IIT Ropar Multi-Post Recruitment 2026

IIT Ropar Multi-Post Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) is building a project team in its Department of Electrical Engineering for a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology-funded research project. The work sits at the intersection of antennas, wireless communication, microwave engineering and engineered electromagnetic surfaces. Both early-career and experienced researchers have a route into the same project, with separate roles for hands-on development and advanced research leadership.

The project is led by Dr. Ashwani Sharma and is identified by the institute as MeitY project R-23011/14/2026. Your fit will depend on whether your background is strongest in electrical or electronics engineering, computer science, antenna systems, microwave engineering or metamaterials. The appointment is project-based and designed around research deliverables rather than a permanent academic cadre.

Posts and Disciplines

• JRF / Project Associate-I: an engineering and development role for candidates from electrical engineering, electronics and communication, computer science or a closely related field.
• Research Associate-III: an advanced research role for a PhD-level candidate with published work and a specialist interest in antennas, microwave systems or metamaterial structures.

The junior role accepts several closely related degree routes, which makes it suitable for candidates moving from communication engineering, computing or simulation into antenna research. The senior role is narrower and expects evidence that you can take research from technical design through scholarly publication.

Post-wise Duties

JRF / Project Associate-I

You will support antenna design, simulation and optimisation and help turn models into tested hardware. Depending on the task, you may work with HFSS or CST, wireless-communication concepts, metasurfaces and antenna arrays while recording results for the project team.

The role also calls for careful comparison between simulated and measured performance. You should be comfortable learning new design workflows, troubleshooting prototypes and explaining technical results to the principal investigator and other researchers.

Research Associate-III

You will take on deeper work in antenna and microwave engineering, including metamaterials, frequency-selective surfaces and reflectors. The role is suited to someone who can define an investigation, evaluate design trade-offs and connect the results to the project's larger technical goals.

You will also help shape research outputs suitable for publication. A strong grasp of experimental evidence, technical writing and reproducible analysis will be important when the team reviews progress and prepares project reports.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: the positions are offered for a three-year period and end when the project closes.
• Nature of appointment: these are purely temporary project roles; selection does not create a claim to a regular IIT Ropar position.
• National test requirement: applicants for the junior role should hold a valid GATE score or another accepted national-level qualification.
• Alternative consideration: the institute may consider a junior applicant without GATE under its rules, but on different financial terms.
• Research record: the senior role needs a paper in a Science Citation Indexed journal; candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis may also apply.

• Design and simulate antenna, metasurface or microwave components for the project
• Optimise models and compare simulated results with hardware performance
• Develop and test research hardware using suitable laboratory methods
• Analyse technical data and keep reproducible project records
• Prepare research findings for project reports and scholarly publications
• Coordinate experiments and technical reviews with the principal investigator