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Secure and Intelligent Indigenous Network Packet Processor on Field Programmable Gate Array with Hardware based Stateful Firewall for Real-time Intrusion Detection/Prevention(NGS)

Advertisement: IIT/SRIC/R/NGS/2026/110 dated 07-08-2026

Sponsor: Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM), Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence(400A, DRDO Bhawan Rajaji Marg, New Delhi - 110011)

Position: Research Associate (RA) - Research

No. of Posts: 1

Department: Computer Science and Engineering

Principal Investigator: Rajat Subhra Chakraborty

Consolidated Compensation: Upto Rs.0(depending upon qualification & experience)

Tenure: 27 Months or the termination of the project, whichever is earlier.

Application Fee: NIL

Age Limit: 35 years (as on last date of advertisement)


Qualifications and Relevant Experience:

Research associates may be fixed at a consolidated amount at one of the 3 pay levels given below depending upon the qualification and experience. The Institute/Organization concerned may decide the level in which a particular associate should be placed based on the experience. The Essential Qualification (EQ) for RA is as follows: Ph.D./MD/MS/MDS or equivalent degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and design and development experience after MVSc/M.Pharm/ME/M.Tech with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal.


Desirable Criteria:

Machine learning, with good programming skills in Python to use common machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch. The candidate should be open to apply AI/ML principles to different application domains.


Apply Online: https://erp.iitkgp.ac.in/SRICStaffRecruitment/Login.jsp?ref_no=IIT/SRIC/R/NGS/2026/110


Note: Applications are invited on a purely time-bound project basis. No hard-copy of application to be submitted; short-listing based on information uploaded at the time of online application. Selected candidates shall be allowed to register for MS/PhD subject to fulfillment of IIT Kharagpur admission requirements.