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VNIT/Faculty-Recruitment/01/2019
DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT FOR FACULTY RECRUITMENT
1) Applications are invited from individuals for the positions at Professor, Associate Professor
and Assistant Professor Levels in various departments of the Institute. The essential
minimum academic qualifications is B.Tech/B.E./B.Arch/M.Sc./MA in relevant discipline
along with PhD in Engineering/Technology/Science/Architecture/Humanities and shall
have first class (at least 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 or equivalent or 60% aggregate) in the
preceding degrees. Candidate having PhD degree directly after B.Tech are also eligible and
they should have obtained First Class at Bachelor’s Level. The following department wise
preferred specialization are required :
Sr.
Department Name Preferred Specialization at PG / PhD Level
No.
Civil Engineering Water Resources Engineering or Hydraulic Engineering / Construction
1 Management / Environmental Engineering / Geotechnical Engineering /
Transportation Engineering / Surveying
Mechanical Thermal Engineering / Design Engineering / Manufacturing and Industrial
2
Engineering Engineering
Mining Engineering / Rock Mechanics / Mine Planning & Design / Coal Mining /
Metal Mining / Mine Environment / Safety / GIS & Remote Sensing / Mine
3 Mining Engineering Surveying / Mining Machinery / Mine Mechanization & Robotics / Geo technology
/ Excavation Engineering / Numerical Modeling / Mineral Economics / Slope
Stability / Tunneling / Underground Space Technology / Opencast Mining.
Structural Instrumentation / General Structural Engineering / Structural
4 Applied Mechanics
Dynamics
Process Intensification / Separation Processes, Nano Science & Technology /
Advanced Materials / Modeling / Simulation & Optimization / Ionic liquids /
Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering / Bioenergy / Biopesticides / Food
Chemical Technology / Bioprocess technology / Supercritical Fluid Application /
5
Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics / Process Control / Reaction Engineering /
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer / Environmental Engineering / Pharma /
Drug / Petrochemicals / Membrane Separation / Energy / Environment and
Sustainability

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Electronics & Communication Engineering and Antennaa / Wireless Communication and
6 Communication Networks / Signal Image and Video Processing / Embedded System /
Engineering Instrumentation, Biomedical
Electrical
7 Power System / Power Electronics / Electrical Machines / Control System
Engineering
Networking and distributed system / Design and implementation of programming
language / Artificial intelligence / Machine learning and data analytics /
Computer Science
8 Algorithms and combinatorial optimization / Theoretical Computer Science /
and Engineering
Image and video processing, computer vision / Parallel systems and high
performance computing / Information security / Software engineering
Modeling and Simulation / Iron and Steel Making / Metal Working and
Deformation Behaviour / Photo-voltaic materials / Phase Transformation /
Metallurgical & Semiconductor Material Technology / Creep, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics /
9 Materials Welding and joining / High Temperature Materials / Nano materials and Nano-
Engineering technology / Grain Boundary Engineering / Advanced Processing of Materials
Corrosion and Surface engineering / Polymers / Ceramics and Refractories /
Casting and Solidification
Architecture &
10 Architecture, Design and Planning
Planning
11 Physics Quantum Mechanics / Theoretical Condensed matter / Materials Science
Theoretical Chemistry / Computational Chemistry / Physical Chemistry / Organic
12 Chemistry
Chemistry / In-organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Analysis / Numerical Analysis / Theory of Computation / Linear Algebra / Theory
of Differential Equations / Bio Mathematics / Fluid Dynamics / Computation Fluid
13 Mathematics
Dynamics / Algebra / Financial Mathematics / Probability Theory & Statistics /
Operations Research and other area of Applied Mathematics
14 Humanities English / Economics / Sociology / Sanskrit
Centre for VLSI and Nano device modeling and simulations / VLSI design and testing / MEMS / Signal
15
Nanotechnology Processing / Photovoltaics

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2) Prescribed Minimum Qualification(s) and Experience for Contract / Regular Faculty
Positions as per Gazette Notification NIT (Amendment) Act 2017 for the faculty positions
prescribed by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi vide their letter No.F.No.35-
5/2017- TS.III dated 24th July, 2017 (Schedule-E) are as under :

Designation, Essential Essential Requirements Cumulative

Pay Band and Qualification Essential
Academic Credit Points
Grade Pay
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(On contract) PB-3 with Grade Pay of
Ph.D. NIL NIL
Rs.6000/- in 6th CPC
(Pay level – 10 in 7th CPC)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
1 year post Ph.D. experience of
(On contract) with Grade Pay of
Ph.D. Teaching and Research in 10
Rs.7000/- in 6th CPC
Institution of repute /Industry
(Pay level – 11 in 7th CPC)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ph.D.
PB-3 with Grade Pay of 3 years after Ph.D. or 6 years total teaching and
Rs.8000/- in 6th CPC research experience in reputed academic Institute / 20
with a minimum Pay of Rs.30000/- R&D Labs / relevant Industry
(Pay level – 12 in 7th CPC)
6 years after Ph.D of which at least 3 years at the
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR level of Assistant Professor with
PB-4 with Grade Pay of AGP Rs. 8000/-
Rs.9500/- in 6th CPC Ph.D or 50
with a minimum Pay of Rs.42800/- 09 years total working experience, of which 3 years
(Pay level – 13A2 in 7th CPC) should be after Ph.D. with at least 3 years at the
level of Assistant Professor with AGP Rs.8000/-
10 years experience after Ph.D. or 13 years total
working experience, out of which 07 years should
PROFESSOR
be after Ph.D. At least 03 years at the level of
PB-4 with Grade Pay of
Associate professor with AGP of Rs.9500/- or 04
Rs.10500/- in 6th CPC, Ph.D 80
years at the level of Associate Professor with AGP
With minimum Pay of Rs.48000/-
of Rs.9000/- or combination of Rs.9000/- and
(Pay level – 14A in 7th CPC)
Rs.9500/-, or equivalent in an Institution of repute /
R&D lab or relevant industry.

Note : Implementation of Recruitment Rules for Faculty of NITs and IIEST – issue of clarification
as per recommendations of the Oversight Committee as per Ministry of HRD, Govt. of
India, New Delhi vide their letter F.No.33-9/2011 – TS.III dated 16th April, 2019.

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3) Credit Points System as per Gazette Notification NIT (Amendment) Act 2017 for the faculty
positions prescribed by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi vide their letter
No.F.No.35-5/2017- TS.III dated 24th July, 2017 is given below.

Sr. Activity Credit Points

No.
1 One external Sponsored Research and 8 credit points per project or 8 credit points
Development Projects completed or ongoing per patent as inventor (in case of more than
or Patent granted one person in a project, the Principal
Investigator gets 5 credit points and the rest
to be divided equally among other members)
2 Consultancy projects 2 credit points @ Rs.5 lakhs of consultancy,
subject to maximum of 10 Credit points
3 Ph.D. completed (including thesis submitted 8 credit points per Ph.D. student (in case there
cases) are more than one supervisor, then the Guide
(1stSupervisor) gets 5 credit points per
student and the rest to be divided equally
among other supervisor(s)
4 Journal papers in Science Citation Index or 4 credit points per paper since the last
Scopus (Paid Journals not allowed) promotion. First author or Main supervisor
will get 2 credit points and rest will be divided
among others.
5 Conference paper indexed in Science 1 credit point per paper up to a maximum of
Citation Index or Scopus or Web of science 10 credit points. First author or Main
Conference or any internationally renowned Supervisor will get 0.6 and rest will be divided
conference among the rest.
6 Head of the Department, Dean, Chief 2 credit points per semester up to a max of 16
Warden, Professor Incharge (Training and credit points since the last promotion.
placement), Advisor (Estate), Chief Vigilance
Officer, PI (Exam), TEQIP (Coordinator)
7 Warden, Assistant warden, Associate Dean, 1 credit point per semester up to a maximum
Chairman or Convener of institute academic of 8 credit points since the last promotion.
committees, Faculty In charge Computer
Center or Information and Technology
Services or Library or Admission or student
activities and other Institutional activities.
8 Chairman and Convener of different 0.5 credit points per Semesters up to a
standing committees and special maximum of 3 credit points since the last
committees (Ex officio status will not be promotion.
considered). Faculty incharges (Each for one
year duration) of different Units or
equivalent
9 Departmental activities identified by Head 0.5 credit points per Semester up to a
of the Department like lab in charges, or maximum of 3 credit points since the last
department level committee for a minimum promotion.
period of one year.

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10 Workshop or Faculty Development program 2 credit points per course up to a maximum of
or short term courses of min 05 working 8 credit points since the last promotion.
days duration offered as coordinator or
convener
11 For conducting national programs like
Global Initiative of Academic Networks etc.
as course coordinator
Program of two weeks duration 2 credit points per course up to a maximum of
4 credit points since the last promotion.

Program of one week duration 1 credit point per course up to a maximum of

2 credit points since the last promotion.
12 National or International conference 3 credit points per program up a maximum of
organized as Chairman or Secretary 6 credits points since the last promotion.
13 Length of service over and above the 2 credit points per semester with maximum of
relevant minimum teaching experience 10 credit points since the last promotion.
required for a given cadre
14 Establishment of New Lab(s) 4 credit points since the last promotion.
15 Theory Teaching of over and above 6 credit 1 credit point or credit hrs. up to a maximum
hrs. course of 6 credit points since the last promotion.
16 Post Graduate Dissertation guided 0.5 credit points per project to a maximum of
10 credit points since the last promotion.
17 Under Graduate Projects 0.25 credit points per project up to a
maximum of 4 credit points since the last
promotion.
18 Text or Reference Books published on 6 credit points per book up to a maximum of
relevant subjects from reputed international 18 credit points since the last promotion.
publishers
19 Text or Reference book published on 2 credit points per unit up to a maximum of 6
relevant subjects from reputed national credit points since the last promotion.
publishers or book chapters in the books
published by reputed international
publishers
20 Significant outreach activities outside 1 credit point per activity up to a maximum of
Institute 4 credit points since the last promotion.
21 Fellow IEEE, FNA, FNAE, FNASc 10 credit points
22 Placement percentage (only for the placement cell officers or faculty incharge of placement)
Above 85% 4 credit points per year upto a maximum of 20
credit points since the last promotion.
75% - 84% 2 credit points per year upto a maximum of 10
(% to be based on total number of students credit point since the last promotion.
passing out and single job offer)

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION
1) Candidates, who wish to apply for more than one post/cadre, need to apply separately for each
post/cadre in the prescribed form along with all the supporting documents numberd serially. If
candidate applies for more posts (department/cadre) in one application, his/her form will be summarily
rejected.
2) The application form will not be supplied on postal request. The candidates are advised to download the
same from our website. The duly completed application form along with the enclosures to be sent by
speed/registered post to The Registrar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari
Road, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India. No soft copy through email will be accepted from candidate
working in India.
3) No additional document(s)/certificate(s) will be accepted after submission of the application form.
4) Only applicants who are currently working abroad can submit a scanned copy of filled in application to
e-mail: [email protected]; however they also need to send the hard copy by the courier, non receipt of
the hard copy may result into non consideration of such application.
5) Institute reserves the right to limit the candidates to call for test / interview as per the requirement of
the Institute.
6) To limit applicants to a reasonable numbers, the Institute has the right to set higher norms for
scrutiny than minimum prescribed above. The areas of specialization and the post/level applied for
will be taken into account while short listing, giving due consideration to the specific requirements
of the individual departments. Hence different departments may have different short listing criteria
which may vary for different posts within the same department. Priority of short listing shall be as
under.
i) Teaching Experience at IIT / NIT
ii) All three degrees (UG / PG / PhD) from IIT or NIT or CFTI or reputed Institute abroad
preferably with World QS ranking within 500.
iii) Two degrees (UG / PG / PhD) from IIT or NIT or CFTI or reputed Institute abroad
preferably with World QS ranking within 500.
iv) UG Degree from IIT or NIT or CFTI or reputed Institute abroad preferably with World QS
ranking within 500.
v) PG Degree from IIT or NIT or CFTI or reputed Institute abroad preferably with World QS
ranking within 500.
vi) PhD from IIT or NIT or CFTI or reputed Institute abroad preferably with World QS
ranking within 500.
vii) Degrees from reputed Govt. Institution / Govt. University departments.

7) Any applications which are not in prescribed form / without relevant supporting enclosures will be
outrightly rejected. No correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
8) Institute will not be responsible under any circumstances for any sort of postal delay/loss.
9) Persons serving in Govt. / Semi Govt. / PSUs / Universities / Educational Institutions should send their
applications either THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL or should furnish a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from
the competent authority at the time of interview. They can, however, send advance copy of application
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10) The shortlisted candidates will also be required to deliver a lecture in the department on core (UG)
subject using black/white board in addition to the personal interview.
11) No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview process.
12) For SC/ST/OBC (Non Creamy Layer) candidates, the application form should be with a copy of the
relevant caste certificates and other statuary documents, if required. For OBC candidates, Non-Creamy
Layer status of the preceding year (issued on or after 1st April 2019) from the competent authority
empowered for the purpose, as a proof in support of the caste claim is required. No other certificate will
be accepted as sufficient proof.
13) The persons with disability (PWD) shall be required to produce medical certificate in the prescribed
form issued by the competent medical authorities for the purpose of employment. Persons suffering from
not less than 40% of the disability in a,b,d & e category as per Department of Personnel & Training Office
Memorandum No. 36035/02/2017-Estt(Res), dated 15th January 2018 shall only be eligible for the
benefit of reservation, if any, and other relaxations as permissible under the rules.
14) As per Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Office Memorandum F.No. 20013/03/2018-BC-II,
dated 17th January 2019 reservation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) is 10% shall be eligible for
the benefit of reservation, if any, and other relaxations as permissible under the rules.
15) Reservation policy for faculty positions at entry level will be applicable as per the directives of the
Department of Higher & Technical Education, Ministry of the HRD, Government of India.
16) Experience more than six months in relevant regular position in any organization will only be considered
in total experience.
17) Original documents and ID proof will have to be produced at the time of interview, else interview will not
be conducted.
18) Non-refundable Demand Draft of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only) in favour of DIRECTOR, VNIT
NAGPUR for General & OBC candidates only. No application fee is payable by SC/ST/PWD/EWS
candidates. Indian Nationals applying from abroad can pay their application fee in US $25 per post (for
all categories).
19) Application in the prescribed format completed in all respects along with self attested copies of relevant
documents flagged neatly should reach to “The Registrar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of
Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur–440010, Maharashtra, India”, on or before Friday,
9th August 2019 (5:00 pm) by post/hand. The envelope containing the application be superscribed as
“APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF …………………….….........IN THE DEPARTMENT OF……………….………..………”.
20) Selection committee may offer lower faculty position, than the post for which he / she has applied for.
21) Institute reserves the right to modify / defer or cancel the advertisement / recruitment at any stage of
processing without assigning any reasons.
22) Direct appointment beyond the age of 60 years is discouraged, except in the case of faculty with
exceptionally brilliant research career and with ongoing or approved externally funded research project.
23) The Institute shall retain complete applications for non-shortlisted candidates only for three months.
24) No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding reason for not being
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25) The candidate is responsible for the correctness and authenticity of the information provided in the
application. If it is found at a later date that any information given in the application is incorrect/false,
the candidature/appointment / service is liable to be cancelled/ terminated.
26) Candidate who has been arrested, prosecuted, kept under detention, or bound down/fined/convicted by
a court of law for any offence or debarred/disqualified by any Public Service Commission from appearing
at its Exam/Selections or debarred from taking any Exam/rusticated by any University or any other
Educational authority/Institution or if any case pending against in any court of law, University or any
other educational authority/Institution, should provide complete details in separate sheet.
27) The decision of the institute related to all matters pertaining to the recruitment shall be final and binding
on the applicants.
28) Legal disputes, if any, with Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, will be restricted
within the jurisdiction of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court only.
29) To avoid in-breeding, candidates who have obtained the Ph.D from the Institute will not be considered
for recruitment, unless there is a three years of outside experience after leaving the Institute. However
this is not applicable to candidates who are already members of the regular faculty and have obtained
Ph.D from the Institute.
30) The date for determining eligibility of candidates in every respect shall be 31st July, 2019.
31) No interview call letters/mail will be sent to individual candidate. The list of short listed candidates
will be displayed on the Institute website. Candidates are advised to visit the VNIT website
www.vnit.ac.in regularly.

INCENTIVES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS :

In addition to normal pay and allowances as applicable to the Central Government Employees stationed at
VNIT Nagpur, following additional incentives are also available for faculty members.
a) Cumulative Professional Development Allowances (CPDA) of Rs. 3 lakhs for every block period of 3
years is made available to every faculty member on reimbursable basis to meet the expenses of
participation in National / International Conference, payment of membership fee of Professional
Societies and contingent expenses.
b) Reimbursement of Children Education Allowances as per Central Government Rules.
c) Reimbursement of Medical expenses including referral to outside specialized and reputed hospitals
for OP/IP for self and dependent family members.
d) Suitable residential accommodation in the campus, subject to availability.
e) Leave Travel Concession as per Central Government Rules.
f) The recruited faculty will be covered under New Pension Scheme (NPS).

REGISTRAR

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