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Special Recruitment Drive 2026 – Faculty Positions at IIT Kharagpur (West Bengal)

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Special Recruitment Drive 2026 at IIT Kharagpur invites applications for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts across Engineering, Sciences, Management, Law, and Interdisciplinary areas. Apply online by 31 January 2026.

Date Posted: 03 January 2026

 Organization: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Organization Profile

The IIT system originated in 1946 following recommendations by a committee chaired by Sri N. R. Sarkar, envisioning higher technical institutions in India on the lines of leading global universities. IIT Kharagpur, the first IIT, stands as a premier institution for teaching, research, and innovation.

Job Titles

  • Professor

  • Associate Professor

  • Assistant Professor (Grade I & Grade II)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Faculties & Departments with Vacancies

Faculty of Engineering & Architecture

  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Agricultural & Food Engineering & Centre of Excellence in Precision Agriculture and Food Nutrition

  • Architecture & Regional Planning & Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning and Design

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Civil Engineering

  • Computer Science & Engineering

  • Cryogenic Engineering Centre

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering & G. S. Sanyal School of Telecommunication

  • Industrial & Systems Engineering & Centre of Excellence on Safety Engineering and Analytics (CoE-SEA)

  • Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Metallurgical & Materials Engineering & Steel Technology Centre

  • Mining Engineering

  • Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture

  • Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management

  • Rubber Technology Centre

Faculty of Sciences

  • Chemistry

  • Physics

  • Mathematics

  • Geology & Geophysics

  • Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL)

Faculty of Bioscience & Biotechnology

  • Bioscience & Biotechnology & P. K. Sinha Centre for Bioenergy and Renewables

  • School of Medical Science and Technology

  • Centre of Excellence in Affordable Healthcare

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Advanced Technology Development Centre

  • Centre for Computational & Data Sciences

  • Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems

  • Materials Science Centre

  • School of Energy Science & Engineering

  • School of Water Resources

  • School of Environmental Science & Engineering

  • Department of Education

  • Humanities & Social Sciences & Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness

  • Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering

  • Partha Ghosh School of Leadership

  • Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship

  • School of Nano Science & Technology

Standalone Faculties

  • Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law & Centre of Excellence in Public Policy, Law and Governance

  • Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM)

Qualifications

General (Most Departments)

  • Ph.D. with First Class or equivalent at the preceding degree

  • Very good academic record throughout

  • Ph.D. awarded on or before the last date of application

Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law

  • Ph.D. with First Class in LLM after LLB

  • For Procedural Laws: minimum 5 years litigation experience

  • Specializations include Tax Law, Labour & Industrial Law, Criminal Law, Banking & Financial Laws, Insurance Law, Commercial Laws, Disability & Human Rights, Law & Technology, Procedural Laws

Department of Education

  • Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Economics: PG degree with Ph.D. in concerned discipline; B.Ed. desirable

  • Education: M.Ed. with Ph.D. in Education (specializations such as Philosophy of Education, Indian Education, Child Development & Educational Psychology, Sociology & Economics of Education, Environmental Education, Curriculum Development, Research, Policy, Assessment & Evaluation)

Associate Professor

  • Minimum 6 years teaching / research / industrial experience

  • At least 3 years as Assistant Professor (or equivalent) in reputed Indian or foreign institutions

Assistant Professor – Grade I

  • Minimum 3 years teaching / research / industrial experience (excluding Ph.D. period)

Pay Scale

  • Professor: Level 14A | ₹1,59,100 – ₹2,20,200

  • Associate Professor: Level 13A2 | ₹1,39,600 – ₹2,11,300

  • Assistant Professor (Grade I): Level 12 | ₹1,01,500 – ₹1,67,400

Apply Mode

Online Application

Last Date to Apply

🗓 31 January 2026

How to Apply

Candidates possessing the requisite qualifications and experience must apply online through the official IIT Kharagpur recruitment portal on or before 31 January 2026.

🌐 Official Website: https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/

Institute Address

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur – 721302
West Bengal