Tata Institute of Social Sciences invites applications for the following posts via direct recruitment:

Post Name: Professor

Essential Qualification:

• Postgraduate in Arts, Humanities, Education, Law, Social Sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Sciences) Sciences, Languages, Management, Engineering and Mass Communication; and inter disciplinary subjects (e.g. Environmental Science, Gender Studies, Development Studies etc).

• An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree with at least 55% marks in Postgraduate Degree (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed) in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline mentioned above, actively engaged in research with evidence of leading funded projects, and published work of high quality with a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed international and national UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2; and

• A minimum of 10 years of teaching experience in university/college as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, and/or research experience at equivalent level at the University/Accredited National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully completed at least 3-5 funded projects and guided at least two doctoral candidates. OR

• An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/applied disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A above /industry/practice field, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned/relevant discipline, and has minimum of 10 years experience in the field, supported by documentary evidence.

Post Name: Associate Professor

Essential Qualification:

• Postgraduate in Arts, Humanities, Education, Law, Social Sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Sciences), Sciences, Languages, Management, Engineering and Mass Communication; and inter disciplinary subjects (e.g. Environmental Science, Gender Studies, Development Studies etc).

• A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/relevant disciplines mentioned above.

• A Postgraduate Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a pointscale, wherever the grading system is followed).

• A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic/ research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of seven publications in the peer-reviewed international or national UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 75

Post Name: Assistant Professor

Essential Qualification:

• Postgraduate in Arts, Humanities, Education, Law, Social Sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Sciences), Sciences, Languages, Management, Engineering and Mass Communication; and inter-disciplinary subjects (e.g. Environmental Science, Gender Studies, Development Studies etc).

• Masters degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.

• Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET. Those, 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) Regulations, 2009 or 2016/ 2019 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be, are exempted from NET/ SLET/SET Candidates registered for the Ph.D programme prior to 11 July 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions :-

• The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;

• The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;

• An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted

• The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal.

• The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D. work in Conferences /seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC/ICSSR/CSIR or any similar agency.

• The fulfillment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned. This is as per UGC Guidelines. OR The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following:

• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

• The Times Higher Education (THE) or

• The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

For more details related to eligibility criteria, fee, pattern, annexure, place of posting etc. refer to the attachments below.