University of Madras Recruitment 2022 for 23 Assistant Professor

Applications are invited for Faculty Positions at the Assistant Professor Level purely on full-time temporary basis for a period of 120 days and extendable for further period of 120 days, in the Institute of Distance Education for the disciplines mentioned below:

1. Position: Assistant Professor

2. No of Post: 23

3. Qualification: Eligibility (A or B): At the level of Assistant Professor:

A. i) A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.

ii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree 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 exempted from NET/SLET/SET :

iii) 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 voice of the candidate has been conducted;

d) The Candidate has published minimum of 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.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).

4. Consolidated Remuneration: Rs.30,000/- per month

5. Nature of appointment: The appointment is purely temporary for one semester (120 days) or until the appointment of permanent faculty whichever is earlier.

Selection Procedure

Candidates will be shortlisted based on their academic credentials and UGC norms. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview.

How to Apply:

For more details, please refer to official notification at Download Official Notification