NIT Silchar Faculty Recruitment 2026 — 35 Vacancies

NIT Silchar is hiring 35 Faculty posts for Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor Grade-I, and Assistant Professor Grade-II. If you have a strong academic record with the required Ph.D., qualifications, experience, and credit points under NIT rules, you can apply online. The last date for online application is 5 July 2026 up to 11:59 PM. The hard copy must reach NIT Silchar by 15 July 2026 up to 5:00 PM.

National Institute of Technology Silchar Faculty Recruitment 2026 - 35 Posts

National Institute of Technology Silchar (NIT Silchar) has released Faculty Advertisement No. NITS/Estt/Faculty/Advt/02/2026 dated 20 May 2026. The recruitment covers fresh and backlog faculty vacancies across engineering, mathematics, humanities, and management areas. The closing-date notice dated 22 June 2026 fixed the online deadline as 5 July 2026 and the hard-copy deadline as 15 July 2026.

Vacancy Breakdown

• Fresh applications: 9 posts - SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 5
• Backlog posts for fresh applications: 26 posts - SC 3, ST 5, OBC 18
• Total faculty vacancies: 35 posts

Posts covered:

• Professor: Academic Level 14A
• Associate Professor: Academic Level 13A2
• Assistant Professor Grade-I: Academic Level 12
• Assistant Professor Grade-II: Academic Level 10

Departments/specialisations include: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Management Studies. These include areas such as VLSI, 5G/6G communication, data science, cyber security, robotics, transportation, financial mathematics, economics, English language teaching, finance, and operations management.

Who Can Apply?

• Academic record: You need consistently good academic performance and the required qualifications for the post you choose.
• Faculty rules: Detailed eligibility and credit points follow Schedule E of NIT Statutes and MoE notifications listed in the advertisement.
• Ph.D. and experience: Higher faculty posts require post-Ph.D. teaching/research experience and credit points as per NIT norms.
• NIT Silchar Ph.D. holders: If your Ph.D. is from NIT Silchar, you can apply only after at least 3 years of post-Ph.D. experience outside NIT Silchar.
• Government employees: You should apply through proper channel or produce NOC at interview if called.

Age Limit

• Assistant Professor Grade-II (Pay Level 10): Preferable age limit is 35 years as on 21 May 2026.
• Relaxation: OBC (NCL), SC, ST, and PwD relaxation will be as per Government of India norms.
• Other faculty posts: The notice points to NIT Statutes and MoE rules for post-wise eligibility.

Salary

• Professor: Academic Level 14A with AGP equivalent Rs. 10,500 under 6th CPC reference.
• Associate Professor: Academic Level 13A2 with AGP equivalent Rs. 9,500.
• Assistant Professor Grade-I: Academic Level 12 with AGP equivalent Rs. 8,000.
• Assistant Professor Grade-II: Academic Level 10 with AGP equivalent Rs. 6,000.
• Indicative academic pay starts from about Rs. 57,700 per month at Academic Level 10 and can go up to Rs. 2,20,200 per month at Academic Level 14A, plus DA, HRA, and other admissible allowances.

Application Fee

• General / OBC (NCL) / EWS: Rs. 1,200
• SC / ST / PwD: Rs. 600
• Payment mode: Online payment through SBI Collect.
• Payment category: Application fee for Faculty Recruitment 2026 under Online Fee Collection Account NIT Silchar.

Selection Process

The advertisement says the minimum qualification alone does not guarantee an interview call. NIT Silchar may shortlist applicants based on academic record, research quality, publications, qualifications, experience, and credit points.

1. Application Scrutiny: The institute checks eligibility under Schedule E of NIT Statutes and MoE rules.
2. Shortlisting: If applications are high, NIT Silchar can restrict the number of candidates for interview using academic and research quality.
3. Interview / Selection Process: Shortlisted candidates will be called for the selection process decided by the institute.
4. Document Verification: Original certificates, experience proof, fee proof, category certificate, and NOC are checked when called.

How to Apply

1. Go to the official faculty recruitment page at nits.ac.in/faculty-recruitment-2026.
2. Open the application portal at recruitment.nits.ac.in.
3. Fill the online application form for the correct department and post.
4. Pay the fee through SBI Collect and keep the payment proof.
5. Download the filled application, sign it, and attach the credit point summary sheet and self-attested documents.
6. Send the hard copy by Speed Post or Registered Post to Dean (FW), National Institute of Technology Silchar, P.O. REC Silchar - 788010, Dist. Cachar, Assam.
7. Mention the department and post applied for clearly on the envelope.
8. Submit online by 5 July 2026, 11:59 PM, and make sure the hard copy reaches by 15 July 2026, 5:00 PM.

Important Dates

• Original Advertisement Date: 20 May 2026
• Online Application Start: 21 May 2026
• Published in Employment Newspaper: 20 June 2026
• Closing Date Notice: 22 June 2026
• Last Date for Online Application: 5 July 2026 up to 11:59 PM
• Last Date for Hard Copy Receipt: 15 July 2026 up to 5:00 PM

• Teach undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in the assigned department
• Prepare lectures, laboratory plans, assignments, projects, and evaluation material
• Guide B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. students in academic and research work
• Conduct research, publish papers, and build funded research or consultancy projects
• Work on curriculum development, accreditation, laboratory development, and academic planning
• Assist departmental committees, institute-level committees, and student mentoring activities
• Maintain academic records, research records, and examination-related documentation