Sort Listing Criteria For Assistant Professor in College/University|Eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor

Parveena May 12, 2023


Assistant Professor


For the post of Assistant Professor, the criteria for evaluation of candidates for determining their eligibility for shortlisting shall be based on  point scale. 
 
Sort Listing Criteria For Assistant Professor in College/University|Eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor


The distribution of marks will be as follows:

  I. Criteria for Short-listing of Candidates for Interview for the Post of Assistant Professors in colleges of the University. 




1 Graduation.                              Marks

  80% &Above.                              21

 60%  to  less  than80%               19

 55% to less than 60%.                16

 45%to less than55%.                  10




2 Post-Graduation 

 80% &Above.                                 25 

60%  to  less  than 80%.                 23

 55% (50% in case of SC / ST / 

OBC(non- creamy   layer) /PwBD)

 to less than 60%.                             20 




3 M. Phil.  

60% & above.                                   07 

55% to less than 60%.                     05 




4.NET with JRF.                                10 



5. Ph.D.                                              25 



6. NET                                                08 



7.Research Publications                  06

 (2 marks for each research                

 publications published 

or UGC-listed Journals) 




8. Teaching/Post                                 10 

 Doctoral Experience

 (2marks for one year each)




9. Awards

 International/National Level.             03        State level                                         02  







 Shortlisting of candidates: Criteria and Process

  1. The Screening Committee will draw a list of all the candidates indicating the marks scored by them in descending order i.e. starting from the candidate getting the highest marks towards the candidates getting the lower marks. 

 2. In case of a tie in the marks of two or more candidates, the candidate having the higher/highest marks at the Master’s level shall be ranked above the other(s)
  3. For an appointment in the Colleges, all candidates securing 60 marks and above shall be called for an interview for posts of Assistant Professors. In case the minimum number of candidates as specified above is not available, the benchmark of 60 marks may be progressively lowered as required, 

4. The marks awarded to the candidates during the process of screening of applications shall not have any weightage/credit or merit during the assessment/interview of the candidates by the  Selection Committee as these marks shall be used only for screening/shortlisting purposes.

. 5. The time taken by candidates to acquire  M.Phil.  and/or  Ph.D.  Degree shall not be considered as teaching/ research experience to be claimed for appointment to the teaching positions.  Further, the period of active service spent on pursuing a research degree simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave shall be counted as a teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/  promotion. 

Important Point-
  •  The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors in the Colleges shall be on the basis of merit through all India advertisements and selection by the duly constituted Selection Committees.
  •  The  National  Eligibility  Test  (NET)  shall be the minimum eligibility for appointment of Assistant Professor.
  •  Provided that candidates who have been awarded a  Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University  Grants  Commission  (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D.  Degree)  Regulation,  2009, or the University  Grants  Commission (Minimum  Standards and  Procedure for Award of M. Phil / Ph.D.  Degree)  Regulation, 2016,  and their subsequent amendments from time to time, as the case may be, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of  NET  for recruitment and appointment of  Assistant Professor in the  University.

  •  Provided further that the award of degree to candidates registered for the M. Phil/Ph.D. program prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the existing  Ordinances /  Bye-laws / Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree. 

All such  Ph.D.  candidates  shall  be  exempted  from  the  requirement  of  NET  for  recruitment and  appointment  of  Assistant  Professors  in  the  Colleges  subject  to  the  fulfilment  of  the following  conditions:
 a)  The  Ph.D. degree  of the  candidate  has been  awarded in regular  mode  only;
 b)  The  Ph.D. thesis  has been awarded  by  at least two external examiners;
 c)  An open Ph.D. viva  voce  of the  candidate  has been conducted;
 d)  The candidate has published two research papers from her/his  Ph.D.  work  out  of which at least one is in a  refereed journal; 
e)  The candidate has presented at least two papers,  based on her/his  Ph.D.    work in conferences/seminars sponsored/  funded/supported by the  UGC/  ICSSR/CSIR  or any similar agency. 

The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the  Dean (Academic  Affairs) of the University concerned.

  •  The clearing of  NET  shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines for which NET has not been conducted.
  •  A  minimum of  55%  marks  (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed)  at the master’s level shall be the essential qualification for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent cadres at any level. 

Q1.What is the date of publication of the advertisement for different posts of assistant professors?

Ans-  The date of publication of the advertisement for different posts of assistant professors mostly come after the result of UGC NET(July, Dec) .

Q2. What is the last date for submission of application for the same?

Ans- The last date for submission of the application form is 15-30days after the date of publication of the advertisement.