BITS Pilani JRF and RA NQM Recruitment 2026

BITS Pilani JRF and RA Recruitment 2026: Overview

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani) is recruiting Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) and Research Associates-I (RA-I) for a project under the National Quantum Mission (NQM). Funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the project connects quantum computing research with machine learning and secure communication.

The project studies how classical and quantum machine learning can detect, quantify and certify quantum entanglement in quantum circuits. Positions span the Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses, with Prof. Ashutosh Bhatia among the investigators at Pilani.

Posts and Disciplines

• JRF in Computer Science/Engineering: This stream sits within the project’s computing research, which brings together classical machine learning, quantum machine learning and quantum circuits.
• JRF in Physics: The physics stream forms part of the same quantum-entanglement project, alongside its computing research positions.
• Research Associate-I: This is the associate-level research position in the shared NQM project. It is advertised with the JRF streams under the same application window.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract basis: The appointments are contractual and connected to the advertised research project. You should consider the project’s stated duration when planning your commitment.
• JRF tenure: The fellowship begins with 2 years as a JRF. Progression to Senior Research Fellow from the third year depends on a performance evaluation, within a total tenure of 3 years.
• RA-I tenure: The notice sets a 3-year period for the Research Associate-I appointment.
• PhD registration: Selected JRFs may be allowed to register for the institute’s PhD programme. This remains subject to institute rules, so selection for the fellowship does not itself guarantee registration.
• Campus preference: The advertised research spans Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad. The application form asks for your preferred campus and position, allowing you to indicate both preferences within this shared recruitment.

Application Submission Notes

The notice directs you to the NQM project careers page linked in the application field. In the form, indicate your preferred campus and whether you are applying for JRF or RA-I so that your application identifies the research position you want.

For questions about this recruitment, the notice gives ashutosh.bhatia@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in as the contact address. This email is for queries; the prescribed application route is the online project page.

• Study quantum entanglement using classical and quantum machine learning.
• Design and execute quantum circuits.
• Generate datasets from quantum measurements.
• Develop machine-learning and deep-learning models.
• Build hybrid quantum-classical models.
• Characterize quantum states and evaluate entanglement.
• Apply research methods to secure quantum communication.