Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship at IIT Patna l Bihar, India

April 5, 2024

Designation/Position- Postdoctoral Fellowship at IIT Patna

IIT Patna invites application for Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship at IIT Patna from eligible and interested candidates

About- Indian Institute of Technology Patna (abbreviated IIT Patna or IITP) is an autonomous institute of education and research in science, engineering and technology located in Patna, India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. Postdoctoral Fellowship at IIT Patna

Research/Job Area- Relevant to National Mission on Speech, Video and Text Analytics (NM-SVTA)

Location- Patna, Bihar

Eligibility/Qualification–

Candidates having a Ph.D. degree in Science (Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics), Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering) and Humanities can apply. Candidates must have 1^st class (6.5 CPI/CGPA in the scale of 10) in the degree preceding to Ph.D. with at least three publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals.

A Candidate who has recently submitted her/his doctoral thesis for the Ph.D. degree in appropriate discipline can also apply for a PDF position in IITP subject to the condition that she/he will furnish the proof of award of Ph.D. degree at the time of interview.

Candidates who obtained their doctoral degree from IIT Patna can also apply for the PDF. However, it is desirable that such candidates, if selected, will be associated with a faculty member other than their PhD supervisor(s).

Age Limit

The age limit for applicants for the PDFs will be maximum 35 years (relaxed by 5 years for women and reserved category).

Job/Position Description-

Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP) is offering a limited number of Institute Post Doctoral Fellowships (PDF) to attract highly motivated bright scientists and engineers to carry out advanced research in IITP. These PDF research positions will be temporary positions.

Duration

The duration of the fellowship will be initially for a period of 1 year, extendable for a further period of one more yearbased on the satisfactory progress of the PDF and the recommendation of the Department with which the concerned PDF is attached with.

Fellowship Grant

Fellowship Amount:Rs. 58,000/- per month + HRA as per rules.

Contingency Grant

A contingency grant of Rs. 30,000/- per annum will be provided to the PDF for research purposes.

How to Apply-

Candidates for PDF shall apply in the prescribed format (Form IITP-IPDF).

The candidates called for interview shall have to make a presentation of their research plan before the selection committee in the concerned academic department.

The selection committee shall interview the candidates and discuss the research plan in detail. At least two letters of recommendation / reference from peers regarding the research capabilities and other attributes of the applicant must be submitted along with the application.

Firstly, application fee must be paid before proceeding for online application. The details of application fee are given below:

Category	Application Fee
GEN/EWS/OBC -NCL	Rs. 1,000/-
SC/ST/PwD/Wome n / Transgender	Rs. 500/-

Submission of Application Form

Scanned copy of duly filled-in and signed application along with the all Annexures should be e-mailed on postdoc@iitp.ac.in and hard copy of the same should be sent by post on the following address:

The Dean (Academics),

Office of the Dean (Academics),

First Floor, Admin Block,

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Kanpa Road, Bihta, Patna – 801106

The envelop must be superscribed with “Application for the Post-Doctoral Position in the Dept. of …………………………………”

It must be noted that:

No application will be entertained after due date.
Merely fulfillment of the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee selection for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Issues	Contact Point
Technical issues regarding online applications & Academic matter	Email: postdoc@iitp.ac.in Tel : 06115-233-684/697
Fee -payment	Email : arfa@iitp.ac.in Tel : 06115-233-062