Junior Research Fellow – 1

NIT Kurukshetra Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026

About the Organization

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra) is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India. It functions as a premier institution for higher education and research in engineering, science, and technology.

Official Address: National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119

Phone: Not Available

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Job Information

Recruitment Details

• Total Vacancies: 1 (Junior Research Fellow)
• Selection Procedure: Interview
• Pay Scale: INR 37,000 + HRA (1st and 2nd Year); INR 42,000 + HRA (3rd Year, upon successful assessment and upgradation to SRF)

Application Fee

• Fee for each category (Gen/OBC/EWS, SC/ST/PWD/Female): Not Available
• Payment Mode: Not Available

Important Dates

• Notification Published: 21 January 2026
• Start Date to Apply: Not Available
• Last Date to Apply: 13 February 2026
• Fee Payment Last Date: Not Available
• Exam Date: To be announced
• Result Date: To be announced

Age Limit

• Minimum Age: Not Available
• Maximum Age: 28 Years
• Age Relaxation: Upper age is relaxable up to 5 years for SC/ST/Women and Physically handicapped candidates. Upper age is relaxable up to 3 years for OBC NCL candidates.

Post-wise Vacancy

Educational Qualification

Monthly Salary / Pay Scale

• Junior Research Fellow: INR 37,000 + HRA (1st and 2nd Year); INR 42,000 + HRA (3rd Year, upon successful assessment and upgradation to SRF)

Other Relevant Details

• Nature of Position: The position is purely on a temporary basis, terminated anytime without assigning any reason and will be governed by the Administrative rules conditions of Research & Consultancy Cell, NIT Kurukshetra.
• Eligibility Check: Candidates before appearing for the interview shall ensure that they are eligible for the position they intend to apply.
• Advertisement Status: Advertisement can also be Cancelled without assigning any reason or interview can be postponed, HRA subjected to decision of competent authority.
• Application Submission: Interested candidate should send their filled application including photograph and signed scan copy of educational qualifications, research publications on and before 13 February 2026.
• Candidate Skills: Candidate should have good bench work capability, technical journal paper writing skills and working knowledge of computer, Solar Cell.
• Project Duration: The project duration is up to 14 July 2028 for position is co-terminus with the project.
• Travel Allowance: No TA/DA is permissible for appearing in the interview and joining in case of selection and joining should be immediately within stipulated time.
• Interview Schedule: The interview schedule will be notified to the shortlisted candidates only by email soon after the last date of application.
• Document Verification: Candidate shall bring along with them the original degree(s)/certificate(s) and experience certificate(s), publication at the time of interview for verification.
• Appointment Terms: Appointment will be contractual in nature and as per the Institute terms and conditions for similar cases.
• Communication: Only short-listed candidates will be communicated to appear in the interview and no other communications in this regard will be entertained. Candidates will be informed by e-mail only about the interview date. So, candidate must provide valid e-mail IDs in their Applications.
• Extension of Position: The position is temporary and is extendable till the completion of project subject to satisfactory performance.
• Authenticity of Information: The applicant will be responsible for the authenticity of information, other documents and photographs submitted.
• Institute's Right: The Institute reserves the right to cancel the recruitment without assigning any reason.
• PhD Program Option: The candidate selected for the above position will have the option to register for PhD program at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra. However, for admission to PhD program, the candidate must meet certain eligibility requirements and also qualify the written examination and interview as per rules and regulation of NIT-Kurukshetra.
• Re-application: Candidates applied in response to advertisement No.22/2025 need to apply again for this advertisement.
• Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to candidates having working experience relevant to the project on Solar Energy / Renewable Energy / in National Labatory / Academic Institute / Industry, or Journal Paper published in SCI/SCIE/Scopus Indexing journals. Also candidates having qualified GATE/CSIR-UGC JRF/National Eligibility Test-LS, COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys, are preferred.
• Desirable Knowledge: COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys for Photovoltaic Thermal Management, 3D Heat Transfer Modeling using any Thermal software, Solar Cell, Rectifier Diode: Knowledge of different cooling techniques for solar cells, heat transfer of Photovoltaic Panel, Photovoltaic Thermal system, testing methods, instrumentation, outdoor experiments, current-voltage-power-temperature curves, and numerical analysis, journal paper writing, publications, MS Office etc is required.
• Job Description: The Junior Research Fellow is required to conduct outdoor Experimental research, Simulation Photovoltaic Thermal, Research Experiments and in carrying out various activities under the project to complete the objectives and deliverables in time as per schedule. However, the candidate will be allowed to register for his/her Ph.D. degree in the Department if qualified.
• Other Benefits: Selected candidate may be considered for admission to Ph.D. Programme as a research scholar at NIT Kurukshetra (as per Institute norms). However, s(he) needs to apply for a PhD position when the advertisement opens.

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