Why Join CSE @ IIT Ropar as Faculty?

1. The department has faculty with very strong academic and research records. All faculty members have obtained their PhD’s from leading institutions across the globe. The department also attracts a number of visiting faculty members.

2. The curriculum is well balanced and gives the students adequate exposure to all the major areas of CSE.

3. All new full time faculty members are provided with a seed grant to kick start their research. The amount varies based on the needs of the faculty, and is usually between Rs. 5,00,000 - Rs. 10,00,000. However, more funds may be released based on the needs and the scope of the research.

4. Faculty members have ample scope for industry related consultancy. In addition, there are tremendous opportunities for obtaining research funding from the industry or government sources.

5. The institute provides faculty development funds that amount to Rs. 3,00,000 every three years. These funds may be used to attend conferences, subscribe to professional societies, and buy books.

6. The institute library provides full unrestricted electronic access to all reputed ACM, IEEE, SIAM and Elsevier journals and conferences.

7. Faculty members have access to the institute health centre at no charge. In addition, a number of renowned hospitals such as PGI, Fortis, Max are within a 1 hour drive from the campus.

8. The institute provides excellent sports facilities for cricket, hockey, football, tennis, basketball, badminton, table tennis etc.

9. The institute provides limited on campus accomodation for faculty. Faculty may also choose to live off campus in Rupnagar or in Mohali/Chandigarh. There is a daily cab service between the institute and Mohali/Chandigarh.

10. The institute is about an hour’s drive away from Chandigarh. Chandigarh is the most planned city in India and is also one of the most liveable. It offers all amenities found in large cities such as schools, shopping centers, restaurants, theatres, parks, art galleries etc.Chandigarh is extremely well connected to New Delhi by road, rail and air. In addition, popular tourist destinations like Amritsar, Patiala, Kasauli, Shimla, Kullu, Manali are close by.