NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UTTARAKHAND

Srinagar Campus: Govt. ITI, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand-246174

Advt.No.04/2024 dated 11/03/2024

Advertisement for the post of Assistant Professor (Grade-I & Grade-II)

1. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, is one among 31 NITs established by the
Government of India by an Act of the Parliament, offering UG, PG and Ph.D. programs in
Engineering/Technology and Sciences. NIT Uttarakhand is inviting online applications for the post
of Assistant Professor (Grade-I & Grade-II) in the various departments.

2. Interested candidates must apply ONLINE only through link on the Institute website
https://www.nituk.ac.in. Applications received through any other mode shall not be accepted and
summarily rejected. The candidates are advised to download the PDF of the online submitted
application form after submission of application form and send hard copy of the downloaded PDF
of the filled application form along with the self-attested supported copies of all the
documents/certificates by speed post/registered post/courier to NIT Uttarakhand on following
address:

The Registrar
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
Srinagar Campus: Srinagar (Garhwal),
District- Pauri Garhwal
Uttarakhand 246174, India

Last date of online Application is 01/04/2024 up to 05:30 PM and last date for receiving the Hard
Copy of the downloaded PDF of the filled application form along with self-attested supported
copies of all the documents/certificates at NIT Uttarakhand is 10/04/2024 up to 05:30 pm. The
envelope containing the application be super scribed as “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (GR-___) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ___________________________”.

3. The details of the post(s) are as under:

S. No. of
Department & post Category Pay Level & Basic Pay
No. vacancies
Computer Science & Engineering Grade – I: Pay Level 12 as per 7th
1. 01 (UR) 02 CPC along with allowances
Assistant Professor (Grade-I) admissible as per Institute norms &
01 (SC)
Basic Pay: Rs.1,01,500/-
Humanities and Social Sciences
Grade – II: Pay Level 10 as per 7th
2. 01 CPC along with allowances
Assistant Professor (Grade-II)
*01 (EWS) admissible as per Institute norms &
– English
Basic Pay: Rs.70,900/-
TOTAL 03
* Vacancy is against Lien post.
PwBD reservation shall be as per Govt. of India norms and PwBD candidates are encouraged to apply.

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NOTE:

1. Detailed educational qualifications, experience, and other criteria for selection shall be
according to the recruitment rules for Faculty in NITs as per Schedule–E of the First Statutes of
the NITs (amendment statutes 2017) issued vide No.651 Gazette of India dated 24 th July
2017, clarification issued by Ministry of Education dated 16 th April 2019, and Gazette
notification published by the NIT Uttarakhand vide no.NITUK/R/Statutes/ 2023/01(E) dated
10/07/2023.
2. All Degree Certificates should be from recognized Universities / Institutes. Candidates should
have first class degree from Bachelor’s Degree onwards.

3. More than six months of experience in regular position in Institution of repute or any
organization with a pay scale, will only be considered towards qualifying experience for
Assistant Professor Grade-I only. Experience rendered on part time, daily wages or as visiting
faculty will not be counted as experience.

4. Fresh appointment beyond the age of 60 years is discouraged except in the case of faculty
with exceptionally brilliant research career and with on-going or approved externally funded
research project.

5. Prescribed minimum qualification and experience for faculty positions are given in Annexure-I.
In case of any discrepancy, the recruitment rules for the post of Assistant Professor (Grade-I &
II) shall be followed hence candidates are requested to refer recruitment rules before applying
for the post. Recruitment rules are available on Institute website. The required areas of
specializations in various departments are given in Annexure-II. The last date for determining
the eligibility in respect of age/qualification/experience shall be last date of closing of
application form.

6. For the departments which are not having any vacancy, movement in higher Academic Grade
Pay or cadre shall be carried out as per specified selection process but it will be restricted to
only for serving faculty members of the respective departments.

7. Candidates applying for more than one Department are required to submit separate application
forms. Also, candidates applying for more than one pay level (AGP) in any department are
required to submit separate application forms.

8. The Institute reserves the right not to fill up the posts, cancel the advertisement in whole or in
part, without assigning any reason and its decision in this regard shall be final.

9. The number of posts may increase or decrease. The Selection Committee reserves the right to
offer the lower post to the candidate if not found suitable for the applied post.
10. The period of probation will be one year for the post of Assistant Professor (Grade-I), which
may be extended depending on the performance during the first year of service.

11. Besides the basic pay, admissible allowances like DA, HRA, TA, etc. are payable as per
Institute norms. Fresh appointees will be covered under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) as
per Government of India norms.

4. Application fee:

(i) Each application must be accompanied by non-refundable Application Fee of Rs.1000/-. The
Application Fee should be remitted Online only (online payment option is available in online
Application Form) and the proof of depositing of fee should be submitted along with print out
of online application. Indian nationals applying from abroad can apply with a non-refundable
application fee of Rs.5000/- or US$ 61.

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 (ii) The non-refundable Application Fee for SC / ST / Women / PwBD / Internal candidates is
Rs.500/-.

(iii) The candidates who have applied for the post of Assistant Professor (Gr-II)-English against
Advt. No.15/2023 dated 10/12/2023 not required to pay application fee. However,
candidate may update the previous application form and submit the same.

5. Documents/Certificates.

The following self-attested photocopies of the documents/certificate should be sent along with PDF
of the online submitted application form. Candidates are also requested to bring original
documents at the time of document verification/presentation/Interview, failing which the
candidature would summarily be rejected and candidate would be debarred from further
participation in the selection process:

(i) The copy of the Transaction ID of the application fee paid.

(ii) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of
Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating date of
Birth in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark
sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating date of
Birth will be considered.

(iii) Higher Secondary / Class Xll (or equivalent) board marks sheet.

(iv) Degree certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of
educational qualification claimed. In the absence of a particular Degree certificate, mark
sheets of the Degree program may be accepted.

(v) Candidates belonging to the EWS category should attach a photocopy of the EWS certificate
as per Govt. of India norms. EWS certificate issued on or after 01/04/2023 shall be
considered for reservation under EWS category.

(vi) Candidates belonging to the SC category should attach a photocopy of the SC certificate as
per Govt. of India norms.

(vii) The PwBD candidates shall be required to submit the Disability/Medical Certificate issued by
the competent medical authorities for the purpose of employment as per Government of lndia
norms with duly completed application form. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of the
disability shall only be eligible for the benefit of reservation under this category. The
certificate will be rejected if the disability is less than 40%.

(viii) Experience Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s) for the entire experience
claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the
basic pay, and Grade Pay (GP)/Pay Level. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of
duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s).

(ix) The following documents are also required:

 Publication, patents and copyrights details

 Details of Workshops/Conferences/Short Term Programs organized
 Certificate of Training/Summer/Winter Schools attended
 Conferences/Workshops attended and presented papers

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  Details of Sponsored and Consultancy Projects
 Fellowship/Membership of Professional Bodies
 Awards and Recognitions
 Testimonials
 Other Relevant Certificates

(x) Persons serving in Government / Semi-Government / Autonomous Bodies / Statutory Bodies /

PSUs / PSBs should send their applications either THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL or should
furnish a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE along with Vigilance Clearance Certificate and
statement showing Major or Minor penalties, if any imposed by the Competent Authority of
the organization where they are serving at the time of document verification before Interview.
They can, however, send advance copy of the online filled application form and mention the
same on the first page of the application form. In case an advance copy of application is
submitted and application through proper channel is not received, the shortlisted candidate
will be allowed to appear for Personal Interview only if he/she brings a No Objection
Certificate and Vigilance Clearance Certificate from his/her present employer. The decision
of the selection committee, on this issue, shall be binding on the candidates.

6. Method of Selection:
(i) Mere fulfillment of the required qualifications and experience does not entitle a candidate to
be called for written test/Interview / selection.
(ii) The Screening Committee shall shortlist the eligible and most desirable candidates to be
called for interview from amongst the applicants, based on the required specialization,
availability of candidates, and requirements of the departments.

(iii) The Institute reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates for written test/interview
to a reasonable limit on the basis of qualifications, experience, and credit points higher than
those prescribed in this advertisement. All such notifications will be placed on Institute
website. A written test will be conducted only for the Assistant Professor (Grade-II) if the
shortlisted candidates per post per category are more than 12.

(iv) This being an advertisement governed by the Four Tier Flexible Faculty Recruitment Rules,
relevant instructions from Ministry of Education (Govt. of India) issued till the date of the
interview will be applicable. Candidates are advised to refer the Institute website:
www.nituk.ac.in regularly for relevant information and updates on the recruitment process.

(v) Incomplete applications or applications without relevant supporting enclosures or applications

not in prescribed form or applications received after prescribed last date will be out rightly
rejected. The Institute will not be responsible for any kind of delay including postal delay.
Interim correspondence will not be entertained or replied to in this regard.

7. General Instructions to the candidates:

(i) The applicants applying in response to this advertisement should satisfy themselves regarding
their eligibility for the post applied for.
(ii) The Institute will retain online applications data for non-shortlisted candidates only for three
months after completion of recruitment process.

(iii) Request for individual acknowledgements shall not be considered.

(iv) NIT Uttarakhand strives to have a workforce which also reflects gender balance and hence,
female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

(v) Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidature of the applicant.

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 (vi) Candidates will have to appear for the written test and/or interview at their own cost, if called
before the Selection Committee, which will be separately notified to the candidates.
(vii) Selected candidates should be prepared to join duty within the time granted.

(viii) No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding the reason for
not being called for written test/interview / outcome of written test/interview.
(ix) The candidate is responsible for the correctness of the information provided in the
application. If it is found, at a later date, that any information given in the application is
incorrect / false, the candidature / appointment is liable to be cancelled / terminated and
suitable legal action can be taken against his/her.
(x) The candidate should not have been convicted by any Court of Law.

(xi) Any vigilance/disciplinary cases should not be pending against the candidates working in the
any Govt. Organizations. In such cases, application shall not be considered or scrutinized.
(xii) Helpline e-mail ID for technical query related to online form submission or fee submission is
help2024@nituk.ac.in . Any query submitted through any other mode or made on any other
email ID will not be considered.

(xiii) Legal disputes, if any, with National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand will be restricted
within the jurisdiction of Hon’ble High Court of Uttarakhand only.

8. Check List:

(i) Whether all details in online application form have been filled up correctly?

(ii) Whether Photograph uploaded?

(iii) Whether application fee, if applicable, paid?

(iv) Whether pdf output generated after submitting the application form online printed, signed, and
sent by post (Speed post/Registered post/Courier) along with self-attested copies of all
documents.

Registrar

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 ANNEXURE–I

Name of the post Cumulative

Essential
Pay level in 7th CPC Essential Requirements Essential Credit
Qualification
(Pre-revised AGP) Points*
Assistant Professor, Grade–I
in Level-12 of the Pay Matrix
of the 7th Central Pay Three years after Ph.D. or six
Commission or any other years total teaching and
corresponding pay scale or research experience in
pay level approved by the Ph.D. 20
Institution of repute or
Central Government or the Research and Development
Council, as the case may be. Labs or relevant industry.
Basic Pay: Rs.1,01,500/-
Assistant Professor, Grade–II
(to be appointed on contract
basis) in Level-10 of the Pay
Matrix of the 7th Central Pay
Commission or any other
corresponding pay scale or Ph.D. NIL NIL
pay level approved by the
Central Government or the
Council, as the case may be.

Basic Pay: Rs.70,900/-

*As per the guidelines given in the “Schedule E” of NITs statutes (Issued vide Gazette of India No. 651
dated 24th July 2017, clarifications issued by MoE dated 16th April 2019), and Gazette notification
published by the NIT Uttarakhand vide no.NITUK/R/Statutes/ 2023/01(E) dated 10/07/2023.

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 ANNEXURE–II

The required areas of specialization for the post of Assistant Professor (Grade-I & II) are given below.
The Institute reserves the right to select/ consider from the required areas of specialization.

Departments Specializations
B.Tech./BE in Computer Science & Engineering /Computer
Engineering/ Information Technology/ Computer Science.

M.E./ M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer

Engineering/ Information Technology/ Computer Science/
Software Engineering / Information Security/ AI&ML/ Artificial
Computer Science
Intelligence/ Data Science/ Data Analytics/ or relevant
&
discipline.
Engineering
Ph.D. Specialization in Computer Networks/Wireless Sensor
Networks/Cloud and Edge Computing/Internet of Things/Cyber
Security and Forensics/Theoretical Computer Science/Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning/Computer Vision and Image
Processing or relevant discipline.
Humanities & Social English: UG Degree in any specialization with minimum 3
Sciences years, PG and Ph.D. Degree in English (English Literature).

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