1. Read the Notification carefully, Before you apply.

2. The candidates should apply online through the official link on or before 04 November 2022.

3. Keep your Documents Updated, and at the time of submission check each document carefully.

4. Wherever an Application Fee is required for Submission of Application, It Must be submitted on time, else the Application will be rejected.

5. After submitting the application online, the candidate should take a print of the completed application, send it along with self-attested copies of the relevant supporting documents/certificates in an envelope duly super-scribed as ‘Application for the post at The REGISTRAR, Dr. B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PO-REC CAMPUS, JALANDHAR, PUNJAB. PIN 144027 on or before 14 November 2022.

6. The candidates are advised to give their working mobile number and e-mail ID, and ensure their working till the completion of the selection process to avoid inconvenience. There will be no other means of contacting them except their e-mail & Mobile numbers.

7. Applications received after the due date will not be considered under any circumstances.

8. For any references, visit the official site.

General Instructions:

1. All qualifications, experiences and other criteria will be considered as on or before the closing date of online application forms.

2. Areas of specialization for recruitment of Assistant Professors (Pay Level 11) is available in Annexure-I while the Credit Point System is given in Annexure – II.

3. The internal serving faculty is required to apply for movement in higher academic grade pay/pay level irrespective of any vacancy in the respective department. Further, there shall be no specialization constraint on existing faculty of NIT, Jalandhar.

4. The candidates who have obtained PhD from NIT Jalandhar shall not be eligible for applying for faculty positions in response to this advertisement for a period of 3 years from the date of acquiring the PhD in order to avoid inbreeding.

5. The application form is online and will not be supplied on postal request.

6. All degrees mentioned in the application should be awarded by an Institute/University recognized by the Government/other Statutory Bodies.

7. As an Institute of National Importance, NIT Jalandhar strives to have a workforce which reflects an all-India character and hence candidates from all over the country are encouraged to apply. The Institute shall strive to recruit 50% faculty who are not domicile of Punjab as per the decision of the Council of the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) 8. Persons serving in Govt. / Semi Govt. / PSUs / Universities / Educational Institutions should send their applications either THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL or should furnish a NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from the Competent Authority of the organization serving, at the time of interview. They can, however, send an advance copy of the application, if the application through proper channel is expected to reach late.

9. It may be noted that a candidate’s application only in soft copy will not be entertained and will be rejected summarily if the hard copy of the application form along with other requisite self-attested photocopies of the relevant documents is not received at the Institute.

10. Original documents along with one set of self-attested copies will have to be produced at the time of the interview for verification.

11. Only hard copy of applications received on or before the published closing date for receiving the prescribed format of the hard copy will be considered for scrutiny and selection.

12. Mere fulfillment of minimum qualification and experience requirements does not entitle any candidate to be called for the interview. The department may have shortlisting criteria higher than the minimum to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview. Depending on the availability of qualified candidates, different departments may set different short-listing criteria. Further, the same department may also set different short-listing criteria for different specializations.

13. The Institute has the right to set higher norms than minimum and areas of specialization while short listing, taking into account the specific requirements of the individual departments. The short listing norms may not be uniform across all the departments of the Institute and shall be binding on the applicants. The decision of the Institute related to all matters pertaining to the recruitment shall be final and binding on the applicants.

14. The Institute reserves the right to call all the eligible candidates or a few shortlisted candidates for interview/test after screening by the Institute. The Institute may also conduct a screening test. The marks obtained in the screening test shall not be considered for preparation of merit list for the final selection. The candidates who have worked/working as post-doctoral fellows for a minimum period of six months in an Institution abroad in QS/THE world ranking upto 500 shall be exempted from appearing in the written test. However, such candidates may be called over and above the candidates called for interview based on decided ratio as given in Sr No. 15.

15. The maximum number of candidates to be called for interview shall be 5 times the number of posts.

16. The Institute also reserves the right to defer or cancel the selection process without assigning any reason thereof. The decision of the Institute in this regard will be final and binding on all the applicants who respond to this advertisement. No interim communication on the status of the application will be entertained.

17. Apart from merit, the specialization of a candidate within a department will play a vital role in selection. The candidate with a specialization in greater need by the department will be given preference. The candidates with studentship or work experience in CFTIs/reputed Universities/Institutions or industries or with greater relevance to the academic programmes of the department will be given preference.

18. Experienced and/or meritorious candidates may be granted higher starting pay on the recommendation of the selection committee. Experience for a period more than 6 months as a faculty on a consolidated pay equivalent to pay level 10 will be considered.

19. Canvassing in any manner would entail disqualification of the candidature.

20. Name of the shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the Institute website. Besides, all information regarding the screening test, Interview schedule, etc. will also be provided through the Institute website only. The Institute will not be responsible in any manner if a candidate fails to visit/access the website in time. Candidates are requested to regularly visit the Institute website i.e., www.nitj.ac.in for updated information.

21. The short listed candidates may be required to appear for presentation/seminar in the respective departments, in addition to facing the selection committee. No TA/DA will be paid for attending test/interview.

22. Number and nature of post shown above may change and vary at the time of selection/recruitment. Further, the Institute reserves the right not to fill any post(s).

23. The Institute shall retain completed online applications data for non-shortlisted candidates only for three months after completion of recruitment process.

24. Candidates who wish to apply for more than one department should apply separately for each post in the prescribed manner and separate application with requisite fee must be submitted for each post. If a candidate wishes to apply for more than one post or pay level within a department, he/she needs to apply separately for each post/pay level.

25. Pay protection may be given as per Government of India rule.

26. The applicant will be responsible for the authenticity of submitted information, other documents and photograph. Furnishing of any false information and/or suppression/ concealment of facts shall lead to rejection/cancellation of selection/appointment.

27. If the claimed credit points by the applicant are found to be grossly inappropriate and /or without relevant supporting documents, NIT Jalandhar, administration reserves the right to summarily reject the candidature of the applicant.

28. Candidates in India, if invited, have to appear personally in the interview, while those studying/in service abroad may be interviewed by audio cum video link. If an overseas candidate wishes to be interviewed by audio cum video link, a request from the candidate should be sent to the Institute giving all details for communication. The Institute does not guarantee consistent connectivity and hence the candidate will appear through this media at his/her own responsibility. The Institute will not take any responsibility for connectivity.

29. Applications which are not in the prescribed form / without relevant supporting enclosures will be rejected. No correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

30. All recruitment and pay-fixation shall be done by the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Institute only on the recommendations of duly constituted Selection Committees. The decision of the Appointing Authority shall be final. There shall be no scope of fixing or altering pay (pay in pay-band or grade pay) outside the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall be the only entity empowered to consider the past service and qualifications of the applicant.

31. The decision of the Institute in all matters will be final. No correspondence /interim inquiries will be entertained from the candidates in connection with the process of selection/interview including reasons for not being called for interview. Any dispute with regard to the selection/ recruitment process will be subject to Courts / Tribunals having jurisdiction over Jalandhar.

32. Only the experience in Institutes of repute (as per schedule ‘E’) as indicated by the MHRD/MoE and subsequent clarifications shall be considered for eligibility.

33. Reservation of posts in Teachers’ Cadre is as per Gazette notification [The Gazette of India, No.29, The CEI (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019 dated 9th July, 2019, The Gazette of Indian, No.2289, dated 12th July, 2019] and further direction of MHRD vide notification F.No.33-3/2018-TS.III dated 5 th November, 2019. For the purpose of reservation of posts, Institute has been taken as one unit.

34. All candidates, irrespective of their category may be considered against UR positions, subject to fulfillment of parameters/conditions for UR candidates. However, against the vacancies earmarked for specific categories (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PWD), only candidates belonging to respective categories shall be considered.