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 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri , New Delhi-110021

Advt. No. MT/Estab./2023/02 Dated: 25.2.2023

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form at weblink

https://colrec.uod.ac.in from the eligible candidates for appointment to the posts of Assistant
Professor, in the Academic Pay Level - 10 (as per 7th Central Pay Commission) in various
Departments of the College. The last date for receipt of application is 10th March, 2023 or
within two weeks from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News,
whichever is later.

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Important Note:

The details regarding qualifications, publications, experience, screening guidelines and

indicative proforma etc. are available on the College website along with the
advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before filling up the
form.
 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri, New Delhi-110021

Advt. No. MT/Estab./2023/02 Dated: 25.2.2023

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application form at weblink

https://colrec.uod.ac.in from the eligible candidates for appointment to the posts of Assistant
professor, in the Academic Pay Level – 10 (as per 7th Central Pay Commission), in various
Departments of the College. The last date for receipt of application is 10th March, 2023 or
within two weeks from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News,
whichever is later.

S.No. Name of the Total Vacant

Department Vacancies
SC ST OBC EWS UR PwBD*
01
1 Botany 09 01 - 03 01 03 (Locomotor
Disability)
01
2 Chemistry 07 02 01 02 - 01 (Hard of
Hearing)
3 Commerce 06 01 - 02 01 02 -
4 Computer -
03 01 - - - 02
Science
5 Economics 03 - - 01 01 01 -
6 English 09 02 - 02 02 03 -
7 Hindi 12 01 01 03 02 05
8 History 06 01 01 01 01 02 -
9 Mathematics 12 01 01 03 01 06 -
10 Physics 10 01 - 04 01 04 -
11 Physical -
01 - - 01 - -
Education
01
Political
12 10 02 01 02 01 03 (Locomotor
Science
Disability)
13 Punjabi 01 - - - - 01 -
14 Sanskrit 01 (Visual
05 01 - 01 01 01
Impairment)
15 Sociology 06 02 - 01 - 03 -
16 Zoology 07 01 01 01 01 03 -
17 Environmental
Science (EVS) 02 - - 01 01 - -
Contd….2…
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*For the posts reserved for PwBD (VI, LD, HH), Candidate of any category i.e.
UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS may apply.

Note: UR-Unreserved, SC-Scheduled Caste, ST-Scheduled Tribe, OBC-Other

Backward Classes, EWS-Economically Weaker Sections, PwBD – Persons with
Benchmark Disability, VI-Visual Impairment including blindness and low vision,
LD-Locomotor Disability including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims,
Cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy and HH-Hard of Hearing;

For details, please visit the University website i.e. www.du.ac.in and college website i.e.
www.maitreyi.ac.in

Any addendum / Corrigendum shall be posted on the college website only.

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 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Ba Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri, New Delhi-110021

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

Qualifications for the post of Assistant Professor in the University Colleges

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:

1. For the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences,

Languages and Physical Education

Eligibility (A or B):

A.

1) 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.

2) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the
National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR( exemption from NET shall be
granted in accordance with clause (ii) & (iii) of general Note in the last section of this
document)
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 the screening guidelines for the College of the
University 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.
GENERAL NOTE:-

(i) The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors in the Colleges shall be on
the basis of merit through all India advertisement and selection by the duly constituted
Selection Committees.

(ii) The National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be the minimum eligibility for appointment
of Assistant Professor.

Provided that candidates who 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) Regulation 2009, or the University Grants Commission
(Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree) Regulation,
2016 and their subsequent amendments from time to time, as the case may be, shall be
exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET for
recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor in the University/Colleges.

Provided further that the award of degree to candidates registered for the M.Phil /
Ph.D. programme prior to 11 July 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the
then existing Ordinances / Bylaws / Regulations of the Institutions awarding the
degree. All such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET for
recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in the Universities / Colleges
subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions:-

a. Ph.D. Degree of the candidate has been awarded in regular mode only.
b. The Ph.D. thesis has been awarded 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 her/his Ph.D. work out of which
at least one is in a referred journal.
e. The candidate has presented at least two papers, based on her/his 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.

(iii) The clearing of NET shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines for which
NET has not been conducted.

(iv) A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the
grading system is followed) at the master’s level shall be the essential qualification
for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent cadres at any level.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master’s level

for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward
Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with Benchmark
Disability PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI) including blindness
and low vision, (b) Locomotor Disability (LD) including leprosy cured, dwarfism acid
attack victims and muscular dystrophy and (c) Hard of Hearing (HH). The eligibility
 of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system is
followed), wherever specified, and the relaxation of 5 % to the categories mentioned
above are permissible, based only on the qualifying marks without including any
grace mark procedure.

(v) A relaxation of 5% may be provided, from 55% to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D
Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.

(vi) A relevant grade which is regarded as equivalent of 55% wherever the grading system
is followed by a recognized university at the master’s level shall also be considered
eligible.

(vii) The time taken by candidates to acquired M.Phil. and /or Ph.D. Degree shall not be
considered as teaching/research experience to be claimed for appointment to the teaching
positions. Further the period of active service spent on pursuing research degree
simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave, shall be
counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/promotion.

(viii) The number of candidates to be called for interview for the teaching posts in the
Colleges, shall be determined after screening of applications in accordance with the
guidelines laid down in the Screening guidelines annexed with this advertisement.

(ix) (a) No person shall be appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in the Colleges, if
such person does not fulfill the requirements as to the qualifications for the appropriate
post laid out herein and in the Ordinance XXIV of the Ordinances of the University.

(b) Those entering the service as Assistant Professor having a post-doctoral

teaching/research experience, after obtaining a Ph.D. degree and proven credentials, may
be eligible for discretionary award of advance increments to be given to the person, as
decided and recorded by the Selection Committee in the minutes of its meeting.
Discretionary award of advance increments is not applicable to those entering the
profession as Assistant Professor who are entitled for grant of advance increments for
having acquired a Ph.D., M.Phil. or M.Tech. and LLM degree.

(x) For those entering the service in the College, other stipulations prescribed by the
UGC/University shall be mandatory for all posts.

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 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri, New Delhi-110021

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

General Instructions for Applicants (Advertisement for College Faculty

Positions)

1. All applicants are required to apply online in the prescribed format with complete, correct
information and attachments. The applicant will be solely responsible for the authenticity
of the submitted information. Applicants are required to fill the application form as
available on the weblink https://colrec.uod.ac.in on the University of Delhi website and
College website www.maitreyi.ac.in. The details regarding qualifications, experience,
screening guidelines and indicative proformas etc. are available on the College
website i.e. www.maitreyi.ac.in along with this advertisement. The applicants are
required to read these details before filling up the form.

2. Applicants should possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as on the closing
date of application, as prescribed by the University for the Colleges from time to time.
The post advertised carry UGC pay scales plus admissible allowances. The posts are
being advertised keeping in view the broad areas of specialization in subjects. However,
the subject concerned may have specific requirement of specialization.

3. The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines attached with this
advertisement for short listing and recommending the applicants to be called for
interview.

Mere fulfilment of the qualification or the eligibility criteria does not entitle an applicant
to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered towards

calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for which marks are
claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening guidelines attached with the
advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of Assistant
Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.

4. Application fees and application form(s) are to be submitted as per details given below:

• Fees for Assistant Professor.

• Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.
• No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD category and
Women applicants.

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 • Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied for the same
post in the preceding advertisement, subject to the condition that interview for the said
post in the said subject had not been conducted. (The applicant shall have to provide
the relevant details/proof of his/her having applied for the post against the
advertisement referred herein).
• Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the website of
the College and University of Delhi along with this advertisement, within the
prescribed time limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms would be
accepted.
• Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.
• Applicants applying for more than one post/department must apply separately and pay
fees separately.

5. In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In case of
any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at the College E-
mail ID i.e. [email protected].

6. The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS, OBC (non-creamy layer), and
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per
UGC/Central Government norms.

Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD

categories must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective
reservation as per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded should be in
the format prescribed by the Union Government and should be digitally verifiable.

In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the applicant’s
relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this effect in the form of
a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the application.

Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of OBC
(non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority. The
certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with instructions issued
by the Union Government in this respect from time to time. Applicants should ascertain
that they belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the Central List for the
Other Backward Classes.

If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded with the
application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its rejection will be
entertained.

7. Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the Govt. of

India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/ incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the applicant shall
be liable for action as per law.
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8. The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the
testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter
Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of
certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and category as
applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified by the applicant
should be submitted at the time of interview.

9. Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including

Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the online
application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance from the
parent department.

10. All correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall be sent
only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online application form.

11. Applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria given in this advertisement and /
or are incomplete in any respect shall be summarily rejected. Before applying online,
applicants are advised to go through detailed notice available on the website of the
College.

12. Applicants must NOT furnish any particulars that are false, tampered or fabricated, or
suppress any material / information while submitting the online application and
uploading self-certified copies/testimonials.

13. The College further reserves the right to amend the number of posts or not to fill any of
the posts mentioned in the advertisement at its discretion without assigning any reason
thereof.

14. Any consequential vacancies arising at the time of Interview may also be filled up from
the available shortlisted candidates.

15. The College will verify the antecedents of the applicant at the time of appointment or
anytime during the tenure of the service. In case it is found that the
documents/information submitted by the candidate is false or the candidate has
suppressed relevant information, the services of the candidate shall be terminated
without prejudice to any other action initiated by the College.

16. In case of the any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection, which may be
detected at any stage even after the issuance of offer letter, the College reserves right to
modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the applicants.

17. In case of any dispute/ambiguity that may occur in the process of selection, the decision
of the College shall be final. Applicants are advised to satisfy themselves before
applying that they possess the essential qualifications laid down in the advertisement.

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18. No TA/DA shall be paid to candidates for attending interview.

19. The last date for submission of the form shall be as specified in the advertisement.

20. Canvassing in any form will be treated as a disqualification.

21. Any dispute regarding the recruitment will fall under the jurisdiction of Delhi.

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 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri, New Delhi-110021

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

Guidelines for Screening/Shortlisting of candidates for appointment to the post of

Assistant Professor in the College.

In order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview so as to enable

the Selection Committee to have a comprehensive assessment of the candidates, applications
received for the faculty position shall be screened on the basis of the academic and other
related credentials of the candidates through the following criteria:

For the post of Assistant Professor, the criteria for evaluation of candidates for
determining their eligibility for shortlisting shall be on based on a 100 point scale. The
distribution of marks will be as follows:

I. Criteria for Short-listing of Candidates for Interview for the Post of

Assistant Professors in Colleges of the University

S.No. Academic Record Score

1 Graduation. 80% 60% to55% 45% to

&Above = less to less
21 than80%
less than55%
= 19 than = 10
60%
=16
2 Post-Graduation 80% 60% to 55% (50% in
&Above=25 less case of SC / ST /
than OBC (non-
80% = creamy layer)
23 /PwBD) to less
than 60% = 20
3 M. Phil. 60% & 55% to less than 60% = 05
above = 07
4 Ph.D. 25
5 NET with JRF 10
6 NET 08
Research Publications 06
(2 marks for each
research publications
published in Peer-
Reviewed or UGC-
listed Journals)
7 Teaching/Post-Doctoral 10
Experience
(2 marks for one year
each)#
 8 Awards

International/National 03
Level
(Awards given by
International
Organizations
/Government of India /
Government of India
recognized National
Level Bodies)
State-Level 02
(Awards given by State
Government)

# Experience rendered on Temporary / Adhoc / Contractual / Post-doctoral basis shall be taken

into account only if the candidate is drawing salary / consolidated pay not less than the
Minimum Basic Pay as prescribed by the UGC plus applicable Dearness Allowance (DA)
from time to time.
# However, if the period of Teaching/Post-doctoral experience is less than one year, then the
marks shall be reduced proportionately.

Note:

(A) (i) M.Phil/M.Tech/LLM/M.Ed or equivalent + Ph.D Maximum – 25 Marks

(ii) JRF/NET Maximum – 10 Marks
(iii) In awards category Maximum – 03 Marks

(B) Academic Score 84

Research Publications 06
Teaching Experience 10
Total Score 100

II. Constitution of Committee for Shortlisting / Screending (For Colleges):

1. Principal of the College - Chairperson

2. Two teachers from relevant subject to be nominated by the Principal
3. One teacher from a related Department to be nominated by the Principal
4. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Women/Persons with Differently
Abled to be nominated by the Principal, if any of the candidates representing these
categories is an applicant and if any of the above members of the Screening
Committee does not belong to that category.

III. Shortlisting of candidates: Criteria and Process

1. The Screening Committee will draw a list of all the candidates indicating the marks
scored by them in descending order i.e. starting from the candidate getting the highest
marks towards the candidates getting the lower marks. The applicant securing less than
50 marks (for Colleges) will not be included in the list of shortlisted candidates.

A relaxation of 05 marks to be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD.

2. In case of tie in the marks of two or more candidates, the candidate having the
higher/highest marks at the Master’s level shall be ranked above the other(s).

3. For appointment in the Colleges : All shortlisted candidates as specified in criteria III
(1) be called for interview.

4. The marks awarded to the candidates during the process of screening of applications
shall not have any weightage/credit or merit during assessment/interview of the
candidates by the Selection Committee as these marks shall be used only for
screening/shortlisting purposes.

5. The time taken by candidates to acquire M.Phil. / M.Tech. / LLM / M.Ed.and / or

Ph.D. Degree shall not be considered as teaching/ research experience to be claimed for
appointment to the teaching positions. Further the period of active service spent on
pursuing research degree simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any
kind of leave, shall be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct
recruitment/ promotion.

6. In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the decision of the
Screening Committee shall be final.

7. The College shall display the criteria for shortlisting / screening of applications on their
respective website(s)

8. The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the respective
applicants for information.
IV. Important Note

1. The entire onus of the content/authenticity of the information being uploaded in the form
of application and its attachments shall exclusively rest with the applicant in terms of
eligibility for recruitment and for subsequent selection through due process.
2. The College shall, in no way, be responsible for any
error/omission/commission/suppression of relevant information by the applicant
knowingly/unknowingly/overtly/covertly while filling up the application form and
uploading the documents required therein.

3. In case the applicant gets screened/shortlisted/selected/appointed on the basis of the

credentials furnished by him/her which are, on scrutiny, found to be
incorrect/inadmissible/forged/fabricated/falsified, his/her candidature shall be liable to be
cancelled at any stage of the recruitment/at any time during the tenure of the service and
appropriate legal action under applicable law shall be initiated against the applicant.
4. The College reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to
the applicant. In case of any dispute arising out of such a situation, the decision of the
College shall be final and binding on the applicant.

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 MAITREYI COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
Bapu Dham Complex, Chankayapuri, New Delhi-110021

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A++’ GRADE COLLEGE

Frequently Asked Questions

The details regarding qualifications, experience, screening guidelines and indicative

proformas etc. are available on the College website, along with this advertisement. The
applicants are required to read these details before filling up the form.

However, some issues of common concern have been discussed below for the
convenience of the applicants.

1. Can a person apply for more than one Faculty position?

Yes. Separate forms will have to be filled for each faculty position.

2. If a person had applied for the post of Assistant Professor when the College
advertised the post last time in 2019, but the interviews were not held for this
post. Does the applicant need to apply again?
Yes.
3. Does the applicant need to pay application fee again for filling the application
now, although the applicant had paid the fee last time when the College
advertised the post in 2019 but did not conduct the interviews?
The applicant needs to pay the application fee for the post for which interview was
not held, but the applicant has to tick the relevant column in the online application
proforma being filled up by the applicant now.
4. Which are the mandatory fields in the application?
Mandatory fields are indicated by a red star (*) adjacent to the name of the field.

5. Can only Indian citizens apply for the posts advertised for faculty positions?
Besides Indian citizens, those who have acquired the status of Overseas Citizens of
India (OCI) and have necessary documents in support of the same can also apply.

6. What is the application fee for different categories?

Application fees are to be submitted as per details given below:

Fees for Assistant Professor

• Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.
 • No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD
category and Women applicants.
• Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied for the
same post in the preceding advertisement, subject to the condition that interview
for the said post in the said subject had not been conducted. (The applicant shall
have to provide the relevant details/proof of his/her having applied for the post
against the advertisement referred herein).

Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the

College website along with the present advertisement, within the prescribed time
limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms would be accepted.
Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.

Applicants applying for more than one post/subject must apply separately and
pay fees separately.

7. What are the categories required to be marked or entered into in the online
proforma?
The online proforma has provision for marking the reservation category of the
candidate on following two parameters:

• Under the Head,‘Category for the position in which you are applying’, in the
online application, status as Unreserved (UR)/Scheduled Caste
(SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (Non Creamy Layer)
(OBC)/Economically Weaker Section (EWS), as applicable is required to be
marked.

• Under the Head, ‘PwBD category’, in the online application, status as Not
Applicable/Visual Impairment (VI) including Blindness and Low vision/
Locomotor Disability (LD) including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack
victims and muscular dystrophy and Hard of Hearing (HH), as applicable is
required to be marked.

8. Are the certificates indicating the reservation category status of the applicant
required to be digitally verifiable?

The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS,OBC (non-creamy layer), and
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per
UGC/Central Government norms.

Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD

categories, must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective
reservation as per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded should
be in the format prescribed by the Union Government and should be digitally
verifiable.
 In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the
applicant’s relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this
effect in the form of a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the
application.

Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of OBC
(non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority. The
certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with instructions
issued by the Union Government in this respect from time to time. Applicants
should as certain that they belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the
Central List for Other Backward Classes.

If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded
with the application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its
rejection will be entertained.

9. How can Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) access and fill the
online application form?
Such applicants may fill the online application form by using assistive technology.
In particular, the visually impaired applicants may use screen reading software such
as JAWS or NVDA to fill the application form. Those unable to use computer may
take human assistance to fill the application form.
PwBD applicants can also contact the office of the College.

10. Which graduation and post-graduation degree will be considered with respect
to departments offering professional degrees like Education and Law?
Following degrees will be considered for award of score for screening/shortlisting
of candidates in the disciplines of Education and Law
For Graduation
For posts of Assistant Professor in discipline of Law , marks would be ddawarded
for LLB Degree

For post of Assistant Professor in discipline of Education, marks would be awarded

for degrees detailed as follows:
• B.Ed/B.El.Ed Degree, if the applicant has M.Ed Degree.
• Any other relevant Degree, if the applicant is an MA in Education

For Post graduation

For posts of Assistant Professor in discipline of Law, marks would be awarded for
LLM Degree
For posts of Assistant Professor in discipline of Education, marks would be
awarded for degrees detailed as follows:
• M.Ed Degree
• MA in Education
 The applicants for the post of Assistant Professor in the disciplines of Law and
Education will also be required to fill the details of the other Graduate and
Postgraduate degrees possessed by them under the head ‘Other Qualification’ in
the online application form.

11. Is there any relaxation in the requirement of 55% at the post-graduation level?

A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the

grading system is followed) at the master’s level shall be the essential qualification
for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent cadres at any level.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s

level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other
Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with
Benchmark Disability (PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI)
including blindness and low vision, and (b) Locomotors Disability (LD) including
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy and (C) Heard
of Hearing (HH). The eligibility of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point
scale wherever the grading system is followed), wherever specified, and the
relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on
the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedure.

A relaxation of 5% may be provided, from 55% to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D.
Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September,
1991

12. Is NET compulsory or is there any provision for NET exemption?

The National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be the minimum eligibility for appointment
of Assistant Professor.

Provided that candidates who 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) Regulation, 2009, or the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil /Ph.D. Degree)
Regulation, 2016, and their subsequent amendments from time to time, as the case
may be, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility
condition of NET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor in the
Colleges.

Provided further that the award of degree 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 / Bye-laws / Regulations of the Institutions awarding
 the degree. All such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of
NET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in the Colleges subject
to the fulfilment of the following conditions:

a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in regular mode only;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been awarded 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 her/his 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 her/his 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.

The clearing of NET shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines for
which NET has not been conducted.

In case, 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).

13. How to convert GPA into percentage in the Academic Section Tab of the
online application?

The applicants are required to provide their credits/marks of Graduation, Post-

graduation, M.Phil., and Ph.D. Degree in percentage only. Those having credits in
the form of grade or GPA, would be required to convert the same into percentage as
per the conversion formula provided in the guidelines of the University/Institute
granting the degree. A copy of the respective guidelines will have to be uploaded
along with the concerned degree.

14. Which date should be considered as the date of award of Degree

(M.Phil./Ph.D.)?
The date of notification of the result by the University/Institution would be
considered as the date of award of the Degree (M.Phil./Ph.D).

15. Does fulfilling the eligibility criteria suffice for getting an interview call?

The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines attached

with the advertisement for short listing and recommending the applicants to be
called for interview.
 Mere fulfilment of the required qualification or the eligibility criteria does not
entitle an applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered

towards calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for
which points are claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening
guidelines attached with the advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of
Assistant Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.

16. What if the candidate does not get the NOC at the time of filling up the form?
Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including
Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the
online application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance
from the parent department.

17. What are the documents required to be submitted by the shortlisted

candidates at the time of interview?
Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the Govt.
of India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the applicant
shall be liable for action as per law.

The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the
testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter
Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of
certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and category
as applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified by the
applicant should be submitted at the time of interview.

An indicative list of such documents is as follows:

1. Proof of Date of Birth (Class 10th Certificate);
2. Caste Certificate, if applicable;
3. PwBD Certificate, if applicable;
4. Certificates/testimonials for all the academic Degrees/Diplomas/Certificate
Courses, as indicated in the online proforma by the applicant;
5. NET/JRF Certificate;
6. Experience Certificate duly issued by the parent office, which should clearly
indicate the break period, if any;
 7. No Objection Certificate from the employer including vigilance clearance if
applicable;
8. Any other certificate of academic/research distinction;
9. Research Publications in original etc. as per uploaded or filled in the
application form;
10. M.Phil. and Ph.D. dissertations/thesis, if applicable.

18. How will the candidate get the interview call?

The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the
respective applicants for information. A notice to this effect indicating the schedule
for the interview would also be published on the College website.

All correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall be sent
only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online application form.

The applicants are, therefore, advised to visit the website for updates in this
respect. Telephonic queries on this issue shall not be entertained.

19. What should be done if the website link stops or hangs?

In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In case
of any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at the
College email id [email protected]

20. Is it necessary to provide the evidence for each and every item/activity claimed
in the application?
It is mandatory to provide the proof, wherever it has been asked, to proceed with
the online completion of application form. The evidence for activities such as
extra-curricular activities/miscellaneous information may be presented at the time
of interview by the candidates shortlisted for the interview.

21. How to pay application fee?

The payment is accepted by credit card/debit card/ Net Banking.

22. Is it possible to change/update the information provided by the applicant in

the online application form once submitted?
No. The applicant must take care to ensure that inputs provided by the applicant
should be correct and accurate. Addition/deletion in the Application Form for any
changes or amendments are not possible after the submission of the form.

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