Project:

Speech Technologies in Indian Languages under the project titled, ‘National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASHINI’

Objective:

Building Assistive Speech Technologies for the Challenged

Funding Agency:

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), New Delhi, Govt. of India.

Task Description::

• Development of Application Programming Interface (API) for Assistive Speech Technologies,
• Development of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) Algorithms for Data Augmentation and Pattern Recognition tasks for Dysarthric Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)-Assistive Speech Technology,
• Development of Eye Gaze to Speech Converter: Assistive Speech Technologies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients
• Research on Speech Large/Small Language Models (LLMs/SLMs) for Assistive Speech Technologies
• Research advanced ML and DL techniques, including Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Diffusion-based models, Transformers, and Conformers, for speech enhancement, with a particular focus on improving the quality and intelligibility of Dysarthric speech.
• Research on advanced dysarthric speech data augmentation using neural speech synthesis, TTS, voice cloning, adversarial methods, and feature-level generation to improve ASR performance, impairment classification, and model robustness.
• Develop an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system for Indic languages that integrates personalized TTS, generative AI–based dysarthric speech augmentation, and dysarthric-to-typical speech conversion to address data scarcity, improve ASR robustness across severity levels, and enable natural, intelligible communication while preserving speaker identity.
• Investigate audio deepfake detection and source tracing and integrate them with Automatic Speaker Verification (ASV) for dysarthric speakers in monolingual and cross-lingual settings.
• Lip Reading/ Lip-to-Word for a Visual Speech recognition system for dysarthric speech
• Speech Data and Metadata Collection in Gujarati/Hindi/English/Marathi Dysarthric Speech from hospitals and high-quality manual annotation for type, severity level, and aetiology.
• Analysis of Dysarthric Speech and Development of Dysarthric ASR,
• Performance Improvements using Dysarthric Severity-Specific ASR Models
• Development of Speech Emotion Recognition for Disabled Persons
• Development of Personalized Text-to-Speech (TTS) as Communication Aid for Disabled Persons
• Research Publications in Top Conferences and Journals

Position: Project Personnel Category B

Total Number of Posts: 01

Eligibility:

B.E./B.Tech. or equivalent in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering or Information Technology or Data Science (or a related discipline).

Desirable:

• Background in Signals and Systems/Digital Signal Processing and relevant mathematics
• Background in ML and DL and its applications to Speech Technology
• GATE Qualification
• Knowledge (both spoken and written form) in Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, and English.   
• Prior work experience in speech processing (e.g., dysarthric speech classification, emotion recognition of disabled persons, Autism Spectrum Disorder, TTS for Visually Challenged)

Emoluments (Stipend): Rs. 30,000/- (consolidated) per month

Position: Research Intern

Total Number of Posts: 05

Eligibility:

Please refer to the following document wrt eligibility for these research intern posts.

Policy on Internships for Sponsored Research

Emoluments (Stipend): MTech Student= Rs. 20,000/- per month, MSc (DS/IT) Student= Rs. 15,000/- per month.

Position: Part-Time Research Assistants (RA)

Total Number of Posts: 08

Eligibility:

Undergraduate Students of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and VLSI Design, Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering or Information and Communication Technology or Mathematics and Computing (or a related discipline).

Desirable:

• Background in Signals and Systems or Digital Signal Processing and Relevant Mathematics
• Background in ML and DL and Its Applications to Speech Technology
• Electives on Speech Communication/ Speech Signal Processing, Advanced Digital Signal Processing (Fourier Transform, Gabor Transform, Mel Spectrograms, Wavelet Transforms, Scalograms, etc)
• Data Collection Experience from the Hospitals
• Building Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Analytical Skills: Linear Algebra, Calculus.

Emoluments (Stipend): Rs. 6,000/- (consolidated) per month

How to Apply:

Please send a detailed CV by email with a subject line “Application for MeitY Project Position Category B / Research Intern / Part-time RA at DAU Gandhinagar” to Project PI, Prof. (Dr.) Hemant A. Patil at hemant_patil[at]dau[dot]ac[dot]in

Last date for receiving applications: 03/11/2026

Note 1: All the posts in this advertisement (position B / Research Intern /Part-Time RA) are purely temporary and initially till March 31, 2027 (renewable for additional few months (maximum up to six months) subject to possible extension of the project, availability of funds, and performance). It would, therefore, not confer any right for any candidate for claiming further extension or absorption in DAU Gandhinagar.

Note 2: The candidate is responsible for the correctness of the information provided in the application. If it is found at a later date that any information given in the application is incorrect or false, the candidature/appointment is liable to be cancelled/terminated.

Note 3: Candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on their CV, qualifications, and experience. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview/interaction either in-person or over video conference before a final decision is made. Decision of the DAU selection committee will be final.