IIT Indore Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I Recruitment 2026

IIT Indore Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I Recruitment 2026 — 1 post

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore has invited applications for one Junior Research Fellow (JRF) / Project Associate-I (PA-I) post in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) project "Development of Mo-free Duplex Stainless Steel". The advertisement is dated 4 November 2026; no advt number is printed in the notice. This is a single post — the title is JRF or PA-I depending on the candidate's GATE/NET status, not two posts. Applications by email must reach by 20 November 2026.

This is a different advertisement from the other IIT Indore JRF notice for the ANRF-PMECRG project on thermomigration in high-entropy solder alloys, which closed on 10 November 2026 — do not confuse the two.

Fellowship

Candidates with a valid GATE score or a qualified national-level examination (CSIR-UGC NET, DST-INSPIRE, etc.) are considered for JRF at Rs. 37,000 per month plus HRA as per norms. Candidates without GATE/NET are considered for Project Associate-I at Rs. 25,000 per month plus HRA as per DST/ANRF norms. The engagement is initially for one year, extendable up to three years on satisfactory performance, and co-terminus with the project. The selected candidate is strongly encouraged to register for the Ph.D. programme at IIT Indore, subject to admission requirements.

Who can apply

You need First Division or equivalent CGPA/CPI in any one of these options: M.E., M.Tech. or M.S. in Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Production, Nanotechnology, Engineering Science, Engineering Physics, Ceramics, Electronics, Chemical, Energy Science and Engineering or a related discipline; or B.E. or B.Tech. in the same list of disciplines or a related discipline; or M.Sc. in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science or a related discipline. Desirable areas include mechanical behaviour of materials including high-temperature deformation, materials characterisation (XRD, SEM, TEM, EBSD), computational modelling (for example ABAQUS), thermodynamic and phase stability analysis (for example Thermo-Calc), corrosion behaviour, and experimental materials processing such as melting, casting, heat treatment and thermo-mechanical processing.

The maximum age is 32 years, with relaxation as per Government of India norms for SC/ST/OBC/Women/PwD. No cut-off date for counting age is printed in the notice.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the notice.

How to apply

Email your detailed CV or resume with copies of academic marksheets and degree certificates and your GATE scorecard or other qualifying examination or fellowship certificates, if available, to Dr. Chandan Halder, Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, at chalder@iiti.ac.in, with the subject line exactly "Application for JRF under ANRF Project", by 20 November 2026. The interview is tentatively online in the last week of November 2026, and only shortlisted candidates are contacted by email. Read the official notice PDF linked below in full before applying.