THAPAR UNIVERSITY

(Declared under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 vide notification # F.9-12/84-U.3 of GoI)
PATIALA-147004, PUNJAB http:// www.thapar.edu

FACULTY OPENINGS: Information & Instruction Sheet

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Applications received up to February 29, 2016 (Monday) shall be considered for this round of selection
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Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for faculty positions at the level of Associate
Professor / Assistant Professor (III / II / I) / Lecturer (Contractual) in the Academic Units and the
areas / specializations mentioned below.

DEPARTMENTS: Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Instrumentation
Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

SCHOOLS: Mathematics, and Physics & Materials Science.

A. SPECIALIZATIONS

Departments/Schools Specialization / sub-areas / disciplines

Department of Civil Structural Engineering, Geo-technical Engineering, Transportation
Engineering Engineering, and Water Resource Engineering
Machine Learning & Data Analytics, Computer Animation &
Department of Computer
Gaming, Networks & Information Security, Algorithms &
Complexity, Cloud Computing & Big Data, High Performance
Science & Engineering
Computing, Smart & Sustainable Cities, Education Technology, and
Online Learning
Department of Electrical Power Electronics & Drives, Power System, Electric Drives,
& Instrumentation Renewable Energy & Micro-Grid, and Instrumentation & Control
Engineering
Department of Signal Processing, Wireless Communication & Antenna Design,
Electronics & Communication Systems, VLSI Design, Electronic Devices &
Communication Circuits, Fiber Optic Communication, Optical Networks, and
Engineering Microwave Engineering
Department of Mechatronics/Robotics, Thermal Engineering, Mechanism, and
Mechanical Engineering Design
School of Physics & Nuclear Physics, and Metallurgy
Materials Science
School of Mathematics Pure and Applied Mathematics

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B. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Ph.D. with First class in the preceding degree and a good
Minimum Basic: 45500*, AGP: 10000 academic record throughout

Total Salary: Rs. 18,99,493/- per year 6 years post-Ph.D. teaching/research/industrial experience of
which at least 5 years as Assistant Professor or equivalent

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (III)

Ph.D. with First class in the preceding degree and a good
Minimum Basic: 30000*, AGP: 8500 academic record throughout

Total Salary: Rs. 13,41,501/- per year 1-year Post-Ph.D. teaching/research/industrial experience

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (II)

Ph.D. with First class in the preceding degree and a good
Basic: 26000*, AGP: 8000 academic record throughout
Total Salary: Rs. 11,98,033/- per year

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (I)

Basic: 22000*, AGP: 7000

Total Salary: Rs. 10,38,623/- per year

LECTURER (CONTRACTUAL)
Masters degree with first class at both UG & PG level,
Consolidated Rs. 65000/-* per month. preferably pursuing PhD in Engineering and Ph.D. for all
other subjects

Lecturer (Contractual) is not a regular position and is

generally offered for 1-3 years.

Lecturer (Contractual) will be considered only in

Engineering Departments

*Higher salary may be considered for exceptionally bright candidates.

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 C. RESEARCH PARAMETERS

Position Publications / PhD Guidance / Patents / Sponsored Research

Associate At least 10 publications (of which 5 are in SCI/SCIE/SSCI Journals having

Professor Impact Factor OR Total Impact Factor (TIF) of 8

At least one sponsored R&D projects each of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more as PI
or Co-PI OR in-house one industrial projects of Rs. 5 lakhs or more

Assistant At least 6 publications (of which 3 are in SCI/SCIE/SSCI journals) OR Total

Professor (III) Impact Factor (TIF) of 5
(8.5 K AGP)
Assistant At least 2 publications in SCI/SCIE/SSCI journals
Professor (II / I)
(8/7 K AGP)
Approximately 30-50% of the research parameters should be achieved in last 5 years.

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D. MONETARY ADVANTAGES @ TU

The Total Salary at TU includes Basic Pay, Grade Pay, Dearness Allowance, PF Management Share,
Transportation Allowance, Medical Allowance, Communication Allowance, Academic Allowance,
HRA, and Professional Development Allowance (PDA). These allowances are as per TU norms.

Professional Developments Allowance (PDA): This allowance is given to regular faculty members of the
rank of Assistant Professor and above. This allowances is given on yearly basis and faculty members can
accumulate this allowance up to 3 years. As of now, this allowance is:

Rs. 0.75 lakh for Professors and above; Rs. 0.40 lakh for Associate Professors and Rs. 0.30
for lakh Assistant Professors

In addition to the Total Salary, TU offers the following to its regular employees:

Reservation in admission for the wards of the employees on merit basis. Full fee waiver for
one child for education in TU and full fee waiver for 2nd child on merit basis
Gratuity and Leave Encashment
L.T.C., and Group Medical Insurance
Children Education Allowance

In addition to above, regular faculty members are entitled to the following as per TU rules:

Annual performance incentive scheme

Initial Research Grant up to 5 lakhs
Participation in Conferences abroad
Laptop Computer.

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E. HOW TO APPLY

Please download the Application Form from our website www.thapar.edu. This Application
Form is in .pdf format.
Right click on the Application Form and open it with Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat
Software.
Please make sure that you have an Adobe reader version 7.0 or above.
You can download the latest version of Adobe reader from
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Please also make sure that the Application Form is not opened in a web-browser. It should be
opened in Adobe reader (version 7.0 or above) or Adobe Acrobat Software only.
After filling in the required details, please click the Submit Application button. You should be
connected to Internet while pressing this button.
When the Application Form is submitted successfully, you will be provided with an
Application Reference Number. Please note this down for future communications with us,
with regard to your Application.
For a technical support, our support team can be reached at [email protected] or at
0175-2393151.

Applications received up to February 29, 2016 (Monday) would be considered for this round of
selection

This, however, is a rolling advertisement. You may contact our Personal Section @ 0175 - 2393849
or Professor R.K. Sharma, Dean of Faculty Affairs, Thapar University @ 0175 - 2393882,
2393914, for more information.

NOTE:

Applicants desiring to apply for more than one Department/School should send separate
applications for each Department/School.

The University reserves the right to screen and call only such candidates as are found prima-
facie suitable for being considered by the Selection Committee. Thus, mere fulfilling the
prescribed conditions would not entitle one to be called for interview.

The University reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the posts advertised.

The University at its discretion may relax the minimum requirements in case of outstanding
candidates.

Any wrong information shall straightway lead to disqualification.

No correspondence will be entertained from candidates regarding electronic delays, conduct &
results of interview and reasons for not being called for interview.

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