Assam University has released notifications for the Chair Professor and Assistant Professor posts. Interested candidates can apply from 25/05/2022 to 30/06/2022. Download the official notification for details on eligibility, post information, job procedure, pay scale, and more.

Assam University invites applications for the following posts via direct recruitment:

Post Name: Chair Professor

Essential Qualification: An eminent scholar with Ph.D. degree in the concerned/ allied/ relevant discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2. (specialization in Dr. Ambedkars Thought & Philosophy/ Education, Social justice/Inclusion/Harmony is desirable)

Essential Work Experience: A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/ college as Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor, and/ or research experience at equivalent level at the University/ National Level Institution with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate.

Post Name: Assistant Professor

Essential Qualification:

• A 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 or who are or 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 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET:

Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinance/ 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 University/ Colleges/ Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:

1. The Ph.D. Degree of the candidate awarded in regular mode only;

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

3. An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had been conducted.

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

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

6. The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university/ institutions with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following : (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Address to send the application: Candidate must fill in the application form and send it to The Assistant Registrar, Recruitment Cell, Room No # 103, Raja Rammohan Roy Administrative Building, Assam University, Silchar-788011, Cachar, Assam, India.

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