IIT Delhi invites applications from individuals who belong to SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwBD/EWS category with an established record of independent, high-quality research and commitment to teaching and research for faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor (Grade-I/II).
The various Academic Units (Departments, Centres, and Schools) recruiting Assistant Professors in their areas are given below. Department wise specialization areas are specified in Annexure-I.
Post Date: 29th August 2026
Hiring Organization: Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi
Organization Profile: IIT Delhi is a green and vibrant campus of 325 acres in the heart of Delhi. The campus is an oasis in the hustle and bustle of the capital city, providing the best of both worlds, a quiet and safe space to live in and a great public transport system with easy access to any other part of the city and beyond. The IITD community heartily welcomes you. The information in this corner has been curated and collated mainly by people who joined ahead of you. The hope is to ease your transition. Being a vibrant place, our processes continue to change, usually for the better. With your help, we will try to keep the pages updated. Let’s begin with the first experience.
Job Title: Assistant Professor (Grade I/II)
Department:
- Department of Applied Mechanics
- Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Department of Design
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Energy Science & Engineering
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Department of Management Studies
- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering
- Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE)
- Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS)
- Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART)
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME)
- Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT)
- Sensors, Instrumentation and CyberPhysical System Engineering (SeNSE)
- Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre (TRIP-C)
- Optics and Photonics Centre (OPC)
- Kusuma School of Biological Sciences (KSBS)
- School of Public Policy (SOPP)
- School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI)
- Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology (ANSKIT)
Qualification: Ph.D., with first class or equivalent in the preceding degree. Specialization in the appropriate area/branch with consistently good academic record throughout. Candidates should have good communication skills, a commitment to high quality undergraduate and postgraduate education, and demonstrated ability to carry out original and creative research.
Assistant Professor: Candidates with at least three years of industrial/research/teaching experience may be considered for the post. The experience gained before and while pursuing Ph.D. is excluded for consideration. Candidates with PhD but with less than three years of industrial/research/teaching experience may be considered for the post of Assistant Professor (Grade II).
Job Location: Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Age:
- Maximum Age Limit for Male Candidates: 35 years
- Maximum Age Limit for Female Candidates: 38 years
- Age relaxation will be applicable as per the Government of India norms:-
(SC/ST-Upto 5 Years, OBC-NCL- 3 Years, General PwBD- Upto 10 Years, EWS- No age relaxation) - Note: Female candidates may avail only one applicable age relaxation at a time.
Salary:
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Grade-I: 7th CPC Pay Level 12, Minimum Pay: ₹ 101500/-
For direct recruits, minimum starting pay to be fixed in Academic Pay Level-12 at Cell No.1 ₹ 1,01,500/. Faculty directly recruited into Grade-I and those moving from Grade-II will serve a one-year probation. On completion of 3 years as Assistant Professor Grade-I, the incumbent shall move to Academic Pay Level-13A1 (₹ 1,31,400 – 2,04,700). - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Grade-II: 7th CPC Pay Level 10, Minimum Pay: ₹ 70900/-
The minimum starting pay to be fixed in Academic Pay Level-10 at Cell No.8 ₹ 70,900/-. After one year of experience, the incumbent shall move to Academic Pay at Level-11. Subsequent placement in Assistant Professor Grade-I will be based on meeting experience requirements.
Apply Mode: Online & Postal
Last date: December 31, 2026, 23:59 (IST)
Organization Website: www.iitd.ac.in
How to Apply:
- Applications are to be submitted online. The advertisement is available at (https://home.iitd.ac.in/jobs-iitd/index.php). As a precaution, after submitting the application through the website, please retain a copy of the application. In case of any queries regarding the application submission, please contact:
Faculty Recruitment Cell (E-I)
MS-207/C-17, 2nd Floor, Main Building,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, INDIA
Telephone: +91-11-2654-8733
E-mail: [email protected] - For any technical help regarding the application submission, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
- The completed application along with the supporting documents should be submitted on or before December 31, 2026, 23:59 (IST)
- Please login to our site (https://ecampus.iitd.ac.in/IITDFR-0/login) and check the status whether the application has been received or not.
Instruction for completing the application form:
- The application form/data sheet is a summary sheet mainly for data collection for statutory and statistical purposes, and all sections as specified in D2. of this document should be detailed in the Academic Profile as given below.
- Separate online applications must be filled in if a candidate is applying for a faculty position in more than one academic unit (Department/ Centre/ School). Candidates having overlapping interests in more than one academic unit can be considered for joint appointment, if selected.
- Upload a detailed Academic Profile which includes the following information:
- Cover Letter.
- Applicant profile with personal details and academic qualifications. All Educational qualification certificates including the date of Ph.D. Defense must be submitted/uploaded along with the application form.
- Work Experience and detailed teaching plan, indicating core courses from the IITD Courses of Study list (available at the IITD website) that you can teach, and an expanded statement of your objectives and long-term interests in coursework development.
- Awards and recognition: Name of the prize/award, awarded by, awarded for, year of the award.
- Details of journal/conference papers and list of books published.
- A detailed research plan highlighting your current and past research interests and achievements. Also, include your short- and long-term research plans. If applicable, highlight the accomplishments of research scholars guided, any sponsored research and consulting projects as PI or co-PI, industrial and administrative experience, patents, and technologies developed with the year and details about the patent, etc.
- Any other activity like Continuing Education Programs/conferences organized (as an organizer or co-organizer) etc., service roles like institution-building and student-centric roles.
- List of referees who can be contacted to send letters of reference.
Organization address:
- Faculty Recruitment Cell (E-I)
MS-207/C-18, 2nd Floor, Main Building,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
HauzKhas,New Delhi-110016, INDIA
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