Associate Professor — Mechanical Engineering

About this recruitment

Department notice areas include robotics, biomechanics, machine dynamics and control, sensor design and MEMS, tribology, AI/ML in design and manufacturing, additive manufacturing, mechatronics, Industry 4.0 and machine tools. The official table names the rank but does not state a vacancy count or category split. The advertisement and active rolling-application page identify this department/rank for the final cohort. The notice allows posting or transfer to another section, department or place in the Institute during service. No vacancy count or category split is stated for this row; none is inferred.

Eligibility and requirements

Education / qualification

Ph.D. in the relevant or equivalent discipline and first class in all preceding degrees. If “first class” is not stated on a preceding-degree certificate, the notice accepts at least 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale or 60% aggregate. A CGPA on another point scale may be equivalently converted to a 10-point scale; conversion between CGPA and percentage is not permitted.

Eligibility

Applicants must be Indian Nationals or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). The 2025 notice refers faculty qualification, experience and credit-point requirements to the Government of India NIT faculty recruitment rules as amended, not UGC faculty rules. It says fresh appointments beyond age 60 are discouraged except for candidates with exceptional research and ongoing or approved externally funded projects; this is not stated as a general age cap. Appointments are on probation for one year wherever applicable. For Associate Professor, Level 13A2: six years after Ph.D., including at least three years at Assistant Professor Grade I, Level 12, or nine years total work experience including three years after Ph.D. and three years at Level 12, in an institution of repute, R&D laboratory or relevant industry; the Schedule E table specifies 50 cumulative essential credit points.

Age limit

Not stated in the official notice

Age relaxations

Not stated in the official notice

Vacancy and pay

Number of vacancies

Not stated in the official notice

Pay / remuneration

7th Central Pay Commission Level 13A2, as designated by the NIT Statutes amendment dated 4 July 2023. The rolling advertisement does not state a rupee pay range or starting basic.

Job type

Faculty recruitment under the NIT four-tier faculty recruitment rules.

Employment schedule

Not stated in the official notice

How to apply

Application method

online

Application fee

Non-refundable per application: ₹2,500 generally; ₹1,000 for SC/ST and women applicants; no fee for PwD applicants; ₹5,000 for Indian nationals applying from abroad and OCI card-holders.

Application starts

27 Oct 2025

Application deadline

26 Oct 2026

Apply online in the NIT Manipur faculty recruitment portal. The official schedule opens the portal on 27 October 2025 and lists 26 October 2026 as the final-cohort closing date. Apply separately for each post, pay level and/or department; upload the required profile, qualification, experience, research/teaching-credit and supporting-document details, and pay the applicable fee. Download and retain the submitted application; print it and bring supporting documents and fee proof if called. The portal page identifies the final cohort as active; the notice gives no closing time.