IIT Gandhinagar Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 01 Senior Research Fellow Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Online through the official IIT Gandhinagar website. The last date to submit the application form is 15-02-2026. In this article, you’ll find the IIT Gandhinagar Senior Research Fellow Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Online application form.

IITGN Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026 Overview

Vacancy Details

Eligibility Criteria

• Qualification: MTech./M.S/M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent degree in a closely related discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or 7.0 CGPA (on a 10-point scale).
• Essential Qualification: National Eligibility Tests – CSIR-UGC NET including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE.
• Experience: Minimum two years of research experience after obtaining the qualifying degree, as per the institute norms.
• Desirable Qualification: Exposure to methodologies for dataset validation, error analysis, and annotation quality assessment.
• Desirable Qualification: Ability to design reproducible experiments, perform error analysis, and report results with proper metrics.
• Desirable Qualification: Prior experience in Python platforms such as NLTK, Anaconda, and Jupyter/Python notebooks along with basic versioning system (Git & Github) knowledge.
• Desirable Qualification: Familiarity with web development technologies, including HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and jQuery, along with backend and deployment technologies such as Flask, Nginx, MongoDB, SQL, ElasticSearch, or similar frameworks.
• Desirable Qualification: Demonstrated ability to write efficient, clean, and well-documented Python code.
• Desirable Qualification: Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Desirable Qualification: Experience in the implementation of at least one ML/NLP-based project, preferably involving real-world datasets.
• Desirable Qualification: Experience in conducting research and publishing papers in peer-reviewed conferences and/or journals.
• Desirable Qualification: Ability to read, understand, and implement research ideas from academic literature, and to conduct systematic experiments and analysis.
• Desirable Qualification: Good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a research-oriented environment.

Salary/ Stipend

• SRF: Consolidated 42,000/- per month + (HRA) based on qualifications and experience.

Age Limit

• Upper Age Limit: 50 years

Important Dates

How to Apply

• Complete the online application: Link
• The form will accept applications until 15 February 2026.
• Interviews will be conducted online.
• Contact: Mayank Singh ([email protected])

IIT Gandhinagar Senior Research Fellow Important Links