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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

collegiate competitions or the State and/ or ii. Record of having represented the university
national championships. / college at the inter-university /inter-collegiate
competitions or the State and/ or national
iii. Qualifying in the national level test championships.
conducted for the

iii. Qualifying in the national level test
conducted for the

purpose by the UGC or any other agency purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved
approved by the UGC. by the UGC.

iv. Passed the physical fitness test conducted iv. Passed the physical fitness test conducted in
in accordance with these Regulations. accordance with these Regulations.

v. However, candidates, who are, or have v. However, candidates, who are, or have been
been awarded Ph. D. degree in accordance with awarded Ph. D. degree in accordance with the
the “University Grants “University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure
Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree), for
Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the Award of Ph.D. Degree), Regulations 2009 or the
requirement of the minimum eligibility condition subsequent Regulations if notified by the UGC,shall
of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and be exempted from the requirement of the minimum
appointment of University Assistant Director of eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for
Physical Education / College Director of recruitment and appointment of University Assistant
Physical Education & Sports. Director of Physical Education/College Director
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;

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