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Assistant Professor Eligibility Criteria

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Academic Unit Criteria
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Candidates should preferably hold an undergraduate/post-graduate degree

in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering. Further, candidates should have
completed a Ph.D. in the advertised areas of specialization.

Candidates who do not have a Ph.D. in the advertised areas of

specialization but have a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research
Aerospace
1 experience in the advertised areas of specialization may also be
Engineering
considered.

Candidates should have a minimum of FIVE (5) publications in reputed

refereed journals and conference proceedings at the time of the application,
of which at least THREE (3) should be in Scopus/SCI-indexed journals.
Industry experience will be appropriately evaluated.

Candidates with research work in biosciences should have a minimum of

FIVE (5) original refereed international publications in Scopus / PubMed /
Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals as first author or as first
author with equal contribution.

Candidates with research work in biomedical engineering should have a

minimum of THREE (3) original refereed international publications in
Scopus / PubMed /Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals as first
author or as first author with equal contribution.

A granted patent may be considered as equivalent to an original research

Biosciences &
2 publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.
Bioengineering
A full paper in an international peer-reviewed conference proceeding of a
reputed professional society may be considered as equivalent to an original
research publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

Development efforts (technology, product, process, protocols, etc.) that

have reached a stage of maturity viz., peer-reviewed demonstration of
proof-of-concept e.g., in the form of acceptance by a funding agency or an
industry for enhancement of Technology Readiness Level (TRL),
deployment, etc., may be considered as equivalent to an original research
publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

A) Candidates working in the broad research areas related to chemical

engineering and having at least one degree in Chemical Engineering
(UG/PG/Ph.D.) will be considered. Candidates who do not have a degree in
Chemical Chemical Engineering but their core research falls under the advertised
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Engineering specific sub-areas will also be considered.

(B) Candidates should also have a minimum of THREE (3) research

publications in reputed journals included in Scopus/SCI index in areas
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related to Chemical Engineering.

Candidates should have a basic degree in Chemistry, should have a

minimum of FIVE (5) publications in Scopus/SCI indexed internationally
4 Chemistry reputed journals, out of which at least TWO (2) publications must originate
from post Ph.D. work.

The candidates should have a strong academic and research background

with Ph.D., including a basic minimum 4-year undergraduate Engineering
Degree in Civil Engineering or related areas.

Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in SCI-

indexed reputed journals related to the advertised areas. The quality will be
evaluated based on SCI Impact Factor (IF) and relative IF ranking in that
field of specialization. The papers should be already published or be in the
Civil press.
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Engineering
Research grants received / Teaching or Industry experience / Significant
National or International awards will be considered as an additional
advantage.

Patents and Books: (a) A granted Patent with the candidate as main
contributor will be counted as equivalent to one published journal paper. (b)
Textbook / Book chapter published by reputed publisher will be considered
as an additional advantage.

Candidates should have a minimum of TWO (2) publications during their

Ph.D. in reputed conferences or journals in computer science and related
areas, with at least one of these being in a top-tier forum*.

In addition, candidates with more years of research experience after Ph.D.

Computer
are expected to have correspondingly higher research achievements. In
6 Science &
case of candidates who have spent some time in non-research industry
Engineering
jobs, this criterion may be relaxed, especially if they have additional
publications during their Ph.D. *

“Reputed” is defined as rank B or higher and “top-tier” is defined as rank A

or higher in CORE portals OR in the Department Publication Ranking List.

For all positions in Geology (Area of specialization:- Groundwater

Hydrogeology, Mineral Exploration/ Ore Geology, Mathematical Geology/
Geostatistics, Tectonic Geomorphology)

Essential Qualifications: (a) M.Sc / M.Sc (Tech)/ M.Tech degree in Geology

7 Earth Sciences or in any of the fields related to Geology (b) Ph.D. in the relevant field of
Geology.

Desirable: Experience in running and maintaining relevant equipment, with

adequate exposure to experimentation and all aspects of field geology,
computation and numerical modelling.
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For all positions related to Geophysics (Area of specialization: Quantitative

Seismic Interpretation/ Seismic Reservoir Characterization, Petrophysics
related to petroleum exploration, Computational Geophysics / Geophysical
modelling, Geophysical Signal Processing)

Essential Qualifications: a) M.Sc / M.Sc (Tech)/ M.Tech degree in

Geophysics or in any of the fields related to Geophysics b) Ph.D. in the
relevant field of Geophysics.

Desirable: Industrial experience in the fields related to petroleum

exploration with experience in quantitative and/or qualitative seismic
interpretation. Experience in application of AI and ML techniques to
geophysical applications.

(A) Experience: At least 3 years of Post Ph.D research /teaching /industry

experience [including Postdoctoral research experience]. Those who do not
have adequate experience, but fulfil the eligibility criteria may be considered
for contractual appointment in the rank of Assistant Professor.
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(B) Performance: Published 3 good papers of which at least two of them
should be in reputed peer reviewed journals [Scopus /ABDC/ABS or
equivalent ranked/indexed journals].

• In areas pertaining to semiconductor devices – their modeling, fabrication

and characterization, a minimum of FOUR (4) high quality papers in tier-one
SCI journals.
• In other areas like Power, Control, Communications, Circuits and Systems,
a minimum of TWO (2) high quality papers in tier-one SCI journals.
Electrical
9 • Conference Publications: Top tier conferences, which have a rigorous
Engineering
peer-review process, and in which the full version of the paper has to be
submitted right at the stage of review, will also be considered to be
equivalent to journal papers.
• Post-Doctoral Experience: It is preferable to have a postdoctoral/industry
experience in the relevant areas.

Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in

Energy Science
10 SCOPUS/SCI-E indexed journals in energy science and engineering related
& Engineering
areas.

The candidate must possess Ph.D. and M.Tech./ M.E./ M.S. with research
focus in Environmental Science/ Engineering from reputed Institutes. Also,
the candidate should have B.Tech./B.E./B.S. in Environmental/ Civil/
Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biotechnology and allied disciplines or
Environmental M.Sc. in Environmental Science and allied disciplines with consistently
11 Science & strong academic record throughout. The candidate who has done a Ph.D.
Engineering directly after completing B.Tech./B.E./B.S. must have undergone
substantial course work in Environmental Science/ Engineering.

Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in

Scopus/SCI index reputed journals.
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Each patent granted will be considered as equivalent to a quality

publication in a reputed international journal.

Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in reputed

journals or refereed conference proceedings in the areas related to
Industrial industrial engineering or operations research.
Engineering
12 and Operations Journals and conference proceedings listed in Scopus or SCI or CORE or
Research ABDC or AMS MathSciNet will be considered as reputed. Other journals
(IEOR) and conference proceedings that are considered as reputed by the
department will be listed at www.ieor.iitb.ac.in

Mathematics Candidates should have published a minimum of THREE (3) publications in

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journals listed in AMS MathSciNet in the areas of Mathematics or Statistics.

(i) Candidates should hold an undergraduate degree in engineering

(BE/BTech). Further, candidates should have completed Ph.D. in the
advertised areas of specialization. Candidates who do not have Ph.D. in the
advertised areas of specialization, but have a minimum of two years of
postdoctoral research experience in the advertised areas of specialization
will also be considered.

(ii) Candidate should have published a minimum of three (03) international

journal papers as first author. These journals should be ranked in the top
Mechanical
14 two quartiles (Q1 or Q2), as per the SJR (Scimago Journal & Country Rank)
Engineering
norms.

(iii) In case a candidate has post-Ph.D experience beyond 3 years, the

candidate should have 1 additional publication per year of additional
experience beyond 3 years.

(iv) Up to one granted patent in areas relevant to the areas of specialization

advertised, on which the applicant is named as an inventor, will be treated
equivalent to one journal paper.

(i) Candidates who have degrees other than B.E./B.Tech should have done
Metallurgical mathematics courses in their undergraduate or postgraduate or graduate
Engineering & studies.
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Materials
Science (ii) At least THREE (3) first author research publications in reputed journals
included in Scopus/SCI index.

Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in Scopus

indexed refereed journals in Physics or Astronomy during Ph.D.;
16 Physics
Additionally an average of 1 publication per year in such journals during
post-Ph.D. career. Three years of post-Ph.D. experience is preferred.

Desai Sethi (i) 4-year Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering or Technology or
17 School of Design or Economics or MBBS, or Master's degree in Design, Management
Entrepreneursh or Arts/Sciences or CA/CS.
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ip (DSSE) (ii) Ph.D. degree with research focused on one or more of the areas of
specialization advertised for.

Qualifications and Experience Criteria for Assistant Professor Grade

I-
A postgraduate Degree or Diploma in Design / Arts / Applied Arts, or a
postgraduate Degree in Engineering / Architecture / Humanities or
equivalent is required for all candidates. For candidates with a Ph.D., the
qualifications and experience criteria are as per Institute General Eligibility
Criteria. For candidates without a Ph.D. a minimum of 8 years of teaching /
research / professional experience is required. However such candidates
will be required to obtain their Ph.D. within 5 years from the date of joining
IIT Bombay.
IDC School of
18 Design (IDC
Assistant Professor Grade II-
SoD)
Candidates with a Ph.D. satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade
I, except the post-Ph.D. experience criterion for Assistant Professor Grade
I, may be appointed as Assistant Professor Grade II with appropriate pay
based on the number of years of postdoctoral experience. Candidates
without a Ph.D. satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade I, except
having only 5+ years of teaching / research / professional experience, may
be appointed as Assistant Professor Grade II with appropriate pay based
on the number of years of experience. After satisfying the experience criteria
required for Assistant Professor Grade I, they will be moved to Assistant
Professor Grade I.

For Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification:- Ph.D. with a first class or equivalent (in terms
of Grades) in the preceding degree in the relevant discipline and a good
academic record throughout. The candidates applying for a faculty position
in Accounting should have a Ph.D. in Accounting or CA with Ph.D. in
Accounting or Finance.

For Assistant Professor Grade I Educational Qualification:- A minimum

of three years of post-Ph.D. teaching / research / professional experience,
excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D. The candidate should
Shailesh J. have demonstrated research capabilities in terms of publications in reputed
Mehta School journals and conferences.
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of Management
(SJMSoM) For Assistant Professor Grade II Educational Qualification:-
Candidates satisfying all criteria of Assistant Professor Grade I, except the
post-Ph.D. experience criterion, may be appointed as Assistant Professor
Grade II with appropriate pay based on the number of years of postdoctoral
experience.

Journal Paper Publications:- Candidate should have published a

minimum of 3 papers in reputed journals, of which at least 1 in B or higher-
level journals listed in ABDC, ERA or ABS journal list (level 2 and above),
or Scopus Indexed Journals (CiteScore of 3 and above).
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Publications criteria
Candidates should have a minimum of 3 publications in Scopus/SCI index
journals, as first or second or corresponding author.
A maximum of one patent granted could be counted as equivalent to one
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20 peer-reviewed journal publication.
Climate Studies
Others
Have research subject areas strongly aligned with IDPCS’s needs.
Have the ability to teach core / key courses of the IDPCS.

Candidates should have a minimum of two Educational Technology related

publications in journals indexed in Scopus/SCI,
OR
one publication in journals indexed in Scopus/SCI and two publications in
the list of conferences identified by the department.

The candidate should be the first author on at least ONE (1) of the
publications.

If Ph.D. is in a discipline other than ET, the candidate should have done a
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post-doc in ET related area, or should have research publications in ET
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Journals/Conferences, or should have carried out development projects in
Technology
ET.

Candidates who have one or more years of post-Ph.D. experience should

have on an average ONE (1) publication per year of post Ph.D. experience
in addition to the above minimum specified; papers published during/based
on Ph.D. work can also be counted towards this number.

Upto two years of work in industry or other positions that do not offer scope
for publication may be exempted from the additional publication
requirements.

● Candidates need to have a minimum of 3 publications accepted in

journals indexed in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in
Mathscinet.
● In addition to the above minimum specified, the candidates need to
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have an average of at least 1 publication for every year after their
22 Systems and
first full year after Ph.D. that are accepted in journals indexed in
Control
INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in mathscinet.
● Each patent granted will be counted as equivalent to two journal
publications and each patent filed will be counted as equivalent to
0.5 journal publications for the above criteria.

The candidate must have experience in one of the following 5 research

areas: 1) Digital Society, 2) Technology and Society, 3) Environment,
Ashank Desai
Energy and Natural Resources, 4) Structural Inequalities & 5) Markets and
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23 Governance Process.
Policy Studies
(ADCPS)
Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) Policy relevant
publications in Reputed (Scopus/SCI index, JSTOR, Sage, MUSE, ABDC)
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journals.

ONE (1) peer reviewed book chapter/monograph can be counted as

equivalent to ONE (1) publication.

Candidates should have published a minimum of 3 papers in reputed

journals or conferences in the area of Machine Intelligence and Data
Science. Publications ranked at least A as per CORE Rankings will be
Centre for considered as reputed; CMInDS will maintain an additional list of reputed
Machine journals and conferences on the CMInDS website. Additionally, the
24 Intelligence and candidates are expected to have at least one publication in reputed venues
Data Science per year of post Ph.D. experience. Up to 8 years of work in industry or other
(C-MInDS) circumstances which do not offer scope for publication may be exempted
from the additional publication requirements. In such cases, the candidate
is expected to provide significant alternative evidence of technical
leadership in the form of patents and/or software products.

The candidates should have research specialization in geoinformatics,

Centre of remote sensing and their applications to earth system studies and related
Studies in areas.
25 Resources
Engineering Candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in
(CSRE) Scopus/SCI-indexed journals. Patent(s) granted and Book(s) published will
be considered equivalent to journal publications.

Faculty applicants should have demonstrated interest and ability to: (i)
identify and formalise problems of relevance to broader society, and (ii)
teach in the area of technology and development.

The candidates should have strong focus on Science and Technology

applications towards sustainable development using concepts in the
following thematic areas:
 Food processing, Nutrition, and Public Health
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 Farm Machinery, Technology Development and Dissemination
Technology
 Development, Technology, and Society
26 Alternatives for
Rural Areas  Planning and Development including Basic Services; Monitoring &
(CTARA) Evaluation
 Natural Resources, Public Policy and Governance

The candidates should have high quality research experience, evidenced

by publications in reputed journals/conferences, book chapters, patents
(filed and granted) and important case studies.

The candidates should have a minimum of THREE (3) publications in

reputed international journals (Scopus/SCI indexed).

Candidates should have a minimum of 3 publications in reputed journals or

Koita Centre for conference proceedings.
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(KCDH) Criteria for Reputed Journals or Conference Proceedings: Inclusion in
Scopus/SCI index, MathSCI, SciMajor index, Core Ranking (B or higher),
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ABDC list (for economics, statistics), medical journals with high impact
factor.

Candidates must have 1 or more years of post-Ph.D. experience.

Candidates should have on average 1 publication per year of post Ph.D.
experience in addition to the above minimum specified; Papers published
during/based on Ph.D. work can also be counted towards this number.

Upto 5 years of work in healthcare organization or hospital or industry that

do not offer scope for publication may be exempted from the additional
(post-Ph.D.) publication requirements. Granted patents of exceptional
quality in the Healthcare or Bio domain can be counted as equivalent to 2
publications. Every other granted patent will be counted as a single
publication. Work which is repeated across patents and publications will not
be doubly counted.
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Associate Professor

Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period)-Candidates should

have, in total, a minimum of eleven publications in SCI indexed journals and
SCI/Scopus indexed conference proceedings.
Out of the above, the candidates must have a minimum of six publications in
SCI indexed journals and SCI/Scopus indexed conference proceedings, of
which at least three should have been published in Scopus/SCI-indexed
journals during the assessment period (Assistant Professor or equivalent
position).

Teaching experience:
Candidates should have been involved in academic training activities (e.g.
short-term courses, guiding masters’ and doctoral students, supervising
interns or any other similar activity). In addition, candidates should
demonstrate willingness and ability to participate in the UG teaching of the
department in at least two core courses.

Masters’ Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided at least six Master’s students during the
assessment period.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D.
Aerospace
1 student, who has either graduated or is in an advanced stage. Advanced
Engineering
stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis or has at least one
publication produced from the doctoral work.
The criteria of Master’s and Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for
candidates with excellent research records, if they are from industry/research
labs/non-Ph.D. granting academic institutions.

Professor

Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period)

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of twenty-one publications in SCI
indexed journals and SCI/Scopus indexed conference proceedings.
Out of the above, the candidates must have a minimum of ten publications in
SCI indexed journals and SCI/Scopus indexed conference proceedings, of
which at least five should have been published in Scopus/SCI- indexed
journals during the assessment period (Associate Professor or equivalent
position).

Teaching experience
Candidates should have been involved in academic training activities (e.g.
short-term courses, guiding masters’ and doctoral students, supervising
interns or any other similar activity). In addition, candidates should
demonstrate willingness and ability to participate in the UG teaching of the
department in at least two core courses.
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Masters’ Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided at least fourteen Master’s students during the
assessment period.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated or should have graduated one student and another should be in
advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the student has completed pre-
synopsis.

The criteria of Master’s and Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for
candidates with excellent research records, if they are from industry/research
labs/non-Ph.D. granting academic institutions.

Associate Professor

Publications:
Candidates with research work in biosciences should have a minimum of
SEVEN (7) original refereed international publications in Scopus / PubMed /
Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals. Out of these 7, (i) a minimum
of FIVE (5) publications must have been published as first author or as first
author with equal contribution and (ii) a minimum of TWO (2) publications
must have been published as corresponding / co-corresponding author while
the candidate was holding a position at the Assistant Professor (or equivalent)
level.

Candidates with research work in biomedical engineering should have a

minimum of FIVE (5) original refereed international publications in Scopus /
PubMed / Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals. Out of these 5, (i)
a minimum of THREE (3) publications must have been published as first
author or as first author with equal contribution and (ii) a minimum of TWO (2)
publications must have been published as corresponding / co-corresponding
Biosciences &
2 author while the candidate was holding a position at the Assistant Professor
Bioengineering
(or equivalent) level.

A granted patent may be considered as equivalent to an original research

publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

A full paper in an international peer-reviewed conference proceeding of a

reputed professional society may be considered as equivalent to an original
research publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals. Development
efforts (technology, product, process, protocols, etc.) that have reached a
stage of maturity viz., peer-reviewed demonstration of proof-of-concept e.g.,
in the form of acceptance by a funding agency or an industry for enhancement
of Technology Readiness Level (TRL), deployment, etc., may be considered
as equivalent to an original research publication in Scopus (or equivalent)
indexed journals.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided as supervisor a minimum of three (3)
MTech/MSc students while the candidate was holding a position at the
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Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level.

Ph.D. guidance:
The candidate should be guiding / have guided as supervisor a minimum of
two (2) Ph.D. students. Out of these two students, the candidate should be
the supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student, who has either graduated or is in
an advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the student has completed pre-
synopsis or has at least one (1) publication produced from the doctoral work.

Co-supervision of MSc/MTech/Ph.D. would be counted as 1/2 of supervision.

The criteria of supervision of Ph.D./Masters students and teaching at higher

educational institutions may be relaxed for candidates who are from industry
or Institutes / organizations which do not offer Ph.D. / Masters programmes.

Professor

Publications:
Candidates with research work in biosciences should have a minimum of
THIRTEEN (13) original refereed international publications in Scopus /
PubMed / Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals. Out of these 13,
(i) a minimum of FIVE (5) publications must have been published as first
author or as first author with equal contribution and (ii) a minimum of EIGHT
(8) publications must have been published as Corresponding / Co-
corresponding Author; a minimum of SIX (6) of these EIGHT (8) publications
as corresponding / co-corresponding author must have been published while
the candidate was holding a position at the Associate Professor (or
equivalent) level.

Candidates with research work in biomedical engineering should have a

minimum of ELEVEN (11) original refereed international publications in
Scopus / PubMed / Web of Science (or equivalent) indexed journals. Out of
these 11, (i) a minimum of THREE (3) publications must have been published
as first author or as first author with equal contribution and (ii) a minimum of
EIGHT (8) publications must have been published as corresponding / co-
corresponding Author; a minimum of SIX (6) of these EIGHT (8) publications
as corresponding / co-corresponding author must have been published while
the candidate was holding a position at the Associate Professor (or
equivalent) level.

A granted patent may be considered as equivalent to an original research

publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

A full paper in an international peer-reviewed conference proceeding of a

reputed professional society may be considered as equivalent to an original
research publication in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

Development efforts (technology, product, process, protocols, etc.) that have

reached a stage of maturity viz., peer-reviewed demonstration of proof-of-
concept e.g., in the form of acceptance by a funding agency or an industry for
enhancement of Technology Readiness Level (TRL), deployment, etc., may
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be considered as equivalent to an original research publication in Scopus (or

equivalent) indexed journals.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided as supervisor a minimum of three (3)
MTech/MSc students while the candidate was holding a position at the
Associate Professor (or equivalent) level.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidate should have guided as supervisor a minimum of two (2) Ph.D.
students and is guiding / guided as supervisor additionally at least two (2)
Ph.D. students.

Co-supervision of MSc/MTech/Ph.D. would be counted as 1/2 of supervision.

The criteria of supervision of Ph.D./Masters students and teaching at higher

educational institutions may be relaxed for candidates who are from industry
or Institutes or organizations which do not offer Ph.D. / Masters programmes.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of seven peer-reviewed
publications in reputed journals or conference proceedings, listed in Scopus/
Science Citation index.

Candidates should also have a minimum of four peer-reviewed publications

in reputed journals or conference proceedings, listed in Scopus/ Science
Citation index, during their assessment period.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least an average of one full core/elective
course per year during the assessment period, excluding periods of long
Chemical leaves.
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Engineering
Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D.
student, who has either graduated or is at an advanced stage. Advanced
stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis. For co-supervision,
the candidate should specify his/her contribution to the thesis work of the
Ph.D. student.

Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 15 peer-reviewed publications
in reputed journals or conference proceedings, listed in Scopus/ Science
Citation index.
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Candidates should also have a minimum of eight peer-reviewed publications

in reputed journals or conference proceedings, listed in Scopus/ Science
Citation index, during their assessment period.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least an average of one full core/elective
course per year during the assessment period, excluding periods of long
leaves.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated or should have graduated one student and another should be at an
advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the student has completed pre-
synopsis.

Additional criteria for all levels If a candidate does not meet the above
shortlisting criteria, then demonstrated Scholarship through the following
avenues for work done during the assessment period may be considered for
at most one of the above-listed requirements.

The Professors Committee of the department must strongly recommend the

exemption.
1. High-quality books (including textbooks), monographs, and book chapters
can be counted towards the scholarship. (Double counting to be avoided if
said books are part of research papers). 2. High-quality products
3. Exceptional quality papers, as evidenced by citation scores or feedback
from top experts in the area. Note that the Professors Committee of the
department can rank some journals as higher and give higher weightage than
one.
4. Significant awards such as the Swaranjayanthi and S. S. Bhatnagar.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
● Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 10 publications in
Scopus/SCI indexed journals.
● Candidates should also have a minimum of 5 publications at Assistant
Professor level in Scopus/SCI indexed journals.

Teaching:
4 Chemistry ● Candidates should have taught courses equal to two courses per year in
the review period.

Ph.D. guidance:
● Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D.
student, who is in an advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the student
has completed minimum three years and has at least 2 publications produced
from the doctoral work.

Projects/Research Grants:
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● Should have been awarded a minimum of one sponsored project from

external agencies/Industry as Assistant Professor.

Professor

Publications criteria:
● Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 20 publications in
Scopus/SCI indexed journals.
● Candidates should also have a minimum of 15 publications from the
previous two positions as Assistant and Associate Professor, in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals.

Teaching:
● Candidates should have taught courses equal to two courses per year in
the review period.

Ph.D. guidance:
● Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least 2 Ph.D. (Viva
Voce completed) awarded students.

Projects/Research Grants [department option]

● Should have been awarded a minimum of three sponsored projects from
external agencies/Industry in the previous two positions as Assistant and
Associate Professor.

Associate Professor

General: The candidates should have a strong academic and research

background with basic Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering or allied
areas.

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of EIGHT (8) publications in SCI-
indexed reputed journals. Out of the above, the candidates must have a
minimum of FOUR (4) publications in SCI-indexed reputed journals during
their assessment period, not counting the ones published based on their own
Ph.D. thesis. A granted Patent with the candidate as an inventor will be
Civil counted as equivalent to one published journal paper. High quality Textbook
5
Engineering published by a reputed publisher will be considered as equivalent to three
journal papers. Book chapter published by a reputed publisher will be
considered as equivalent to one journal paper. Candidates with more years
of research experience are expected to have correspondingly higher research
achievements.

Teaching experience:
Candidates should have some measurable (with excellent record of teaching
feedback) teaching experience and demonstrated excellent teaching skills in
their previous assignments.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have completed the supervision of at least ONE (1) Ph.D.
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student as sole or main supervisor. Suitable weightage for co-supervision may

be considered. The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for
candidates with outstanding research records, if they are from
industry/research labs/non Ph.D. granting academic institutions.

Projects/Research Grants:
(a) Research grants should be with the candidate as PI of the project.
Research grants received as co-PI will be given proportionate weightage.
(b) Research grants may be from a major national/international funding
agency (sponsored mode). The candidate should have at least one major
sponsored research project component as PI with project cost exceeding ₹15
lakhs. Candidates with experience of a higher number of years are expected
to have received higher research grants as PI.
(c) Any internal funding from the candidate's parent institute/organization
including seed grant will not be considered for this criterion.

Professor

General: The candidates should have a strong academic and research

background with basic Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering or allied
areas.

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of FOURTEEN (14) publications
in SCI-indexed reputed journals, not counting the ones published based on
their own Ph.D. thesis. Out of the above, the candidates must have a
minimum of EIGHT (8) publications in SCI-indexed reputed journals during
their assessment period, not counting the ones published based on their own
Ph.D. thesis. A granted Patent with the candidate as an inventor will be
counted as equivalent to one published journal paper. High quality Textbook
published by a reputed publisher will be considered as equivalent to three
journal papers. Book chapter published by a reputed publisher will be
considered as equivalent to one journal paper. Candidates with more years
of research experience are expected to have correspondingly higher research
achievements.

Teaching experience:
Candidates should have some measurable (with excellent record of teaching
feedback) teaching experience and demonstrated excellent teaching skills in
their previous assignments.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have completed the supervision of at least THREE (3)
Ph.D. students as sole or main supervisor. Suitable weightage for co-
supervision may be considered.

Projects/Research Grants:
(a) Research grants should be with the candidate as PI of the project.
Research grants received as co-PI will be given proportionate weightage.
(b) Research grants may be from a major national/international funding
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agency (sponsored mode). The candidate should have at least one major
sponsored research project component as PI with project cost exceeding ₹30
lakhs. Candidates with experience of a higher number of years are expected
to have received higher research grants as PI.
(c) Any internal funding from the candidate's parent institute/organization
including seed grant will not be considered for this criterion.

Exceptional criteria:
If a candidate does not meet the above minimum requirements, but has
demonstrated Scholarship through the following avenues for work done at
previous assignments, may be considered for at most one of the above
requirements. The exemption(s) could include:
1. High quality text books published by reputed publishers (Double counting
to be avoided if said books are part of research papers).
2. High quality products/technology developed/transferred by the applicant
that are outstanding.
3. Exceptional quality papers, such as those in journals listed in nature citation
index, as evidenced by large citation scores.
4. Significant awards, such as, the S. S. Bhatnagar award, Swarnajayanti
award, Science / Engineering Academy Fellowships, J.C. Bose Fellowship
etc.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have
correspondingly higher research achievements. Candidates should have, in
total, a minimum of 12 post-Ph.D. publications in reputed
journals/conferences in computer science and related areas. Up to 2 granted
patents can count as papers, but papers and patents representing the same
work are not double-counted. Out of the above, candidates should also have
a minimum of 6 publications in reputed journals/conferences during their
position as assistant professor. Up to 2 granted patents can count as papers,
but papers and patents representing the same work are not double-counted.

Computer Ph.D. guidance:

6 Science & Candidates should be the supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student, who has
Engineering either graduated or is in an advanced stage. (At IITB, a student is considered
to be at an advanced stage, upon completing his/her pre-synopsis and
thereby being ready to submit the thesis for external review). Co-guide counts
as 0.5 student. Cases where the co-guide requests more credit than 0.5 will
be dealt with by the department on a case by case basis. The criteria of Ph.D.
guidance of students may be relaxed for candidates with excellent research
records, if they are from industry/research labs/non Ph.D. granting academic
institutions.

Any other eligibility criteria:

If a candidate does not meet the above minimum requirements, then
demonstrated Scholarship through the following avenues may be considered
for at most one of the requirements. The department must strongly
recommend the exemption(s). 1. High quality books (including textbooks),
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monographs, and book chapters can be counted towards scholarship.

(Double counting to be avoided if said books are part of research papers). 2.
High quality products developed by the applicant that are outstanding. 3.
Exceptional quality papers, as evidenced by citation scores or feedback from
top experts in the area. 4. Significant awards such as the Bhatnagar award,
IEEE or ACM Fellows and so on.

Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have
correspondingly higher research achievements. Candidates should have, in
total, a minimum of 20 post-Ph.D. publications in reputed
journals/conferences in computer science and related areas. Up to 2 granted
patents can count as papers, but papers and patents representing the same
work are not double-counted. Out of the above, candidates should also have
a minimum of 8 publications in reputed journals/conferences during their
assessment period. Up to 2 granted patents can count as papers, but papers
and patents representing the same work are not double-counted.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated. Co-guide counts as 0.5 student.

The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for candidates with
excellent research records, if they are from industry/research labs/non Ph.D.
granting academic institutions.

Any other eligibility criteria:

If a candidate does not meet the above minimum requirements, then
demonstrated Scholarship through the following avenues may be considered
for at most one of the requirements. The department must strongly
recommend the exemption(s).
1. High quality books (including textbooks), monographs, and book chapters
can be counted towards scholarship. (Double counting to be avoided if said
books are part of research papers).
2. High quality products developed by the applicant that are outstanding.
3. Exceptional quality papers, as evidenced by- citation scores or feedback
from top experts in the area.
4. Significant awards such as the Bhatnagar award, IEEE or ACM Fellows
and so on.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
The candidate must have published a minimum of 8 research papers in SCI-
7 Earth Sciences indexed journals/peer- reviewed conference proceedings in IEEE/and papers
in SEG (IMAGE)/ EAGE/ The Leading Edge, out of which at least 4 research
papers should have been published or accepted for publication during the
preceding three years. The candidate must be one of the first three authors
(or the corresponding author) in the publications. Candidates with more years
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of research experience are expected to have correspondingly higher research

achievements.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates from universities/colleges should have supervised/co-supervised
at least 6 Master’s theses. This criterion is not applicable for the candidates
applying from industry/ research institutes.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates from universities/colleges/research institutes should have
supervised/ co-supervised at least one Ph.D. thesis. This criterion is not
applicable for the candidates from industry.

Projects/Research Grants:
It is desirable that candidates from universities/ colleges/ research institutes
should have been awarded at least one sponsored research grant. This
criterion is not applicable for those applying from industry.

Additional/desirable criteria:
● Having established new labs or contributed to the development of existing
labs may be considered as an additional advantage
● Having Awards/book chapters/ conferences conducted etc. may be
considered as an additional advantage.

Professor

Publications criteria:
The candidate must have published minimum of 14 research papers in SCI-
indexed journals/peer- reviewed conference proceedings in IEEE/and papers
in SEG(IMAGE)/EAGE/ The Leading Edge, out of which at least 6 papers
should have been published or accepted for publication during the preceding
four years. The candidate must be one of the first three authors (or the
corresponding author) in the publications. Candidates with more years of
research experience are expected to have correspondingly higher research
achievements.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates from universities/colleges should have supervised/co-supervised
at least 8 Master’s theses. This criterion is not applicable for the candidates
applying from industry/ research institutes.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates from universities/colleges/research institutes should have
supervised / co-supervised at least two Ph.D. theses.

Projects/Research Grants:
It is desirable that candidates from universities/colleges/research institutes
should have been awarded at least two research grants. This criterion is not
applicable for those applying from industry.

Additional/desirable criteria:
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● Having established new labs or contributed to the development of existing

labs may be considered as an additional advantage
● Having awards/book chapters/ conferences conducted etc. may be
considered as an additional advantage.

Associate Professor

We expect a minimum contribution in Teaching, Research, and Ph.D. Student

guidance from all the applicants.

(A) Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of six publications, of which

at least four should be in reputed peer reviewed journals [Scopus/ABDC/ABS
or equivalent ranked/indexed journals]. The other papers could be in peer
reviewed Edited Books published by reputed publishers and/or Working
Papers from reputed institutions/forums. Out of the above, the candidates
must have a minimum of four publications, of which at least two should be in
reputed peer reviewed journals [Scopus/ABDC/ABS or equivalent
ranked/indexed journals] during the assessment period.

(B) Teaching: Candidates should have some measurable teaching

experience and demonstrated excellent teaching skills in the previous
assignments. Those from the industry or non-academic institution background
must have demonstrated contribution to their organisation and leadership
abilities during their work experience.

(C) Ph.D. guidance: Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of

at least one Ph.D. student, who has either graduated or is in an advanced
8 Economics stage. Advanced stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis or
has at least one publication produced from the doctoral work.

The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for candidates with
excellent research records, if they are from industry/research labs/non-Ph.D.
granting academic institutions.

Professor

(A) Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of twelve publications, of

which at least seven should be in reputed peer reviewed journals
[Scopus/ABDC/ABS or equivalent ranked/indexed journals]. The other papers
could be in peer reviewed Edited Books published by reputed publishers
and/or Working Papers from reputed institutions/forums. Out of the above, the
candidates must have a minimum of six publications, of which at least four
should be in reputed peer reviewed journals [Scopus/ABDC/ABS or
equivalent ranked/indexed journals] during the assessment period.

(B) Teaching: Candidates should have some measurable teaching

experience and demonstrated excellent teaching skills in the previous
assignments

(C) Ph.D. guidance: Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two

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Ph.D. students who have graduated or should have graduated one student
and another should be in advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the
student has completed pre-synopsis or has at least one publication produced
from the doctoral work.

Associate Professor (direct applicants from academia)

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, overall, a minimum of 15 publications, including a
minimum of 4 publications in (SCI/SCOPUS indexed) journals.
Candidates should also have a minimum of 3 publications in (SCI/SCOPUS
indexed) journals over his/her tenure as Assistant Professor.
● A granted patent, on which the applicant is named as an inventor, will be
considered as being equivalent to 1 journal publication (in the year of the
patent being granted).
● An instance of technology developed by the applicant that is licensed to the
industry will be considered as being equivalent to 2 journal publications (in the
year the licensing agreement comes into force).
● A conference publication that is ranked A* or A by the Australian core
rankings (http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/) will be considered as being
equivalent to 1 journal publication in the same year.

Associate Professor (direct applicants from industry)

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, overall, a minimum of 8 publications, including a
minimum of 3 publications in (SCI/SCOPUS indexed) journals.
Electrical ● A granted patent, on which the applicant is named as an inventor, will be
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Engineering considered as being equivalent to 1 journal publication (in the year of the
patent being granted).
● A conference publication that is ranked A* or A by the Australian core
rankings (http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/) will be considered as being
equivalent to 1 journal publication in the same year.

Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, overall, a minimum of 27 publications with a
minimum of 10 papers in (SCI/Scopus indexed) journals. Candidates should
also have a minimum of 6 (SCI/Scopus indexed) publications in journals over
his/her tenure as Associate Professor.
● A granted patent, on which the applicant is named as an inventor, will be
considered as being equivalent to 1 journal publication (in the year of the
patent being granted).
● An instance of technology developed by the applicant that is licensed to the
industry will be considered as being equivalent to 2 journal publications (in the
year the licensing agreement comes into force).
● A conference publication that is ranked A* or A by the Australian core
rankings (http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/) will be considered as being
equivalent to 1 journal publication in the same year.
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Ph.D. guidance (For Professor):

The applicant should have graduated at least 2 Ph.D. scholars. A Ph.D.
student who is co-advised by the applicant will count as 1⁄2 student. However,
the applicant should have been the primary Ph.D. supervisor for at least one
of the aforementioned students.

Projects/Research Grants:
The applicant should have executed or have as ongoing at least 1 sponsored
research/consultancy projects as the PI of the project.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:- Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 9

publications in journals listed in SCIE or Scopus. Candidates should also have
a minimum of 4 publications in journals listed in SCIE or Scopus as Assistant
Professor.

Ph.D. guidance:- Candidates should have supervised at least one Ph.D.

student.

Professor

Publications criteria:
Energy Science Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 20 publications in journals
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& Engineering listed in SCIE or Scopus. Candidates should also have a minimum of 11
publications in journals listed in SCIE or Scopus as Associate Professor.

Teaching:
Candidate should have taught on average two courses per year during his
academic career.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have supervised/co-supervised at least three Ph.D.
students (with at least one as main supervisor)

Projects/Research Grants:
At least 1 Project/Research grant at the level of Associate Professor

Associate Professor

The candidate must possess Ph.D. and M.Tech./ M.E./ M.S. with research
focus in Environmental Science/ Engineering from reputed Institutes. Also,
the candidate should have B.Tech./B.E./B.S. in Environmental/ Civil/
Environmental
Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biotechnology and allied disciplines or
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M.Sc. in Environmental Science and allied disciplines with consistently strong
Engineering
academic record throughout. The candidate who has done a Ph.D. directly
after completing B.Tech./B.E./B.S. must have undergone substantial course
work in Environmental Science/ Engineering.

Publications criteria:
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Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 8 publications in Scopus/SCI

index reputed journals. Out of the above, candidates must have a minimum
of 5 publications in Scopus/SCI index reputed journals during their
assessment period. Each patent granted (not applied/filed) will be considered
as equivalent to a quality publication in a reputed international journal.
Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have
correspondingly higher research achievements.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student.

Projects/Research Grants:
Minimum 1 research grant in the assessment period.

Any other eligibility criteria:

Minimum 1 Continuing Education Program or 1 consultancy or 1 other
relevant professional activity in the assessment period.

Professor

The candidate must possess Ph.D. and M.Tech./ M.E./ M.S. with research
focus in Environmental Science/ Engineering from reputed Institutes. Also,
the candidate should have B.Tech./B.E./B.S. in Environmental/ Civil/
Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering/ Biotechnology and allied disciplines or
M.Sc. in Environmental Science and allied disciplines with consistently strong
academic record throughout. The candidate who has done a Ph.D. directly
after completing B.Tech./B.E./B.S. must have undergone substantial course
work in Environmental Science/ Engineering.

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 16 publications in Scopus/SCI
index reputed journals. Out of the above, candidates must have a minimum
of 8 publications in Scopus/SCI index reputed journals during their
assessment period. Each patent granted (not applied/filed) will be considered
as equivalent to a quality publication in a reputed international journal.
Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have
correspondingly higher research achievements.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated.

Projects/Research Grants:
Minimum 1 research grant in the assessment period.

Any other eligibility criteria:

Minimum 1 Continuing Education Program or 1 consultancy or 1 other
relevant professional activity in the assessment period.
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Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
● Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 8 publications in reputed
journals or refereed conference proceedings.
● Out of the above, the candidates should also have a minimum of 3
publications in reputed journals or refereed conference proceedings during
Assistant Professor Grade I or equivalent.
● Journals and conference proceedings listed in Scopus or SCI or CORE or
ABDC or AMS MathSciNet will be considered. In addition, other reputed
journals and conference proceedings that will be considered as approved and
listed on a link at www.ieor.iitb.ac.in
● Reviewed Book chapters, up to 2, can be counted as equivalent to 1
publication each.
● Granted patents, up to 2, can be counted as equivalent to 1 publication
each.

Teaching:
The candidate must have demonstrated ability to teach courses relevant to
Industrial Engineering/Operations research.

Ph.D. Guidance:
Candidates should be supervisor/co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student.
The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for candidates with
Industrial
excellent research records, if they are from industry/research labs/non Ph.D.
Engineering and
12 granting academic institutions.
Operations
Research (IEOR)
Projects/Research Grants:
● At least 1 external sponsored project (externally funded) during the
assessment period.

Professor

Publications criteria:
● Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 12 publications in reputed
journals or conference proceedings.
● Out of the above, the candidates should also have a minimum of 4
publications in reputed journals or conference proceedings during their
assessment period.
● Journals and conference proceedings listed in Scopus or SCI or CORE or
ABDC or AMS MathSciNet will be considered. In addition, other reputed
journals and conference proceedings that will be considered as approved and
listed on a link at www.ieor.iitb.ac.in.
● Reviewed Book chapters, up to 2, can be counted as equivalent to 1
publication each.
● Granted patents, up to 2, can be counted as equivalent to 1 publication
each.

Teaching:
Candidates must have demonstrated ability to teach courses relevant to
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Industrial Engineering/Operations research.

Ph.D. Guidance:
● Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who
have graduated.

Projects/Research Grants:
● At least 1 external sponsored project (externally funded) during the
assessment period.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 8 publications in journals listed
in AMS MathSciNet.

Out of the above, the candidates should have a minimum of 3 publications at

the Assistant Professor level in journals listed in AMS MathSciNet.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have graduated at least one Ph.D. Student as
supervisor/co-supervisor.
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Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 12 publications in journals
listed in AMS MathSciNet.

Out of the above, the candidates should have a minimum of 4 publications at

the Associate Professor level in journals listed in AMS MathSciNet.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have graduated at least two Ph.D. students as the
supervisor.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of Eight (08) publications in
reputed journals (Q1 or Q2, as per SJR Ranking). Out of these, candidates
should also have a minimum of Five (05) publications in reputed journals (Q1
Mechanical or Q2, as per SJR Ranking) during the period as Assistant Professor (or
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Engineering equivalent).

Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have at

least one additional publication in reputed journals (Q1 or Q2, as per SJR
Ranking) per year of additional experience. Up to one granted patent (or
technology licensed to industry) in areas relevant to the areas of specialization
advertised, on which the applicant is named as an inventor, will be treated
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equivalent to one journal paper. Up to one textbook published by reputed

publisher will be treated equivalent to three journal papers.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least one (01) Ph.D. student, who
has either graduated or is in an advanced stage. Here the advanced stage
refers to when the student has either completed pre-synopsis seminar or has
at least one (1) publication in a reputed journal as the lead author, produced
from the doctoral work. In case of multiple supervisors/ co-supervision, the
candidate may specify appropriate weightage.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least two different theory courses as Asst.
Prof. (or equivalent). Significant efforts towards Instructional Laboratory
development will be given due consideration.

Projects/Research Grants:
The candidate should have at least one (01) externally funded research
project awarded to his or her credit.

The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students or research grants or Teaching,

may be relaxed for candidates with excellent research records, if they are from
industry/research labs/non Ph.D. granting academic institutions.

Professor

Publication criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of Fifteen (15) publications in
reputed journals (Q1 or Q2, as per SJR Ranking). Out of these, candidates
should also have a minimum of Six (06) publications in reputed journals (Q1
or Q2, as per SJR Ranking) as Associate Professor (or equivalent).

Candidates with more years of research experience are expected to have at

least one additional publication in reputed journals (Q1 or Q2, as per SJR
Ranking) per year of additional experience.

Up to one granted patent (or technology licensed to industry) in areas relevant

to the areas of specialization advertised, on which the applicant is named as
an inventor, will be treated equivalent to one journal paper.

Up to one textbook published by reputed publisher will be treated equivalent

to three journal papers.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two (02) Ph.D. students who
have graduated. In case of multiple supervisors/ co-supervision, the
candidate may specify appropriate weightage.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least five (5) different theory courses.
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Significant efforts towards Instructional Laboratory development will be given

due consideration.

Projects/Research Grants:
The candidate should have at least two (02) externally funded research
project awarded in the assessment period as Assoc Prof (or equivalent) and
three (03) in cumulative period from the date of joining as Assistant Professor
level or equivalent position.

The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students or research grants or teaching

requirements, may be relaxed for candidates with excellent research records,
if they are from industry/research labs/non Ph.D. granting academic
institutions.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates who are applying 6 years post-Ph.D. experience, should have, in
total, a minimum of 7 publications in reputed journals. For those candidates
who are applying with more than 6 years of post-Ph.D. experience, the total
number of publications (in reputed journals) should at least be one more than
the number of years of post-Ph.D. experience.

Reputed publications refer to (Scopus/SCI/Ei Compendex/equivalent)

indexed peer reviewed Journal publications.

Each granted patent can be considered equivalent to one publication.

Each book can be considered equivalent to three publications.

Metallurgical Each book chapter can be considered equivalent to one publication.

Engineering &
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Materials Teaching:
Science Candidates should have taught at least 2 different courses at the under
graduate level and demonstrated excellent teaching skills in their previous
assignments.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have supervised of at least one Ph.D. student.

Projects/Research Grants:
At least should have led at least one research and development project
funded by agency outside their parent organization.

Professor:

Publications criteria:
Candidates who are applying 10 years post-Ph.D. experience, should have,
in total, a minimum of 15 publications in reputed journals. For those
candidates who are applying with more than 10 years of post-Ph.D.
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experience, the total number of publications (in reputed journals) should at

least be five more than the number of years of post-Ph.D. experience.

Out of the above, candidates should have a minimum of 6 publications in

reputed journals during their tenure as associate professor.

Reputed publications refer to (Scopus/SCI/Ei Compendex/equivalent)

indexed peer reviewed Journal publications.

Each granted IPR patent can be considered equivalent to one publication

Each book can be considered equivalent to three publications.

Each book chapter can be considered equivalent to one publication.

Teaching:
During the tenure as associate professor, the candidate must have taught at
least 3 UG courses and a total of at least 8 courses. One Lab course is
considered equivalent to one theory course. For shared courses, the teaching
load will be appropriately proportioned.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should have supervised at least two Ph.D. students.

Projects/Research Grants:
At least should have led at least two research and development projects
funded by agency outside their parent organization.

Associate Professor

Publications Criteria:
A candidate should have a minimum of 10 publications in Scopus indexed,
peer-reviewed journals in Physics or Astronomy. Of these a minimum of 7
should be during the Post-Ph.D. period.

Teaching:
Candidates from academic background must have taught at least four
different courses. A candidate from industrial or pure research background
must have demonstrated the ability to teach.
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Ph.D. guidance:
A candidate from an academic background must have graduated at least one
Ph.D. student as the sole guide. A candidate from industrial or pure research
background must have demonstrated ability to mentor Ph.D. level research.

Projects/Research Grants:
A candidate from an academic background must have got at least one
sponsored project from an external funding agency. A candidate from
industrial or pure research background must have demonstrated the ability to
generate funding resources
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Professor

Publications criteria:
A candidate should have a minimum of 15 publications in Scopus indexed,
peer-reviewed journals in Physics or Astronomy. Of these a minimum of 4
should be during the tenure of associate professorship.

Teaching scores: The candidate should have an average course feedback

score of at least 65 based on the 5 courses with the highest scores among
the courses that he/she taught during the tenure of associate professorship.
The candidate should have taught the first-year common core theory courses
at least once or should have opted to teach them.

Ph.D. guidance:
The candidate should have graduated at least one Ph.D student and must
have at least one more student who has given pre-synopsis seminar.

Projects/Research Grants: The candidate should have got at least one

sponsored project from an external funding agency during the tenure as an
associate professor.

Associate Professor

Educational Qualifications (same as Asst. Prof)

(i) 4-year Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering or Technology or
Design or Economics, or Master's degree in Design, Management or
Arts/Sciences
(ii) Ph.D. degree with research focused on one or more of the indicated areas
of specialization.

Teaching Experience:
Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in teaching courses or
giving guest lectures, preferably related to technology innovation /
entrepreneurship in indicated areas of specialization.
Desai Sethi
School of Student Guidance:
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Entrepreneurshi Candidates should have guided/co-guided at least one Ph.D. student
p (DSSE) (graduated OR completed pre-synopsis OR has at least one publication) OR
2 Masters students. The criteria of student guidance may be relaxed for
candidates with an excellent track record of R&D, if they are from
industry/research labs/non-Ph.D. granting institutions.

Publications Criteria:
Candidates should have at least 6 publications in indicated areas of
specialisation (including books/chapters, management case studies and
granted patents). Journals papers and case studies must be listed in Scopus
or Science Citation Index. Candidates should also have a minimum of 3
publications (as defined above), in the previous four years.

Sponsored Projects:
Candidate should be the principal investigator/ co-PI of at least one R&D or
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industrial project supported by external agencies/candidate’s organization.

Other Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates should have translated and commercialized (licensed) at least
one research project, OR founded/ co-founded at least one start-up company
OR headed an R&D group/ innovation lab/ business incubator. Exceptional
Clause Exceptional performance and recognitions in any one category may
be considered to compensate for the shortage in at most two of the other
requirements.

Professor

Educational Qualifications (same as Asst. Prof)

(i) 4-year Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering or Technology or
Design or Economics, or Master's degree in Design, Management or
Arts/Sciences
(ii) Ph.D. degree with research focused on one or more of the indicated areas
of specialization.

Teaching Experience: Candidates should have at least 4 years of

experience in teaching courses or giving guest lectures, preferably related to
technology innovation / entrepreneurship in indicated areas of specialization.

Student Guidance: Candidates should have guided/co-guided at least two

Ph.D. student (graduated OR completed pre-synopsis OR has at least one
publication) OR 4 Masters students. The criteria of student guidance may be
relaxed for candidates with an excellent track record of R&D, if they are from
industry/research labs/non-Ph.D. granting institutions.

Publications Criteria: Candidates should have at least 12 publications in

indicated areas of specialisation (including books/chapters, management
case studies and granted patents). Journals papers and case studies must be
listed in Scopus or Science Citation Index. Candidates should also have a
minimum of 6 publications (as defined above), in the previous four years.

Sponsored Projects: Candidate should be the principal investigator/co-PI of

at least two R&D or industrial project supported by external
agencies/candidate’s organization.

Other Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates should have translated and commercialized (licensed) at least
two research projects, OR founded/ co-founded at least one start-up company
OR headed an R&D group/ innovation lab/ business incubator.

Exceptional Clause: Exceptional performance and recognitions in any one

category may be considered to compensate for the shortage in at most two of
the other requirements

IDC School of Associate Professor

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(IDC SoD) A minimum of 6 years teaching/research/professional experience (excluding
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the duration of the tenure of Ph.D.) of which at least 3 years should be at the
level of Assistant Professor Grade I in IITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs or at an
equivalent level in any other Indian/Foreign Universities/
Institutions/Industries of comparable level. The candidate should have
demonstrated research ability with an excellent record of publications in
reputed journals and conferences and must have supervised Ph.D. students.
Candidates should also have demonstrated excellent teaching abilities at
higher educational institutions. It is desirable that the candidate has carried
out laboratory development/course development/ technology development/
innovative work leading to patents and has generated sufficient funding for
research. The criteria of supervision of Ph.D. students and teaching at higher
educational institutions may be relaxed for candidates who have an
exceptional research record.

Professor

A minimum of 10 years teaching/research/professional experience (excluding

the duration of the tenure of Ph.D.) of which at least 4 years should be at the
level of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs or at an equivalent level
in any other Indian/Foreign Universities/ Institutions of comparable level. The
candidate should have demonstrated leadership in research in a specific area,
with an excellent record of publications in reputed journals and conferences
and should have graduated Ph.D. students. Candidates should also have
demonstrated excellent teaching abilities at higher educational institutions. It
is desirable that the candidate has carried out laboratory development/course
development/ technology development/ innovative work leading to patents
and has generated sufficient funding for research. It is also desirable that the
candidate has external recognition in the area of specialization.

Teaching and Ph.D. guidance requirements may be relaxed for candidates

who have an exceptional research record.

For Associate Professor

Educational Qualification:- Ph.D. with a first class or equivalent (in terms of

Grades) in the preceding degree in the relevant discipline and a good
academic record throughout. The candidates applying for a faculty position in
Accounting should have a Ph.D. in Accounting or CA with Ph.D. in Accounting
or Finance.
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Post Ph.D. Experience:-
Mehta School of
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Management
of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor Grade I
(SJMSoM)
in IIMs, IITs, IISc, IISERs or at an equivalent level in any other Indian/Foreign
Universities/ Institutions/Industries of comparable level.

Journal Paper Publications:-

Candidate should have published a minimum of 8 papers in reputed journals,
out of which at least 4 in B or higher-level journals listed in ABDC, ERA or
ABS journal list (level 2 and above), or Scopus Indexed Journals (CiteScore
of 3 and above).
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During Assessment period:

Minimum 3 publications in B or higher-level journals listed in ABDC, ERA or
ABS journal list (level 2 and above), or Scopus Indexed Journals (CiteScore
of 3 and above). Assessment period is the period since the candidate was
employed as Assistant Professor.

Ph.D. guidance:- Candidate should be the supervisor of at least one Ph.D.

student, who has graduated or is in an advanced stage. The candidates with
industry experience are exempt from this.

Teaching Scores:- The candidates should have taught core and elective
courses in the MBA programme, and should be able to teach doctoral (Ph.D.)
courses in management. The candidates with industry experience are exempt
from this.

Desirables:-
The following criteria may be taken into account when considering the case
of candidates applying for the position of Associate Professor and Professor.
This is a desirable criteria and NOT the essential criteria for shortlisting.
1. Contribution to outreach activities such as MDP/CEP courses/programmes,
conducting workshops, conferences, activities of professional organizations,
consultancy projects, membership of boards of organizations, etc.

Professor

Educational Qualification:-
Ph.D. with a first class or equivalent (in terms of Grades) in the preceding
degree in a relevant discipline and a good academic record throughout. The
candidates applying for a faculty position in Accounting should have a Ph.D.
in Accounting or CA with Ph.D. in Accounting or Finance.

Post Ph.D. Experience:-

A minimum of 10 years post-Ph.D. teaching/research/professional experience
of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IIMs,
IITs, IISc, IISERs, or at an equivalent level in any other Indian/Foreign
Universities/Institutions of comparable level.

Journal Paper Publications:-

Candidate should have published a minimum of 12 papers in reputed journals,
out of which at least 6 in B or higher-level journals listed in ABDC, ERA or
ABS journal list (level 2 and above), or Scopus Indexed Journals (CiteScore
of 3 and above). During Assessment period: Minimum 3 publications in B or
higher-level journals listed in ABDC, ERA or ABS journal list (level 2 and
above), or Scopus Indexed Journals (CiteScore of 3 and above). Assessment
period is the period since the candidate was employed as Associate
Professor.

Ph.D. guidance:-
Candidate should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students, who have
graduated (defense viva-voce successfully completed).
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Teaching Scores:-
The candidates should have taught core and elective courses in the MBA
programme, and should be able to teach doctoral (Ph.D.) courses in
management. The candidates with industry experience are exempt from this.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period):

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 9 publications in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals.
Candidates should also have a minimum of 6 publications in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals during their assessment period.
A maximum of one patent granted could be counted as equivalent to one
peer-reviewed journal publication

Teaching scores:
Candidates should have taught at least 2 courses per year during the
assessment period.

Candidates applying from outside academia, including national laboratories,

must have similar demonstrated teaching experience.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D.
student, who has either graduated or is in an advanced stage. Advanced
stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis or has at least 2
Scopus/SCI indexed Journal publications produced from the doctoral work. A
Centre for weightage of 67% as main supervisor and 33% as co-supervisor will be used
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Climate Studies for Ph.D. student guidance.
(The criteria of Ph.D. guidance of students may be relaxed for candidates with
excellent research records, if they are from industry/research labs/non Ph.D.
granting academic institutions.)

Projects/Research Grants:
The candidate should have conducted at least one sponsored research
project as PI, funded by external agency.
*If a candidate does not meet the above shortlisting criteria, then
demonstrated Scholarship through the following avenues for work done
during the assessment period may be considered for at most one of the above
listed requirements. The IDP-PC must strongly recommend the exemption.
 For Science stream, high quality books (including textbooks), high
impact monographs, edited books and book chapters (high impact
reports such as IPCC Assessment Reports, FAO reports, WMO
reports, etc.) can be counted towards scholarship.
 High quality products developed by the applicant that are deemed
outstanding by the IDP-PC. This includes successful translation and
commercialization of the candidate’s research.
 Exceptional quality papers, as evidenced by citation scores or
feedback from top experts in the area.
 Significant awards related to Ph.D. thesis, published papers or of
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national and international stature.

 Significant service contributions to administration of Department and
Institute.

Professor

Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period):

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 17 publications in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals.
Candidates should also have a minimum of 8 publications in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals during their assessment period.
A maximum of one patent granted could be counted as equivalent to one
peer-reviewed journal publication

Teaching scores:
Candidates should have taught at least 2 courses per year during the
assessment period.

Candidates applying from outside academia, including national laboratories,

must have similar demonstrated teaching experience.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated or should have graduated one student and another should be in
advanced stage. Advanced stage is when the student has completed pre-
synopsis or has at least 2 Scopus/SCI indexed journal publications produced
from the doctoral work.

Projects/Research Grants:
The candidate should have conducted at least two sponsored research
project as PI, funded by external agency.
*If a candidate does not meet the above shortlisting criteria, then
demonstrated Scholarship through the following avenues for work done
during the assessment period may be considered for at most one of the above
listed requirements. The IDP-PC must strongly recommend the exemption.
 For Science stream, high quality books (including textbooks), high
impact monographs, edited books and book chapters (high impact
reports such as IPCC Assessment Reports, FAO reports, WMO
reports, etc.) can be counted towards scholarship.
 High quality products developed by the applicant that are deemed
outstanding by the IDP-PC. This includes successful translation and
commercialization of the candidate’s research.
 Exceptional quality papers, as evidenced by citation scores or
feedback from top experts in the area.
 Significant awards related to Ph.D. thesis, published papers or of
national and international stature.
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Associate Professor

Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period):-

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 6 publications on EdTech
related topics in reputed journals. Since the area is interdisciplinary and has
conferences with rigorous peer review, two full papers in the conferences
specifically identified by the department may be considered in lieu of one
journal paper; conference papers may be considered in lieu of at most 2
journal papers. Candidates should also have a minimum of 4 journal papers
in reputed journals during the past 6 years. 4 full papers in conferences
specifically identified by the department may be considered in lieu of at most
2 journal papers. Journals indexed in Scopus/SCI index, or CORE Ranking of
B or higher, are considered reputed.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least an average of two courses in the
EdTech domain per year during the preceding 3 years.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided at least 3 Master’s students in the EdTech
domain.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student in the
Centre for EdTech domain who has graduated.
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Technology Projects/Research Grants:
Awarded at least one sponsored research grants or consultancy projects
during the review period.

Other criteria:
● Carrying out outreach activities such as NPTEL or Continuing Education
Program courses during the review period will be considered as an additional
advantage.
● Carrying out research initiatives towards capacity building at the
local/regional level will be considered as an additional advantage.
● Establishing new labs or contribution to the development of existing Labs or
courses, will be considered as an additional advantage.
● Awards/book chapters/conferences organized etc. may be considered an
additional advantage.
● Serving the department/institute as a committee member or in any other
capacity is desirable.

Exceptions can be made if warranted. Exceptional criteria include: Prestigious

fellowship/ awards like Swarnajayanthi, Bhatnagar, highly successful
translation and commercialization of the candidate’s research.

Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 12 publications on EdTech
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related topics in reputed journals. Since the area is interdisciplinary and has
conferences with rigorous peer review, two full papers in the conferences
specifically identified by the department may be considered in lieu of one
journal paper; conference papers may be considered in lieu of at most 4
journal papers. Candidates should also have a minimum of 6 journal papers
in reputed journals during the past 7 years. 4 full papers in conferences
specifically identified by the department may be considered in lieu of at most
2 journal papers. Journals indexed in Scopus/SCI index, or CORE Ranking of
B or higher, are considered reputed.

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught at least an average of two courses per year
in EdTech domain for 4 years within the preceding 7 years.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students in the
EdTech domain who have graduated.

Projects/Research Grants:
Awarded at least two sponsored research grants or consultancy projects
during the review period.

Other criteria:
● Carrying out outreach activities, such as NPTEL or Continuing Education
program courses will be considered as an additional advantage.
● Carrying out research initiatives towards capacity building at the
local/regional level will be considered as an additional advantage.
● Establishing new labs or contribution to the development of existing Labs or
courses, will be considered as an additional advantage.
● Awards/book chapters/conferences organized etc. may be considered an
additional advantage.

Exceptions can be made if warranted. Exceptional criteria include: Prestigious

fellowship/ awards like Swarnajayanthi, Bhatnagar, highly successful
translation and commercialization of the candidate’s research.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
● The candidate should have, in total, a minimum of _6_ publications
accepted in journals indexed in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in
mathscinet.
Centre for ● In addition to the above minimum specified the candidate must have, on
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Control year since the completion of their Ph.D., that are accepted in journals indexed
in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in mathscinet.
● Each patent granted will be counted as equivalent to two journal
publications and each patent filed will be counted as equivalent to 0.5 journal
publications for the above criteria.
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Ph.D. guidance:
● The candidate should have supervised/co-supervised at least one Ph.D.
student who has either graduated or is in an advanced stage of graduation.
Advanced stage is when the student has either completed pre-synopsis or
has at least _1_ publication, primarily authored by the student, accepted in a
journal indexed in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in mathscinet,
produced from the doctoral work.

Any other eligibility criteria:

● In case the candidate does not meet the publication criteria, then
books/monographs may be considered towards meeting the criteria.

Professor

Publications criteria:
● The candidate should have, in total, a minimum of _16_ publications
accepted in journals indexed in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in
mathscinet.
● In addition to the above minimum specified the candidate must have, on
average, at least _1_ additional publication for every full year after the first full
year since the completion of their Ph.D., that are accepted in journals indexed
in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or abstracted in mathscinet.
● Each patent granted will be counted as equivalent to two journal
publications and each patent filed will be counted as equivalent to 0.5 journal
publications for the above criteria.

Ph.D. guidance:
● The candidate should have supervised/co-supervised at least two Ph.D.
students who have graduated and another who has graduated or is in an
advanced stage of graduation. Advanced stage is when the student has either
completed pre-synopsis or has at least _1_ publication, primarily authored by
the student, accepted in a journal indexed in INSPEC/Scopus/SCIE and/or
abstracted in mathscinet, produced from the doctoral work. The candidate
should be the main supervisor of at least one of these students.

Any other eligibility criteria:

● In case the candidate does not meet the publication criteria, then
books/monographs may be considered towards meeting the criteria.

Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
A candidate should have a minimum of 8 publications*, five of which should
Ashank Desai be journal publications. A candidate should have a minimum of 5 policy
Centre for Policy relevant publications* in the assessment period, 3 of which should be journal
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Studies publications. A *publication refers to: -
(ADCPS) paper in a refereed journal (indexed in Scopus/SCI, JSTOR, Sage, MUSE,
ABDC or equivalent reputed journals);
- text book or a monograph from a reputed publisher (equal to 2 publications);
- chapter in a peer-reviewed edited volume (equal to 1 publication).
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Teaching:
A candidate should have taught at least an average of two courses per year
during the assessment period, excluding periods of long leaves.

Ph.D. Guidance:
Candidate must be actively engaged in guiding Ph.D students [either as a
guide or as a co-guide], with at least one Ph.D. student who has completed
or is at an advanced stage. An advanced stage indicates: having a student
who has completed pre-synopsis or having coauthored 1 publication with a
student. If the candidate is a co-guide, it will be counted as guiding 1⁄2 a
student. The count will be treated as 1 for the guide even if there is a co-guide.

Master’s students Guidance:

The candidate must be actively engaged in guiding Master’s students [as a
guide], with at least 2 full Master’s dissertations completed.

Professor

Professor Publications criteria:

A candidate should have a minimum of 12 publications*, 7 of which should be
journal publications. Candidate should have a minimum of 4 policy relevant
publications* in the assessment period, 2 of which should be journal
publications. A *publication refers to: - a paper in a refereed journal (indexed
in Scopus/SCI, JSTOR, Sage, MUSE, ABDC or equivalent reputed journals);
- a text book or a monograph from a reputed publisher (equal to 2
publications); - a chapter in a peer-reviewed edited volume (equal to 1
publication).

Teaching:
A candidate should have taught at least an average of two courses per year
during the assessment period, excluding periods of long leaves. A candidate
should have taught at least 4 different courses during his/ her career.

Ph.D. Guidance:
Candidates must be actively engaged in guiding Ph.D students [either as a
guide or as a co-guide], with at least two Ph.D. students or one student
awarded and another at an advanced stage of completion. An advanced stage
indicates: having a student who has completed pre-synopsis or having
coauthored 1 publication with a student. If the candidate is a co-guide, it will
be counted as guiding 1⁄2 a student. The count will be treated as 1 for the
guide even if there is a co-guide.

Master’s students Guidance:

Candidates must be actively engaged in guiding Master’s students [as a
guide], with at least 4 full Master’s dissertations completed.

Projects and Research Grants:

The candidate should have been a PI/ co-PI for at least one externally funded
sponsored project during the assessment period.
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Associate Professor

Publications criteria:
Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 8 publications in Scopus/SCI
indexed journals. Patent(s) granted and Book(s) published will be considered
equivalent to journal publications.

Ph.D. guidance:
The candidate should have graduated one Ph.D. student. If the candidate is
a co-supervisor of a student who has graduated, it will be counted as guiding
1⁄2 a student. The count will be treated as 1 for the main supervisor, even if
there is a co-supervisor.

Projects/Research Grants:
The applicant is expected to have sponsored/consultancy project(s) with a
total sanctioned grant of approximately Rs. 20 lakhs. For candidates from
industry: the candidate should be involved in execution of projects related to
geoinformatics and earth observation.

Centre of Professor
Studies in
24 Resources Publications criteria:
Engineering Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 14 publications in Scopus/SCI
(CSRE) indexed journals. Out of the above, the candidate must have a minimum of 6
publications in Scopus/SCI indexed journals as Associate Professor.
Patent(s) granted and Book(s) published will be considered equivalent to
journal publications.

Teaching Criteria:
Candidates should have taught at least one course per semester as Associate
Professor.

Ph.D. guidance:
The candidate should have graduated two Ph.D. students. If the candidate is
a co-supervisor of a student who has graduated, it will be counted as guiding
1⁄2 a student. The count will be treated as 1 for the main supervisor, even if
there is a co-supervisor.

Projects/Research Grants:
The applicant is expected to have sponsored/consultancy project(s) with a
total sanctioned grant of approximately Rs. 50 lakhs. For candidates from
industry: the candidate should be involved in execution of projects related to
geoinformatics and earth observation.

Associate Professor
Centre for
Technology Publications criteria (overall and Assessment Period which is at
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Rural Areas High quality research, evidenced by publications in Scopus/SCI indexed
(CTARA) journals/conferences, book chapters, patents (granted), and important case
studies. Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 10 publications in
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Scopus/SCI indexed journals. Candidates should also have a minimum of 6

publications during their assessment period including minimum 3 publications
in international peer reviewed journals. While the remaining 3 publications
may come in the following forms–
● book chapters/conference proceedings
● granted patent
● published case studies/monographs

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided at least 6 Master’s students.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the main supervisor of at least one Ph.D. student, who
has either graduated or completed pre-synopsis.

Projects/Research Grants:
At least one extramural research project (sponsored) initiated as a PI in the
current position.

Other desirable criteria:

Candidate should have demonstrated interest and ability to:
(1) identify and formalise problems of relevance to broader society, and this
may be demonstrated by:
(i) key formal interactions with ground agencies and elected bodies leading to
consultancy/technology output useful to local agency.
(ii) demonstrated technology and/or policy intervention.
(2) teach in the area of technology and development.

Professor

Publications criteria:
High quality research, evidenced by publications in Scopus/SCI indexed
journals/conferences, book chapters, patents (filed and granted), and
important case studies. Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of 18
publications in Scopus/SCI indexed journals. Candidates should also have a
minimum of 10 publications in Scopus/SCI indexed journals during their
assessment period including minimum 6 publications in international peer
reviewed journals. While the remaining 4 publications may come in the
following forms –
● book chapters/conference proceedings
● granted patent
● published case studies/monographs

Teaching:
Candidates should have taught a variety of courses (minimum 4 different
courses). Masters

Project guidance:
Candidates should have guided at least 8 Master’s students. Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor of at least two Ph.D. students who have
graduated or at least one student graduated and one completed pre-synopsis.
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Projects/Research Grants:
At least two extramural research projects (sponsored) initiated as a PI in the
current position and one completed as a PI during the assessment period.

Other desirable criteria:

Candidate should have demonstrated interest and ability to:
(1) Identify and formalise problems of relevance to broader society, and this
may be demonstrated by: (i) key formal interactions with ground agencies and
elected bodies leading to consultancy/technology output useful to local
agency. (ii) demonstrated technology and/or policy intervention. (2) Teach in
the area of technology and development.

Associate Professor

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of eight (8) publications in

reputed journals or peer reviewed conferences.

Candidates should also have a minimum of four (4) publications in reputed

journals or peer reviewed conferences during their assessment period.

Reputed Journals or Conference Proceedings with inclusion in Scopus/SCI

index, Math-SCI, SciMajor index, Core Ranking (B or higher), ABDC list (for
economics, statistics), medical journals with high impact factor.

● Reputed peer reviewed conference proceedings will be counted at par with

reputed journals.
● Each of up to three (3) granted patents in the Healthcare or Bio domain can
be counted as equivalent to 1 publication.
● Avoid double counting of patents and publications.
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Digital health oriented lab and product development efforts (technology,
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product, process, protocols, etc.) that have reached a stage of maturity viz.,
(KCDH)
peer-reviewed demonstration of proof-of-concept such as in the form of
acceptance by a funding agency or an industry for enhancement of TRL,
deployment, etc., may be considered as equivalent to one or up to two original
research publication(s) in Scopus (or equivalent) indexed journals.

Masters' Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided or co-guided at least four (4) Master’s/Dual
Degree students during the assessment period.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least one Ph.D.
student, who has either graduated or is in an advanced stage. Advanced
stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis or has at least one (1)
publications produced from the doctoral work. The criteria of guidance of
students may be relaxed for candidates with excellent research records, if
they are from industry/research labs/non-Ph.D. granting academic
institutions.
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Teaching Experience:
Candidates should have demonstrated an excellent teaching record in the
assessment period. Candidates should have taught at least an average of
_2_ full semester courses per year during the assessment period, excluding
periods of long leaves. The criteria may be relaxed for candidates with
excellent research records, if they are from industry/hospitals/research labs.

Professor

Candidates should have, in total, a minimum of fifteen (15) publications in

reputed journals or peer reviewed conferences.

Candidates should also have a minimum of six (6) publications in reputed

journals or peer reviewed conferences during their assessment period.

Reputed Journals or Conference Proceedings with inclusion in Scopus/SCI

index, Math-SCI, SciMajor index, Core Ranking (B or higher), ABDC list (for
economics, statistics), medical journals with high impact factor.
● Reputed conference proceedings at par with reputed journals.
● Each of up to 3 granted patents in the Healthcare or Bio domain can be
counted as equivalent to 1 publication.
● Avoid double counting of patents and publications.

Masters Project guidance:

Candidates should have guided at least eight (8) Master’s students during the
assessment period.

Ph.D. guidance:
Candidates should be the supervisor/ co-supervisor of at least two Ph.D.
students, who have either graduated or are in an advanced stage. Advanced
stage is when the student has completed pre-synopsis or has at least one
publication produced from the doctoral work.

Projects/Research Grants:
At least one project/ Research grant at the level of Associate professor.

Teaching scores:
Candidates should have demonstrated an excellent teaching record in the
assessment period. Candidates should have taught at least an average of two
full semester courses per year during the assessment period, excluding
periods of long leaves.