National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 01 Junior Research Fellow Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official NIT Rourkela website. The last date to submit the application form is 04-03-2026. In this article, you’ll find the NIT Rourkela Junior Research Fellow Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.
NITR Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Recruitment 2026 Overview
NITR Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualifications: B.Tech/B.E in Civil Engineering with minimum CGPA of 7.0 or 65% and M.E/M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering/equivalent with minimum CGPA of 6.5 or 60% from recognized technical Institute/University with 1st class career throughout.
- Essential qualifications: For Engineering and Science disciplines (except Life Science), a candidate should have passed Mathematics in +2 Science or Diploma.
- Desirable: Good knowledge on Pavement Engineering: Pavement materials, Pavement Design, Characterization of Asphalt Mixtures. Qualified in GATE or other national level fellowship tests like DST-INSPIRE etc. or joined as JRF/SRF in any research project.
- Experience: Desirable: experience in the related field.
Salary/Stipend
- Year 1 & 2: INR 37,000.00 /- per month (+) HRA @ NA % (if applicable)
- Year 3: INR 42,000.00 /- per month (+) HRA @ NA % (if applicable)
Age Limit (as on 04-03-2026)
- Maximum Age: 28 years
- The upper age limit for applying for the award of project position shall be 28 years, which is relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes / Schedule Tribes / PWD and Female applicants whereas 3 years in the case of OBCs (Non-creamy layer candidates).
Important Dates
Selection Process
- Walk-in (offline) Interview details: 11-Mar-2026 10.30 AM Department of Civil Engineering
- Candidates will be short listed based on merit and need of the project.
- Only short-listed candidates will be informed for Online interview.
- Selection / Joining will be cancelled in case of any suppression of information / document submitted.
General Information/Instructions
- Engagement will be purely on temporary / contractual basis and co-terminus with the completion of the project.
- Candidates are advised to go through the advertisement details carefully before applying.
- The period of experience in a discipline / area of work, wherever prescribed, shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications for that position.
- Mere possession of minimum qualification does not guarantee invitation to the interview.
- NIT Rourkela reserves the right to fix higher criteria for short-listing of eligible candidates from those satisfying advertised qualification and requirement of the project post.
- In case, any clarification is required on eligibility regarding the above post, the candidate may contact in the above mentioned details.
- Upper age limit shall be reckoned as on the last date of receipt of applications.
- Any other terms & conditions governed as per guidelines issued by the funding agency for the engagement of above position as amended from time to time shall be in force towards this temporary recruitment.
How to Apply
- Application link for eligible candidate(s): NIT Rourkela Homepage ➔ FACULTY & STAFF ➔ SRICCE ➔ Career ➔ Notices
- The candidate(s) are required to send the complete filled and signed application (soft copy) with documents regarding educational qualification indicating percentage of marks / division (mark-sheets and / or certificates), research papers (if any), work experience certificate (if any) etc., This may be built as a single PDF file and sent by email with "Advertisement No." on the subject link to the above mentioned e-mail IDs.
- NO hard copies of application(s) are required to be sent to the Institute.
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