Director Recruitment at IIIT (PPP) at Nagpur, Sri City (Chittoor), Kota, Lucknow, Kottayam, Tiruchirappalli and Guwahati

Hiring Organization: Government of India, Ministry of Education , Department of Higher Education

Organization Profile: Education plays a significant and remedial role in balancing the socio-economic fabric of the Country. Since citizens of India are its most valuable resource, our billion-strong nation needs the nurture and care in the form of basic education to achieve a better quality of life. This warrants an all-round development of our citizens, which can be achieved by building strong foundations in education. In pursuance of this mission, the Ministry of Education (MoE) was created on September 26, 1985, through the 174th amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961..

Qualification:

• The Director of an IIIT, being the academic as well as administrative head, is expected to have proven administrative, teaching and research background (including significant experience in research guidance at the Ph.D level) with the leadership qualities to head an Institute of National Importance. The candidate should be a Ph.D in appropriate branch with an outstanding academic record throughout and a minimum of 7 years experience as a Professor in a reputed Educational Institute (relaxable in the case of an outstanding candidate). Applicant should preferably be not more than 60 years of age.
• These IIITs are an autonomous institutions established in PPP mode, with participation
  from the Central Government, the concerned State Government, and the Industry Partner(s). The Director will be appointed after obtaining the approval of the Competent Authority based on the recommendations made by the Search-cum-Selection Committee. The Search-cum-Selection Committee will consider applications received in response to this advertisement, as well as nominations received from eminent persons. The appointment will be on contractual basis for a period of five years or till the attainment of 70 years, whichever is earlier, as per usual terms and conditions.

Candidate Profile:

• The candidate should be completed a UG/PG in the relevant discipline with good academic records.
• The candidate should have excellent communication
• Candidates should be passionate towards teaching and guiding students
• The candidate should have good research record

Salary and Benefits:

• The post carries a fixed pay of Rs. 2,10,000/- (Fixed) as per 7th CPC plus Special Allowance of Rs. 11,250/- per month with allowances as admissible under the Rules of the Institute.

Job Location: Nagpur, Sri City (Chittoor), Kota, Lucknow, Kottayam, Tiruchirappalli and Guwahati.