F. No. 86-2/2023-TS.
I
Government of India
Ministry of Education
Department of Higher Education
Technical Section - I
Invitation of applications for the post of Director IIIT (PPP) at Nagpur, Sri City (Chittoor),
Kota, Lucknow, Kottayam, Tiruchirappalli and Guwahati
Applications are invited, for appointment to the post of Director of Indian Institute of
Information Technology established in Public- Private Partnership mode (IIIT-PPP) at Nagpur,
Sri City (Chittoor), Kota, Lucknow, Kottayam, Tiruchirappalli and Guwahati.
2. The Director of an IIIT, being the academic as well as administrative head, is expected to
have proven administrative, teaching and research background (including significant experience
in research guidance at the Ph.D level) with the leadership qualities to head an Institute of
National Importance. The candidate should be a Ph.D in appropriate branch with an outstanding
academic record throughout and a minimum of 7 years experience as a Professor in a reputed
Educational Institute (relaxable in the case of an outstanding candidate). Applicant should
preferably be not more than 60 years of age. The post carries a fixed pay of Rs. 2,10,000/-
(Fixed) as per 7th CPC plus Special Allowance of Rs. 11,250/- per month with allowances as
admissible under the Rules of the Institute.
3. These IIITs are an autonomous institutions established in PPP mode, with participation
from the Central Government, the concerned State Government, and the Industry Partner(s). The
Director will be appointed after obtaining the approval of the Competent Authority based on the
recommendations made by the Search-cum-Selection Committee. The Search-cum-Selection
Committee will consider applications received in response to this advertisement, as well as
nominations received from eminent persons. The appointment will be on contractual basis for a
period of five years or till the attainment of 70 years, whichever is earlier, as per usual terms and
conditions.
4. Eligible/interested persons may apply ONLINE in the prescribed application form
available at http://www.education.gov.in and www.nitcouncil.org.in. Online application window
shall remain open from 04.11.2024 to 03.12.2024 upto 11:59 PM. Both dates are inclusive.
5. Candidates are mandatorily required to upload Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D degrees on the
portal before the last date. Candidates are also mandatorily required to upload the No Objection
Certificate (NOC) on the recruitment portal by the last date of receiving applications i.e.
03.12.2024 upto 11:59 PM. The NOC should be in the prescribed format only and duly verified
by the Head of the Institution/Organisation/present employer.
6. Application once submitted cannot be altered/resubmitted, under any circumstances.
Further, no request with respect to making changes in any data/particulars entered by the
candidate in the Online Application will be entertained, once the application is submitted
successfully. Therefore, please keep all data / details ready before you start filling up the
Application Online.
7. Incomplete application or applications without prescribed certificates shall be summarily
rejected.
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