| Advertisement
Number: IIITG/R&D-126//HSS/P/SB/3/01 Dated:
15/5/2026 |
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| Vacancy for
Research Assistant (RA) Position in ICSSR-sponsored Project |
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| Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for the
position of Research Assistant (01)
for an Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Funded Major
Research Project. |
Background: |
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| Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIITG) is
an institution of National Importance under an Act of Parliament (THE INDIAN
INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP) ACT, 2017).
It offers B.Tech. courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
and Computer Science Engineering (CSE), M.Tech. courses in CSE and ECE and
runs PhD programmes in ECE, CSE, Mathematics, and Humanities and Social
Sciences (HSS). |
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| The project is
fully funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) |
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| Project Title: Mapping
the Role of Vivekananda Kendra in Community-Centred Development and
Indigenous Knowledge in Tribal areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland |
| Project Code: HSS/P/SB/3 |
| Project Director:
Dr Suranjana Barua (Department of HSS, IIITG) |
| Co project
Directors: Prof Shiela Bora (VKIC) Guwahati and Dr. L. David Lal (Department of
HSS, IIITG) |
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| The following are
the details of the RA position: |
| Eligibility: |
| Applicant must
fulfill the following criteria set by ICSSR: |
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· Post Graduate
in any Social Science discipline with a minimum of 55% marks. Preference will
be given to candidates with NET/M.Phil. /Ph.D. |
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· Shortlisting
will be done based on the candidate’s academic performance and knowledge of
the subject, data interpretation, and data analysis. |
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· A candidate merely fulfilling the
eligibility criteria may not be shortlisted. |
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· Additional
higher qualifications or relevant prior work experience may be taken into
consideration during the screening process for interviews. |
| Desirable
Qualifications: |
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Familiarity with
quantitative and/or qualitative research methods; ability to assist in
literature review, instrument development, data collection, data analysis,
and report writing. |
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Proficiency in MS Office applications (MS Word and
Excel) and Data analysis tools/ SPSS etc. |
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Prior experience in research projects. |
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| Duration of the
Position: |
| The initial duration of the RA will be for 16 months, with a scope of extending it by 2 more months. The positions
are purely temporary. Selected candidates will not have any claim to a
regular position after the project concludes. |
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| Monthly
Remuneration: |
| Rs. 37,000.00/-
(Rupees Thirty-Seven Thousand; consolidated) per month. |
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| Note: |
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| 1. Last Date of Receiving Online Application:
31.5.2026 (upto 11.59pm) |
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| 2. Date of Interview: 5.6.2026 (Fri) from
11.00 am |
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| 3. Mode of Interview will be Online (Google
Meet). |
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| 4. Only the shortlisted candidates will be
informed and called for interview. |
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| 5. Call for Interview will be sent in their
respective registered E-mail IDs only. |
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| 6. If selected, joining
will be subjected to the verification of the Original Documents and any other
rules as may be relevant under ICSSR and IIITG. |
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| 7. Date
of joining for RA will be: 16.6.2026 |
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| Submission: |
| Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling up the Application form in the link below,
along with the self-attested copies of all testimonials by 31.5.2026: |
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Link:
Research Assistant Post for the ICSSR funded Project The application form may be
downloaded from here: click here |
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| For any Queries
Email Project Director (suranjana@iiitg.ac.in) or Co-Project Director
(david@iiitg.ac.in) |
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