The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, a premier technical institute in Gujarat, has opened recruitment for one Senior Research Fellow post in its Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The position is part of the ANRF sponsored project Chitrabhasha, which is developing India's largest dataset and foundation models for multimodal AI, and involves data curation, annotation and benchmark creation for multimodal NLP tasks under Prof. Mayank Singh.
IIT Gandhinagar Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026
Posted 13 Oct 2026Updated 13 Oct 2026SPON/10456/Advt0346
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1
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15 Nov
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Last date 15 Nov 2026 · 28 days left
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About IIT Gandhinagar Senior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026
Job Overview
- Organization
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- Advertisement No.
- SPON/10456/Advt0346
- Post Name
- Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
- Job Location
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Who Can Apply
- Candidates from anywhere in India
- Job Type
- Contract
- Gender
- All
- Nationality
- Indian
- Experience
- Minimum two years of research experience after obtaining the qualifying degree, as per institute norms
- Credentials Required
- CSIR-UGC NET including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE
- Pay Scale
- Rs. 54,600 per month plus Rs. 12,600 HRA (applicable as per institute norms)
- Tenure
- 12 months, may be extended based on satisfactory performance and availability of funds
Vacancy Breakdown
Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
1
| Post Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Senior Research Fellow (SRF) | 1 |
Eligibility Details
Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
M.Tech./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). National Eligibility Tests- CSIR-UGC NET including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE. Minimum two years of research experience after obtaining the qualifying degree, as per institute norms. The percentage/grade points with respect to the academic qualification will be a minimum 60% or equivalent grade from graduation onwards and 55% or equivalent grade in class 10th and 12th.
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Senior Research Fellow (SRF) | M.Tech./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). National Eligibility Tests- CSIR-UGC NET including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or GATE. Minimum two years of research experience after obtaining the qualifying degree, as per institute norms. The percentage/grade points with respect to the academic qualification will be a minimum 60% or equivalent grade from graduation onwards and 55% or equivalent grade in class 10th and 12th. |
Selection Process
Shortlisting may apply a higher cutoff than the minimum eligibility criteria, and the institute may call applicants for a selection test or interview.
Salary Structure
Rs. 54,600 per month plus Rs. 12,600 HRA (applicable as per institute norms)
How to Apply
- 1Visit the official IIT Gandhinagar project staff recruitment portal
- 2Complete the online application form for the Senior Research Fellow position under Advertisement No. SPON/10456/Advt0346
- 3Submit the application on or before the last date
Important Details
- Merely meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee shortlisting or appointment, and a higher cutoff level may be used.
- The institute reserves the right not to call an applicant for a selection test or not to fill the position.
Project Details
Project: Chitrabhasha: Developing India's Largest Dataset and Foundation Models for Multimodal AI. Funding agency: ANRF. Principal Investigator: Prof. Mayank Singh, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The work involves data curation, annotation and benchmark creation for multimodal NLP tasks.
Desirable Qualifications
- Exposure to methodologies for dataset validation, error analysis, and annotation quality assessment
- Ability to design reproducible experiments, perform error analysis, and report results with proper metrics
- Prior experience in Python platforms such as NLTK, Anaconda, and Jupyter/Python notebooks along with basic versioning system (Git & Github) knowledge
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to write efficient, clean and well-documented Python code
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Experience in the implementation of at least one ML/NLP-based project, preferably involving real-world datasets
- Experience in conducting research and publishing papers in peer-reviewed conferences and/or journals
- Ability to read, understand and implement research ideas from academic literature, and to conduct systematic experiments and analysis
- Good communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a research-oriented environment
Contact
Email: [email protected]
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