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Advertisement No./NITRR/R-1/Advt./2023/1178(A) dated 24/08/2023

Direct Recruitment for Assistant Professors in Various Departments of the Institute

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for Assistant Professors in various departments of the Institute.
Reservation policy of GoI will be followed. Interested persons may apply in the prescribed online application
form available on the Institute website http://www.nitrr.ac.in.
The portal for online application will be available from 28/08/2023 from 12:00 noon.
Last date of submission of online application is 18/09/2023 till 05:30 pm
Last date of receipt of hard copy of duly filled application form, along with all supporting documents, duly
self-attested is 25/09/2023: 5:30 P.M.
For further details please visit the Institute website http://www.nitrr.ac.in.

Registrar
NIT Raipur

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 jk"Vªh; izkS|ksfxdh laLFkku jk;iqj Phone: (0771) 2252700
Fax: (0771) 2253104
Email: registrar@nitrr.ac.in
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RAIPUR
(An Institute of National Importance)
Add: GE Road, Raipur PIN: 492010, Chhattisgarh Web: www.nitrr.ac.in

Direct Recruitment of Faculty Positions in Various Departments

1. Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for positions of the Assistant Professors at Pay Level
10 of the Pay Matrix of the 7th Central Pay Commission as shown or any other corresponding pay
scale or pay level approved by the Central Government or the Council, as the case may be. Apart
from Indian Citizens, candidates holding Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card would
also be eligible to apply for above posts.

Name of the Post Payscale

Assistant Professor Grade-II Pay Level 10, Cell No. 8
Note: Posts of Assistant Professor (Grade-II) having Pay Level 10 are contract positions for a period of
5 years.

2. Vacancy: The position(s) of Assistant Professor are available in the departments of 1) Applied
Geology; 2) Bio Medical Engineering; 3) Civil Engineering; 4) Computer Science & Engineering; 5)
Electrical Engineering; 6) Electronics and Communication Engineering; 7) Humanities & Social
Sciences; 8) Information Technology; 9) Mathematics; 10) MCA; 11) Mechanical Engineering; and
12) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

Category-wise distribution of these positions are Unreserved (OC) -10; EWS - 02; SC- 03; ST -
02; and OBC - 06 out of total vacancies of 23. Horizontal reservation of PwD (Divyang) to be
maintained as per the Government of India norms.
Note: (1) The above posts are inclusive of (01) post for PWD (VH/HH/AH/MH) candidate among the
vacancies of Assistant Professor Grade-II.
(2) Vacant posts of Assistant Professor Grade-II in Mining Engineering Department are not
being advertised as per direction of Hon’ble High Court of Chhattisgarh.

NOTE I: This being an advertisement governed by the four-tier flexible faculty recruitment rules,
relevant instructions from MoE issued till the date of interview will be applicable to
this recruitment process.

NOTE II: The Institute reserves the right to increase/decrease number of vacancies including those
in the reserved categories without notification.

NOTE III: Since all the posts are to be filled-in by open advertisement, candidates working in NIT
Raipur who are aspiring for higher Pay levels are required to submit their application
even if the posts in the concern department are not advertised.

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 NOTE IV: For the departments which are not having any vacancy, movement in higher Pay Level
or cadre will be carried out as per specified selection process but restricted to only for
serving faculty members of the respective departments of the Institute (as per Note 1(5)
of schedule E of statutes 23[5](a) of the First Statutes of the National Institute of
Technology (Amendment Statutes, 2017) and as directed by MoE, Government of
India, from time to time.

The Institute reserves the right to modify/ defer or cancel full / part of the advertisement /
recruitment process at any stage of processing without assigning any reason whatsoever and no
communication in this regard will be made.

Facilities extended to the faculty members of NIT Raipur

3. The Institute, as per rules, extends following facilities to its faculty members which may change
from time to time subject to directions of GoI and Ministry of Education:

a. Financial assistance for attending national/international conferences for presenting research

papers or chairing session, for sponsored training in India and abroad, membership of
professional societies etc. under the scheme of Cumulative Professional Development
Allowance [CPDA] limited to Rs. 1.00 Lakh per annum subject to the maximum limit of
Rs.3.00 Lakh in a block period of three years or as per rules.
b. An initial research grant (Seed grant) up to Rs.5.00 Lakh for new faculty as per Institute
norms.
c. Provision for undertaking consultancy and testing work as per Institute norms.
d. On campus residence [depending on availability].
e. Medical Facilities to faculty and their dependent family members as per rules.
f. Reimbursement of expenses on telephone as per approved norms.
g. Group Insurance Scheme for faculty as per Institute norms.
h. Provision of Child care leave, Children education allowance and maternity/paternity leave as
per Government of India norms.
i. LTC as per Government of India norms.
j. HRA as per the Government of India norms.
k. New entrants will be covered under the New Pension Scheme [NPS-2004] as per Ministry of
Education guidelines, GoI norms, NIT Act and Statutes. The existing faculty members, if
selected shall be governed by their current pension scheme.
l. Leave will be granted as per CCS Leave Rules, 1972.
m. The appointees will be granted No Objection Certificates and applications of such appointees
for outside job can be forwarded only after completion of two years of services and as per the
NIT Statutes.

Prescribed minimum qualification and experience:

4. The qualification and other terms and conditions of appointment of academic staff as specified
under Schedule ‘E’ of NIT Statutes (Amended 2017) (Ref. Gazette of India No. 651, dated July,
24, 2017) shall be read in conjunction with the guidelines or clarifications issued with the
approval of the Council on 13th September, 2017; 4th December, 2017; 31st January, 2018; 20th
April, 2018; and 16th April, 2019 and other amendments issued by MoE, Govt of India from time
to time (available at http://www.nitrr.ac.in/faculty-positions.php)(Annexure I). Candidates are

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 required to go through the details of posts and instructions available on the website carefully
before applying to ensure their eligibility for the post.

Common Essential Educational Requirements

5. For Engineering Disciplines: B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent and M.E./M.Tech. or equivalent and

Ph.D. in relevant/ equivalent discipline with first class in the preceding degrees. BE/B.Tech. with
direct Ph.D. with first class in preceding degree will also be considered.

For Non-Engineering Departments: Ph.D. degree in the relevant or equivalent discipline with
first class in preceding degrees.

In case, first class is not mentioned in the preceding degrees by the University / Institution, then
the candidates should have secured at least 6.5 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 60% marks in
aggregate.

In case the candidate has secured CGPA under any other point scale (other than 10-point scale),
then certificate issued by the authorized signatory (not the Mentor/Supervisor/Head of the
Department) of the Institute / University to the effect of having secured first class in such degree
must be attached. Alternately, the CGPA may be equivalently converted on 10- point scale for
determination of eligibility.

Age Limit:

6. Up to thirty-five (35) year for Assistant Professor for new entrants on the last date for submission
of online application form.
7. Age Relaxation: Age relaxation may be given for SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PWD candidates as per the
GoI norms.

Experience:

8. Experience as per clarification no. 7, MoE, GoI (erstwhile MHRD), F.No.33-9/2011-TS.III, dated
16thApril, 2019, (including prior to implementation of NIRF) shall be considered if acquired in
any of the following Institutions:

• Fully Funded Central Educational Institutions.

• IIMs & Other management Institutions ranked by NIRF up to 50 for any two years.

• State Educational Institutions funded by respective State Government.

• Other Educational Institutions ranked by NIRF up to 100 in Overall, Universities, Engineering

and 10 for Architecture, for any two years.

Experience as mentioned above and as per RRs in an Institution/ organization will only be
considered for calculating total experience. However, this criterion does not apply for serving
regular faculty member of the Institute, NIT Raipur. For the serving regular faculty members
previous experiences irrespective of above conditions will be considered.

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 Administrative Experience: Contribution to Institute/Department Administration shall be
recommended by concerned Head of the Department or Chairman and approved by the
Director/Head of the Institution. Otherwise, weightage of administrative experience for evaluating
the credit points may not be considered for determining the eligibility. No correspondence shall be
entertained in this regard. [As prescribed in note 1, point no. 4 of Schedule ‘E’ of NITs Statutes
(vide Gazette of India No. 651, dated July 24, 2017)].

Less than six months of individual (independent/discrete) experience in relevant regular position
in any organization will not be considered in computing total experience.

Application Processing Fee:

9. Each application must be accompanied by non-refundable Processing Fee of Rs. 2500/- (Rupees
Two Thousand Five Hundred Only) for UR/OBC/EWS applicants and Rs. 1250/- (Rupees
One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Only) for SC/ ST/ PWD applicants. No Processing Fee is
required from existing faculty of NIT Raipur. For the candidates applying from abroad,
application fee will be Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five thousand Only)

The Application Fee should be remitted Online only (online payment option is available in
Application Form). Application processing fee once paid will not be refunded under any
circumstances.

Candidates who wish to apply for more than one discipline/department or cadre must apply
separately for each discipline/department or cadre in the prescribed manner and they need to pay
processing fee for each of the online application.

Pay Fixation

10. All recruitment and pay-fixation shall be done by the Appointing Authority, i.e., Board of
Governors (BoG) of the Institute only on the recommendations of duly constituted Selection
Committees. The decision of the Appointing Authority shall be final. There is no scope for fixing
or altering the 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.

11. a. As this is a fresh appointment(As per Schedule E of Statute 23(5)(a) Note 1(1)), any change in
the AGP/Pay Level in 7th CPC, is through direct recruitment through open advertisement.
Therefore, the term “promotion” used in RRs/ Guidelines/ MoE (erstwhile MHRD)
communications should be read as “Appointment through Direct Recruitment”.

b. The appointee (new entrants) in contract position should undergo or submit medical fitness
certificate and verification of the character antecedent in consonance with; the GoI guidelines.

How to apply

12. a) Please note that application filled on the official portal https://recruitment-ast-prof.nitrr.ac.in
will only be accepted. Applications received through any other mode shall not be accepted but
summarily rejected. Applicants are required to apply separately for different posts in the same

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 discipline or in different disciplines/departments. A print-out of the application form obtained
from the on-line portal duly signed (each page) by the candidate should be sent to the Institute
along with self-attested photocopies of the supporting documents, testimonials and the proof of
fees paid, etc. The duly completed application form, along with above-mentioned enclosures must
be sent by speed/registered post/by hand to the Registrar, National Institute of Technology
Raipur, Raipur - 492 010, Chhattisgarh, India failing which their candidature will not be
considered.

b) Complete hardcopy of application forms for each applied branch/discipline must be submitted in
separate envelopes. The envelope containing the application must be super-scribed as “Application for the
Post of Assistant Professor Grade-II in the Department of ………………………………”

13. Please note that the deadline for online application is 18/09/2023 till 5:30 PM and the last date
of receiving hard copies of the print out of the applications prepared as given in point 12
above is 25/09/2023 up to 5:30 PM.

Please also note that an online application for which hard-copy application along-with necessary
documentation is not received in the Institute up to the stipulated time, the online application will
be rejected summarily.

NIT Raipur shall in no case be responsible for postal delays and hard copies of the applications
received after the last date will be rejected along with its online version.

The Institute reserves the right to extend the last date. Therefore, candidates are advised to keep
visiting the Institute website regularly

14. Persons serving in Govt. / Semi Govt. / PSUs / Universities / Educational Institutions should send
their applications either THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL or should furnish a NO OBJECTION
CERTIFICATE from the Competent Authority of the organization serving, in the prescribed form
at the time of interview otherwise they may not be allowed for interview. However, they can
submit the advance copy of the application form.

15. Applications which are not online/ not in prescribed form / without relevant supporting enclosures
and without fee shall be summarily rejected. No correspondence shall be entertained in this
regard.

16. The minimum qualification with regard to academic qualification and experience (on credit basis)
for all positions advertised shall be governed by the Schedule ‘E’ of NITs Statutes issued vide
Gazette of India No. 651, dated July, 24th 2017 (As per Schedule E of Statute 23(5)(a) Note 1(1))
and the amendments.

17. Desirable areas of specialization in various Departments are given in Annexure-II. However,
candidates with other relevant areas of specialization may also be considered.

18. The date for determining eligibility of candidates in every respect i.e. Qualifications, experience
and preferred age limit etc. shall be considered as on the closing date, i.e. the last date of the
submission of online application form.

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19. Instructions for submission of application are attached in Annexure III and are required to be
followed.

20. Candidates shall indicate two references of eminent persons in the field/ profession who may be
contacted by the Institute for their recommendations.

21. Original documents along with one set of self-attested copies will have to be produced at the time
of interview for verification.

22. All degrees, certificates should be from recognized Institute/Universities.

Short Listing and Eligibility Criteria

23. Mere possession of minimum qualification/ experience will not entitle the candidate to be called
for interview/ selection or appointment.

24. The candidates may be required to appear for written exam/presentation/seminar in the respective
departments, in addition to facing the Selection Committee.

25. The Institute has the right to set higher norms than minimum and the areas of specialization while
short listing, taking into account the specific requirements of the individual departments. The
short-listing norms may not be uniform across the departments/ posts of the Institute and shall be
binding on all the applicants. The decision of the Institute related to all matters pertaining to the
recruitment shall be final and binding on the applicants.

26. Policy on avoiding in-breeding: Candidates who have obtained their most recent degree (Ph.D.)
from NIT, Raipur, will not be considered for recruitment, except where there is a 3 years gap
between leaving the Institute and last date of the submission of online application.

Reservation

27. GoI norms of reservation are followed in the Institute. All reserved candidates are required to
submit their Caste/Category certificates in prescribed format [Annexure-IV/V/VI/VII] along
with the hard copy of application. No other certificate will be accepted as a sufficient proof of
Caste/Category.

28. The Caste/Tribe/Community certificates (Annexure IV) in the proforma prescribed and issued by
any of the authorities stated in the OM No. 36012/6/88-Estt. (SCT), dated 24.4.1990 and OM No.
36012/22/93-Estt. (Res.), dated 15.11.1993, GoI, No. 36028/1/2014-Estt (Res), dated 3 rd
September, 2015 will only be accepted as sufficient proof in support of a candidate’s claim
belonging to Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe/ Other Backward Class (NCL). Relevant Caste
/Tribe/ Community certificates are required to be submitted with duly completed application
form. No other certificate will be accepted as a sufficient proof.

The caste of the candidate must be in the state-wise central list of SCs given at

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 https://socialjustice.gov.in/common/76750
or
https://socialjustice.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Compendium-2016.pdf

The caste of the candidate must be in the state-wise central list of STs given at

https://tribal.nic.in/ST/LatestListofScheduledtribes.pdf

29. OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate issued on or after 1st April, 2023 shall only be considered
for reservation under OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category. [Refer Annexure-V].

30. EWS certificate should be issued by competent authority (Tahsildar or above). Also, this
certificate must be issued on or after 1st April, 2023in order to be considered for reservation
under EWS category [Refer Annexure-VI].

31. The persons with disability (PWD) shall be required to submit the Disability/Medical Certificate
in the prescribed form (Annexure–VII) issued by the competent medical authorities for the
purpose of employment as per Government of India norms along with the hard-copy of the
application form. The final selection of such candidates will be made on the basis of the
recommendations of a Medical Board appointed for examining the physical disability at Raipur.

32. The reserved candidates who have applied for unreserved posts will not be eligible for any age
relaxation or any other concessions as per DOPT office memorandum No. 36011/1/98 Est. (Res)
Dated 1-7-98.

33. The directives contained in the matter of reservation in posts and implementation of Central
Educational Institutions Act, 2019 enunciated in the Ministry of Education’s letter dated
05.11.2019 (attached herewith as Annexure-VIII) shall be applicable.

Responsibility of Information Submitted and Jurisdiction

34. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing any influence of any form will be treated as
disqualification for the faculty position applied.

35. Legal disputes, if any, with NIT Raipur will be restricted within the jurisdiction of Raipur courts
only.

36. The applicant will be solely responsible for authenticity of submitted information, documents and
photographs, etc.

Communication and Interim Inquiry

37. The list of candidates shortlisted for further participation in the selection process such as written
test/presentation/interview etc. will be displayed on the Institute website only. The applicants
need to keep on visiting Institute website www.nitrr.ac.in or https://recruitment-ast-
prof.nitrr.ac.in for updates. No correspondence will be made regarding non eligibility/ not short
listing/ non selection of the candidates.

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38. Information uploaded on the website shall not be provided to the candidate or any other person
under R.T.I Act. 2005. The information uploaded on the website shall remain for a specific period
only. Therefore, the candidates are advised to download the uploaded information and keep with
them for future. During ongoing process of recruitment, neither any application under Right to
Information Act. 2005 shall be entertained nor information will be provided. Factual information
under the R.T.I Act shall be provided only after declaration of final results of the process.
Inferential questions or Speculative questions shall not be answered in RTI.

39. The Institute shall retain the applicants’ data for non-shortlisted and non-selected candidates only
for three months after the completion of recruitment process.

40. The Institute reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates for interview to a reasonable
limit, on the basis of qualification and experience higher than those prescribed in this
advertisement.

41. Since all the posts are to be filled-in by open advertisement through direct recruitment, candidates
working in NIT Raipur who are aspiring for higher Pay levels need to apply.

Requirement of documents/certificates/degrees

42. Self-attested photocopies of the following documents (certificates/testimonials/etc.) are required to

been closed with the printout of the Application form. These documents are required for supporting
the candidature (Checklist in Annexure IX)

S.No. Required documents

1 Age Proof: Matriculation/10th Standard/ Secondary 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 will be considered in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is
not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by the concerned Educational Boards Then School
leaving certificate indicating date of birth will be considered.
2 Higher Secondary / Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet.
3 Preceding Degrees: Degree certificate of UG and PG 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 will be accepted.
4 Essential qualification: Ph.D. Degree or Notification of Ph.D. award issued by the authorized
signatory (not the Mentor/Supervisor/Head of the Department) except for the Department of
Architecture, along with one page brief about the PhD work.
5 Caste/Tribe/Community certificate: The relevant Caste/Tribe/Community certificate issued by
competent authority.
6 The Disability / Medical certificate issued by competent medical authority.
7 Photo identity card [issued by govt. agency/last attended Institution/University]
8 Experience Certificate(s): 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 Pay Level, Grade Pay and basic pay. The certificate(s) should also mention the
nature of duties performed / experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s).
9 International / National Post-Doctoral Fellowships experience certificate offered by National
Agencies of respective country and / or Post-Doctoral Fellowships offered by Institutions which
are in QS / The World Ranking up to 500 will be considered for the post of Assistant Professor.

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 The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience & fellowship
amount obtained during Post-Doctoral Fellowships with duration(s).
10 Printout of the first page of publications (only first page is required)
11 Any other relevant documents in support of the entries filled in application form.

43. Every candidate has to submit the Summary of credit points as per Annexure X.

Dated: …/08/2023 Registrar

NIT Raipur

………..

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