IIT Kharagpur Faculty Recruitment 2026: R/01/2026

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur invites applications under IIT Kharagpur Faculty Recruitment 2026: R/01/2026 in Kharagpur, West Bengal. This single rolling advertisement covers faculty recruitment across engineering, natural sciences, law, education, humanities, management and interdisciplinary academic units. The portal explicitly lists 31 December 2026 as its current closing date. Previous applicants without communication are encouraged to submit afresh; the departmental specialization annexure is retained with the full official PDF. Essential eligibility: Appropriate PhD awarded by the closing date, first class/equivalent preceding degree and a very good academic record. Assistant Professor Grade I requires 3 years teaching/research/industrial experience excluding PhD; Grade II with less experience is contractual. Associate Professor requires 6 years including 3 at Assistant Professor/equivalent; Professor requires 10 years including 4 at Associate Professor/equivalent in the specified comparable institutions. Intellectual Property Law requires PhD and first-class LLM after LLB; procedural-law applicants need 5 years Indian civil/criminal litigation exposure. Public Policy, Law and Governance requires PhD with first-class MA/MSc/LLM after BA/BSc/LLB. Education subject positions require the relevant postgraduate degree and PhD, with BEd desirable; education-specialization positions require MEd and PhD in Education. Preferred Assistant Professor age is below 35. Indian/PIO/OCI and stated foreign-contract provisions apply; category claims require competent-authority certificates. The department-specific specialization annexure is mandatory reading. Basic starting pay: Assistant Professor Grade II ₹70,900 at Level 10 or ₹84,800 at Level 11 depending on experience; Grade I ₹1,01,500 at Level 12; Associate Professor ₹1,39,600 at Level 13 A 2; Professor ₹1,59,100 at Level 14 A. Allowances and other benefits are separate. Application process: Apply online through the advertisement-specific ERP login. Upload degree certificates, testimonials, caste/category and age proof as PDF attachments. Three personal five-minute video links are mandatory: current research, future research plan and teaching demonstration. Another person’s video may cause initial rejection. No hard copy is required. Government/quasi-government employees apply through proper channel. Select the relevant academic unit and specialization, retain the submitted application and follow institute updates; shortlisting assesses qualifications, experience, publications and actual departmental requirements. Submit before the portal’s notified closing date, 31 December 2026. The institute can screen above the minimum eligibility; an application does not guarantee an interview or appointment.