NITR Postdoctoral Fellow Visvesvaraya Recruitment 2026

NITR Postdoctoral Fellow Recruitment 2026: Overview

National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Fellow under the Visvesvaraya Scheme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The fellowship supports research in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and information technology or IT-enabled services (IT/ITES). You apply with a research proposal, so the appointment is centred on a defined research plan at the institute.

The scheme connects the fellowship to research objectives, outcomes and deliverables set out in your proposal. The notice lists participating departments rather than separate departmental recruitment drives. The awarded position stays with the institution where you enrol, and the research must be carried out there.

Posts and Disciplines

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: a participating department within the scheme's ESDM and IT/ITES research scope.
• Electrical Engineering: another listed department for the same fellowship call and broad research areas.
• Computer Science and Engineering: included in the same call, covering the scheme's stated technology research areas. These departments share the advertised fellowship opportunity.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial term: The fellowship starts as a one-year temporary assignment. An extension depends on a performance review by the PhD Cell, Digital India Corporation (DIC), MeitY. An extension is not automatic.
• Full-time commitment: You must personally carry out the research objectives throughout the fellowship. The award is intended to support your full-time work on the approved research.
• Other funding: You cannot receive another government or non-government fellowship during this appointment. Consider any existing funding commitment before taking up the award.
• Other assignments: Taking another full-time or part-time assignment leads to discontinuation of this fellowship. The notice treats this as a condition of retaining the award.
• Institutional placement: The postdoctoral position cannot be transferred. You must carry out the research at the institution that holds the allocated seat and where you are enrolled.
• Employment transition: Applicants in temporary academic or research roles who are selected must leave those roles before taking up the fellowship.
• Continuation: The PhD Cell, DIC and MeitY may stop the award for insufficient progress, improper use of funds, failure to follow scheme guidelines, or another reason they consider appropriate.
• No automatic appointment: Meeting the minimum conditions does not guarantee selection. The institute will consider applications through the process described in the notice.