqualification of candidature.
6. Legal disputes, if any, will be restricted within the jurisdiction of Silchar Court only.
7. All reserved category candidates shall be required to submit self-attested copies of the
latest Caste certificate issued by competent authority at the time of interview, if called for.
Similarly, PWD candidates shall be required to submit proof of physical disability certificate
of permanent nature from competent medical authority at the time of interview.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
1. Candidates are requested to provide their active email Id/mobile phone numbers/landline
phone numbers in the application form for easy contact.
2. List of short listed candidates will be displayed on the Website of the Institute.
3. Candidates are advised to visit the Institute Website regularly.
4. Short listed candidates will be informed by email for interviews.
5. The Institute reserves the right to reject any or all applications or it may amend any of the
clauses above as per orders of the competent authority/Govt. of India.
6. Incomplete/unsigned applications shall be summarily rejected and no communication in
this regard shall be entertained.
7. Applicants should produce Medical Fitness Certificate (as per Annexure A) at the time of
interview, if called for.
8. Candidate should fill in separate application form for each Department, if applying for more
than one Department.
9. Interview for eligible candidates from abroad will be conducted through video
conferencing, if required.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Application fees of Rs. 500/- for General/OBC candidates & Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD
candidates be paid directly to State Bank of India A/C No.
– 10521277057, IFSC Code – SBIN0007061 of Director, NIT Silchar.
2. The hard copy of the application along with the relevant documents & transaction slip
for the fees deposited should be sent to the following address “The Registrar, National
Institute of Technology, Silchar, 788010 - Assam”.
3. Persons employed in Government and Semi-Government organizations should submit
the application forwarded through proper channel with advance copy directly to us.
Those who fail to submit through proper channel should produce NOC at the time of
interview.
4. Application received up to 20.05.2016 will be considered depending up on the need of
the Institute. Applications received after the due date will not be considered & NIT
Silchar will not be responsible for any postal delay.
5. Candidates are encouraged to check the website regularly for update, if any.
N.B.: The eligibility criteria will be considered up to 31-05-2016. The tentative date of
interview is 1st week of June 2016.
Registrar
NIT Silchar
ANNEXURE – A
MEDICAL FITNESS CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that, I have examined Sri _____________________________________ a
candidate for employment in the National Institute of Technology Silchar and cannot discover
that he / she has any disease (communicable or otherwise), constitutional weakness or bodily
infirmity except __________________________________. I do not consider this a
disqualification for employment in the office of National Institute of Technology Silchar.
Signature of Chief Medical Officer or Civil Surgeon
Name:___________________________________
Registration No.___________________________
Date:___________________________ ________
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