Calling All Educators: VNIT Nagpur Announces Faculty Recruitment for 2025

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, a distinguished Institute of National Importance, has announced its faculty recruitment drive for the year 2025. The institute is inviting online applications from eligible Indian Nationals, whether currently working in India or abroad, for various faculty positions including Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. This recruitment is advertised under Advertisement No. VNIT/Faculty-Recruitment/Asst.Prof./01-02-03/2025.

VNIT Nagpur Faculty Vacancy Details 2025

The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 82 faculty positions across different levels and disciplines:

Professor: 16 vacancies are available, with the distribution being 7 for Unreserved (UR), 1 for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 5 for Other Backward Classes (OBC), 2 for Scheduled Caste (SC), and 1 for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. Selected candidates will be placed in Academic Pay Level-14A, with a starting salary of ₹159,100/-.
Associate Professor: There are 15 vacancies, comprising 7 for UR, 1 for EWS, 4 for OBC, 2 for SC, and 1 for ST candidates. The pay scale for this position is Academic Pay Level-13A2, starting at ₹139,600/-.
Assistant Professor Grade-II/Assistant Professor Grade-I: A significant number of 51 vacancies are open for these roles. The breakdown includes 21 for UR, 4 for EWS, 18 for OBC, 7 for SC, and 5 for ST candidates. The remuneration for Assistant Professor Grade-II is Academic Pay Level-10, starting at ₹70,900/-, while Assistant Professor Grade-I will be in Pay Level-12, starting at ₹101,500/-.

Available Disciplines

VNIT Nagpur is seeking faculty members across a wide array of specialized engineering, science, and humanities disciplines. The departments with openings include:

Applied Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Centre for VLSI and Nanotechnology
Computer Science and Engineering
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Humanities & Social Sciences
Architecture & Planning

Application Process for VNIT Nagpur Faculty Recruitment 2025

Prospective candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and possess the desired qualifications are required to apply online. The online application window will be active from July 7, 2025, to August 25, 2025.

After successfully submitting the online application, applicants must ensure they send a duly signed hard copy of the system-generated application form. This hard copy, along with all necessary enclosures, must be dispatched by post to the following address:

The Registrar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur – 440011 (Maharashtra)

The hard copy of the application must reach the institute on or before September 1, 2025.

Further Information and Application Format

For comprehensive details regarding eligibility criteria, departmental requirements, and to access the online application format, interested candidates are advised to visit the official recruitment section of the VNIT Nagpur website: https://vnit.ac.in/recruitment/.