Mumbai: In India there are 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs). There are premier engineering and technology institutes and enjoy Institute of National Importance. These institutes offer attractive career opportunities to teaching staff as per Ministry of HRD norms.

Currently, there five NITs where faculty recruitment are going on: NIT Nagpur, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Raipur, NIT Silchar.

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, an Institute of National Importance under Ministry of HRD, has released notification for hiring faculty posts. The positions are available at the following levels: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor (On contract).

Key Dates: The closing date for submission of application is 01 January 2018 (05: 00 PM). The date for determining eligibility of candidates in every respect shall be the closing date for receipt of application forms i.e. 1st January 2018.

General Eligibility Conditions for NITs (Faculty Positions): The recruitment is under four tier flexible faculty cadre structure. Prescribed Minimum Qualification(s) and Experience for Contract / Regular Faculty Positions as per Gazette Notification NIT (Amendment) Act 2017 for the faculty positions prescribed by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi vide their letter No.F.No.35-5/2017- TS.III dated 24th July, 2017 (Schedule-E).

NIT Silchar has extended the closing date for submission of application to 22 December 2017.

Note: Candidates should refer the exact recruitment notification before applying any positions of any universities or institutes. On the basis of information available in the public domain, SkillOutlook has published this story.