NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

NITC CAMPUS (P.O.), CALICUT, KERALA-673601

RECRUITMENT FOR FACULTY POSITIONS - 2017

INSTRUCTIONS / INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

a) Faculty positions are currently available in the following teaching departments :

1. Architecture & Planning

2. Biotechnology
3. Chemical Engineering
4. Chemistry
5. Civil Engineering
6. Computer Science and Engineering
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Electronics & Communication Engineering
9. Management Studies
10. Mathematics
11. Mechanical Engineering
12. Physics

b) The essential qualification and relevant experience for various positions are given in
Annexure I. Other essential requirements are as per MHRD Recruitment Rules adopted
by the Board of Governors of the Institute. Preferred areas of specializations in various
departments are given in Annexure-II. For faculty members presently employed at NIT
Calicut, all specializations are acceptable

c) Candidates applying for more than one Department are required to submit separate
application forms. Also candidates applying for more than one AGP in any department
are required to submit separate application forms.

d) Reservation as per Govt. of India norms apply. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC

(non-creamy layer) categories should attach photocopy of the certificate obtained from
Revenue Authorities not below the rank of Tahasildar or from a First Class magistrate of
the place of domicile of the candidates clearly authenticating the category to which they
belong. The PwD category candidates should attach photocopy of the certificate
obtained from Medical Board concerned including the percentage of their infirmity.
Candidates must also clearly indicate the category to which they belong in the
application form. Persons with disability having percentage above the minimum specified
by Government of India shall only be eligible for the benefit of reservation.

e) Candidates who have acquired Ph.D. degree from NITC can apply only after having at
least 3 years Post-Ph.D. experience outside NITC. However, this is not applicable to the
candidates who are already regular faculty members of NITC.

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f) Besides the basic pay in the applicable pay band of the respective positions, admissible
allowances like DA, HRA, TA etc. are payable in accordance with Central Government /
Institute Rules in force from time to time. The pay scale shown in the Annexure I is as
per the existing pattern and might be changed at the time of appointment according to
revision of pay by Govt. of India.

g) Experienced and meritorious candidates may be granted higher pay on recommendation

of the Selection Committee.

h) The Institute reserves the right to offer some of the positions on Regular / Contract /
Deputation basis. The appointments on contract / deputation shall be for a maximum
period of 5 years.

i) Mere fulfillment of the required qualifications and experience, does not entitle a
candidate to be called for interview / selection. The Institute reserves the right to fill or
not to fill any of the positions.

j) The Screening committee shall shortlist the eligible and most desirable candidates to be
called for interview from amongst the applicants, based on specialization, availability of
candidates, and requirements of the departments. In doing so it shall not be bound by
the options exercised by the applicants.

k) The Institute reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates for interview to a
reasonable limit, on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than those
prescribed in this advertisement.

l) All Degree Certificates should be from recognized Universities / Institutes.

m) Candidates presently employed should send their applications through proper channel. If
original application is routed through proper channel, a photocopy of the application
should be sent in advance before the prescribed last date. Such candidates are required
to produce No Objection Certificate at the time of interview, failing which they may not
be considered for interview.

n) Candidates will have to appear for the interview at their own cost, if called before a
Selection Committee on the date and place which will be separately notified to the
candidates.

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

p) The newly recruited faculty are encouraged / supported to take up R&D activities with
financial support, like seed grant, and professional development allowance as per
Institute norms.

q) No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding reason for

not being called for interview / outcome of interview.

r) 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.

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 s) Candidates may be required to make a brief technical presentation at the time of
interview.

t) Applications not in the prescribed form will not be entertained.

u) Self-attested copies of the following documents must be attached:
Proof of Date of Birth
Category Certificate (SC / ST / OBC Non-Creamy Layer / PwD)
Academic Records (Marks/Grade Cards and Certificates from SSLC/Matriculation
onwards upto Ph.D.)
Experience Certificates
Salary Certificate / Pay Slip of Current Employment
Publication, Patents and Copyrights Details
Workshops / Conferences/ Short Term Programs Organized
Certificate of Training / Summer/ Winter Schools Attended
Conferences / Workshops Attended and Presented Papers
Sponsored and Consultancy Projects
Fellowship / Membership of Professional Bodies
Awards and Recognitions
Testimonials
Other Relevant Certificates

v) Candidates are advised to browse the Institute Website: www.nitc.ac.in for other relevant
information.

How to apply:
Application form, data sheet and check list may be downloaded from NIT Calicut
website: www.nitc.ac.in
A signed hard copy of the applications along with self-attested copies of certificates and
necessary enclosures should be submitted. The filled-in application in both word and
PDF format should also be sent to the e-mail ID: recruitment@nitc.ac.in
Incomplete applications and late applications are likely to be rejected.

All applications should be sent through Speed Post / Registered Post in sealed
envelope superscribed Application for post of in the Department of
................ on or before 09th June 2017 (Friday)
To
The Registrar
National Institute of Technology Calicut
NITC Campus P.O.
Calicut 673601, Kerala, India.

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Prescribed Minimum Qualification and Experience for Faculty Positions
Designation, Pay Band and
Academic Grade Pay
Assistant Professor
(On contract)
PB-3 with Grade Pay of
` 6000/- + 07 additional
non-compounded increments
Assistant Professor
(On contract)
PB-3 with Grade Pay of
` 7000/-
Assistant Professor
PB-3 with Grade Pay of
` 8000/-
Associate Professor
PB-4 with Grade Pay
of ` 9500/-
Professor PB 4 with Grade Ph.D. with consistently 10 year after Ph.D. or 13 years
Pay of `10,500/- good academic record. total (not counting Ph.D. enrolment
ANNEXURE- I
Essential
Qualification Relevant Experience
Ph.D. with consistently None
good academic record.
Ph.D. with consistently 01 year.
good academic record.
Ph.D. with consistently 03 years after Ph.D. or 06 years
good academic record. total (not counting Ph.D.,
enrolment period) after obtaining
M.Tech degree.
Ph.D. with consistently 06yrs. After Ph.D. or 09 years total
good academic record. (not counting Ph.D. enrolment
period) out of which 03 years
should be after Ph.D. Three years
at the level of Assistant Professor
with AGP of Rs.8000/- or
equivalent in a reputed university,
R & D Lab. or relevant industry
period) out of which 07 years are
to be after Ph.D. with a minimum
of 4 years experience as Associate
Professor with AGP of 9500.
Associate Professor with AGP of
9000 shall also be eligible but with
7 years experience.
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 ANNEXURE- II

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT, KERALA

RECRUITMENT FOR FACULTY POSITIONS
Specializations required for Faculty Positions in Various Departments

Areas of Specialization
S. No. Department
Urban Design, Urban and Regional Planning, City Planning,
Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architectural
Conversation, Housing, Transportation Planning, Sustainable
Architecture &
1. Human Habit, Environmental Architecture, Environmental
Planning
Planning, Rural Architecture, Construction Project Management,
Digital Architecture, Computer Aided Architectural Design,
Product Design, Industrial Design.
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioprocess Technology,
Microbial Technology, Microbiology, Plant Biotechnology,
2. Biotechnology
Immunology, Bioinformatics, Structural Biology, Neurology,
Enzymology, Biochemical Engineering, Metabolic Engineering
Process Dynamic and control, Simulation and Modeling,
Computer Aided Process and Equipment Design, Transfer
Operations, Particle Technology, Environmental/ Biochemical
Chemical
3. Engineering, Multiphase flow, Thermodynamics and Reaction
Engineering
Engineering, Polymer Science and Technology, Separation
Technology, Process Economics and Management, Computational
Fluid Dynamics.
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Reaction kinetics,
4. Chemistry Catalysis, Theoretical/ Computational Chemistry, Solid State
Chemistry, Synthetic Inorganic/ Organometallic Chemistry.
Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource
5. Civil Engineering
Engineering, Construction Technology & Management,
Geomatics, Offshore Structures, Environmental Geotechnology.
Algorithms and Complexity, Big Data Analytics, Bioinformatics,
Cloud Computing, Compilers and Programming Languages,
Computational Intelligence, Computer Architecture, Computer
Graphics and Multimedia, Computer Networks, Database
Computer Science Management Systems and Information Retrieval, Data Mining,
6.
and Engineering Distributed Computing, Hardware and Embedded Systems, High
Performance Computing, Image Processing, Information Security,
Logic and Verification, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging,
Natural Language Processing, Operating Systems, Software
Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science.

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 Power Electronics and Drives, Power
Electronics, Industrial Drives & Control, Industrial Electronics,
Control Systems, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, High
Voltage Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electronic Circuits and
Electrical
7. systems, Signal Processing, Bio-medical Engineering, Systems
Engineering
and Control Engineering, Process Automation & Control, Applied
Electronics & Instrumentation, Computer Controlled Industrial
Power, Industrial Power & Automation, Power Systems, Power &
Energy Systems, Energy Conversion & Power Engineering.
Electronics and Communication and Networking, Signal Processing,
8. Communication Microelectronics and VLSI Design, Embedded Systems,
Engineering Microwave and Antenna, Computing
(i) Economics: Econometrics, Industrial Economics, Applied
Economics, Development Economics,
International Economics, Managerial Economics.
(ii) English: Communication, Business English, Technical
Writing, English Language Teaching, English
School of
9. Language Skills.
Management Studies
(iii) Management: Operations Management, Finance Management,
Marketing Management, Human Resource
Management, Organizational Behaviour, Strategic
Management, Business Analytics, Information
Technology and Systems.
10. Mathematics Any branches of pure and applied mathematics
Mechanics/ Dynamics of Machinery, Machine Design, Vibration,
CAD/ CAM/CAI, Mechatronics, Robotics, Thermodynamics,
Thermal Engineering, Fuel and Combustion, Refrigeration & Air
conditioning, Cryogenics Engineering, Heat Transfer, Fluid
Mechanical Mechanics, Renewable Energy Systems, Production Engineering,
11.
Engineering Flexible Manufacturing, Metal forming, Surface Engineering,
Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations
Research, Quality Engineering and Management, Advanced
Materials, Composite Materials and Technology, Physical
Metallurgy, Process Metallurgy, Metal Cutting, Metrology.
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Optics and Applied Optics,
Photonics, Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Physics,
12. Physics
Statistical Physics, Theoretical and High Energy Physics, Nuclear
and Particle Physics, Applied Electronics