The tenure of Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (IPDF) would be initially for one year and extendable for another year, subject to a satisfactory academic performance in the 1st year. 

Consolidated Salary + Contingency Grant: 

1. Consolidated salary of Rs. 80,000/- per month with HRA as per the Government of India norms (currently 27% of the consolidated salary).
2. Non-lapsable contingency grant of Rs. 50,000/- per annum.

Eligibility & Evaluation:

1. Candidates who wish to be considered for such an appointment may be fresh Ph.D. or Ph.D. 's with less than two years of experience or research scholars who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting examination.
2. Candidates should be preferably below 32 years of age.
3. Academic units will evaluate these applications through a process similar to that of faculty selections.
4. The Search Committees meet regularly to consider the applications and arrange for invited seminars and/or interviews as the need arises.
5. Please write to the Head of Department head.che@iitb.ac.in.
6. There is no last date for the applications.
7. IIT Bombay's own Ph.D. students are not eligible for this position.

Duties and Facilities: 

1. A PDF will have a mentor whose area is closest to that of the IPDF.
2. In addition to research, the Head of the Academic unit may assign reasonable academic/administrative tasks.
3. Financial support is provided for one international conference during the tenure of the fellowship for the presentation of research work done at IIT Bombay.
4. Support for one national conference per year is also provided.