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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

4.5.3 UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT 4.5.3 UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN /
LIBRARIAN / COLLEGE LIBRARIAN
COLLEGE LIBRARIAN i. A Master’s Degree in Library
i. A Master’s Degree in Library Science / Science/Information Science/Documentation
Information Science / Documentation Science or Science or an equivalent professional degree with at
an equivalent professional degree with at least least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point
55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a
scale wherever grading system is followed) and consistently good academic record with knowledge
a consistently good academic record with of computerization of library.
knowledge of computerization of library.
ii. Qualifying in the national level test ii. Qualifying in the national level test
conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other
other agency approved by the UGC. agency approved by the UGC. iii. However,
iii. However, candidates, who are, or have candidates, who are, or have been awarded Ph. D.
been awarded Ph. D. degree in accordance with degree in accordance with the “University Grants
the “University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure
Commission (Minimum Standards and for Award of Ph.D. Degree), Regulations 2009 or the
Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree), subsequent Regulations if notified by the UGC, shall
Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the be 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
appointment of University Assistant Director of University Assistant Librarian/College Librarian
Physical Education/ College Director of Physical
Education & Sports.
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.

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