Applications are invited from highly motivated and dynamic eligible candidates through walk in written test and interview on 11th November 2025; 11:00 AM for the Senior research Assistant (SRA)/ Junior Research Assistant (JRA) / Office Assistant (OA) position in the following research project:
Title: ISHAAN: A System for Bidirectional Machine Translation Between 1) English and Assamese, Bodo, Manipuri, Nepali 2) Manipuri and Hindi 3) Assamese and Bodo under National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASINI
Name of the Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Thoudam Doren Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE).
No. of posts available: SRA – Two (2); JRA – Two (2); OA - One (1)
Duration of the project: Until the end of the project duration, tentatively March 2026.
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Name of the post and salary/fellowship |
Eligibility Criteria |
Name of the Project |
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Senior Research Assistant (SRA): Fellowship will be @ INR 60,000
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Candidates with an M.Tech. / M.E. in /CSE/IT/AI
Specialisation in Natural Language Processing and Machine Translation is preferable. |
A System for Bidirectional Machine Translation Between 1) English and Assamese, Bodo, Manipuri, Nepali 2) Manipuri and Hindi 3) Assamese and Bodo under National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASINI
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· Natural Language Processing · Machine Translation · Neural Machine Translation
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Junior Research Assistant (JRA): Fellowship will be @ INR 40,000
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Candidates with an M.Tech. / M.E. in /CSE/IT/AI
Specialisation in Natural Language Processing is preferable. |
A System for Bidirectional Machine Translation Between 1) English and Assamese, Bodo, Manipuri, Nepali 2) Manipuri and Hindi 3) Assamese and Bodo under National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASINI |
· Natural Language Processing · Machine Translation · Neural Machine Translation
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Office Assistant (OA) @INR 30,000 |
BE/BTech in CSE/IT |
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Last date of application: Walk in Interview (Reporting Time 10:00 AM)
Date of interview/examination: 11/11/2025
Venue: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NIT Meghalaya
Saitsohpen – 793108, Sohra – Meghalaya
Reporting Time: 10:00 AM
How to apply:
1.A soft PDF copy of the duly filled-up application form, age proof certificate, 10th, 12th, and highest qualification-degree certificates, and mark sheets must be sent (in a merged format single PDF) via email to Dr. Thoudam Doren Singh (doren.thoudam@nitm.ac.in. The email's subject should be “Application for the position of Senior Research Assistant (SRA)/Junior Research Assistant (JRA)/ Office Assistant (OA) (ISHAAN Project) in the Department of CSE”.
2.Since this is a walk-in written test and interview, no further email will be communicated.
3.Mere possession of the minimum qualification does not guarantee an invitation to the interview. Candidates will be shortlisted based on the merit and need of the project. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to appear in the interview, and no other communication will be entertained. The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without assigning any reason thereof.
4.No TA/DA shall be paid to candidates for attending the interview and/or joining the position.
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Dr. Thoudam Doren Singh
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
NIT Meghalaya, Saitsohpen, Sohra - 793108