Introduction

• Professors

  PhD in a relevant discipline from an institution of high repute (with 1st Div. at ME/MPhil/MPharm/MBA/Pre Ph.D. qualification level)

  At least 10 years post-PhD experience in teaching and/or research, of which at least 4 years at the level of an Associate Professor, or equivalent

  Sustained excellence in teaching, research and sponsored R&D

  Potential for leadership in research, education and institution building

  At least 20 publications (of which 10 are in journals of international repute)

  Guided at least one PhD student independently (alternatively guided two PhD students jointly with someone else)

  Completed at least two sponsored R&D projects each of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more as PI (alternatively completed one sponsored R&D project as PI of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more and completed two sponsored R&D project as a co-PI each of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more).

• Associate Professors

  PhD in a relevant discipline from an institution of high repute (with 1st Div. or 60% at ME/MPhil/MPharm/ MBA/Pre Ph.D. qualification level)

  At least 6 years post PhD experience in teaching and/or research, of which at least 3 years at the level of an Assistant Professor, or equivalent

  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and sponsored R&D

  • At least 10 publications (of which 5 are in journals of international repute)

  • Guided at least one PhD student (independently or jointly with someone else)

  • Completed at least one sponsored R&D project of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more as PI (alternatively completed two sponsored R&D projects as a co-PI each of value Rs. 5 lakhs or more).

• Assistant Professors

  PhD in a relevant discipline from an institution of high repute (with 1st Div. or 60% at ME/MPhil/MPharm/ MBA/Pre Ph.D. qualification level)

  Potential for excellence in teaching and research

  At least 4 publications (of which 2 are in journals of international repute).

• Lecturers

  ME/MPhil/MPharm/MBA or equivalent in a relevant discipline from an institution of high repute (with a 1st Div. or 60% in all college/university level degrees)

  Potential for excellence in teaching and research.

• Senior Professors

  At least 6 years as a Professor at BITS, or equivalent

  Demonstrated leadership in research, education and institution building for at least 6 years as a Professor

• Exception Clauses

  In exceptional cases, the Selection Committee may relax one or more minimum qualifications given above and the committee may award one or more additional increments within the pay band if any.

  For the post of an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor one may consider an outstanding Engineer/Technologist/Scientist from industry who may or may not have a Ph. D. Such a person should have made significant contribution to research or innovation while working in a position consistent with the academic position for which he/she is being considered in a company with an established reputation. His/her contribution should be adequately documented in the form of awards, designs that are in production, patents, design registrations, and/or publications.

• Chair Professorship (appointments are by Invitation)

  A Chair Professorship helps recognize and reward excellence in teaching and/or research by a member of the BITS PILANI faculty at either of its campuses or to induct a professor from outside BITS PILANI. Such a person would be re-designated as Chair Professor. Each "Chair Professorship" also helps establish an endowment with significant funds that are used to (a) make available to the Chair Professor a "research grant", and (b) provide to him/her a small honorarium to cover additional effort required to fulfill the charter laid out for the endowment.