Junior Research Fellow for a project titled – “Functional Nanohybrids for Breath Acetone detection: A non-invasive tool for Diabetes Diagnosis”

Position Summary

The National Institute of Technology, Agartala (Tripura) invites applications for one Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (Advt. Ref. F.NITA.20 (670-ECE)/2025-26/IRG-ANRF Project/MBS/JRF). The post is funded by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, under the project titled “Functional Nanohybrids for Breath Acetone Detection: A Non-Invasive Tool for Diabetes Diagnosis.”

The fellowship offers a monthly emolument of ₹37,000 plus 10% HRA. The position is purely temporary and co-terminus with the project, which runs for three years (3rd June 2026 to 2nd June 2029).

Eligibility requires a Postgraduate degree in Basic Science, or a Graduate/Postgraduate qualification in a Professional Course, with selection through a national-level process — either CSIR-UGC NET (including lectureship) and GATE, or national-level examinations conducted by central government agencies such as DST, DBT, DAE, DRDO, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, or IISER (as per DST OM no. DST/PCPM/Z-06/2022).

Interested candidates must send a completed application — including a photograph, signed scanned copies of educational qualifications, research publications, and a statement of interest — to Dr. Mitra Barun Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, NIT Agartala, on or before 5 July 2026, via email to nanolab.ece.nita@gmail.com / mbs.ece@faculty.nita.ac.in.

The interview is tentatively scheduled for 6 July 2026 in hybrid (online/offline) mode; no TA/DA will be provided, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified by email. Importantly, the selected fellow will have the option to register for a PhD in the ECE Department at NIT Agartala, subject to meeting the institute’s PhD Rules 2018 eligibility criteria.