IIFT Head Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online

There is 1 vacancy, for the post of Head, Centre for WTO Studies (CWTOS), on contract or deputation basis. The notice does not print a number of vacancies.

Applications must be emailed to [email protected] latest by 9 November 2026.

Ph.D. is essential. Academicians also need at least 55% (or an equivalent grade) at bachelor's and master's level, and at least 10 years of relevant experience. Eight of those years should be at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor.

Candidates should be at least 40 years of age at the time of appointment.

The selected candidate will be placed in the Academic Pay Level-14. The notice says this is subject to revision.

Email your CV and a one-page write-up on why you are suitable to [email protected], addressed to the Registrar, IIFT, New Delhi. The application must clearly say it is the "application for the post of Head, Centre for WTO Studies".

Applications are shortlisted, and the scrutiny committee may apply higher benchmarks if there are many applications. Shortlisted candidates are then interviewed by the Selection Committee at New Delhi, and they will get the date and time by email.

No. The appointment is on contract or deputation basis, for three years with a one-year probation at first. The contract may be extended for up to three years, or for a period the Chairperson of CRIT decides. For a Government officer, the first deputation period is three years, extendable under DoPT instructions.

Government officers send the CV and the one-page write-up through the proper channel. They also send attested photocopies of their APARs/Confidential Reports for the last five years, Vigilance & Cadre Clearance, and a No Objection Certificate from the parent organisation.

No. IIFT shall reject applications received without the one-page write-up.