The Queensland seamer left the tour of England in July to undergo knee surgery, and fears were held the injury could sideline Harris long-term as he had a similar problem 12 months prior.
But the paceman is back in training, completing running sessions, and hopes to be bowling in the next fortnight to prepare himself for the one-day international series on the sub-continent.
"I was hoping to be up for selection for the Test series (in India) but I've been told that's a bit soon. I won't have had the volume of bowling I'd need to go into a Test match, so I'm aiming for the one-day series."
Harris said he considers himself well down the pecking order of Australian fast bowlers as the highly-anticipated Ashes series draws closer.
"At the moment, (Doug) Bollinger, (Ben) Hilfenhaus, (Mitchell) Johnson, (Peter) Siddle, I'm definitely behind those four and me and Clint McKay are vying for that next spot," he said.
"I always said I was in there as a replacement for those guys who were injured and those guys were doing pretty well before they were injured."
Harris said should he not squeeze into the Australian squad for the ODI series, he is anticipating a big season for his state in the domestic competition.
"If not (selected for Australia), the season for Queensland looks exciting anyway. I'll try to bowl my heart out there and be ready to go if someone isn't performing or gets injured," he said.
Australia begin a two-Test series against India in Mohali on October 1.
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