INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY

POWAI, MUMBAI 400076.

Advertisement No.: Admin-II/EXT136/2025

Job Title
Student Counselor (Scale I)

Job Reference Number

50700563

Application End Date

20.07.2025

Type of Employment
Permanent

No. of Position(s)
2
Application Category(s)
2(UR-2)
IITB Recruiting:
IIT Bombay invites online application from Indian Citizens, having requisite qualification(s) and
experience, for two vacancies of the post of Student Counselor (Scale-I).

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Master's Degree in Psychology / Clinical Psychology /Social Psychology with a minimum of 55%
marks or equivalent grade point average with six years of relevant experience.
For applicants with Ph.D. degree in relevant discipline, duration of Ph.D. up to three years would be
counted towards experience.
Desirable :
1) At least 4 years experience working as a counselor/psychologist in an academic or medical
institute.
2) At least 3 years of experience in psychological counselling of young adults living in a fully
residential campus of an academic institution of repute.

Job Profile:
The student counselor will support the mental and physical health and emotional well being of all
students. They will provide a high quality counseling service to students experiencing a wide range of
social, emotional and health issues. They will participate in and support initiatives aimed at raising
mental health awareness and student skill building within the institution.They will be a key to the
Institute's commitment to ensure all students reach their academic potential, develop the values and
behaviours, the Institute espouses and are best prepared for a fulfilled and successful life. They will
significantly contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of all the
students.

Pay Details:
Pay Level 10 (56100-177500)
(Gross Pay includes Basic Pay + Dearness allowance + House Rent Allowance + Transport
Allowance + Dearness allowance on Transport allowance)
Age limit: 40 years (as on the application closing date) with applicable age relaxations.

General information:
I) How to apply:
a) Applicants possessing the requisite qualification(s) and relevant experience may apply online at
https://www.iitb.ac.in/career/apply link. The hard copy/soft copy of the application form submitted
online in the application portal is not required to be sent by post/email.
The soft copy of the application/resume sent over e-mail to any Institute Officials will not be
considered for the selection process.
b) The application fee is Rs. 500 (Non-Refundable) for General Category candidates. For OBC (NCL)
& EWS candidates, the application fee is Rs. 250 (Non-Refundable). The application fee is to be paid
online through the application portal before submitting the application. Moreover, no fee is payable by
SC, ST, PwDs and Female candidates.
c) Applicants are encouraged to apply and submit the online application on time and not wait until the
last date to avoid potential issues like website crashes, high traffic, payment issues, or technical
problems leading to non-submission of application.
d) After Completing The Whole Process Of Submission Of Application, Applicants Should Again
Login To The Portal To Confirm The Status Of The Application Submitted.Application In Draft Mode
Need To Be Submitted To Bring It In "In-Process” Mode. It Should Be Noted That Any Issue, Related
To The Submission Of The Application, Reported Beyond 15 Days From The Closing Date Will Not
Be Entertained, And The Application Will Not Be Considered.

II) Selection Process :

a) Scrutiny/Screening of applications :Applications received in response to the advertisement will be
scrutinized and only scrutiny-in applicants will be called for further selection process. Merely fulfilling
the requirements prescribed in the advertisement will not automatically entitle an applicant to be
called for further selection process. It may not be possible and/ or convenient to conduct the
shortlisting process for all eligible applicants, and under such circumstances, the Institute can limit
the number of applicants to be called for shortlisting process on the basis of qualifications and/or
experience higher than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement. Hence, applicants should give
all relevant details of qualification and experience with supporting documents, if any.
b) There shall be a written test for shortlisting, marks of which will not be carried forward for further
selection process. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for final round of selection process, i.e.,
interview. The final selection will be through interview.
Procedure:
On the basis of the performance of candidates in the written test, a shortlist of maximum 7
candidates, in order of merit will be drawn, subject to they getting marks above the cut-off as
specified below (in case of tie in marks/ score, all the candidates with equal marks may be called for
further selection process).
The cut-off percentage (absolute or normalized basis) for UR is 60. Only such shortlisted candidates
will be called for final interview.

III) Terms and Conditions for applying:

a) The applicants should ensure at their end that they possess the essential qualification(s) and
experience laid down for the post. The qualification degree(s) must be from a recognized University
/Institute.
b) Details furnished in the online application will be treated as final and no subsequent changes shall
be entertained.

c) Age relaxation is applicable as per Institute norms.

d) The age limit criterion will be relaxed for applicants working in any department / section / unit /
project of the Institute provided they have served the Institute for at least three years (220 days or
more per year) and who have crossed the age limit criterion during the above period.

e) Age relaxation for SC / ST / OBC (NCL) category applicants is applicable only if the post is
reserved for that particular category. Age relaxation to PwD applicants & Ex-servicemen is as per the
rules.
f) Applicants should upload copy of certificates in support of their qualification(s) (matriculation
onwards), experience, date of birth, caste, etc. Certificate(s) in support of experience should be on
the organization’s letterhead, bearing the date of issuance, specific period of work, designation, pay
drawn against each such position, etc., duly certified by the concerned issuing authority.

g) Original certificates should be produced at the time of Selection Process as well as on Joining, if
selected.
h) Applicants serving in Central / State / Semi-Government Organizations / Autonomous Body /
Public Sector Unit / etc., must apply through the proper channel and such applicants will be required
to upload NOC/ proof of having placed the request with the existing organisation for issuance of NOC
and also produce relieving letter at the time of joining, if selected, failing which they shall not be
permitted to join the post.

IV) Benefits & facilities available upon appointment:

a) Family accommodation will be provided on the Campus as per rules and subject to availability.
b) Children of the staff member are eligible for admission in the Campus School/ Kendriya Vidyalaya
as per rules and availability.

c) Institute employees and their dependents are entitled to Medical facilities in the Institute Hospital
as per rules.
d) Children Education Allowance as per applicable rate for upto two children.

V) General Information:
a) These are permanent positions of the post as per the Recruitment Rules and Promotion Policy of
the Institute .
b) Eligibility of an applicant for the post shall be considered as on the date of closing of the online
application interface.
c) The Institute reserves the right not to fill any of the advertised post(s).
d) The appointment of selected applicant is subject to the applicant being found medically fit as per
the norms of the Institute.
e) The decision of the Institute in all matters relating to the eligibility of the applicants, Screening /
Skill / Written Test / Interview and Selection shall be final and binding on all the applicants.
f) No correspondence / personal inquiries shall be entertained from applicants regarding conduct and
result of written test/ skill test/ interview and reasons thereof, for not being called.

g) In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection which may get detected at any
stage, even after the issuance of an appointment letter, the Institute reserves the right to
modify/withdraw /cancel any communication made to the candidate.
h) The Institute reserves the right to reject the candidature of a candidate at any point of time during
the course of recruitment, if found indulging in any of the malpractices. All such candidates are liable
to be disqualified from the selection process, in addition to appropriate legal action as may deemed fit
by the Institute

i) In case of any dispute/ambiguity in the advertisement or in the selection process, the decision of
the Institute shall be final.
j) The Institute shall verify the antecedents or documents submitted by an applicant at any point of
time, either at the time of appointment or during the tenure of the service. In case, it is detected that
the documents submitted by the applicant are fake or the applicant has a clandestine
antecedent(s)/background which the applicant had suppressed at the time of joining, then the
applicant's services are liable to be terminated with immediate effect and legal action may be initiated
against such an applicant/employee.
k) No traveling allowance (TA) shall be paid to the outstation applicants for attending the written test.
However, SC/ST applicants attending the written test shall be paid to & fro second class railway fare,
by shortest route, subject to production of tickets and caste certificate. SC/ST applicants already in
Central/ State Government organization/ Autonomous Body/ Public Sector Units, etc., are not
admissible for the same. Payment will be made through bank transfer after processing of the claim.

l) Outstation candidates attending the interview will be eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses,
to and fro, by air (tickets to be purchased through M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited, M/s Ashok
Travels & Tours and Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited only) / 2 tier AC rail, by
the shortest route, from the city of residence in India to the Institute, upon production of tickets.To
facilitate online reimbursement of travel expenses, we require duly signed copy of the form available
at following the link:
https://www.iitb.ac.in/sites/www.iitb.ac.in/files/jobs/2018-07/Bank%20details_FORM_0.pdf
Please scan the duly filled-in form with signature and send it to the following e-mail id :
jobs@iitb.ac.in
m) Canvassing in any form shall lead to disqualification.
n) No interim correspondence will be entertained.
o) For any queries related to submission of online application, the applicant may enquire via e-mail
on jobs@iitb.ac.in with the application ID, Job Title and Job Ref. No. mentioned in the subject.
However, inquiries/queries related to eligibility for the post or for interpretation of the rules will not be
entertained.
p) Applicants should provide their correct and active e-mail address in the application for all future
correspondences viz. issuance of call letter or any other information, which shall be communicated
through e-mail only. Moreover, applicants are advised to remain updated regarding the Selection
Process, date and venue etc. by visiting IIT Bombay website https://www.iitb.ac.in/career/apply
Addendum/corrigendum, if any, in respect of this advertisement, shall be notified through the
Institute’s website.

q) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the
Courts situated at Mumbai only. The date of closing of online application interface is 20.06.2025.

REGISTRAR
Date: 06.05.2025
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