NIT Tiruchirappalli NIT Trichy Faculty Recruitment 2026: Vacancies, Apply Online, Eligibility, Last Date

The official notification for NIT Tiruchirappalli NIT Trichy Faculty Recruitment 2026 has been released by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. This recruitment drive aims to fill multiple vacancies for the post of NIT Trichy Faculty Recruitment 2026 Apply Online for 36 Vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply from 06-03-2026 to 06-04-2026. Below are complete details including eligibility criteria, application fee, selection process, salary, and how to apply.

NIT Tiruchirappalli NIT Trichy Faculty Recruitment 2026 – Complete Overview

• Organization: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Post Name: FACULTY RECRUITMENT
• Application Mode: Online application submission followed by submission of signed hardcopy with self-attested documents via Speed Post/Registered Post.
• Application Start Date: 06-03-2026
• Last Date to Apply: 06-04-2026
• Job Location: TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 015, TAMILNADU, INDIA.
• Official Website: https://www.india.gov.in

Important Dates

• Application Start Date: 06-03-2026
• Last Date to Apply: 06-04-2026

Vacancy Details

A total of 4 have been announced.

Post-wise Breakdown

• Assistant Professor (Grade-II):
• Assistant Professor (Grade-I):
• Associate Professor:
• Professor:

Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualification: Ph.D. in the relevant/equivalent discipline with First Class in the preceding degrees (or at least 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale or 60% marks in aggregate if first class is not mentioned). Preceding Degrees: For Architecture – Bachelor degree in Architecture and M.Arch. / M.Plan. / any equivalent degree. For Engineering – B.E. / B.Tech. or any equivalent degree and M.E. / M.Tech. or any equivalent …
• Age Limit: Maximum 35 years
• Age Relaxation: as per the GoI norms for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/PwD
• Experience Required: Experience as per clarification no. 7, GoI, MHRD, F.No.33-9/2011-TS.III, dated 16th April, 2019, acquired in Fully Funded Central Educational Institutions, IIMs & Other management Institutions ranked …
• • Qualified in GATE / NET / CSIR NET (Preferable)
• • Publications in reputed Journals (Preferable)
• • Excellent and consistent academic record from 10th Standard/Matriculation onwards (Preferable)
• • Candidates who have obtained their most recent degree (Ph.D.) from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, will not be considered for recruitment, except where there is a 3 years gap between leaving the Institute and last date of the submission of online application.

Application Fee

• General / Unreserved: 2500
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 2500
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 1250
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 1250
• Persons with Disability (PwD): 1250

Payment Modes: online payment

Salary & Pay Scale

• Pay Scale: Pay Level 10, Pay Level 12, Pay Level 13A2, Pay Level 14A (as per 7th CPC)

Selection Process

1. Stage 1: Shortlisting (may include written test and/or Department-level presentation)
2. Stage 2: Presentation
3. Stage 3: Interview
4. Stage 4: Document Verification

Interview Details

Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for the presentation and interview. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the selection process. However, TA/DA will be paid to PwD candidates, restricted to III A/C train fare.

Documents Required

• Printout of payment of fee
• Age Proof (Matriculation/10th Standard/Secondary or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet, or School leaving certificate)
• Higher Secondary / Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet
• UG degree certificate and UG degree mark sheets (Consolidated mark sheets)
• PG degree certificate and PG degree mark sheets (Consolidated mark sheets)
• B. Ed./M.Ed Degree certificates degree mark sheets (if applicable)
• Ph.D. Degree certificate or Notification of Ph.D. award (except for Architecture)
• Valid Caste/Tribe/Community certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL, EWS) issued by competent authority in prescribed proforma
• Disability / Medical certificate issued by competent medical authority (for PwD candidates, suffering from not less than 40% disability)
• Photo identity card [issued by govt. agency/last attended Institution/University]
• Experience Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the Pay Level, Grade Pay and Basic pay, and nature of duties performed.
• International / National Post-Doctoral Fellowships experience certificate
• Printout of the first page of publications (Journal SCI/SCIE, SCOPUS, Conference proceedings)
• Research and Teaching statement
• Any other relevant documents in support of the entries filled in application form
• Checklist given in Annexure-IV
• Completed Credit Point Summary (Annexure III)
• Aadhaar card (preferable) or any other identity proof issued by Govt. of India
• Proof for Sponsored Projects, patents and consultancy projects
• Proof for Ph.D. guided details
• Proof for institute level and department level administrative activities
• Proof for Workshop/FDP/Short-Term courses organized (minimum 5-days)
• Proof for organization of National level program like GIAN as coordinator
• Proof for Length of service over and above the relevant minimum teaching experience required for a given cadre
• Proof for establishment of New Lab(s)
• Proof for Theory Teaching of over and above 6 credit hour course
• Proof for publication of Books- international publishers
• Proof for publication of Books (national publishers) and book chapters
• Proof for Outreach activities
• Proof, if any, for Fellow IEEE, FNA, FNAE, FNASc
• Proof for placement percentage (only for the placement officers or faculty in-charge of placement)
• No Objection Certificate from Competent Authority of serving organization (for candidates employed in Government/Quasi-Government Organizations, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous bodies of Govt. of India or State Government, to be furnished at the time of presentation and/or interview)

How to Apply

• Step 1: Candidates are advised to read all the instructions carefully before filling up the online application.
• Step 2: Visit the NITT website (https://www.nitt.edu), register in the recruitment portal.
• Step 3: Fill the online Application form with correct details for every item.
• Step 4: Pay a non-refundable Application processing fee per Department per post applied through online payment.
• Step 5: After final submission online, download and take printout of the filled Application Form.
• Step 6: Sign the printout and enclose self-attested photocopies of all required certificates/testimonials/documents/publications/etc. as per instructions.
• Step 7: Send the hardcopy of the Application Form by Speed Post/Registered Post to ‘The Registrar, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapplli-620015, Tamil Nadu’.
• Step 8: Super-scribe the envelope with ‘1. Form ID.:________, 2. APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF …………….… IN THE DEPARTMENT OF… ‘.
• Step 9: Candidates applying for more than one Department/position are required to submit separate Application Forms both in online mode and printed mode (with all necessary enclosures).

Important Instructions

• Candidates are advised to read all the instructions carefully before filling up the online application.
• The cut-off date for determining eligibility (qualifications, experience, preferred age limit etc.) is the last date for submission of online application form (06.04.2026).
• Reservation policy will be as per Government of India norms.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS/PwD should enclose a copy of the certificate issued by the competent authority along with the application.
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS candidates must enclose a copy of the certificate issued by competent authority on or after 1st April 2025. A valid OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS Certificate issued on or after 1st April 2026 must be submitted at the time of document verification, otherwise, their application will be considered under the Unreserved (UR) category.
• This advertisement is governed by the Flexible Faculty Structure; relevant instructions from MoE issued till the date of interview will be applicable.
• Candidates who have obtained their most recent degree (Ph.D.) from NIT, Tiruchirappalli, will not be considered for recruitment, except where there is a 3 years gap between leaving the Institute and the last date of online application submission.
• Appointments to posts under the Institute shall be made on probation for a period of one year wherever applicable, extendable by the appointing authority.
• Canvassing in any form and/or bringing any influence of any form will be treated as disqualification.
• Mere fulfillment of the minimum qualifications does not entitle a candidate to be called for an interview. The Institute reserves the right to prescribe higher criteria than the essential qualifications for short-listing candidates.
• The short-listing process may include a written test and/or a Department-level presentation.
• The Institute reserves the right to shortlist candidates in allied specializations with superior academic record, appropriate course background and relevant research experience.
• The total number of vacancies is tentative; the Institute reserves the right to change the number of vacancies / to cancel the recruitment process of the faculty positions in partial or full without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
• All original documents including valid ID Proof will have to be produced during the selection process/at the time of Interview for verification.
• The decision of the committees involved in the selection process is final and binding. No interim correspondence / inquiries will be entertained from the candidates.
• All recruitment and pay-fixation shall be done by the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Institute only on the recommendations of duly constituted Selection Committees.
• The Institute shall not be responsible for any sort of postal delay for hardcopy application forms.
• Candidates are responsible for the correctness of the information provided in the application. False information may lead to criminal action.
• Incomplete Application/Application without requisite information/Application without proper enclosures/Application without details of non-refundable application processing fee / Applications filled with discrepancy /Application forms which are not forwarded through proper channel will be rejected without intimation.
• Candidates employed in Government and Quasi-Government Organizations, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous bodies of Govt. of India or the State Government must apply through their present employer and furnish a No Objection Certificate at the time of presentation and/or interview.
• Applicants are requested to visit the website of the Institute periodically for any updated information regarding the recruitment process.
• Candidates shall indicate two referees with whom they have worked/ studied/ acquainted. The Institute will seek letter of recommendation from the referees directly.
• The Institute reserves the right to modify/ defer or cancel full / part of the advertisement / recruitment at any stage of processing without assigning any reason thereto.
• The Institute shall retain the applications of non-shortlisted candidates and non-selected candidates only for three months after the completion of recruitment process.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the selection process, except for PwD candidates (restricted to III A/C train fare).
• The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all the posts advertised.
• Caste/Tribe/Community certificates must be in the proforma prescribed and issued by specified authorities as per GoI OMs.
• Persons with disability (PwD) shall be required to submit the Disability/Medical Certificate in the prescribed proforma and issued by the competent medical authorities.
• Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificate must be obtained from any of the competent authorities on or after 1st April 2025 (and a valid one on or after 1st April 2026 at document verification).
• Candidates are advised to enclose their research and teaching statements with hardcopy of the application.

Download Official Notification PDF

Important Links

• Apply Online: https://www.nitt.edu
• Official Website: https://www.india.gov.in
• Download Notification: Download PDF

About NIT Tiruchirappalli

This recruitment is conducted by a government organization under the Government of India, ensuring transparent and fair selection processes as per constitutional provisions.

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