IIT Kharagpur RA Food Engineering Recruitment 2026

IIT Kharagpur Research Associate Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is recruiting Research Associates for a time-bound project in its Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering. The assignment is part of AICRP on Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, IIT Kharagpur-I, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

The advertisement comes through Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) and identifies the project as R/HPT_SALARY. It places the appointment within the institute's agricultural and food-engineering research work, with a temporary engagement tied to the project.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial engagement: Your appointment is for one year from joining. The notice provides for extension depending on performance, so continuation is not automatic.
• Extension limit: The engagement may continue for a maximum period of up to four years or until the project ends, whichever happens first. The project end can therefore bring the assignment to a close before the maximum period.
• Project appointment: The notice describes this as a purely time-bound research assignment. Keep that temporary project basis in mind when considering the offer.
• Minimum conditions: Meeting the printed qualifications and experience does not guarantee that you will be called for an interview. The institute will decide whom to invite.

Application Submission Notes

The SRIC application page provides advertisement-specific registration for new users. Its login asks for an email address, password and Office Order number, so use the registration associated with this advertisement.

The portal can generate a PDF copy of your completed application after you freeze it. The recruitment notice uses plain-paper application wording, while the working advertisement-specific portal provides the online route; contact sricoffice@sric.iitkgp.ac.in if you need help with registration.