Applicants with following set of essential qualification(s) and mandatory experience can apply for vacancy(ies) through IIT Bombay website only (IIT Bombay main webpage --> Career --> Apply --> Staff --> Recent Job Vacancies Page --> Fresh applicants/ Registered applicants):
Master's Degree in Psychology / Clinical Psychology / Counselling Psychology / Applied Psychology with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade point average, with six years of relevant experience after qualifying degree.
For applicants possessing a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, the duration of the Ph.D., upto three years, would be counted towards the required experience.
Desirable Qualifications
1. At least four years of experience as a counselor/psychologist in an academic or medical institution.
2. At least three years of experience in psychological counselling to young adults residing on a fully residential campus of an academic Institute.
The date of closing of online application interface is 04.09.2026 / Responsibilities The student counselor will support the mental and physical health and emotional well being of all students.
They will provide a high quality counseling service to students experiencing a wide range of social, emotional and health issues. They will participate in and support initiatives aimed at raising mental health awareness and student skill building within the institution.
They will be a key to the Institute's commitment to ensure all students reach their academic potential, develop the values and behaviours, the Institute espouses and are best prepared for a fulfilled and successful life. They will significantly contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of all the students.
Compensation range
Pay : EO1 (56100 - 177500)
(Gross Pay includes Basic Pay + Inflation Compensation @ 60% of Basic Pay + Out of Campus
Allowance @ 30% of Basic pay)
Age limit: 40 years (as on the application closing date) with applicable age relaxations.
Tenure of Appointment: 3 years
Student Counselor (on Contract)
(Job Ref. No. : 50919360)
No. of Position(s) : 2 (1 OBC-NCL, 1 UR)
📌 Student Counselor (on Contract) (Mumbai)
🏢 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
📍 Mumbai
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