NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 015

Advt. No: NITT/R/RC/PDF/2019/02 16.08.2019

ENGAGEMENT OF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS

The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli invites applications for Post-Doctoral

Fellowships (PDF) in the various Departments / Centres with a view to provide an opportunity
to competent researchers to do independent research work in an appropriate area.

2. ELIGIBILITY
 The applicant should be an Indian citizen.
 The applicant must have obtained PhD degree from a recognized University in the last
FIVE years.
 Ph.D. students, who have submitted their thesis, also are eligible to apply. If selected, will
be offered lower fellowship amount till they qualify the eligible degree. However, they
have to submit the provisional/degree certificate within 6 months from the date of
appointment as an Institute PDF. If it is not submitted within the time limit, the
appointment will stand cancelled.
 The applicant should have published research work/patents to their credit.
 The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of
application, age will be calculated by taking the date of closure of the respective call. Age
relaxation for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/PwD will apply as per Government of India norms.
3. SHORTLISTING CRITERIA
 Individual Department will frame criteria for short listing the applicants for the Seminar
and interaction with the department. This includes the weightage on academic record,
R&D experience, research publications (both quality & quantity), patents etc.,
 Candidates graduated with a Ph.D. degree from NIT Tiruchirappalli are discouraged for
the PDF position immediately on completion of their degree, till they gain at least one-
year experience from another academic institute or industry.

4. RESERVATION
 Government of India notification for reservation of seats for OBC(NCL)/SC/ST/EWS is
applicable (UR-22, EWS-5, OBC(NCL)-13, SC-7, ST-3).
 Candidates admitted under the reserved quota will necessarily have the minimum
qualification stated in para 2 above.

5.SELECTION
 The selection of Post-Doctoral Fellows will be made based on the recommendations of
duly constituted Selection Committee.

 The Selection Committee will make its recommendation on the basis of the bio-data, list
of publications, research plan, recommendations of the referee etc., based on an
interaction and presentation of the applicants in the concerned departments.
6. TENURE

 The Post-Doctoral Fellowship awarded to a research worker will be for a total period of
two years, renewable on yearly basis.
 The candidate should present a progress report to Performance Assessment Committee
(PAC) detailing the research work carried out and research findings supported by
reprints/preprints/manuscripts of the papers published/accepted for publication or
communicated/ research reports for this purpose.
 The renewal of fellowship will be made on consideration of the research work carried out
in the preceding year by PAC.
 The Institute may terminate the fellowship of a person at any time on the basis of a report
from the Head of the Department. A fellow may discontinue the fellowship and leave the
Institute before the end of the tenure with prior approval of the Competent Authority by
giving one-month prior notice.
 The fellowship will be terminated by the Institute if the performance /conduct of the
fellow is found unsatisfactory by the PAC. For termination, one-month notice will be given
to the fellow. It may also be terminated if the fellow engages in any unethical practices
like plagiarism, other scientific misconduct etc.,

7. FELLOWSHIP

 The fellows will not be allowed to work with the Ph.D. guide/co-guide.
 The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of 2 years.
 The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below:

Sl. No. Budget Head Amount

Rs. 55,000/- per month (consolidated) and Rs. 35,000/- p.m.
1 Fellowship for candidates who have submitted the thesis but degree not
awarded
2 Research Grant Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum
3 Overheads Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum

 Research grant can be used for minor equipment, consumables, contingencies and
domestic travel. There is no provision for providing manpower support under this
scheme. The Fellow is expected to undertake the research objectives by himself/herself
during the entire duration of the fellowship. The minor equipment purchased under this
research grant will be the property of Institute. At the end of the tenure/discontinuation
of the fellowship, the fellow has to submit the NO DUES as per Institute norms.
 The fellows are not eligible to receive any other fellowship from any Government or Non-
Governmental source during the tenure of the fellowship.
 The extension of PDF fellowship will be evaluated by the PAC at the end of the first year,
and then every six months.

8. WORK ASSIGNMENTS

 The Fellow will be attached to the Department and devote himself/herself to full time
research and teaching in an area approved by the Department concerned.
 He / She shall not accept or hold any appointment, paid or otherwise or receive any
emoluments, salary, stipend, consultancy etc., from any other sources during the tenure
of the fellowship without the consent of the Competent Authority.
 The Fellow shall be required to present and submit a comprehensive progress report to
the Institute at the end of each semester.
  The Head of the Department will assign to a Fellow, academic responsibilities (lectures,
tutorial classes, laboratory demonstration work, conduct of seminar, symposia, running
and maintenance of equipment, computer etc.) not exceeding 8 hours per week.
9. OTHER FACILITIES
Accommodation:

 The Fellow will be provided suitable accommodation in the campus subject to availability
and on payment of usual house rent, license fee etc., as prescribed to Institute employees.
 While residing in the Campus / Hostel, the Fellow shall abide by the rules relating to
residential conditions as in force, and shall also be liable to pay the institute electricity
and water charges and hostel establishment charges levied by the Warden / Estate Office,
as applicable.
Leave:

 The Fellow will be granted following kinds of leave with full fellowship during each one-
year tenure:
1. Casual Leave / On Duty : 15 days
2. Medical Leave on the recommendation of the Medical : 15 days
Officer, NIT Hospital

 Any leave not availed of shall not accumulate. Any unauthorized absence will be treated
as leave without fellowship.
 The sanctioning authority for the leave shall be the Head of the Department.
 Maternity leave as per the Govt. of India instructions issued from time to time would be
available.
 In exceptional cases, Fellows will be allowed leave without emolument for a period not
exceeding three months, during the total tenure (two years) of the award on the
recommendation of the Head of the Department.
 The period of leave sanctioned under the provisions of the above clause shall be counted
towards the tenure of the Fellowship awarded.
Library books and journals:
The Fellows shall be entitled to all Library facilities.
Medical treatment:
The Fellow will be provided medical treatment in the NIT Hospital as per Institute norms.

10. GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

Candidates are advised to read all the Instructions carefully before filling up the online application.

 Reservation policy will be as per Government of India norms. Instructions from MHRD issued till
the date of interview will be applicable. Candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC (Non-Creamy
Layer)/ PwD should enclose a copy of the certificate issued by the competent authority along with
the application; candidates belonging to OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) should enclose photocopy of
the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate issued by competent authority; otherwise their
application will be considered in unreserved (UR) category only.

 Any relevant instructions from MHRD / BoG –NIT Tiruchirappalli issued till the date of interview
will be applicable.

 Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidature of the applicant.

 The numbers are tentative and the Institute reserves the right to change the number of vacancies,
to cancel the recruitment process in partial or full without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

 The Selection Process consists of shortlisting, followed by Department Presentation and

Interview.

 Mere fulfilling of the minimum qualifications does not entitle any candidate for an interview call.
The Institute reserves the right to set higher criteria than the essential qualifications for short
listing the candidates for Department Presentation and Interview. Different Departments may set
different short listing criteria and same Department may also set different short listing criteria for
different specializations.

 The Institute reserves the right to shortlist candidates in allied specializations (Other than the
ones mentioned) with superior academic record, appropriate course background and relevant
research experience.

 The date and time of Presentation / Interview will be informed only through the Institute website
/ e-mail.

 All original documents will have to be produced at the time of Certificate Verification.

 No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates called for Department Presentation and Interview.

 The decision of the committees involved in selection process is final and binding. No interim
correspondence / inquiries will be entertained from the candidates in connection with the process
of shortlisting. Any dispute with regard to selection process will be subject to court/tribunal
having jurisdiction over Tiruchirappalli.

 The Institute shall retain the online application/hard copy of the non-shortlisted candidates only
for three months after the completion of recruitment process.

11. Application process

 Candidates should fill the online Application form with correct details for every item. Candidates
should carefully fill up all the details required in the online application form including certificate
relating to age, Education Qualification, valid Community/ PwD Certificates, etc.

 This online facility will be available in the Institute website www.nitt.edu from 16-08-2019 to 06-
09-2019 05.00 PM.

 Candidates are advised to make sure that all the details entered are correct and final before Final
Submission.

 Candidates who wish to apply for more than one department should apply separately, with all
enclosures.

 Incomplete Application/ Application without required information/ Application without proper

enclosures/ Application without details of non-refundable application processing fee /
Applications filled with discrepancy /Application forms which are not forwarded through proper
channel will be rejected without intimation.

 Candidates employed in Government and Semi-Government Organizations, Public Sector

Undertakings, Autonomous bodies of Govt. of India or the State Government must apply through
their present employer.

 Institute will not be responsible for any postal delays or loss of the application during transit.
 The applicants are requested to visit the website of the Institute periodically for any updated
information regarding the recruitment process.

 On completion of filling / uploading of the on-line application form and submission, download a
copy of the signed application form and enclose the Self-Attested photo-copies of the
certificates/testimonials/research papers etc., and send to The Registrar, National Institute
of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620015. Tamil Nadu by Speed / Registered post to reach on or
before 16.09.2019 by 5.00 p.m mentioning on the cover “APPLICATION FOR POST- DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF_____________.”

Key Dates:

S. No. Details Date

1 Release Of Notification / Advertisement 16-08-2019 (Fri)

Recruitment portal Opening Date for Online
2 16-08-2019 (Fri) 10.00 AM
Application filling
Recruitment portal Closing Date for Online
3 06-09-2019 (Mon) 5.00 PM
Application filling
Last date for submission of hard copy with necessary
4 16-09-2019 (Mon)
documents

REGISTRAR