Post Students’ Protest, Keonjhar Engineering College Invites Applications For Regular Faculty Positions

The Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, has invited applications for the recruitment of regular faculty positions of Professor and Associate Professor in the various departments of the institute.

The move is seen as the result of the continuous protest by the students of the college who had been demanding regular faculty, placements and other basic amenities at the higher educational institution.

Responding to the allegations, principal of the institute Trilochan Sahoo had then said that applications for unreserved Associate Professors and Professors were earlier invited but they were directed by the government to keep reservation in the recruitment. “As per the instruction and the vacancy in the college, we have already written to the State government," he had said.

Meanwhile, the last date to apply for the faculty positions in the engineering college is December 30, 2021. Application need to be sent through Speed Post/Registered Post only. A copy of the complete application form along with all Annexures is also to be sent to the mail id recruitment@gcekjr.ac.in.

A candidate will have to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of Rs 1000, while those applying under SC/ST category will have to pay Rs 500  through SB Collect only.

The recruitment will be done ‘in the scale of pay as per 7th Pay Commission with Entry Pay of Rs 144200 per month in Level 14 for Professor, Entry Pay of Rs 131400 per month in Level 13A1 for Associate Professor and other benefits as admissible,’ read the official notification.

Important to Note

Those, who have already applied as per advertisement No. 697 dated 13.08.2021 and advertisement No. 858 dated 22.09.2021 for Professor and Associate Professor Post need not apply again in fresh. 

However, if any one wants to update his/her application or claim reservation, he/she may send the necessary documents and caste certificates.

Candidates will have to send separate applications in separate envelope if they are applying for a faculty position in more than one department.