CSVTU Bhilai Project Assistant Recruitment 2026 — AICTE RPS Smart Prosthetic Ankle Project

Official reference: CSVTU/UTD/EEE/2026/05 · Notification signed: 27 October 2026 · Posts: 1 · Application deadline: 10 November 2026 · Interview date: 13 November 2026.

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai, is recruiting one Project Assistant for the Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering under an AICTE Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) — Lab to Market, 2025 research project. The advertised work is tied to “Smart Prosthetic Ankles with Retrofit Adaptive Equipment for Assistive Mobility.” It is a temporary university research-project appointment, not a regular engineering cadre or permanent teaching appointment.

1. Official recruitment at a glance

📈 Official recruitment calendar — comparative bar graph

📈 Notice-to-deadline versus deadline-to-interview gaps

How to read this graph: CSVTU signed the notice on 27 October 2026, fixed 10 November 2026 as the application deadline and scheduled the interview for 13 November 2026. The first bar is the 14 elapsed days between 27 October and 10 November; the second is the 3 elapsed days between 10 and 13 November. These are transparent calendar-date calculations (total 17 elapsed days from notice to interview), not a separately published application-opening hour, exam duration, marks, interview weighting or promise that shortlisted candidates receive exactly three days' individual notice. The PDF does not announce the form closing time or interview reporting time. Apply by the actual 10 November deadline, not by an inferred hour.

Why no vacancy pie chart? This notice has one Project Assistant post with no published reservation-wise allocation. A one-slice "100%" vacancy pie, fabricated degree-wise seat split or invented skill score would mislead readers. The official calendar is the meaningful numeric comparison for this single-post recruitment.

Source distinction: CSVTU is a state technical university established under the Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Act, 2004 (Act 25 of 2004). That institutional background is confirmed on the university's own website. The vacancy, salary, qualifications and selection rules below come from its three-page recruitment notification, not from unrelated university recruitment procedures.

2. What the research project involves — without inventing job duties

The advertised project title combines prosthetic-ankle assistance, retrofit adaptive equipment, and assistive mobility. The choice of accepted engineering disciplines and desirable skills indicates a potentially multidisciplinary laboratory environment involving mechanical design, electronics, embedded control and measurements. However, the advertisement does not allocate specific tasks, prototype targets, field trials, clinical duties, medical-device approvals, hours or named software deliverables to this Project Assistant. Those details must come from the Principal Investigator after appointment; they are not eligibility conditions.

The specific, binding workplace conditions are stated: the selected assistant works under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and must meet institutional, laboratory-safety, confidentiality and project requirements. The engagement confers no right to regular or permanent CSVTU appointment.

For context only—not an official selection rubric—a Mechanical/Mechatronics candidate might present CAD models or fabrication work; an Electronics/Instrumentation candidate might present sensor interfaces and data acquisition; a Robotics candidate might show integrated sensing/control projects. These examples explain relevance to the project but do not expand the official degree list or create mandatory portfolio requirements.

3. Essential educational qualifications — all notified routes

Page 2 of the notification states B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech. in any of the following: Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a relevant allied discipline.

Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronics; Robotics; Electronics; Electrical; Instrumentation are the named branches. An applicant whose degree certificate uses a combined or differently worded specialisation should retain the exact transcript/degree nomenclature and seek the university's decision on whether it is a relevant allied discipline. It would be incorrect to promise blanket eligibility for every computing, biomedical or design degree not named in the notification.

The form requests educational certificates and marksheets, so having a suitable course title without documentary proof may be insufficient at verification. The notice does not prescribe an extra professional licence, minimum class/CGPA, mandatory national test or required passing year.

4. Desirable technical knowledge — not mandatory experience years

The university separately labels these desirable skills/experience:

The PDF does not stipulate a minimum of one, two or three years of previous employment. Desirable does not mean every applicant must know every listed tool. Candidates should describe their actual contribution rather than present a generic AI-generated skills list as evidence. The Selection Committee will assess suitability; no official interview weightage has been published.

5. Age, reservation and fee — what is and is not announced

The maximum permitted age is 35 years on the closing date of application (10 November 2026). This is the reference date; the date of notification or date of interview is not the age cutoff. The notice does not independently specify a minimum age, category-based age relaxations or a separate SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD age matrix. Do not import relaxation rules from a different recruitment. For an edge case, obtain written guidance from the university.

The notification states one post, but does not provide a category-wise reservation breakup; the one seat must not be marked automatically as UR or as any reserved category. An application fee and exemptions are not specified in the PDF. That does not establish an officially verified ₹0 fee. Follow the live official application form, and do not send payment or documents to unofficial agents.

6. Salary, engagement period and actual employment terms

The approved amount is ₹20,000 per month for the Project Assistant. It is not a published 7th CPC pay level, a pay band, an in-hand salary, or a disclosed CTC. The notice supplies no breakdown of DA, HRA, PF, pension, deductions, annual increment or leave benefits. Consequently, those amounts and benefits should not be assumed.

Initial tenure: one year. Nature: temporary, co-terminus with the underlying project. Extension: possible only when performance is satisfactory, the project requires the role and funds remain available. The fixed monthly amount does not guarantee payment for a fixed twelve-month period if project conditions change. There is no right to regular/permanent appointment arising from this engagement.

Interview expenses: the notice expressly rules out travelling or any other allowance for attending the interview. This is a distinct rule from employment remuneration and should not be confused with the monthly ₹20,000.

7. How to apply: exact official route and uploaded documents

1. Open the original CSVTU three-page PDF, check Ref. CSVTU/UTD/EEE/2026/05 and use the linked Google Form or QR on page 2: https://forms.gle/Z8YYayA1fyYC2UM6A.
2. Enter accurate identity, contact, qualifications and branch details into the prescribed form. The notification provides no substitute postal or email application route.
3. Upload the updated CV/Resume, educational qualification certificates and marksheets, proof of date of birth/age, and relevant experience/research/project documents if applicable. These are the four document categories specifically printed under “Documents to be Uploaded” on page 3.
4. Check the entered details against actual certificates before final submission, particularly the branch, degree level and age proof. Keep any acknowledgement if the form supplies one.
5. Submit on or before 10 November 2026. The advertisement does not announce a time of day, so there is no basis for describing a 5 PM or 11:59 PM deadline as an official fact.

Important: The PDF identifies the form and supporting documents; it does not publish a separate correction window, editing policy, receipt list or technical helpdesk for a blocked Google Form. Treat only a fresh CSVTU notice as authority for any change.

8. Shortlisting, 13 November interview and verification

The only declared assessment method is an interview by a duly constituted Selection Committee. CSVTU will call only shortlisted/eligible candidates. The notice does not explain shortlist ratios, scoring weights, qualification equivalence formula or marks required to pass; do not invent these.

Interview date: 13 November 2026. The notification does not give a reporting hour, room/venue, individual call-letter issue date or online-interview alternative. Follow official university/selection communication for such details.

At interview, bring original certificates for verification and self-attested copies of the specified material: date-of-birth certificate; degree/provisional certificate with marks memos; caste certificate where relevant; No Objection Certificate when applicable; and other testimonials. This is separate from merely uploading scans with the initial Google Form. The university explicitly states no travelling or other allowances for interview attendance.

Written test/CBT: not announced. Official written syllabus, examination marks, negative marking, admit card schedule, answer key, cutoffs, result and joining dates: not announced. Interview preparation may sensibly cover the applicant's genuine degree and the desirable tools in the PDF, but those are not an officially issued question paper or syllabus.

9. Recruitment lifecycle — confirmed versus unannounced

A successful interview does not itself guarantee the issue of an appointment order. Candidates should distinguish a shortlist, selection communication and final project appointment. Any later corrigendum, result or revised interview arrangements must be traced to CSVTU's official communications.

10. Named investigators and genuine enquiry contacts

The original notification's “Investigators” and “For Any Inquiry” sections on page 3 identify the following contacts. These are project/enquiry contacts, not an alternative application route:

Applicants with an allied-discipline equivalence question or an unclear reporting detail should use the notice's official enquiry channel. Do not send the application solely by email: the prescribed Google Form remains the published submission route.

11. Questions applicants are likely to face

Is this a permanent job? No. CSVTU explicitly calls it temporary and co-terminus with the research project; it creates no claim to regular appointment.

Can a B.Tech. graduate apply without a Master's degree? Yes, the notice independently names B.E./B.Tech. as well as M.E./M.Tech., but the branch must be one of the listed disciplines or accepted as a relevant allied discipline.

Is past professional experience compulsory? No numeric minimum is published. CAD/CAE, embedded systems, sensors/data acquisition, MATLAB/Simulink, fabrication, programming and research experience are expressly desirable, not separately imposed years of service.

Do I need to prepare for a written exam? No written examination or official syllabus has been announced for this recruitment. The published selection method is interview of shortlisted/eligible applicants.

Do I pay an application fee? The original PDF is silent on the fee; Not specified is the accurate reporting, not a claim that the fee is officially zero.

Does the one vacancy belong to the unreserved category? A reservation/category breakup is not specified. No category may be assigned by assumption.

What if I cannot find the interview venue? The PDF states the interview date only. Look for CSVTU communication or contact the official enquiry details above; do not assume a room or reporting time.

Can I email a CV instead of completing the form? The university prescribes its Google Form with supporting uploads. An email substitution is not authorised in the notification.

12. Original sources to retain

• Recruitment notice (three-page PDF): https://www.csvtu.ac.in/uploads/notifications/project-assistant-notification_1793177075.pdf
• Application Google Form printed on page 2: https://forms.gle/Z8YYayA1fyYC2UM6A
• Official CSVTU website: https://www.csvtu.ac.in/
• CSVTU university background: https://csvtu.ac.in/ew/the-university/overview/

Editorial boundaries: All stated recruitment conditions are based on CSVTU's original 27 October notification. The degree-to-project illustrations are clearly labelled context; they are neither an unpublished duty roster nor invented interview criteria. With one undivided vacancy and one fixed monthly salary, there is no evidence-supported vacancy-distribution pie chart or post-wise salary-comparison bar chart to display.