ROLLING ADVERTISEMENT FOR APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY POSITIONS AT THE LEVEL OF

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Advertisement No. IIT(BHU)/FA/Rolling Advt/2024
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IIT (BHU), Varanasi invites online applications from well qualified and meritorious Indian Nationals and
Oversees Citizens of India (OCIs) for faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor in the various
Science and Engineering Departments and interdisciplinary Schools. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and
Foreign Nationals can also apply for faculty positions for contractual appointments up to five years,
which can be renewed further.
Departments: Architecture, Planning & Design#, Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering &
Technology, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering and
Mathematical Sciences, Biochemical Engineering and Chemistry.
Preferred areas of specialization for the post of Assistant Professor in the above-mentioned
Departments/Schools are attached as Annexure-A.
This is a ROLLING ADVERTISEMENT. There is no last date and application can be submitted
throughout the year. However, the processing of applications will be done by the
Departments/Schools as per the cut off date fixed the Institute.

Qualifications & Experience:

Assistant Professor Grade-I: PhD with first class or equivalent (in terms of grades etc.) at the preceding
degree in the appropriate branch, with a very good academic record throughout. Three years
teaching/research/industrial experience from the date of award of PhD (excluding the experience
gained while pursuing PhD or any other lower degrees) as on the date of application. The experience
should be in a reputed organization. The candidates should have demonstrated strong research
capabilities in terms of publications in reputed peer reviewed journals of good impact factor and/or
patents.
Assistant Professor Grade-II: PhD with first class or equivalent (in terms of grades etc.) at the
preceding degree in the appropriate branch, with a very good academic record throughout. The
candidates should have demonstrated strong research capabilities in terms of publications in reputed
peer reviewed journals of good impact factor and/or patents. Such candidates may be appointed on
contract.
The Assistant Professors Grade-II will be eligible for placement as Assistant Professor Grade-I on
completion of three years teaching/research/industrial experience in reputed organizations from the
date of award of PhD (excluding the experience gained while pursuing PhD) as per the Institute norms.
# Candidates applying for a faculty position in the Department of Architecture, Planning and Design
must have a valid Council of Architecture (COA) registration certificate and a scanned copy of the same
should be uploaded along with the documents.

Pay Structure:
Assistant Professor Grade-I: Academic Pay Level-12 (Rs.101500-167400). For direct recruits minimum
pay in Academic Pay Level-12 is to be fixed at Cell No.1 Rs.101500/-. On completion of 3 years service
as Assistant Professor Grade-I, the incumbent shall move to Academic Pay Level 13A1 (Rs.131400-
204700) as per the Institute norms.
Assistant Professor Grade-II: Academic Pay Level-10 (Rs.57700-98200). The minimum starting pay is
to be fixed in Academic Pay Level-10 at Cell No.8 Rs. 70900/-. On completion of one year experience
from the date of award of PhD (excluding the experience gained while pursuing PhD), the incumbent
shall move to Academic Pay Level-11 and after three years to Academic Pay Level-12 as Assistant
Professor Grade-I as per the Institute norms.
The salary carries all other allowances as admissible to a Central Government employee stationed at
Varanasi. The fringe benefits, such as HRA, LTC, medical re-imbursement, education allowance for
children, contribution towards New Pension Scheme (NPS), reimbursement of telephone bills, book
grants, research initiation grant (up to Rs. 10 lakhs), financial support towards national and
international conferences etc. shall be permitted as per the Institute norms. Relocation charges
towards transportation of personal effects are also provided as per the Institute norms.

Probation: The period of probation in regular appointment will be one year.

Reservation: Without any compromise on qualification, experience and competence reservation to
SCs, STs & OBCs candidates as per the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India(GoI) Rules will be
applicable. GoI policy on reservation including EWS and Divyang will be followed for faculty positions.

Application Procedure: Candidates willing to apply for the post of Assistant Professor may fill up
only online form available at the link (https://facultyrecruitment.iitbhu.ac.in/) and upload the
necessary enclosures. They need not send any hard copy of the application form. The Institute will
contact them after fixing a cut off date, as per its selection criteria. Any other mode of submission of
application will not be entertained or accepted.

Notes:
(i) Mere eligibility will not entitle any candidate for being called for interview.
(ii) Interviews will be scheduled based on the need of the Departments/Schools/Institute.
(iii) Applicants for the post of Assistant Professor, who do not fulfill the minimum experience
requirements, may be offered an appointment on contract.
(iv) The requirements of minimum qualification and/or experience may be relaxed in the case
of candidates with outstanding credentials.
(v) Reservation as per GoI norms.
(vi) The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the post(s) advertised without
assigning any reason.
(vii) Applicants not found suitable for higher positions may be considered for lower positions
in the same area.
(viii) All correspondence should be addressed to the Office of the Faculty Affairs, Indian
Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India. Email:
help.facultyrecruitment@iitbhu.ac.in. For any clarification, candidates may contact the
Office of the Faculty Affairs on the above address.
(ix) Contact details of Heads/Coordinators of the Departments/Schools are available at the
Institute website http://www.iitbhu.ac.in. The candidates may also approach them for
any specific clarification.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Candidates applying for a position in more than one Department/School are required to fill
separate application forms through online mode.
2. All enclosures and the application form must bear full name and signature of the candidate
on each page at the bottom.
3. The candidate is responsible for the correctness of the information provided in the online
application form. If it is found at a later stage that any information given in the online
application is incorrect/false the candidature/appointment is liable to be
cancelled/terminated.
4. Depending upon the exceptional qualification and experience, higher initial pay may be
offered to deserving candidates as decided by the Selection Committee.
5. Candidates called for presentation as well as the interview will be paid second AC railway fare
from the nearest Railway station of the place of duty or residence to Varanasi for an overnight
journey. Economic Airfare by Air India only will be paid for a long distance journey within
India from the local airport of place duty/residence. In addition, candidates will be paid Taxi
fare from residence/place of duty to local Railway Station/Airport and back as well as Varanasi
Railway Station/Airport to the Institute & Back. Free boarding & lodging at the Institute Guest
House would also be provided.
6. Applicants, who are employed in Government, Semi-Government Organizations or
Institutions, should send their application THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL else they will be
required to produce a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from their employer at the time of
interview.
7. The Institute reserve the right to restrict the number of candidates for interview to a
reasonable limit on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than the minimum
prescribed in the advertisement and other academic achievements.
8. No information will be sent to those candidates who are not short-listed for interview. No
correspondence, whatsoever, will be entertained from the candidates regarding conduct and
result of interview and reasons for not being called for interview or selection.
9. For availing reservation, the candidates must enclose desired certificates in the prescribed
format with the application form.
10. Foreign Nationals who are Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), if selected, permission will be sought
from Govt. of India before he/she can join the Institute. Other Foreign Nationals, if selected,
appointment will be on a contract basis for up to five years subject to permission from Govt.
of India before he/she can join the Institute.
11. Political and security clearance from Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs is
necessary in every case for individuals with foreign passports.
 Area of Specialization for the post of Assistant Professor

Annexure- A

Sl. Department/ New Area of Specialization (s)

No School Area Sub-Area
Mineral Benefication
Metal Mining
Mining Method
Mine Design
Mining Machinery
Mine Planning & Design Mining Geology
Surface Mining
1 Mining U/G Coal Mining
Engineering Noble method of Mining
Mine Automation
Mine Surveying
Mine ventiation
Mine Fire
Mine Environment Mine Safety and Ergonomics
Surface Mining Environment
Sub-Surface Environment
Artificial Intelligence, Multi Objective Optimization,
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Soft Computing,
Computer Vision, Image/Video Processing,
Artificial Intelligence & Computer Vision
Multimedia, Sentiment Analysis, Natural Language
Processing, Information Retrieval, Reinforcement
Learning.
Data Engineering & High Performance Parallel/Distributed Computing, Dig Data Analytics,
Computer Computing DBMS, Cloud Computing
2 Science &
Engineering Quantum Computing, Computer Architecture, IoT,
Systems & Networks Wireless Sensor Networks, Network Security, Bio-
Computing, Software Engineering, 5G Networks,
Block-Chain
Theoretical Computer Science Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Graph
Theory,
Cryptography, Queening Theory, Game Theory
Environmental Engineering & Water Supply & treatment
Management Waste Water Management with special relevance
to reuse and recycle-01
Solid Waste Management/Air Quality Control Engg
Engineering Geoscience Applied Geology & M.Tech. in Engineering
Civil Geosciences
3
Engineering Photogrammetry, Geodesy, Web GIS, Microwave
Geo-informatics Remote Sensing, Digital Imaging Processing,
Topographical Surveying
Unsaturated Soil mechanics, Rock Mechanics,
Geotechnical Engineering Geohazards.

H&WR Engineering Turbulent Flow

 Structural Engineering AI & IoT in structural health monitoring,
Applications of Computational mechanics in
Structural Engg.
Metamaterial Modelling and synthesis
AI Inhanced earthquake Engg. & desaster
mitigation.
Planning and Design of Waterways and Pipelines
Sustainable Highway Construction
Transportation Engineering Pavement Material Evaluation analysis and design
Geometric Design and intelligent transportation
system.
4 Chemical
Modelling, Simulation and Optimization
Engineering &
Technology Computation Fluid Dynamics
Process dynamics and Control
Multiphase flow
Computational Catalysis
Chemical Process Design
Advanced materials for energy optimization
5 Mechanical Design Thinking, Sensors and Biotribology, Micro Elecro-mechanical System (MEMS), Robotics
Engineering & Cybernetics.
Renewable Energy Technologies, (Hydrogen, Electric Mobility, PV and Fuel Cell Technology,
Solar-Wind-biomass-Geothermal, etc.), Experimental and numerical thermal and fluid science.
Micro-Nano Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Unconventional Manufacturing, Data
Driven Manufacturing, IOT, COBOT & Automation, Micro-nanomachining.
Simulation and Data Driven Decision Making, Machine Learning and Blockchain Technology,
Large scale optimization.

Manufacturing automation, Digital manufacturing and nano-macro manufacturing.

Topology
Statistics
Algebra
Functional Analysis
Mathematical Complex Analysis
6
Sciences Complex Geometry
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite Element Analysis
Algorithm -
Fluid Dynamics
Specialization Area Sub Area
Microelectronics (ME) Photonics; Silicon Photonics, Quantum
Neuromorphic; MEMS Photonics, Quantum
Electronics Computing, MEMS
7
Engineering Digital Techniques and Microprocessor, Image Processing,
Instrumentation (DTI) Microcontroller based Embedded Systems Design;
system design, Digital Real Time Operating System,
System Design
 Speaker Identification,
Speech recognition
VLSI Architecture and Chip Design Analog VLSI; Digital VLSI; Neuromorphic Computing,
(VACD) Mixed Signal Circuit CAD tool development;
Design; VLSI MMIC, System-on-Chip
Architectures; VLSI based (SoC), Chip Design, IC
signal processing; packaging
Physical Design;
Architectural Conservation
Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Architecture, Building Engineering Management
8
Planning & Design
Design General Architecture
Interior Design
Disaster Mitigation and Management
Advance Building Construction and Building Services or allied field relevant to Architecture.
Electrical Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Systems, Control Systems Engineering and
9
Engineering Power Electronics
Foundry & Near-Net Shape Processing
Metal Joining
Metallurgical
10 Extraction of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
Engineering
Processing of Secondary Metals & Alloys
Thermodynamics of Materials.
Advanced solid state materials, including dielectric, magnetic and ferroelelectric materials
Semiconductor, optoelectronic, quantum and energy devices
Multifunctional nanostructured materials and thin films
Ultra-high temperature materials
Ceramic
Composites materials and coatings
11 Engineering
Ceramic additive manufacturing and 3D printing
Theorectical and Computational materials
Bio-Ceramics, bioglass, and Bioelectronics for healthcare applications
Modern glass and glass ceramic for specified applications
Recyclable, sustainable and circular economy
BioFuel
Agro-Biochemical Engineering
Cell and gene therapy
Biochemical Translational nano medicine
12
Engineering Food Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
Bioinstrumentation and Control
Bioreactor Design and Scale-up/Plant Design
 Coordination Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry Supramolecular Chemistry
Natural Products (Carbohydrate Chemistry)
13 Chemistry Organic Chemistry Asymmetric Organic Synthesis
Solid State Chemistry
Physical Chemistry Electrochemistry
Polymer Chemistry