IITK Assistant Professor SRD 2026 001 Recruitment 2026

IITK Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is running a special Assistant Professor recruitment drive across its departments and schools at Kanpur. The drive addresses reserved-category backlog in the faculty cadre and combines teaching with research. It covers both regular and contract appointments, with the grade depending on the appointment conditions.

Posts and Disciplines

• Assistant Professor Grade I: The regular appointment route within the same department-based faculty drive.
• Assistant Professor Grade II: The contract route, with the possibility of later regularisation under the notice.
• Engineering departments: Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical, and Sustainable Energy Engineering form part of the advertised academic spread.
• Science departments: Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, and Space Science and Astronomy are included.
• Other academic areas: Cognitive Science, Design, Economic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Industrial and Management Engineering also feature in the notice.
• Specialist schools: The drive includes the Kotak School of Sustainability and Wadhwani School of AI & Intelligent Systems. These extend its scope into sustainability and intelligent systems.
• Interdisciplinary programmes: Faculty may contribute to Photonics Science and Engineering or the Materials Science Program through their relevant departments. These programme appointments are routed through the departments listed in the advertisement.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract route: Fresh doctoral graduates begin on a three-year contract and may be regularised afterwards. Regularisation is a possibility described in the notice, rather than an automatic promise.
• Reservation framework: The institute follows the Central Educational Institutes (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. This special drive is aimed at clearing backlog within the reserved categories.
• Consideration for appointment: Meeting the stated requirements does not guarantee that you will be called for interview. IIT Kanpur can consider exceptional credentials under its stated relaxation provisions.
• Housing: The institute says it makes efforts to provide faculty housing with high-speed internet. Treat this as an institutional provision subject to availability, rather than a guaranteed allotment on joining.
• Interview travel: The institute provides domestic travel reimbursement and local hospitality under its stated terms. Air tickets must be booked through Balmer Lawrie, Ashoka Travels and Tours, or IRCTC; reimbursement follows processing of your claim.
• Multiple departments: You may apply to more than one department by completing a separate online application for each. Match each application to the department and specialisation you wish to join.
• Withdrawal: The institute may withdraw advertised posts. For clarification about your academic area, correspondence can go to the relevant Head of Department or the Dean of Faculty Affairs.

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in your academic discipline.
• Develop an independent research programme within the department.
• Guide students on research projects and academic work.
• Prepare course material and assess student learning.
• Publish research findings and share work at academic meetings.
• Collaborate with colleagues on interdisciplinary teaching and research.