Advt. No. GC/Advt.

/Teaching/2025/01 Date: 03/07/2025

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible
candidates for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor, in the Academic Pay
Level 10 of the 7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix, in the College. The last date
for receipt of application is 26.07.2025 or two weeks from the date of publication of the
advertisement in the Employment News, whichever is later. For details, please visit the
College website www.gargicollege.in as well as University of Delhi website
(www.du.ac.in).

Any addendum/corrigendum shall be posted only on the College website.

PRINCIPAL (Offg.)
Important Note:

The details regarding qualifications, publications, experience, screening guidelines and

indicative proforma etc. are available on the College website along with this
advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before filling up the
form.

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Advt. No.: GC/Advt./Teaching/2025/01 Date: 03.07.2025

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form at web link
https://rec.uod.ac.in from eligible candidates for appointment to the post of Assistant
Professor in the Academic Pay Level 10 with rationalized entry pay of Rs.57700/- as per 7th
CPC pay matrix in addition to other usual allowances in various Departments of the
College. The last date for receipt of applications is 26.07.2025 or two weeks from the
date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News, whichever is later. For
complete details, please visit the College Website (www.gargicollege.in) as well as
University of Delhi Website (www.du.ac.in). Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)
candidates may approach the Helpdesk set up at the College in case they require any
assistance in filling up application form.

Sl.
Department SC ST OBC EWS UR PwBD Total
No.
1. Commerce 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
2. Economics 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
3. Education 1 1 1 0 3 0 6
4. Hindi 1 0 3 1 0 0 5
5. History 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6. Mathematics 0 1 1 1 3 1 (LD) 7
7. Political Science 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
8. Psychology 1 1 1 1 3 1 (VI) 8
Total 4 3 9 3 12 2 33

Abbreviations: UR- Unreserved, SC- Scheduled Caste, ST-Scheduled Tribe, OBC- Other
Backward Class, PwBD- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, EWS- Economically Weaker
Sections, VI- Visual Impairment (including blindness. Low Vision) LD- Locomotor
Disability (including leprosy cured dwarfism, acid attack victims, cerebral palsy and
muscular dystrophy).

Any addendum/corrigendum shall be posted only on the College Website.

-Sd-
Principal (Officiating)
Advt. No.: GC/Advt./Teaching/2025/01 03.07.2025

Qualifications for the post of Assistant Professor in the University Colleges

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:

I. For the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences.

Eligibility (A or B):

A.

1) A Master’s 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.

2) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the
National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR (exemption from NET
shall be granted in accordance with clause (ii) & (iii) of General Note in the last section of this
document).

Or
B.

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: (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).

Note: The academic score as specified in the screening guidelines for the Colleges of the
University shall be considered for short-listing of the candidates for interview only, and the
selections shall be based only on the performance in the interview.

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(Kindly refer to General Note in the last section of this document)

* Explanatory Note: In pursuance of the clause 1.1.(i) of the UGC Regulations 2018,
existing qualifications for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and
Principal have been retained with respect to departments of the University/colleges
where courses related to Teacher Education are offered, for which NCTE guidelines will
apply. (Reference EC Resolution No. 16 dated 28.05.2015).

II. For the discipline of Management Studies:

i) Essential:
1. First Class Master’s Degree in Business Management / Administration/ in a relevant
management related discipline or first class in two year full time PGDM declared
equivalent by AIU/ accredited by the AICTE / UGC.
Or
First Class graduate and professionally qualified Chartered Accountant/Cost and
Works Accountant/Company Secretary of the concerned statutory bodies.

2. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the
National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR (exemption
from NET shall be granted in accordance with clause (ii) & (iii) of General Note in the
last section of this document).
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: (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).

ii) Desirable:

i) Teaching, research, industrial and/or professional experience in a reputed

organization;
ii) Papers presented at conferences and/or published in refereed journals.

Note: The academic score as specified in the screening guidelines for the Colleges of the
University shall be considered for short-listing of the candidates for interview only, and the
selections shall be based only on the performance in the interview.

GENERAL NOTE:

(i) The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors in the Colleges shall be on
the basis of merit through all India advertisement and selection by the duly

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 constituted Selection Committees.

(ii) 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. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the
provisions of the then 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 fulfillment 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 fulfillment of these conditions is to be certified by the by the Registrar or the

Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.

(iii) The clearing of NET shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines for
which NET has not been conducted.

(iv) 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.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s

level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other
Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with
Benchmark Disability PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI)
including blindness and low vision, and (b) Locomotor Disability (LD) including
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. The

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 eligibility of 55% marks (or anequivalent grade in a point scale wherever the
grading system is followed), wherever specified, and the relaxation of 5% to the
categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on the qualifying marks
without including any grace mark procedure.

(v) A relaxation of 5% may be provided (from 55% to 50% of the marks) to the Ph.D.
Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September,
1991.

(vi) A relevant grade which is regarded as equivalent of 55%, wherever the grading
system is followed by a recognized university, at the master’s level shall also be
considered eligible.

(vii) 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 research
degree simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave,
shall be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/
promotion.

(viii) The number of candidates to be called for interview for the teaching posts in the
Colleges, shall be determined after screening of applications in accordance with the
guidelines laid down in the Screening guidelines annexed with this advertisement.

(ix) (a) No person shall be appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in the Colleges, if
such person does not fulfill the requirements as to the qualifications for the
appropriate post laid out herein and in the Ordinance XXIV of the Ordinances of the
University.

(b) Those entering the service as Assistant Professor having a post-doctoral

teaching/research experience, after obtaining a Ph.D. degree and proven
credentials, may be eligible for discretionary award of advance increments to be
given to the person, as decided and recorded by the Selection Committee in the
minutes of its meeting.

Discretionary award of advance increments is not applicable to those entering the

profession as Assistant Professor who are entitled for grant of advance
increments for having acquired a Ph.D., M.Phil. or M.Tech. and LLM degree.

(x) For those entering the service in the College, other stipulations prescribed by the
UGC/University shall be mandatory for all posts.

-Sd-

Principal (Offg.)

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Advt. No.: GC/Advt./Teaching/2025/01 03.07.2025

General Instructions for Applicants (Advertisement for College Faculty

Positions)

1. All applicants are required to apply online in the prescribed format with complete,
correct information and attachments. The applicant will be solely responsible for the
authenticity of the submitted information. Applicants are required to fill the application
form as available on the College website. The details regarding qualifications,
experience, screening guidelines and indicative proformas etc. are available on the
College website, www.gargicollege.in along with this advertisement. The applicants are
required to read these details before filling up the form.

2. Applicants should possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as on the closing
date of application, as prescribed by the University for the Colleges from time to time for
the respective post. The post advertised carry UGC pay scales plus admissible
allowances. The posts are being advertised keeping in view the broad areas of
specialization in subjects. However, the Department concerned may have specific
requirement of specialization.

3. The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines attached

with this advertisement for short listing and recommending the applicants to be called
for interview.

Merely fulfillment of the qualification or the eligibility criteria does not entitle an
applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered towards

calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for which marks are
claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening guidelines attached with the
advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of Assistant
Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.

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4. Application fees and application form(s) are to be submitted as per details
given below:
Fees for Assistant Professor (if applicable)
• Rs.2000/- for UR,
• Rs.1500/- for OBC/EWS category and women applicants.
• Rs.1000/- for SC/ST and
• Rs.500/- for PwBD category.
• Applications with incomplete information or without requisite fee shall be rejected.
• Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied for the same post in
the preceding advertisement, subject to the condition that interview for the said post in the
said department had not been conducted. (The applicant shall have to provide the relevant
details/proof of his/her having applied for the post against the advertisement referred herein).
Advt. No. GC/Advt.1/Teaching/2023.
 Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the website of
the College along with this advertisement, within the prescribed time limit indicated in the
advertisement. No offline forms would be accepted.
 Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.
 Applicants applying for more than one post/department must apply separately and
pay fees separately.

5. In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In case of
any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at the College E-
mail ID.
6. The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS, OBC (non-creamy layer), and Persons
with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per UGC/Central
Government norms.
Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD categories
must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective reservation as
per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded should be in the format
prescribed by the Union Government and should be digitally verifiable.

In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the applicant’s
relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this effect in the
form of a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the application.

Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of OBC
(non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority. The
certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with instructions
issued by the Union Government in this respect from time to time. Applicants should
ascertain that they belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the Central List
for the Other Backward Classes.

If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded with the
application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its rejection will be
entertained.

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7. Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the Govt. of
India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/ incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the applicant shall
be liable for action as per law.

8. The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the
testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter Id/Driving
License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of certificates/testimonials with
respect to the qualifications, experience and category as applicable, indicated in the
online application form, duly certified by the applicant should be submitted at the
time of interview.
9. Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including
Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the
online application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance
from the parent department.

10. All correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall be
sent only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online application
form.

11. Applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria given in this advertisement and /
or are incomplete in any respect shall be summarily rejected. Before applying online,
applicants are advised to go through detailed notice available on the website of the
College.

12. Applicants must NOT furnish any particulars that are false, tampered or fabricated, or
suppress any material / information while submitting the online application and
uploading self-certified copies/testimonials.

13. The College further reserves the right to amend the number of posts or not to fill
any of the posts mentioned in the advertisement at its discretion without assigning any
reason thereof.

14. Any consequential vacancies arising at the time of Interview may also be filled up from
the available shortlisted candidates.

15. The College will verify the antecedents of the applicant at the time of appointment or
anytime during the tenure of the service. In case it is found that the
documents/information submitted by the candidate is false or the candidate has
suppressed relevant information, the services of the candidate shall be terminated
without prejudice to any other action initiated by the College.

16. In case of the any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection, which may be
detected at any stage even after the issuance of offer letter, the College reserves right
to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the applicants.

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17. In case of any dispute/ambiguity that may occur in the process of selection, the
decision of the College shall be final. Applicants are advised to satisfy themselves
before applying that they possess the essential qualifications laid down in the
advertisement.

18. No TA/DA shall be paid to candidates for attending interview.

19. The last date for submission of the form shall be as specified in the advertisement.

20. Canvassing in any form will be treated as a disqualification.

21. Any dispute regarding the recruitment will fall under the jurisdiction of Delhi.

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Guidelines for Screening/Shortlisting of candidates for appointment to the post of

Assistant Professor in the College.
With a need to enable the duly constituted Selection Committee to have a
comprehensive assessment of the required number of candidates, who would appear
before them, in a time bound manner, applications received for the faculty position shall be
screened on the basis of the academic and other related credentials of the candidates
through the criteria detailed in this document.
This document is divided into following sections:
I. Criteria for evaluation of candidates for determining their eligibility for
their shortlisting for the interview.
II. Constitution of Committee for Screening and/ or Shortlisting.
III. Shortlisting of candidates: Criteria and Process.
IV. Important Note.
V. Constitution of Committee to assist the Selection Committee for
assessment through presentation by shortlisted candidates.
I. Criteria for evaluation of candidates for determining their eligibility for their
shortlisting for the interview.

For the post of Assistant Professor, the criteria for evaluation of candidates for
determining their eligibility for shortlisting shall be based on a 100 point scale. The
distribution of marks will be as follows:
II. Criteria for Short-listing of Candidates for Interview for the Post
of Assistant Professors in Colleges of the University

S.No. Academic Record Score

1 Graduation. 80% 60% to 55% 45%to less

&Above = less to than55% = 10
21 than80% less
= 19 than
60%
=16

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 2 Post-Graduation 80% 60% to 55% (50% in case of
&Above=25less SC / ST / OBC (non-
than creamy layer)
80% = /PwBD) to less than
23 60% = 20
3 M. Phil. 60% & 55% to less than 60% = 05
above = 07
4 Ph.D. 25
5 NET with JRF 10
6 NET 08
Research Publications (2 06
marks for each research
publications published
in Peer-Reviewed or
UGC-listed Journals)
7 Teaching/Post-Doctoral 10
Experience
(2marks for one year
each)#
8 Awards

International/National 03
Level
(Awards given by
International
Organizations
/Government of India /
Government of India
recognized National Level
Bodies)
State-Level 02
(Awards given by State
Government)
# Experience rendered on Temporary/Adhoc/Contractual/Postdoctoral basis shall be taken
into account only if the candidate is drawing the salary/consolidated pay not less than
Minimum Basic Pay as prescribed by UGC plus applicable Dearness Allowance (DA) from time
to time. Further, experience as guest faculty shall not be considered.
# However, if the period of Teaching/Post-doctoral experience is less than one year,
then the marks shall be reduced proportionately.
Note:

(A) (i) M.Phil + Ph.D. Maximum - 25 Marks

(ii) JRF/NET Maximum - 10 Marks
(iii) In awards category Maximum - 03 Marks

(B) Academic Score - 84

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 Research Publications - 06
Teaching Experience - 10
Total Score - 100

II. Constitution of Committee for Shortlisting/ Screening

Applications shall be screened by a Committee consisting of the following:

A. For University Departments:

1. Principal of the College - Chairperson
2. Two teachers from the relevant subject to be nominated by the Principal
3. One Teacher from a related Department to be nominated by the Principal
4. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Women/Persons with
Differently Abled to be nominated by the Principal, if any of the
candidates
representing these categories is an applicant and if any of the above
members of the Screening Committee does not belong to that category.

 At least three members shall form the quorum.

III. Shortlisting of candidates: Criteria and Process

1. As per the revised guidelines, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview
for direct recruitment of Assistant Professor in college will be as follows:
a. 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. The
applicant securing less than 55 marks will not be included in the list of
shortlisted candidates. A relaxation of 05 marks be given to candidates
belonging to SC/ST/PwD.
b. 40 candidates for the first vacancy and 20 candidates for every additional
vacancy shall be called for interview in order of their ranks in the list
prepared by the Screening Committee on the basis of marks scored by the
candidates for each category as per the table given in Section I for shortlisting of
candidates for the post of Assistant Professor in College. All the applicants having
score same as the cutoff arrived at for a category shall also be shortlisted for the
interview.
c. If 40 candidates are not available, then the applicability of 55 marks as cut-off
be relaxed till the specified number of candidates are available, subject to a
maximum relaxation of upto 5 marks, i.e, 50 marks for UR and 45 for
SC/ST/PwBD.
2. Further, the applicants who were on the rolls of any department in the
University of Delhi or its Colleges between 01.01.2022 to 31.03.2022 as Ad-
hoc/Contract/ Temporary faculty shall be permitted to appear for interviews
conducted for appointment of Assistant Professor in all the Colleges, subject to
the condition as prescribed in point number III(1)(a) & 1(c) above, in addition to
prescribed number limits as given in III(1)(b).

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 3. The publications to be considered for award of marks for the screening purpose,
as indicated in the table given above, shall be from UGC CARE list or SCOPUS
indexed or as decided by the University on the recommendation of concerned
department of the University from time to time.

4. The time taken by candidates to acquire M.Phil./M.Tech/LLM/M.Ed. or

equivalent 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 research degree simultaneously with
teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave, shall be counted as
teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/ promotion.
5. In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the
decision of the Screening Committee shall be final.
6. The criteria for shortlisting/screening of applications shall be displayed by the
college on the college website.

7. The status of short-listing will be made available to the respective applicants for
information.
IV. Important Note

1. Direct recruitment of Assistant Professor in the Colleges after the stage of

shortlisting shall be carried out in two stages.
First Stage – Assessment by Presentation Assessment Committee.
Second Stage – Assessment by duly constituted Selection Committee as
defined in Ordinance XVIII and notified vide notification numbered CNC-
II/093/1(12)/2019-20/251 dated 03.10.2019.

2. The entire onus of the content/authenticity of the information being

uploaded in the form of application and its attachments shall exclusively rest
with the applicant in terms of eligibility for recruitment and for subsequent
selection through due process.
3. The College shall, in no way, be responsible for any
error/omission/commission/suppression of relevant information by the
applicant knowingly/unknowingly/overtly/covertly while filling up the
application form and uploading the documents required therein.
4. In case the applicant gets screened/shortlisted/selected/appointed on the
basis of the credentials furnished by him/her which are, on scrutiny, found to be
incorrect/inadmissible/forged/fabricated/falsified, his/her candidature shall be
liable to be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment/at any time during the
tenure of the service and appropriate legal action under applicable law shall be
initiated against the applicant.
5. The College reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication
made to the applicant. In case of any dispute arising out of such a situation, the
decision of the College shall be final and binding on the applicant.

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V. Committee to assist the Selection Committee for assessment through presentation
by shortlisted candidates
1. The committee will assess the shortlisted candidates through presentations, to
have a prima facie assessment of the candidates and submit its assessment to
Selection Committee, as per prescribed proforma. The assessment shall be in
the form of following grading:
 A for Excellent
 B for Very Good
 C for Good
 D for Average
 E for Below Average
2. Assessment made by the Committee would only be indicative and shall not be a
binding of the duly constituted Selection Committee for the Recruitment of Assistant
Professors in the Colleges, whose decision shall be final.

-Sd-
PRINCIPAL (OFFG.)

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The details regarding qualifications, experience, screening guidelines and indicative

proformas etc. are available on the College website, along with this advertisement. The
applicants are required to read these details before filling up the form.

However, some issues of common concern have been discussed below for the
convenience of the applicants.

1. Can a person apply for more than one Faculty position?

Yes. Separate forms will have to be filled for each faculty position.
2. Which are the mandatory fields in the application?
Mandatory fields are indicated by a red star (*) adjacent to the name of the field.
3. Can only Indian citizens apply for the posts advertised for faculty positions?
Besides Indian citizens, those who have acquired the status of Overseas Citizens of
India (OCI) and have necessary documents in support of the same can also apply.

4. What is the application fee for different categories?

Application fees are to be submitted as per details given below:

Fees for Assistant Professor

 Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.
 No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST,
PwBD category and Women applicants.
 Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the

College website along with the present advertisement, within the prescribed time
limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms would be accepted.
Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.

Applicants applying for more than one post/subject must apply separately and
pay fees separately.
5. What are the categories required to be marked or entered into in the online
proforma?
The online proforma has provision for marking the reservation category of the
candidate on following two parameters:
 Under the Head, ‘Category for the position in which you are applying’, in
the online application, status as Unreserved (UR)/Scheduled Caste
(SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (Non Creamy Layer)
(OBC)/Economically Weaker Section (EWS), as applicable is required to be
marked.

 Under the Head, ‘PwBD category’, in the online application, status as Not
Applicable/Visual Impairment (VI) including Blindness and Low vision/
Locomotor Disability (LD) including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack
victims and muscular dystrophy, as applicable is required to be marked.
6. Are the certificates indicating the reservation category status of the applicant
required to be digitally verifiable?

The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS,OBC (non-creamy layer), and
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per
UGC/Central Government norms.

Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD

categories, must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective
reservation as per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded
should be in the format prescribed by the Union Government and should be
digitally verifiable.

In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the
applicant’s relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this
effect in the form of a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the
application.

Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of OBC
(non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority. The
certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with instructions
issued by the Union Government in this respect from time to time. Applicants
should as certain that they belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the
Central List for Other Backward Classes.

If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded
with the application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its
rejection will be entertained.

7. How can Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) access and fill the online
application form?
Such applicants may fill the online application form by using assistive technology.
In particular, the visually impaired applicants may use screen reading software
such as JAWS or NVDA to fill the application form. Those unable to use computer
may take human assistance to fill the application form.
PwBD applicants can also contact the office of the College.
8. Is there any relaxation in the requirement of 55% at the post-graduation level?

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.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s

level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other
Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with
Benchmark Disability (PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI)
including blindness and low vision, and (b) Locomotors Disability (LD) including
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. The eligibility
of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system
is followed), wherever specified, and the relaxation of 5% to the categories
mentioned above are permissible, based only on the qualifying marks without
including any grace mark procedure.

A relaxation of 5% may be provided, from 55% to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D.
Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September,
1991

9. Is NET compulsory or is there any provision for NET exemption?

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
Colleges.

Provided further that the award of degree to candidates registered for the
M.Phil/Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions
of the then 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 fulfillment 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.

In case, 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: (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).

10. How to convert GPA into percentage in the Academic Section Tab of the online
application?

The applicants are required to provide their credits/marks of Graduation, Post-

graduation, M.Phil., and Ph.D. Degree in percentage only. Those having credits in
the form of grade or GPA, would be required to convert the same into percentage
as per the conversion formula provided in the guidelines of the University/Institute
granting the degree. A copy of the respective guidelines will have to be uploaded
along with the concerned degree.

11. Which date should be considered as the date of award of Degree

(M.Phil./Ph.D.)?
The date of notification of the result by the University/Institution would be
considered as the date of award of the Degree (M.Phil./Ph.D).

12. Does fulfilling the eligibility criteria suffice for getting an interview call?

The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines attached

with the advertisement for short listing and recommending the applicants to be
called for interview.

Mere fulfilment of the required qualification or the eligibility criteria does not
entitle an applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered

towards calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for
which points are claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening
guidelines attached with the advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of
Assistant Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.
13. What if the candidate does not get the NOC at the time of filling up the form?
Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including
Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the
online application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance
from the parent department.

14. What are the documents required to be submitted by the shortlisted candidates
at the time of interview?
Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the Govt.
of India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the applicant
shall be liable for action as per law.

The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the
testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter
Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of
certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and
category as applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified by
the applicant should be submitted at the time of interview.

An indicative list of such documents is as follows:

1. Proof of Date of Birth (Class 10th Certificate);
2. Caste Certificate, if applicable;
3. PwBD Certificate, if applicable;
4. Certificates/testimonials for all the academic Degrees/Diplomas/Certificate
Courses, as indicated in the online proforma by the applicant;
5. NET/JRF Certificate;
6. Experience Certificate duly issued by the parent office, which should clearly
indicate the break period, if any;
7. No Objection Certificate from the employer including vigilance clearance if
applicable;
8. Any other certificate of academic/research distinction;
9. Research Publications in original etc. as per uploaded or filled in the
application form;
10. M.Phil. and Ph.D. dissertations/thesis, if applicable.

15. How will the candidate get the interview call?

The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the
respective applicants for information. A notice to this effect indicating the
schedule for the interview would also be published on the College website.

All correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall be
sent only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online application
form.
 The applicants are, therefore, advised to visit the website for updates in this
respect. Telephonic queries on this issue shall not be entertained.

16. What should be done if the website link stops or hangs?

In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In
case of any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at
the [email protected].

17. Is it necessary to provide the evidence for each and every item/activity
claimed in the application?
It is mandatory to provide the proof, wherever it has been asked, to proceed
with the online completion of application form. The evidence for activities
such as extra-curricular activities/miscellaneous information may be
presented at the time of interview by the candidates shortlisted for the
interview.

18. How to pay application fee?

The payment is accepted by credit card/debit card/ Net Banking.

19. Is it possible to change/update the information provided by the applicant in

the online application form once submitted?
No. The applicant must take care to ensure that inputs provided by the
applicant should be correct and accurate. Addition/deletion in the Application
Form for any changes or amendments are not possible after the submission of
the form.

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