IIIT Pune Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026

IIIT Pune Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026 — 1 post

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Pune (IIIT Pune) has invited applications for one Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, under Advertisement No. IIITP/ECE/0002 dated 6 November 2026. The position is for an ISRO-sponsored project under the RESPOND Programme, titled "High Data Rate Channel Codec Architecture for Free Space Classical RF and Optical Communication". The principal investigator is Dr. Dheeraj Dubey, Assistant Professor, ECE. The last date to submit the application is 25 November 2026, and the date is marked tentative in the notice.

What the project is about

The project works on channel coding for high data rate communication over classical radio-frequency links and free-space optical (FSO) links. The research areas named in the advertisement are classical RF communication, free space optical communication, channel coding, error control coding, wireless communication, optical wireless communication and communication systems. The appointment is purely temporary: an initial six months, extendable up to the two-year project duration on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Who can apply

A Postgraduate Degree in Basic Science, or a Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in a Professional Course, selected through a national eligibility test such as CSIR-UGC NET (including Lectureship/Assistant Professorship) or GATE, or through national-level examinations conducted by central government departments and agencies such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IITs, IISc and IISER. Desirable: a strong background in digital communication, wireless communication, information theory, channel coding and error control coding; knowledge of optical/FSO communication; MATLAB/Python experience; communication system design and performance analysis; good programming, analytical and technical writing skills. Research publications are an added advantage.

Pay, age and fee

The fellowship is Rs. 37,000 per month plus 30% HRA, as per ISRO norms. One job website lists Rs. 48,100 per month — that is the fellowship plus 30% HRA combined (37,000 × 1.3). The official figure is Rs. 37,000 plus HRA. The advertisement states no age limit and no application fee. No fee card is shown because the notice mentions no fee; do not pay anyone who asks for money for this application.

Selection

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by email and interviewed offline at IIIT Pune or online. The notice lists the interview date as 7 December 2026 (tentative). No TA/DA is payable for the interview.

A note on the dates in the notice

The notice's own dates table prints "Intimation to Shortlisted Candidates 28-10-2026" — a date before the 25 November last date. That is an inconsistency inside the official notice itself. This post does not repeat that date as a confirmed step; candidates should rely on the last date and the interview date, and on the email intimation from the institute.