Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995. At present the Institute has eleven departments and three inter-disciplinary academic centres covering all the major engineering, science and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc and PhD programmes. Within a short period of time, IIT Guwahati has been able to build up world class infrastructure for carrying out advanced research and has been equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering Instruments.
Advertisement for Admission to 2nd Phase of Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF)Programme for the academic year 2014-15
Applications are invited for admission to 2nd phase of Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF) programme at IIT Guwahati in the Department of Biotechnology& Chemical Engineering
Application format may be downloaded from the link given below:
- http://www.iitg.ernet.in/acad/IPDF/IPDF_FORM.pdf
- http://www.iitg.ernet.in/acad/IPDF/IPDF_FORM.doc
Eligibility : Ph.D degree holders are eligible to apply within five years after completion of Ph.D. Maximum Age is 35 years {relaxable by 5 years for women and reserved (SC/ST/ PwD) category}
Selection Procedure :
- The applications received by the Academic Section will be forwarded to the respective Departments for short listing of candidates to be called for interview. The concerned departments will send back the applications along with recommendations to the Academic Section.
- The softcopy as well as hard copy of the interview call letters will be sent to the shortlisted candidates by the Academic Section.
- Candidates called for interview are eligible for reimbursement of to and fro AC II tier railway fare by the shortest route.
- For a selected candidate who had obtained his/her PhD from IIT Guwahati, the mentor faculty member shall be other than the candidate’s PhD Supervisor (s).
Duration : The duration of the fellowship will be initially for a period of 2 years, extendable for a further period of one more year based on the progress of the IPDF and the recommendation of Performance Assessment Committee (PAC).
Assignments :
- Apart from the research pursued by the IPDF, services of the postdoctoral fellows will be utilized by the concerned departments up to 8 hours per week for academic assistance in the departmental work including teaching, handling of tutorials and laboratory work.
- Apart from the quality research work, the IPDF will also be encouraged to write project proposals to funding agencies as Co-PI with the mentor as PI
- The IPDFs will be eligible to serve as co guide for B.Tech / B. Des / M.Sc./MA and M.Tech / M. Des projects along with the mentor and this needs approval of the Senate
Benefits : The IPDFs are eligible for the following:
Fellowship Amount : Between Rs.40,000 - 50,000 consolidated (depending upon the area of experience and qualification) The starting fellowship will be Rs 40,000/- consolidated per month, which may get enhanced by a consolidated amount of Rs 5000/- every year based on assessment and recommendation of PAC. The starting fellowship can be high but within Rs 50,000/- for exceptionally bright candidates.
- Accommodation : Suitable Hostel / Campus accommodation as per IIT norms will be provided if requested and subject to availability
- Medical benefits / Insurance : As applicable to students of IIT Guwahati.
- Leave : With fellowship not exceeding 30 days in a year for each completed year of the fellowship. The leave can be availed on a prorata basis for the duration (on a 6 months’ basis) of the Fellowship completed. The IPDF will have to apply to the concerned HoD for approval of leave.
The candidates may send scanned copies of his/her application form, along with all the supporting documents, as a matter of advanced intimation, to the E-mail id given below. However no action will be taken on such cases until the hard copy of the application (along with all the supporting documents) is received at IIT Guwahati.
Please note that all correspondence on this subject will have to be made to the address given below:
Deputy Registrar
Academic Affairs
IIT Guwahati, Guwahati-781039
E-Mail: ipdf@iitg.ernet.in
Deadline : 15.10.14
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