Applications are invited for Institute Postdoctoral Fellow 2024 (IPDF) at NIT Silchar. The last date of application is July 27.
Applications are invited for admission into Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF) programme in the following departments with the area/ specializations and admission group as mentioned in the table for the session July – December 2024.
Areas
- Civil
- CSE
- ELectrical
- Mechanical
- Electronics and Instrumentation
- Electronics and Communication
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Management Studies
The Institute offers Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) with a view to providing an opportunity for competent researchers to do independent research work in an appropriate area. Institute will admit young researchers, as Institute Postdoctoral Fellows (IPDFs) and Sponsored Postdoctoral Fellows (SPDFs).
Institute PDF: Those who are applying through advertisement of this institute. These PDFs are termed Institute Post Doctoral Fellows (IPDF). Their rules and regulation are governed by the Institute’s policy. The total number of IPDF will be as per the sanctioned strength at any time in a department.
Sponsored PDF: Post-Doctoral Fellow from sponsored project/ agency or awarded by R&D /Other Organizations like DST, SERB, ICSR, UGC, NBHM, INSPIRE, N-PDF, etc. These PDFs are termed Sponsored PDF (SPDF). These SPDFs should follow the rules and regulations (for fellowship, contingency, and duration) as stated by the sponsoring agency. NIT Silchar will offer mentor(s) and they are also broadly governed by the Institute’s policy for other issues. The number of SPDFs supported by sponsored projects/agencies will be over and above the sanctioned number of IPDFs.
Eligibility
The eligibility criterion of the applicant for IPDF are as follows:
- The National Institute of Technology Silchar is offered Full Time (FT) IPDF program in the area of research/ specialization mentioned in above for the respective department.
- Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship is intended for persons normally below 35 years of age. However, for persons from teaching institutions recognized by AICTE/UGC/ R&D organizations or persons sponsored by DSIR-recognized industrial organizations, the maximum age limit shall be 40 years.
- Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship will be offered to persons who have a Ph.D. degree in the mentioned branch of Engineering/ Science/ Social Sciences/ Management studies and has a minimum of 03 (Three) research publications in peer-reviewed SCI/SCIE/SSCI indexed journals.
- All the degrees acquired by the candidate must be in first class, with at least one degree from IIT/NIT/Government Funded/CFTI/Centrally Funded Institutes and/or the institute NIRF rank within 100.
- Candidate must apply within five years after completing his/her Ph.D. degree.
- The candidates who have completed their Ph.D. from NIT Silchar can apply for the fellowship after 03 (Three) years of completion of their Ph.D. degree.
- SC/ST/OBC/EWS/Women reservations and relaxation will be followed as per Government of India norms.
- Fellowship is available to Indian Nationals only.
Application Procedure
- A proposal must be submitted by the aspiring post-doctoral fellow with the consent of a faculty member of NIT Silchar as a mentor.
- The proposal submitted by the fellow must not be a mere extension of the Ph.D. work.
- The applicant is allowed to submit only one concept note with respect to a single advertisement.
- The expertise brought in by the applicant will be an important criterion in the selection process.
- The concept note must be submitted as per the format given in Annexure – I with filled up application form.
- The candidate/ applicant will be allowed to pursue PDF only once at NIT Silchar.
How to Apply?
All the applications cover must be mention the subject line “Application for the IPDF program – Name of the Department”.
To The Dean (R&C) 2nd Floor, Administrative Building National Institute of Technology Silchar Dist.: Cachar, City: Silchar Pin – 788010, Assam, India.
Also a copy of the applications with all supporting documents should be sent to the email id ipdf_nitsilchar@nits.ac.in.
The candidates are advised to give their latest contact numbers/email ids in the application form. 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/Government of India.
Deadline
The filled up application form with the proposal must reach to the following address on or before 28/07/2024.
Important dates
- Last date of receipt of applications: 28.07.2024
- Publication of shortlisted candidates for interview/ test: 30.07.2024
- Tentative date of interview/test: 10.08.2024
- List of selected candidates to be uploaded in the institute website: 05.09.2024
Fee
An Application Fee of Rs. 1000/-(for Open/OBC) OR Rs. 500/- (for SC/ST/ PwD) must be paid via online payment.
Amount
The fellowship is Rs. 50000/- per month.
Duration
Initial appoint of the fellow for the period of One year extended up to one more year.
