IIT Roorkee JRF ECE Recruitment 2026

IIT Roorkee Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026: Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is recruiting Junior Research Fellows in its Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The positions belong to a project studying vortex electromagnetic waves and their use in defence and civilian applications. Professor Amalendu Patnaik is the principal investigator, and the project receives support from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) through the J C Bose Grant 2026.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Project engagement: You would join the research project in the Electronics and Communication Engineering department at Roorkee. The appointment is linked to this specific investigation into electromagnetic waves and their applications.
• Initial tenure: The engagement starts with a one-year term. Further extension depends on performance, so the later fellowship rates in the notice should not be read as a guaranteed appointment for the entire period.
• Preference: Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe applicants receive preference when qualifications and experience are equal. The notice presents this as a preference under equal conditions.
• Doctoral opportunity: A selected fellow may get an opportunity for PhD admission. The wording describes a possibility, rather than a promise of admission with the fellowship.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application to the principal investigator through amalendu.patnaik@ece.iitr.ac.in. The notice uses an email route to the investigator’s office; it does not provide an online application form.

Address correspondence about this project to Professor Amalendu Patnaik, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIT Roorkee. The contact telephone printed in the notice is 01332-285850.

• Conduct research on vortex electromagnetic waves and their defence and civilian applications.