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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

ii) Record of having represented the university / college at the inter-university
/inter-collegiate competitions or the State and/ or national championships.
iii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared
the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by the UGC or CSIR, or
a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET, or who are or have
been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Physical Education or Physical Education
and Sports or Sports Science, in accordance with the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./
Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from
time to time, as the case may be:
Provided that, candidates registered for the Ph.D. degree prior to July 11,
2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/
Bye-laws/Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree and such
Ph.D. degree holders 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 regular
mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external
examiners;
c) 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 research papers in
conference/seminar, based on his/her Ph.D work.
Note: The fulfilment of these conditions (a) to (e) is to be certified by the Registrar
or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.
iv. 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.
v. Passed the physical fitness test conducted in accordance with these
Regulations.
OR

B. An Asian game or commonwealth games medal winner who has a degree at least
at Post-Graduation level.

II. University Deputy Director of Physical Education and Sports
Eligibility (A or B) : A.
i) A Ph.D. in Physical Education or Physical Education and Sports or Sports
Science. Candidates from outside the university system, in addition, shall
also possess at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale
wherever grading system is followed) at the Master‘s Degree level by the
university concerned.
ii) Eight years experience as University Assistant DPES/College DPES.
iii) Evidence of organizing competitions and conducting coaching camps of
at least two weeks duration.

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