IIT Bombay
Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC-NC/PwBD/EWS (Advertisement No. K-16/2024-2025)
IIT Bombay invites applications for faculty positions from qualified Indian nationals who belong to:
- SC/ST/OBC-NC category to fill up 98 backlog vacancies till 31st December, 2024
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
The last date for application is 2nd February, 2025.
Academic units: Applications are invited for positions in the following academic units.
Departments: Aerospace
Engineering, Bioscience & Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering,
Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Earth
Sciences, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Energy Science &
Engineering, Environmental Science & Engineering, Industrial
Engineering & Operations Research, Mathematics, Mechanical
Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, and
Physics.
Centres:
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, Centre for Climate Studies,
Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Machine Intelligence and
Data Science, Centre for Systems & Control, Centre for Technology
Alternatives for Rural Areas, Centre of Studies in Resources
Engineering, and Koita Centre for Digital Health.
Schools: IDC School of Design, Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship, and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management.
Qualifications
Ph.
D. with a first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades) in the
preceding degree and an excellent academic record throughout.
Additional eligibility criteria are specified separately for each academic unit.
Experience
Assistant Professor Grade I
A
minimum of three years of post-Ph.D. teaching / research / professional
experience, excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D. The
candidate should have demonstrated research capabilities in terms of
publications in reputed journals and conferences.
Assistant Professor Grade II
Candidates
satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade I, except the
post-Ph.D. experience criterion for Assistant Professor Grade I, may be
appointed as Assistant Professor Grade II with appropriate pay based on
the number of years of post-doctoral experience. After satisfying the
experience criteria required for Assistant Professor Grade I, they will
be moved to Assistant Professor Grade I.
Associate Professor
A
minimum of 6 years post-Ph.D. teaching/research/professional experience
of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor
Grade I in IITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs or at an equivalent level in any
other Indian/Foreign Universities/ Institutions/Industries of comparable
level. The candidate should have demonstrated research ability with an
excellent record of publications in reputed journals and conferences and
must have supervised Ph.D. students. The candidate 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. The criteria of supervision of Ph.D. students and
teaching at higher educational institutions may be relaxed for
candidates who have joined from industry.
Professor
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.
IDC School of Design
Qualifications and Experience Criteria for Assistant Professor Grade I
A
postgraduate Degree or Diploma in Design / Arts / Applied Arts, or a
postgraduate Degree in Engineering / Architecture / Humanities or
equivalent is required for all candidates.
For candidates with a Ph.D., the qualifications and experience criteria are as per Institute General Eligibility Criteria.
For
candidates without a Ph.D., a minimum of 8 years of teaching / research
/ professional experience is required. However, such candidates will be
required to obtain their Ph.D. within 5 years from the date of joining
IIT Bombay.
Assistant Professor Grade II
Candidates
with a Ph.D. satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade I,
except the post-Ph.D. experience criterion for Assistant Professor Grade
I, may be appointed as Assistant Professor Grade II with appropriate
pay based on the number of years of postdoctoral experience. Candidates
without a Ph.D. satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade I,
except having only 5+ years of teaching / research / professional
experience, may be appointed as Assistant Professor Grade II with
appropriate pay based on the number of years of experience. After
satisfying the experience criteria required for Assistant Professor
Grade I, they will be moved to Assistant Professor Grade I.
Qualifications and Experience Criteria for Associate Professor and Professor Qualifications
Ph.
D. with a first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades) in the
preceding degree and an excellent academic record throughout.
Experience
Associate Professor
A
minimum of 6 years teaching/research/professional experience (excluding
the duration of the tenure of Ph.D.) of which at least 3 years should
be at the level of Assistant Professor Grade I in IITs, IISc, IISERs,
IIMs or at an equivalent level in any other Indian/Foreign Universities/
Institutions/Industries of comparable level. The candidate should have
demonstrated research ability with an excellent record of publications
in reputed journals and conferences and must have supervised 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. The criteria of supervision
of Ph.D. students and teaching at higher educational institutions may be
relaxed for candidates who have an exceptional research record.
Professor
A
minimum of 10 years teaching/research/professional experience
(excluding the duration of the tenure of Ph.D.) 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 who have an exceptional research record.
General Instructions
- Click to access the Academic Unit specific Eligibility Criteria and Areas of Specialization.
- The last date to submit applications is 2nd February, 2025.
- First register at this link: https://portal.iitb.ac.in/MMFR/index.php/MMFR25/SRD25/user/account
- Then fill the form, by logging in using this link: https://portal.iitb.ac.in/MMFR/index.php/index/SRD25/login
- Queries may be sent by email to facultyrecruitment@iitb.ac.in
- All the applications should be submitted through the online portal. Hard copy or soft copy submission will NOT be accepted.
- Separate applications must be submitted on the portal for every academic unit that a candidate wishes to apply.
- The
candidates who applied during the last two years, may highlight the
substantial improvement in their CV since the last application.
- Candidates,
if applicable, should submit valid SC/ST/OBC-NCL
(latest)/EWS/Disability certificate issued by the competent authority in
the prescribed format of Government of India along with the application
form in support of their claim.
- Degrees obtained by the candidate should have been awarded by a recognized University/ Institute.
- All pertinent educational qualification certificates and the certificate mentioning the date of Ph.D. Defense must be uploaded.
- All experience certificates mentioning designation, pay, and tenure must be duly signed and sealed by the employer.
- Candidates
should have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, a
commitment to provide high quality undergraduate and postgraduate
education, and demonstrated ability to carry out original and creative
research.
- Political
and security clearance from Ministries of External Affairs and Home
Affairs is necessary in case of individuals with foreign passports.
- The
Institute reserves the right to call for interview only those
candidates shortlisted on the basis of their qualification, experience,
research, publication records, and requirements of individual academic
units.
- Mere
eligibility will not vest any right on any candidate for being called
for an interview. The decision of the Institute in all matters will be
final.
- Persons
employed in Government/Semi Government Organization (including
Educational Institutions) must apply through proper channels OR provide
No Objection Certificate while applying or at the time of interview.
- The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the posts advertised.
General Information
- The
Institute encourages interaction of the faculty with industry, other
research, and professional institutions. Consultancy is encouraged at
IIT Bombay and liberal consultancy policies are in practice.
- Facilities
for research and development activities exist in all the Departments,
Schools, and Centres. These are being continuously modernized with
contemporary equipment and services. Good facilities also exist for
computing. The Institute has a well-stocked library with close to 3
lakhs volumes of books and electronic subscriptions to all leading
journals.
- A technology business incubator hosted by the Institute, called the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, (https://sineiitb.org/) serves to promote technology based entrepreneurship by faculty.
- About
90% of the faculty and research staff live on the Campus. The Institute
endeavours to provide suitable accommodation to all faculty. However,
initially new faculty may have to stay in accommodation outside the
campus. Every faculty quarter on campus is provided with intercom and
broadband Internet access.
- Most
of the day-to-day facilities are available on the Campus including two
banks, a post office, a small shopping center, two schools (up to
12th standard) for children, a well- equipped 65 bed hospital, sports
facilities including a swimming pool and a vast playground for field
games. Cultural facilities include film clubs, Classical music
societies, debating, drama, and a hobbies club. The Staff Club in
particular is a centre of social and cultural activities.
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