NIT Kurukshetra Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 2 Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Posts

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra has announced two Junior Research Fellow (JRF) positions under the SAKSHAM project of the ANRF PAIR programme, in which NIT Kurukshetra is the spoke institution and IIT Indore the hub. Both positions are in the Health and Medical Technologies theme: one fellow will work on 2D-materials-based field-effect transistors for antimicrobial-resistance detection and therapy under Prof. R. K. Sharma in the Department of VLSI Design and Systems Engineering, and the other on deep-learning models that classify bacterial samples as resistant or susceptible using Raman spectral data under Dr. Ghanapriya Singh in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The workplace may vary between the spoke and hub institutions as per project requirements.

Candidates should have a postgraduate degree in engineering/technology with at least 60% aggregate marks (6.5 CGPA), with a 5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates, or a full-time bachelor's degree in engineering/technology with at least 75% marks (8.0 CGPA). A CSIR/UGC-NET or GATE qualification is desirable, and the upper age limit is 32 years on the last date of application. The fellowship is Rs. 37,000 per month plus HRA. The initial appointment is up to 30 June 2027 and may be continued till September 2029, co-terminus with the project, on the basis of semester-wise performance, and the selected fellows will be encouraged to pursue a PhD at NIT Kurukshetra.

Applications must be submitted in the prescribed format, with all educational certificates scanned into a single PDF, through the Google Form linked in the official notification (queries: rksharma@nitkkr.ac.in or ghanapriya@nitkkr.ac.in) by 18 November 2026 (11:59 PM). Selection involves a written test and an interview in physical mode at NIT Kurukshetra; GATE/NET or other national-level examination qualifiers are exempted from the written test. Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email, and no TA/DA is payable for attending.

योग्यता

• Post-graduation in Engineering/Technology with at least 60% aggregate marks or 6.5 CGPA from a UGC-recognised university/institute/autonomous body; marks relaxed by 5% (or 0.5 CGPA) for SC/ST/PwD candidates
• OR a full-time Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent with at least 75% aggregate marks or 8.0 CGPA
• Final-year Master's students who have submitted their dissertation/thesis but await final-semester results may apply; results must be submitted by 15 December 2026, failing which any JRF offer will be cancelled
• Desirable qualification: CSIR/UGC-NET or GATE
• Upper age limit is 32 years as on the last date of application
• One post is for the project on 2D-materials-based FETs for AMR detection and therapy (Dept. of VLSI Design and Systems Engineering); the other is for deep-learning models to classify bacterial samples from Raman spectral data (Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering)

चयन प्रक्रिया

1. Written test and interview in physical mode at NIT Kurukshetra. Candidates who have qualified GATE/NET or any other national-level examination are exempted from the written examination. Only shortlisted candidates will be informed of the schedule by email. No TA/DA is payable.

वेतन

Fellowship of Rs. 37,000/- per month + HRA (as per norms)

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