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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

claimed for appointment to the teaching 3.9.0. The period of time taken by candidates to
positions. acquire M.Phil. and/or Ph.D. Degree shall not be
considered as teaching/ research experience to be
4.4.0 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR claimed for appointment to the teaching positions.
4.4.1. Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social
Sciences, Commerce, Education, Languages, 4.4.0 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Law, Journalism and Mass Communication. 4.4.1. Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences,
i. Good academic record as defined by the Commerce, Education, Languages, Law,
concerned university with at least 55% marks Journalism and Mass Communication.
(or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever i. Good academic record as defined by the
grading system is followed) at the Master’s concerned university with at least 55% marks (or an
Degree level in a relevant subject from an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading
Indian University, or an equivalent degree from system is followed) at the Master’s Degree level in a
an accredited foreign university. relevant subject from an Indian University, or an
equivalent degree from an accredited foreign
ii. Besides fulfilling the above university.
qualifications, the

ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications,
the candidate must have cleared the National
Eligibility Test (NET) for

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