IIT Roorkee SRF Optical Transceivers Recruitment 2026

IIT Roorkee Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is hiring a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for a project in its Electronics and Communication Engineering department. Led by Prof. Darshak Bhatt and sponsored by ANRF, the project focuses on optical transceivers designed for communication aboard satellites and between satellites. The research target is 100+ Gbps, making high-speed optical communication the central theme of this project appointment.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project tenure: The notice gives a duration of 2 years and 6 months. You would join the named research project through this fellowship appointment.
• Doctoral study: You may get an opportunity for PhD admission after selection. The notice describes this as a possibility, so you should not treat selection for the fellowship as confirmation of a doctoral place.
• Category preference: SC/ST applicants receive preference when qualifications and experience are equal. This condition applies when the applicants being compared have the same qualifications and experience.
• Travel support: The institute will not pay travel or daily allowances for attending the interview. Keep this condition in mind if any attendance arrangements involve costs.
• Joining: The selected researcher is expected to join as soon as possible. Consider your availability to start the project when applying.

Application Submission Notes

For technical problems with the application form, the notice names darshak.bhatt@ece.iitr.ac.in as the contact address. This is the support contact for form-submission issues; the application route given in the notice is the linked online form.