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MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHOPAL- 462003
(An Institute of National importance under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India )
Advt. No.Rectt/FR/2024/2262 Dated: 30/01/2024

ROLLING ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY POSITIONS

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) Bhopal is an Institute of National Importance
under the aegis of Ministry of Education- Government of India. The Institute invites online applications
for filling up under-mentioned faculty positions in the specified area of specialization. Candidates may
refer to the subsequent pages of this advertisement for vacancy details, eligibility criteria, and other
instructions.
Table I: Name of Posts & Pay level

Name of the Post Level of Pay Tentative Number of Department/

Posts Disciplines where
vacancies exist
Assistant Professor Level-10 (Entry pay ₹70,900/-) Total Vacancies Detailed on
Grade-II (on (Pre-revised pay in PB-3, AGP (Including Backlog): subsequent pages of
Contract Basis) Rs. 6000). 60 [UR-33, OBC-09, this advertisement
SC-07, ST-06, EWS-
Assistant Professor Level-12 (Entry pay ₹1,01500/-) 05]  The candidate must
have prescribed
Grade-I (Pre-revised pay in PB-3, AGP Out of total vacancies credit-points.
Rs. 8000). indicated, 05 post
(including backlog)
are reserved for PwD

Note: The vacancies indicated above are tentative and may increase or decrease.

Apart from Indian Citizens, candidates holding Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card would also be
eligible to apply for above posts, as per GoI norms. Candidates may refer to subsequent pages for
detailed instructions and eligibility criteria.

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 Table II: Due Date for Application
Quarter Calendar Year Remark
Q1 1st Jan to 31st March i. In case of less number of applications against the vacancies
in a particular department, Institute reserves the right to
Q2 1st April to 30th Jun
club the quarters.
Q3 1st July to 30th Sept ii. In case of large number of applications against the
Q4 1st Oct to 31st Dec vacancies in a particular department, institute also reserve
the right to reduce the time period of a particular
quarter/cycle. However, before closing, 15 days’ notice
will be given on the institute website.

Note: Please refer point 40 (General instructions &information) for closing date, cut-off date and receipt
of hard copy of application.

For Departments where vacancies exist and required specializations: Please refer the Institute
Website.

Essential Qualifications
1. All Engineering Departments: B.Tech./BE M.Tech./ME/MS, or integrated UG and PG in
Engineering and Ph.D. in relevant discipline.
2. Physics / Chemistry: PhD with BSc (3 years/4 years) and MSc (in relevant branch) or Integrated
MSc with PhD in relevant branch.
3. Department of Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computer Applications:
Faculty (Mathematics): Mathematics at graduation level and M.Sc./MS/M.A. in
Mathematics/M.Sc. Data Science/M. Tech. in Mathematics and Data Science/Dual Degree B.
Tech. and M. Tech. in Mathematics and Computing/Statistics and Data Science (BS-MS 5
Years)/Mathematics and Computing (BS-MS 5 Years)/Mathematics and Computing (M.Sc. 5
Years)/equivalent PG Degree, Ph.D. in relevant discipline ,
Faculty (Computer Applications): B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons) /BCA of minimum 3 years or B. Tech.
(CSE/IT) four years full-time degree from a recognized university in relevant discipline and
MCA (minimum three years)/M.Tech. (CSE/IT) from a recognized university, Ph.D. in relevant
discipline.
4. Management: PhD in Management with any Bachelor’s degree (3/4 years) and MBA or
equivalent Master’s degree in Management or equivalent PGDM (2 years) as per Association of
Indian Universities, or PhD in Management with integrated Master’s degree in Management.
5. Humanities: PhD in Humanities with any bachelor’s degree (3/4 years) and master’s degree in
relevant branch of Humanities or PhD in Humanities with integrated master’s degree in relevant
branch of Humanities.

6. Architecture and Planning: B.Arch./B.Plan. , M.Arch./ M.Plan./ M.Tech. in relevant field

with one year of professional experience for Assistant Professor at Academic Grade Pay Level
10 and for Level 12 and above Ph.D. in relevant discipline is also required.
7. Centre for Artificial Intelligence: B.E./B.Tech. in any branch of Engineering, M.Tech. in
Artificial Intelligence/ CSE/ IT and Ph.D. in relevant discipline related to AI.
8. Centre of Excellence in Product Design & Smart Manufacturing: B.E./B.Tech. in

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 Mechanical Engg./Production & Industrial Engg/ Smart manufacturing, Bachelor of Design,
M.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation, Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Artificial Intelligence in Robotics, Micro Manufacturing,
Machine Learning Techniques in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in relevant discipline.
9.Energy Centre: B.E./B.Tech. in any branch of Engineering, M.E./M.Tech. in
Energy/Renewable Energy/Thermal Energy, Ph.D. in relevant discipline.
10.Centre for Excellence in Water Management: B.E./B.Tech. in Civil Engineering,
M.E./M.Tech. and Ph.D. in relevant discipline.
All new entrants should have PhD (except Arch & Planning Pay Level 10) in the relevant discipline and
should have first class (60% or 6.5/10 CGPA) in preceding degrees. New entrant means a candidate who
is not an existing faculty member of MANIT Bhopal.

Note: Presently no vacancy in the Department of Chemistry, Management, Biological Sciences & Engineering
and Energy Centre. These department/centre specialization are meant only for serving regular faculty members
of MANIT Bhopal. In case of any vacancy arises in these departments/centres, the same will be notified
accordingly.
As per prevailing guidelines, for the departments which are not having any vacancy, movement in higher AGP/cadre
will be carried out as per prescribed selection process but it will be restricted to only for serving faculty members
of the respective departments.

Serving regular faculty members of MANIT Bhopal shall be eligible to apply for higher positions in their
own departments irrespective of their specializations, if they satisfy other advertised criteria.

For detailed requirements of different posts, please refer the enclosed Schedule ‘E’ of first statutes of NITs
(Recruitment rules).

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION

How to apply
1. Application form will be available in online mode only i.e.http://recruitment.manit.ac.in
2. Only the following emails to be used for any correspondence regarding Faculty Recruitment:
a) Related to any Administrative/Academic/qualification matters - faculty.recruitment@manit.ac.in
b) Related to any Technical issues of Online Application Portal - itsupport@staff.manit.ac.in

3. The applicant must be a citizen of India or should be a person registered as an Overseas Citizen of
India (OCI) cardholder under Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955).
4. Before filling the Application Form, the candidate must ensure his/her eligibility for the post in
respect of qualification and other requisite criteria. The candidate should carefully go through details
and instructions available on MANIT Bhopal websitehttp://www.manit.ac.in. Apart from Schedule E
available in this Advertisement, candidates are also advised to go through the following important
Rules/Orders:

Sl.No Document/order/guidelines Uploaded with

this Advt. as
1 NITSER Act, 2007 Annexure I
2 First Statutes of NIT Annexure II
3 MoE F.No.33-9/2011/TS.III dated 16th April 2019 Annexure III
4 MoEF.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 30th November 2017, Annexure IV
5 MoEF.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 20th April 2018 Annexure V
6 MoEF.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 13th September 2017 Annexure VI
7 Gazette Notification dated 07th March 2019 of CEI (Reservation in Annexure VII
Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019
8 Prescribed format for Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD) Annexure VIII
9 NIT (Amendment) Statutes 2023 Annexure IX

5. Candidates serving in Government/Semi-Government/PSUs/Universities/Educational Institutions

should send their applications through Proper Channel. They may send an advance copy of the
application form and relevant enclosures. However, they should furnish a No Objection Certificate
(NOC) and vigilance clearance from their employer/competent authority at the time of interview.
6. Candidates should apply sufficiently in time without waiting for last date, no request for any
extension of last date will be considered on any ground whatsoever.
7. Since all the posts are to be filled-in by open advertisement only, internal candidates aspiring for
higher posts/Pay Levels/Higher cadre may also apply subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria

Application Fee
8. Candidates belonging to Unreserved/OBC category have to pay application fee of ₹1500.00 (Rupees
One Thousand Five Hundred Only) through SBI Collect which is non-refundable. The fee can be paid
by accessing the relevant page on following path: State of Corporate/Institution: Madhya Pradesh; Type
of Corporate/Institution: educational institutions→ Educational Institutions name: DIRECTOR-
MANIT→ Recruitment Application Fee. For the Indian Nationals applying from abroad (for all
categories) & OCI Card-holders, an application fee of USD $60 is required to be paid.
9. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories and Women candidates are exempted from application
fee.

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10. Candidates will be required to submit separate Application Form for each post and each Department
with separate application fee.
11. Application fee once submitted is not transferable, is non-refundable and is non-adjustable for any
future vacancy.
12. In case of candidates applying for multiple posts, they are required to fill separate forms and have
to pay the application fee separately for each post.
Vacancy Details

13. The Institute reserves the right to modify/defer or cancel full/part of the advertisement/recruitment
at any stage of processing without assigning any reason. Number and nature of posts shown above
may change and vary at the time of selection/recruitment. Further, the Institute reserves the right
not to fill any post(s).
14. In case of those Departments/Centres where no vacancy exist for the advertised post, the internal
serving faculty members of those Departments/Centres may apply, in terms of para 5 of Note I of
Schedule E of NIT Statutes, subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria, for movement to higher
Academic Grade Pay or cadre as per specified selection process
Short-Listing and Eligibility Criteria

15. The selection process will consist of scrutiny of applications for eligibility of applicants as per
Gazetted notification 24/07/2017 schedule E, Statute 23(5)(A). Short-listing of eligible applicants
will be based on their credit point score subsequently followed by presentation and interview, as per
stages given in Table III.

Table III: Shortlisting Criteria

Stage Criteria Remarks

Qualifying criteria - Credit Points i. As per NIT RRs.
I as per NIT RRs ii. In case of large number of applications
received, the shortlisting will be done based
on Credit Points, and candidates will be called
for presentation (Stage-II)
iii. For each post post to candidate ratio of 1: 6 to
12 will be followed
Presentation (Stage-II) i. 10 minutes’ OPEN presentation on each (Part
II Part I - Research presentation – to I & II), followed by question answer session
assess research potential ii. Assessment will be done by duly constituted
Part II- Fundamental aspects on committee. Qualifying marks for the
any topic of interest to assess recommendation to next stage (Stage III) will
teaching-learning be 50% (40% for SC/ST/PwD), and post to
candidate ratio of 1: 4 to 6 times will be
followed
III Personal interaction/interview Candidates recommended by assessment
(Stage-III) committee will be called for personal interview at
a later date via a notice on the institute website at
least 10 days in advance

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16. In case of large number of applicants, for short listing of applications, the Institute has the right to
set higher norms for scrutiny than minimum prescribed norms, for short-listing of candidates, in
addition to steps listed in Table III above. Mere fulfillment of the required qualifications,
experience, credit points, etc., does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview/selection. Short
listing criteria for calling for interview may be higher than those advertised.
17. The areas of specialization and the post/level applied-for will be taken into account while short
listing. Due consideration shall be given to the requirements of the individual departments. In
addition, short listing criteria may vary for different posts intra-department and inter-department as
per specific requirements of each department. Ministry of Education guidelines received from time
to time for recruitment will be followed. The decision of the Institute related to all matters pertaining
to the recruitment shall be final and binding on all applicants.
18. Serving Regular Faculty member shall be eligible to apply to higher positions in their own
department irrespective of their specialization, if they satisfy other advertised criteria.
19. As per Schedule “E” of the Statutes of NIT vide Gazette of India No.651 dated July 24, 2017,
previous experience must be from the Institute of repute as per oversight committee resolution
(MoE vide F.No.33-9/2011/TS.III dated 16th April 2019- Annexure III with this advt.). The above
definition of Institute of repute shall only be considered to determine eligibility and calculation of
credit points. However, the above criterion does not apply for serving regular faculty members.
For the serving regular faculty members, previous experience irrespective of above conditions
will be considered.
Selection Process
20. Institute reserves the right to cancel/restrict/enlarge/modify/alter the Recruitment Process, if need
arises, without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason therefore.
21. It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in person for Technical Presentation and Interview.
22. Facility of Technical Presentation and Interview through video conferencing for candidates residing
abroad is available at their own risk as Institute is not responsible for any technical issue related to
internet connectivity resulting in failure to appear before the presentation/ selection committee.
23. SC/ST outstation candidates will be paid to and fro travelling allowance of sleeper class Railway
fare by the shortest route (subject to production of tickets) as admissible under the Rules upon
furnishing of claim in prescribed format with proof of journey. However, Travelling Allowance is
not admissible to those SC/ST candidates who are already in service of Central/State Government
services, Central/State Government Corporation, Public Sector Undertakings, Local Government
Institutions and Panchayats and those who have availed concession from Railways, if any, for
undertaking journey for attending examination.
24. All documents in original and valid photo ID proof (Passport/Voter ID/PAN Card/Aadhar Card/
Any Government issued Id) along with a photocopy will have to be produced at the time of
Technical Presentation and Interview. In case the candidate does not produce any valid ID proof
mentioned above then he/she will not be allowed to attend the same.
25. Institute reserves the right to reject or accept the candidature of any applicant at any stage.
Communication and Interim Inquiry
26. All general communications in regard with recruitment will be made through Institute website only,
and communications addressed to specific candidates will be by Email only. Candidates should
check their email including SPAM folder regularly. No separate intimation will be sent by post or
any other mode.
27. Hence, candidates are advised in their own interest to provide their working e-mail id and to white-

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 list the e-mail id faculty.recruitment@manit.ac.in so that communication from Institute does not
end up in spam folder. Institute will not be responsible for non-receipt of intimation via e-mail due
to any technical reason/problem not attributable to the Institute.
28. Schedule of Presentation of shortlisted applicants will be uploaded on the Institute website in due
course of time. Applicants are advised to keep visiting the Institute website http://www.manit.ac.in
on regular basis.
29. In case of any inadvertent omission in advertisement/selection process discovered even after
issuance of appointment letter, the institute reserves all rights to withdraw/cancel/modify any
communication made to the candidates.
30. The institute reserves the right to alter / insert any corrections / additions in the advertisement /
website in the event of any typographical error etc. before the last date of submission of application
form, for which the candidates are advised to be in the lookout for announcements on the institute
website: www.manit.ac.in
31. The Institute reserves the right for issuing corrigendum/addendum after the advertisement. All such
addendum/ corrigendum will be published on the Institute Website only.
32. The decision of the Institute in all matters related to this recruitment shall be final. No correspondence
/interim inquiries will be entertained from the candidates in connection with the process of selection
/ interview/result etc.

Period of Probation and Age of Superannuation:

33. Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, all appointments to posts under the Institute
shall be made on probation for a period of one year wherever applicable. On completion of probation
period the appointee, if confirmed, shall continue to hold his/her office subject to the provisions of
the Act and the Statutes, till the end of the month in which he/she attains the prescribed
superannuation age for teaching posts. The appointing authority shall have the power to extend the
period of probation of any employee of the Institute for such periods as it may deem fit.

Pay-protection and Claim for Higher Pay:

34. Basic pay of the selected candidate will be fixed as per the recommendations of the selection
committee only. Candidate from Government/Semi Government/Quasi Government service seeking
pay protection and those seeking higher pay than minimum must stake their claim before the selection
committee at the time of interview for necessary recommendation to avail pay protection/higher pay.
Reservation
35. Reservation policies will be as per Government of India norms as applicable to NITs.
36. Relevant caste/category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD) certificates in prescribed format are required to
be submitted at the time of presentation/interview, if shortlisted. No other certificate will be
accepted. Prescribed formats are hosted at Institute website as Annexure VIII with the
advertisement. OBC (NCL) Certificate and EWS Certificate obtained after 01.04.2023 (of previous
financial year) would only be considered.
Responsibility of Information Submitted & Jurisdiction
37. Any dispute with regard to the selection / recruitment process will be subject to Courts / Tribunals
having jurisdiction over Bhopal.
38. The candidate is responsible for furnishing the correct information in the application form. If at any
stage the information supplied by the candidate is found to be concealed or distorted his/her

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 candidature is liable to be cancelled at any stage.
39. In case, it is found that the candidate has undesirable clandestine antecedents/background and has
suppressed the said information, then his/her candidature will be cancelled.
40. Canvassing in any form will be treated as disqualification.

Closing date of application and check list

41. Closing date for submission of online application and receipt of hard copy along with annexures
shall be as stated in Table II. The cutoff date for determining eligibility of candidates is the closing
date as stated in Table II.
42. Completely filled application form along with credit point sheet, summary sheet and all enclosures
in support of educational qualification, experience, category, documents for credit points claimed
etc. must reach to “The Registrar, MANIT Bhopal, Link Road Number 3, Near Kali Mata
Mandir, Bhopal (M.P.) – 462003” so as to reach Institute by last date of receipt of application as
stated in Table II only by Post. The copy of payment proof should be attached with hardcopy of
application form.
43. The name of the post and department must be super-scribed “Post applied for [name of the post]
Department [Name of the department]” clearly on the envelope without fail.
44. Candidates should enclose only very specific documents in support of claims and should
refrain from enclosing redundant or irrelevant documents (e.g. Ph.D. thesis etc). Such
irrelevant documents will be separated from application dossier and shall be discarded, and
Institute shall not be responsible in any way if some relevant document is discarded too in the
process.
45. Institute will not be responsible for any postal delay at any stage. Request for individual
acknowledgements shall not be considered. Applications received after last date will be liable to be
summarily rejected. Applications submitted through e-mail will not be considered.
46. Institute strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are
encouraged to apply.
47. Documents/Records of the candidates, who are not be selected after declaration of result, shall not
be preserved beyond Six (06) months from the date of declaration of the result of selection.

Place : Bhopal Sd/-

Date : 30/01/2024 REGISTRAR

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 EXTRACTS FROM MoE ORDERS /GUIDELINES RELEVANT FOR CANDIDATES

(Note: Candidates are advised to refer to original MoE orders/guidelines available on Institute
Website. This Extracts is only for guidance purpose.)

Attention of candidates is invited to following further clarification/changes affected in Recruitment Rules by

Ministry of Education/Govt. of India:

1. One time relaxation having already been extended to eligible faculty members, such relaxation will be
available no more [para 3(1) of MoE communication F.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 16 April 2019].
2. Experience gained under International / National Post-Doctoral Fellowships offered by National Agencies
of respective countries will be considered. Experience gained under Post-Doctoral Fellowship offered by
institutions which are in QS / The World ranking upto 500 will be considered. Such experience will be
considered for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (AGP 8000) [ibid, para 3(2)].
3. The points for activities mentioned at sl. no. 1,2,3,4 & 21 of Credit Points System Table (Schedule E) will be
non-exhaustible. Credit points in respect of rest of the activities mentioned in Schedule E are exhaustible
at every level of direct recruitment [ibid, para 3(3)].
4. For any movement from one position to other, if the exhaustible credit points are more than the minimum
required credit points for the selected position, then differential credit points from the exhaustible credit
points shall be carried forward to the exhaustible component only. This provision will not affect the non-
exhaustible credit points, which will be carried forward in toto. Credit points earned during the period from
the last date of submission of application and date of joining, which was not considered in the selection
process, shall be carried forward[ibid, para 3(4)].
5. First Class degree means degree specified as first class by awarding University/Institution. If not specifically
mentioned by the University/Institution, then degree with 60% marks or having CGPA 6.5 will be considered
first class. “New Entrant” are as defined in MoE letter F.No. 33- 9/2011-TS.III dated 31 January 2018 [ibid,
para 3(5)].
6. The term “Preceding Degrees” means Bachelor’s degree onward [ibid, para 3(6)].
7. The Teaching and Research Experience in reputed academic Institute or Research and Development Labs
or relevant industry may also be considered in case of Associate Professors as has been done in case of
other faculty members (MoE clarification vide F.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 20th April 2018).
8. Experience (including prior to implementation of NIRF) in the following institutions will be considered as
experience in “Institution of repute”:
i. Fully funded Central Educational institutions.
ii. IIMs and other management Institutions ranked by NIRF upto 50 for any two years.
iii. State Educational Institutions funded by respective State Governments.
iv. Other Educational Institutions ranked by NIRF upto 100 in overall, Universities, Engineering, upto
50 for Pharmacy and 10 for Architecture, for any two years.
However, with regard to criteria on Institute of repute, the Institute Board of Governors may take a
call on relaxing the criteria, if needed, with recorded justification [ibid, para 3(7)].Further, the Board
will also have power to define the criteria for “Industry of repute” [ibid, para 3(10)].
9. The consultancy amount of 5 lakh can be in single assignment or can be in cumulative amount of multiple
assignments [ibid, para 3(15)].
10. As per RR, the new entrants are required to have Ph.D. in relevant or equivalent discipline and shall have
first class in the preceding degrees. In this context, the new entrant means a candidate who is not existing
faculty of concerned NIT. Therefore, existing faculty will not be considered as new entrant. Apart from this,
there will not be any distinction between the external and internal candidates with regard to the
requirement of qualification experience [MoE letter F.No. 33-9/2011-TS.III dated 31 January 2018].
11. The date of effect of recruitment will be the date of approval of BoG[MoE guidelines vide F.No. 33-
9/2011-TS.III dated 30th November 2017, Para 2(iii)].
12. The Total working experience / length of mandatory service requirements could be combination of services
in NITs & other Institute of repute [ibid, para 3(5), as further amended vide MoE dated 04
December 2017]. Research experience as Post-Doctoral as approved in [F.No33-9/2011-TS.III dated
16 April 2019, Pt 2], Research experience in Institute of Repute/ National Agencies of the country like
government major R&D lab (CSIR, ICAR, DAE, ISRO, DRDO etc) / Industrial experience with industries having
turnover more than 100 Crores/ for Architecture applicants, experience in Architecture Firms having
Projects of more than 20 Crores per annum.
13. The qualifications and other terms and conditions of appointment as notified in the Recruitment Rules are
bare minimum and the Board of Governors can however fix higher benchmarks, higher than the prescribed
in consultation with the Council of NITSER [ibid, Annexure-IV, para 2(a)].
14. All the faculty posts in the Institute shall be filled by direct recruitment only [ibid, Annexure-IV, para
2(b)].
15. Fresh appointment beyond the age of 60 years is discouraged except in the case of faculty with
exceptionally brilliant research career and with ongoing or approved externally funded research
projects[ibid, Annexure-IV, para 2(c)].
16. All recruitment and pay fixation shall be done by the BoG of the Institute only on the recommendations of
duly constituted Selection Committee. There shall be no scope of fixing of altering pay (pay in pay-band or
grade pay) outside the selection committee. The Selection Committee shall be the only entity empowered
to consider the past services and qualifications of a candidate [ibid, Annexure-IV, para 2(e)].
17. To avoid in-breeding (i.e. induction of Institute’s own students in faculty), the Institute will follow the
following policy:
(i) Candidates who have obtained or are expected to obtain their most recent degree (Ph.D.) from
the Institute (MANIT Bhopal) will normally not be considered for recruitment, except where there
is a 3 years’ gap (approximately) between leaving the Institute and expected date of joining.
(ii) This is not applicable to candidates who are already members of the faculty, either regular or on
contract, and are pursuing a higher degree in the Institute.
(iii) In special cases, where the Department (at the time of short-listing) or the Selection Committee
feels that an exception needs to be made (for reasons such as severe shortage of faculty in a given
academic field or exceptionally brilliant candidate or any other), the reasons for such exceptions
are to be recorded in writing and put up to the Board of Governors for approval. The Board, if
convinced, may confirm the selection. Such appointments shall not serve as precedence.[ibid,
Annexure-IV, para 2(h)].
18. Serving regular faculty members shall be eligible to apply for higher positions in their own Departments
irrespective of their specializations, if they satisfy other advertised criteria. [ibid, Appendix-A1, para 10].
19. The Institute reserves the right to frame such short-listing criteria as it deems fit. Such short- listing criteria
may include, among others, such conditions as:
 (i) Superior academic record – all through first class career or higher grades in
B.Tech/M.Sc/M.Tech, higher than advertised criteria,
(ii) Reputation of institutions from where the candidate has obtained his degrees,
(iii) Number of unsuccessful attempts for the same post [Candidates who have been
rejected in the past may be called only if there is a good reason, the reason to be
recorded in writing.]
(iv) Specialization, including micro-specialization,
(v) Professional service record – reputation of organization where experience has been
earned, nature of job, current activities etc. [ibid, Appendix-A1, para 15].
20. Director’s decisions shall be final for the purpose of calling a candidate to the interview. The decision of the
Board on the selection shall be final and binding [ibid, Appendix-A1, para 16].
21. In addition to formal application, candidates will be required to submit all documents as per checklist
mentioned in online application form, all documents for which Credit points are claimed and only First page
of publications where the journal and authors name are mentioned.
22. The short listed candidates will be invited by the Chairman, ACoFAR or the Registrar for seminar
presentation and personal interview with the selection committee constituted in accordance with the
NITSER Act, 2007 and the Statutes of the Institute. The seminar presentation in the Departments, and/or
any other form of academic interaction with the faculty will be open to the faculty and students of the
Institute and will be well publicized in advance to invite a decent audience. The feedback of the faculty will
be communicated to the Selection Committee by the HoD. Candidates located outside the country or
otherwise not in position of attending personal interview, may be interviewed over video conferencing or
be selected in absentia at the discretion of the Selection Committee [ibid, Appendix-A1, para 18].
23. The Selection Committee shall employ the same yard stick to evaluate all candidates for a post or AGP –
external, internal and shall prepare a common panel of recommended candidates. Out of this panel, the
vacant posts will be filled on the basis of merit without consideration of external or internal candidates
[ibid, Appendix-A1, para 20].

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