10 Should you choose to leave
IITB faculty resignation, leaving IIT Bombay, no-dues certificate, exit formalities
While we sincerely hope that you will find the Institute and its environment comfortable to live in and stimulating for your academic pursuits, and that you will be with us until you retire (the age whereof is 65 years, at the time of writing), should you decide to resign and leave beforehand for any reason, you may do so giving a three months’ written notice. In principle, the Institute may terminate the service of any employee by giving a three months’ notice or salary in lieu thereof along with sufficient reason justifying such termination. During the period of probation, however, the Institute needs to give only a month’s notice for termination and no reason may be given for such an act. Those who are covered under the old pension scheme may also opt for `voluntary retirement’ from the service of the Institute by giving a three months’ notice after having served the Institute for a minimum period of 20 years. Voluntary retirement is discussed in the chapter on retirement benefits.
If you have accepted the relocation allowance when you joined, you have to agree to serve the Institute for a minimum period of three years. In case you choose to leave the Institute earlier, the relocation allowance paid by the Institute may have to be returned partially or fully.
Technical resignation. The Institute has adopted the Government of India DoPT OM dated 24.11.2022 on Technical Resignation and Lien. Under it, a resignation counts as a technical resignation when an employee has applied through proper channel for another post in Government and, on selection, resigns the earlier post for administrative reasons. Benefits then carried forward include leave at credit, LTC entitlement, pay protection, seniority and, for NPS subscribers, the balance in the Personal Retirement Account (PRAN). Resignations in other cases are not treated as technical resignations.
Sources: Circular No. Admin./2026 dated 11.06.2026; DoPT OM dated 24.11.2022.