List of Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) Positions in different IITs in India for the year 2015-16

Post Doctoral Fellow Positions in IITs


1. IIT Delhi

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Consolidated Compensation: 1st year: Rs. 40,000/-, HRA: Rs. 10,000/-;  2nd year: Rs. 45,000/-, HRA: Rs. 11,000/-;  3rd year: Rs. 50,000/-, HRA: Rs. 12,000/-

Qualifications & Experience: Ph.D with First class or equivalent grade in preceding degree in respective discipline, with a consistently good academic record. Maximum age is 32 years for male and 35 years for female candidates (to be relaxed by 5 years in case of persons with physical disability, SC and ST and 3 years in case of OBC-NCL). Atleast 2 referred conference/journal papers (of which at least 1 should be in reputed journals).

Click HERE for more information and click HERE for online application.



2. IIT Bombay [Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD)]

Department / Centre / School: Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD), IIT Bombay

Consolidated Compensation: Rs. 75,000-1,00,000/- per month

Qualifications & Experience: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and other related fields of engineering focusing on renewable energy. Preferably below 35 years

Last date for receipt of completed application forms: Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Note: The application email should be sent to ‘pdf.tctd@gmail.com’ and should contain a covering letter, detailed CV, one letter of recommendation (recommendation letter should be emailed directly by the Recommender). In addition, the applicants are required to submit a two page synopsis of proposed research which must be compatible with the Centre’s objective.

Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to know more about TCTD.


3. IIT Madras

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Consolidated Compensation: Rs.30,000 – ­35,000/­ p.m. Consolidated.

Qualifications & Experience: Candidates with a Ph.D. Degree or who have submitted their theses for the Ph.D degree in appropriate disciplines and with consistently  good academic  record and research potential can apply for the PDF positions in any case within five years after completion of Ph.D. The age limit for applicants for the PDFs will be maximum  of 35 years (relaxable by 5 years for women and reserved category)

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4. IIT Kanpur

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Consolidated Compensation: Rs. 50,000/- per month (Rs. 55,000/- per month in the second year, and Rs. 60,000/- per month in the third year) plus HRA

Qualifications & Experience: Candidates with a Ph.D. Degree in relevant branch

Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to check the revised guidelines for pdf scheme of IIT Kanpur.


5. IIT Kharagpur

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Qualifications & Experience: Ph.D. in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout.

Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to apply online.



6. IIT Guwahati

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Consolidated Compensation: 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

Qualifications & Experience: Ph.D degree holders are eligible to apply within five years after completion of Ph.D. Age limit is 35 years {relaxable by 5 years for women and reserved (SC/ST/ PwD) category}

Last date for receipt of completed application forms: May 11, 2015 (Monday)

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 7. IIT Gandhinagar

Department / Centre / School: Physics, Electrical Engineering

Consolidated Compensation: Rs.45,000 to Rs.60,000 pm depending on qualifications and experience

Qualifications & Experience: Recent PhD or waiting for Defence after submission of thesis (if admissible). Candidates who have completed their earlier post-doctoral fellowship assignment are also eligible.

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8. IIT Bhubaneswar

Department / Centre / School: All Departments

Consolidated Compensation: 

  1. For Engineering: Rs. 30,000-35,000 depending on years of post-Ph.D. experience.
  2. For Science & Humanities: Rs. 25,000-30,000 depending on years of post-Ph.D. experience.

Qualifications & Experience: Consistently good academic record followed by a Ph.D. degree in the relevant fields in Engineering/Science/Humanities. Only those candidates, who have received the Ph. D. degree within the past two years, will be considered.

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Post-Doctoral Fellow Positions in IITs for 2015-16

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