NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UTTARAKHAND

Srinagar Campus: Govt. ITI, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand-246174

Advt.No.03/2024 dated 11/03/2024

Advertisement for the post of Associate Professor

1. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, is one among 31 NITs established by the
Government of India by an Act of the Parliament, offering UG, PG and Ph.D. programs in
Engineering/Technology and Sciences. NIT Uttarakhand is inviting online applications for the
post of Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering on regular
basis.

2. Interested candidates must apply ONLINE only through link on the Institute website
https://www.nituk.ac.in. Applications received through any other mode shall not be accepted
and summarily rejected. The candidates are advised to download the PDF of the online
submitted application form after submission of application form and send hard copy of the
downloaded PDF of the filled application form along with the self-attested supported copies of
all the documents/certificates by speed post/registered post/courier to NIT Uttarakhand on
following address:

The Registrar
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
Srinagar Campus: Srinagar (Garhwal),
District- Pauri Garhwal
Uttarakhand 246174, India

Last date of online Application is 01/04/2024 up to 05:30 PM and last date for receiving the
Hard Copy of the downloaded PDF of the filled application form along with self-attested
supported copies of all the documents/certificates at NIT Uttarakhand is 10/04/2024 up to
05:30 pm. The envelope containing the application be super scribed as “APPLICATION FOR
THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING”.

3. The details of the post(s) are as under:

S. No. of
Post Department Category Pay Level & Basic Pay
No. post
Pay Level 13A2 as per 7th CPC
along with allowances admissible
Associate Computer Science
1. 01 OBC as per Institute norms.
Professor & Engineering
Basic Pay: Rs.1,39,600/-
PwBD reservation shall be as per Govt. of India norms and PwBD candidates are encouraged to apply.

NOTE:

1. Detailed educational qualifications, experience, and other criteria for selection shall be
according to the recruitment rules for Faculty in NITs as per Schedule–E of the First
Statutes of the NITs (amendment statutes 2017) issued vide No.651 Gazette of India dated
24th July 2017, clarification issued by Ministry of Education dated 16 th April 2019, and

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 Gazette notification published by the NIT Uttarakhand vide no.NITUK/R/Statutes/
2023/01(E) dated 10/07/2023.

2. All Degree Certificates should be from recognized Universities / Institutes. Candidates

should have first class degree from Bachelor’s Degree onwards.

3. More than six months of experience in regular position in Institution of repute or any
organization with a pay scale, will only be considered towards qualifying experience.
Experience rendered on part time, daily wages or as visiting faculty will not be counted as
experience.

4. Fresh appointment beyond the age of 60 years is discouraged except in the case of faculty
with exceptionally brilliant research career and with on-going or approved externally funded
research project.

5. Prescribed minimum qualification and experience for faculty positions are given in
Annexure-I. In case of any discrepancy, the recruitment rules for the post of Associate
Professor shall be followed hence candidates are requested to refer recruitment rules before
applying for the post. Recruitment rules are available on Institute website. The required
area of specialization is given in Annexure-II. The last date for determining the eligibility in
respect of age/qualification/experience shall be last date of closing of application form
(online).

6. For the departments which are not having any vacancy, movement in higher Academic
Grade Pay or cadre shall be carried out as per specified selection process but it will be
restricted to only for serving faculty members of the respective departments.

7. The Institute reserves the right not to fill up the posts, cancel the advertisement in whole or
in part, without assigning any reason and its decision in this regard shall be final.

8. The number of posts may increase or decrease. The Selection Committee reserves the right
to offer the lower post to the candidate if not found suitable for the applied post.

9. Period of probation will be one year, which may be extended depending on the performance
during the first year of service.

10. Besides the basic pay, admissible allowances like DA, HRA, TA, etc. are payable as per
Institute norms. Fresh appointees will be covered under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) as
per Government of India norms.

4. Application fee:

(i) Each application must be accompanied by non-refundable Application Fee of Rs.1000/-. The
Application Fee should be remitted Online only (online payment option is available in online
Application Form) and the proof of depositing of fee should be submitted along with print out
of online application. Indian nationals applying from abroad can apply with a non-refundable
application fee of Rs.5000/- or US$ 61.
(ii) The non-refundable Application Fee for SC / ST / Women / PwBD / Internal candidates is
Rs.500/-.

(iii) The candidate (from outside NIT Uttarakhand) who have applied against Advt.
No.14/2023 dated 10/12/2023 not required to pay application fee. However, candidate
may update the previous application form and submit the same.
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5. Documents/Certificates.

The following self-attested photocopies of the documents/certificate should be sent along with
PDF of the online submitted application form. Candidates are also requested to bring original
documents at the time of document verification/presentation/Interview, failing which the
candidature would summarily be rejected and candidate would be debarred from further
participation in the selection process:

(i) The copy of the Transaction ID of the application fee paid.

(ii) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet
of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating date
of Birth in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in
certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate
indicating date of Birth will be considered.

(iii) Higher Secondary / Class Xll (or equivalent) board marks sheet.

(iv) Degree certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of
educational qualification claimed. In the absence of a particular Degree certificate, mark
sheets of the Degree program may be accepted.

(v) Candidates should attach a photocopy of the OBC-NCL certificate obtained from Revenue
Authorities not below the rank of Tehsildar or from a First Class Magistrate of the place of
domicile of the candidates clearly authenticating the category to which they belong. The
certificate should be issued by the respective authority on or after 01/04/2023.

(vi) The PwBD candidates shall be required to submit the Disability/Medical Certificate issued
by the competent medical authorities for the purpose of employment as per Government of
lndia norms with duly completed application form. Persons suffering from not less than
40% of the disability shall only be eligible for the benefit of reservation under this
category. The certificate will be rejected if the disability is less than 40%.

(vii) Experience Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s) for the entire experience
claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating
the basic pay, and Grade Pay (GP)/Pay Level. The certificate(s) should also mention the
nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s).

(viii) The following documents are also required:

 Publication, patents and copyrights details

 Details of Workshops/Conferences/Short Term Programs organized
 Certificate of Training/Summer/Winter Schools attended
 Conferences/Workshops attended and presented papers
 Details of Sponsored and Consultancy Projects
 Fellowship/Membership of Professional Bodies
 Awards and Recognitions
 Testimonials
 Other Relevant Certificates

(ix) Persons serving in Government / Semi-Government / Autonomous Bodies / Statutory

Bodies / PSUs / PSBs should send their applications either THROUGH PROPER
CHANNEL or should furnish a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE along with Vigilance
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 Clearance Certificate and statement showing Major or Minor penalties, if any imposed by
the Competent Authority of the organization where they are serving at the time of
document verification before Interview. They can, however, send advance copy of the
online filled application form and mention the same on the first page of the application
form. In case an advance copy of application is submitted and application through proper
channel is not received, the shortlisted candidate will be allowed to appear for Personal
Interview only if he/she brings a No Objection Certificate and Vigilance Clearance
Certificate from his/her present employer. The decision of the selection committee, on this
issue, shall be binding on the candidates.

6. Method of Selection:

(i) Mere fulfillment of the required qualifications and experience does not entitle a candidate to
be called for Interview / selection.

(ii) The Screening Committee shall shortlist the eligible and most desirable candidates to be
called for interview from amongst the applicants, based on the required specialization,
availability of candidates, and requirements of the departments.

(iii) The Institute reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates for interview to a
reasonable limit on the basis of qualifications, experience, and credit points higher than
those prescribed in this advertisement. All such notifications will be placed on Institute
website.

(iv) This being an advertisement governed by the Four Tier Flexible Faculty Recruitment Rules,
relevant instructions from Ministry of Education (Govt. of India) issued till the date of the
interview will be applicable. Candidates are advised to refer the Institute website:
www.nituk.ac.in regularly for relevant information and updates on the recruitment process.

(v) Incomplete applications or applications without relevant supporting enclosures or

applications not in prescribed form or applications received after prescribed last date will be
out rightly rejected. The Institute will not be responsible for any kind of delay including
postal delay. Interim correspondence will not be entertained or replied to in this regard.

7. General Instructions to the candidates:

(i) The applicants applying in response to this advertisement should satisfy themselves
regarding their eligibility for the post applied for.

(ii) The Institute will retain online applications data for non-shortlisted candidates only for
three months after completion of recruitment process.

(iii) Request for individual acknowledgements shall not be considered.

(iv) NIT Uttarakhand strives to have a workforce which also reflects gender balance and
hence, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

(v) Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidature of the applicant.

(vi) Candidates will have to appear for the test and/or interview at their own cost, if called
before the Selection Committee, which will be separately notified to the candidates.

(vii) Selected candidates should be prepared to join duty within the time granted.

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 (viii) No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding the reason
for not being called for interview / outcome of interview.

(ix) The candidate is responsible for the correctness 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 is liable to be cancelled / terminated and
suitable legal action can be taken against his/her.

(x) The candidate should not have been convicted by any Court of Law.

(xi) Any vigilance/disciplinary cases should not be pending against the candidates working in
the any Govt. Organizations. In such cases, application shall not be considered or
scrutinized.

(xii) Helpline e-mail ID for technical query related to online form submission or fee submission
is help2024@nituk.ac.in . Any query submitted through any other mode or made on any
other email ID will not be considered.

(xiii) Legal disputes, if any, with National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand will be restricted
within the jurisdiction of Hon’ble High Court of Uttarakhand only.

8. Check List:

(i) Whether all details in online application form have been filled up correctly?

(ii) Whether Photograph uploaded?

(iii) Whether application fee, if applicable, paid?

(iv) Whether pdf output generated after submitting the application form online printed, signed,
and sent by post (Speed post/Registered post/Courier) along with self-attested copies of all
documents.

Registrar

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 ANNEXURE–I

Name of the post Cumulative

Essential
Pay level in 7th CPC Essential Requirements Essential Credit
Qualification
(Pre-revised AGP) Points*
Six years after Ph.D. of
which at least three years
experience at the level of
Assistant Professor Grade–I
in Level-12 of the Pay
Matrix of the 7th Central
Associate Professor
Pay Commission or any
in Level-13A2 of the
other corresponding pay
Pay Matrix of the
scale or pay level approved
7th Central Pay
by the Central Government
Commission or any
or the Council, as the case
other corresponding
may be; OR
pay scale or pay
Nine years total working
level approved by Ph.D. 50
experience, of which three
the Central
years shall be after Ph.D.
Government or the
and with three years
Council, as the case
experience at the level of
may be.
Assistant Professor Grade–I
in Level-12 of the Pay
Basic Pay:
Matrix of the 7th Central
Rs.1,39,600/-
Pay Commission or any
other corresponding pay
scale or pay level approved
by the Central Government
or the Council, as the case
may be.
*As per the guidelines given in the “Schedule E” of NITs statutes (Issued vide Gazette of India No.
651 dated 24th July 2017, clarifications issued by MoE dated 16th April 2019), and Gazette
notification published by the NIT Uttarakhand vide no.NITUK/R/Statutes/ 2023/01(E) dated
10/07/2023.

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 ANNEXURE–II

The required area of specialization for the post of Associate Professor is given below. The Institute
reserves the right to select/ consider from the required area of specialization.

Department Specializations
B.Tech./BE in Computer Science & Engineering /Computer
Engineering/ Information Technology/ Computer Science.

M.E./ M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer

Engineering/ Information Technology/ Computer Science/
Software Engineering / Information Security/ AI&ML/ Artificial
Computer Science
Intelligence/ Data Science/ Data Analytics/ or relevant
&
discipline.
Engineering
Ph.D. Specialization in Computer Networks/Wireless Sensor
Networks/Cloud and Edge Computing/Internet of Things/Cyber
Security and Forensics/Theoretical Computer Science/Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning/Computer Vision and Image
Processing or relevant discipline.

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