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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

must have cleared the National Eligibility Test have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) for
(NET) for lecturers conducted by the UGC, lecturers/Assistant Professor conducted by the UGC,
CSIR, or similar test accredited by the UGC. CSIR, or similar test accredited by the UGC.
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses
clauses (i) and (ii) to this Clause 4.4.2.3, (i) and (ii) to this Clause 4.4.2.3, candidates, who
candidates, who are, or have been awarded a are, or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree, in
Ph.D. Degree, in accordance with the University accordance with the University Grants Commission
Grants (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of
Commission (Minimum Standards and Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or the subsequent
Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations if notified by the UGC, shall be
Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the exempted from the requirement of the minimum
requirement of the minimum eligibility condition eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for
of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor
appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges /
positions in Universities / Colleges / Institutions. Institutions.

Further, the award of degrees 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/ By
laws/ Regulations of the Institution awarding the
degrees and the Ph.D candidates shall be
exempted from the requirement of the minimum
eligibility condition 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: -

(a) Ph.D. degree of the candidate awarded in
regular mode only;
(b) Evaluation of the Ph.D. thesis by at least
two external examiners;
(c) Candidate had published two research
papers out of which at least one in a
refereed journal from out of his/her Ph.D.
work;
(d) The candidate had presented two papers in
seminars/conferences from out of his/her
Ph.D. work;
(e) Open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had
been conducted.
(a) to (e) as above are to be certified by the
ViceChancellor/ Pro-Vice-Chancellor/ Dean
(Academic
Affairs)/Dean (University Instructions)”
iii. Without prejudice to the above,
NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for iii. Without prejudice to the above, NET/SLET/SET
such Masters Programmes in disciplines for shall also not be required for such Masters
which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted. Programmes in disciplines for which
NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.
OR

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