Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata 2026 — 5 Posts

The Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata, a unit of the National Council of Science Museums under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has released Advertisement No. 03/2026 for the contractual engagement of Junior Mentors. The posts are for the Innovation Hubs at BITM Kolkata, Digha Science Centre, District Science Centre Purulia, and Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna, set up under the Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Creativity and Engagement of Science (SPICES). Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata 2026 is for science or engineering candidates who want contractual government work mentoring students on innovation projects.

There is no online application for this post. BITM will fill 5 Junior Mentor vacancies across the four Innovation Hubs through a Walk-in-Personal Interaction; a full discipline-wise breakdown of the 5 posts follows below. Candidates should check all details in the article below.

Information verified from the official Birla Industrial and Technological Museum notification No. 03/2026 dated 24 August 2026. Last verified: 26 August 2026.

Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) is recruiting 5 Junior Mentor posts under Advertisement No. 03/2026 for its Innovation Hubs in Kolkata, Digha, Purulia and Patna. There is no online application; eligible candidates must appear in a Walk-in-Personal Interaction on 25 September 2026 (Friday) at the venue of their choice, carrying the filled application form and original documents. Selection is through document verification followed by a personal interaction on the same day.

Quick Summary of Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata

About Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata

The Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata, is a unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), functioning under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It runs “Innovation Hubs” under the SPICES scheme to encourage students to design and build their own science and technology projects. A Junior Mentor works directly inside this system, guiding students through hands-on experiments rather than classroom teaching alone.

Local Context

Three of the four Innovation Hubs are in West Bengal, and one is in Bihar. BITM’s Kolkata campus is on Gurusaday Road in south Kolkata, a locality served by the city’s suburban rail and metro network. Digha Science Centre sits in Digha, a coastal town in Purba Medinipur district, connected to Kolkata and Midnapore by road and rail. District Science Centre Purulia is in Purulia town, on the South Eastern Railway line, and functions alongside the town’s other public institutions. Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna is at West Gandhi Maidan in central Patna, near the city’s main administrative area. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm travel routes and current connectivity with the respective centre before travelling.

Important Dates

Candidates attending the Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata walk-in should note that reporting after 11:00 AM at the venue will not be allowed to appear in the Walk-in-Personal Interaction.

Junior Mentor Vacancy Details and Salary

Category-wise reservation split: not mentioned in the official notification.

Terms of Engagement

• Engagement is purely contractual, initially for one year, depending on the requirement of the Innovation Hub. It may be extended on mutually agreed terms, subject to satisfactory performance.
• Working hours are 45 hours per week, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays/vacations when students or members are present at the Hub.
• Mentors may be required to give additional days or hours for the progress of ongoing projects, without any additional cost or charge.

Scope of Work

• Assisting the Chief Mentor at the respective Innovation Hub.
• Guiding students/members through innovative and investigative projects.
• Attending the Hub/labs on weekends and during holidays/vacations when students are present, as required.
• Managing day-to-day activities of the Innovation Hub.
• Monitoring and preparing progress reports, and maintaining instruments/gadgets used in the Hub.
• Coordinating with other institutions or labs for experiments, when required.
• Any other work assigned from time to time.

Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata – Eligibility

Discipline required by location

Common eligibility (applies to all posts)

• Qualification: Master’s degree in Science or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 1st class.
• Desirable: Good aptitude for hands-on activities and experimental skills; participation in Science Fair, Hackathon, Olympiad or similar events.
• Experience: 1 year of experience in teaching, research or industry. Preference is given to candidates with lab/R&D/industry experience, including in a startup or incubation setting.
• Age limit: 30 years as on 25 September 2026. No age relaxation is mentioned in the official notification.

Candidates whose age needs checking against the cut-off date can use the site’s Age Calculator.

Selection Process

The selection process for the Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata is a single-day process at each venue — there is no written exam mentioned in the notification.

1. Document verification: originals plus one set of photocopies of the application form, identity proof, qualification certificate(s)/mark sheet(s), age proof, and experience certificate(s).
2. Walk-in-Personal Interaction with the competent authority at the chosen venue.

Candidates who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be allowed to appear, and candidates reporting after 11:00 AM will not be allowed to appear, even with valid documents.

How to Apply

1. Download and fill the Application Form.
2. Collect the required original documents along with one set of photocopies of each.
3. Choose the venue matching the desired posting — Kolkata, Digha, Purulia, or Patna.
4. Report at the venue by 9:00 AM sharp on 25 September 2026 (Friday), before the 11:00 AM cut-off.
5. Submit the filled application form with documents for verification, then appear for the Walk-in-Personal Interaction.

Documents to Keep Ready

• Duly filled Application Form (official format)
• Valid identity proof
• Essential qualification certificate(s) / mark sheet(s)
• Age proof
• Experience certificate(s)
• One set of photocopies of all the above, in addition to the originals

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Should You Apply?

Junior Mentor Job at BITM Kolkata 2026 suits science or engineering graduates and postgraduates who enjoy hands-on mentoring and want direct experience inside a national science museum system, working alongside students on real innovation projects. It does not suit candidates who want a permanent, pensionable government job, since the engagement is purely contractual and reviewed year to year, or candidates unwilling to work most weekends and holidays, since the Hub operates when students are present. This is added context, not part of the official notification. The 5 posts are spread thin across four cities, and one discipline (Electronics) dominates the vacancy list, so competition within a single discipline at a single centre is likely to be tighter than the total count of 5 suggests. The main trade-off is between a fixed, modest consolidated salary with no stated allowances, and the value of building a track record in student mentoring and science-project guidance under NCSM, which can matter for future roles in science education or museum administration.

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