Page 877 - Compendium of UGC Regulations 1957-2023

Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11,
2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-
laws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates
shall be exempted from the requirement 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) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated 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 his/her 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 his/her 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.
Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for
which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the
UGC, like SLET/SET.
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 Appendix II (Table 3A) for Universities, and
Appendix II (Table 3B) for Colleges, 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.
II. Associate Professor:

Eligibility:
i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant
disciplines.

ii) A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-
scale, wherever the grading system is followed).
iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and / or research in an
academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a
University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum
of seven publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total
research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given in Appendix II,
Table 2.

876
UGC Regulations