Organization Name: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Employment Category: Central Govt Jobs

Total No. of Vacancies: 98

Job Location: Delhi

Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:

  1. Professor – 34
  2. Associate Professor – 38
  3. Assistant Professor – 26

Eligibility Criteria for JNU Professor, Associate Professor Jobs 2017

Educational Qualification:

  1. Professor

(i) An eminent scholar with Ph.D. qualification(s) in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of 10 publications books and/or research/policy papers (ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college, and/or experience in research at the University/National level institutions/industries, including experience of guiding candidates for research at doctoral level

(iii)Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses, and technology-mediated teaching learning process

(iv) A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), as set out in the Regulation, 2010.

(v) Consolidated API scores of 400 points is required from Categories II & III of APIs (Cumulative) along with other specified eligibility qualifications stipulated in the Regulations 2010, as amended vide UGC Gazette notification dated 11.07.2016. Interview criterion, out of 100 points, shall be as follows:

  1. Associate Professor

(i) Good academic record as defined by the concerned university with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in point scale wherever grading system is followed) at the Master’s Degree level in a relevant 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, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET.

(iii)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (i) and

(ii) to this Clause, candidates, who are, or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2009, 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.

(iv) NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.

(v) The candidates applying for the post of Assistant Professor are requested to submit a certificate to the effect that the Ph.D. has been awarded in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2009, to get exemption from NET.

(vi) The candidates applying for the post of Assistant Professor who were enrolled for Ph.D. before July 11, 2009 will be governed by the 4th Amendment, UGC Regulations 2016, which is as under:

  1. Assistant Professor

(i) Good academic record as defined by the concerned university with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in point scale wherever grading system is followed) at the Master’s Degree level in a relevant 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, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET.

(iii)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (i) and

(ii) to this Clause, candidates, who are, or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2009, 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.

(iv) NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.

(v) The candidates applying for the post of Assistant Professor are requested to submit a certificate to the effect that the Ph.D. has been awarded in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2009, to get exemption from NET.

(vi) The candidates applying for the post of Assistant Professor who were enrolled for Ph.D. before July 11, 2009 will be governed by the 4th Amendment, UGC Regulations 2016, which is as under:

Pay Scale:

  1. Professor – Rs. 37,400 – 67,000/- With 10,000/9000/- Grade Pay
  2. Associate Professor – Rs. 37,400 – 67,000/- With 10,000/9000/- Grade Pay
  3. Assistant Professor – Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- With 6000/-

Selection Procedure for JNU Professor, Associate Professor

Selection Procedure: Written Exam, Interview

JNU Professor, Associate Professor Exam Fee Details: 

Application Fee:

For General/OBC Candidates Application Fee is – Rs.500/-

For All Other Candidates (ST/SC/Ex-s/PWD) Application Fee is – Nil

JNU Professor, Associate Professor Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2017:

Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Click Here to View

How to apply for JNU Professor, Associate Professor Recruitment 2017: 

Candidates satisfying the above eligibility conditions Use Following Procedure Given Below to Apply Online:

  1. Go to JNU careers page at www.jnu.ac.in
  2. Read the Advertisement carefully to be sure about your eligibility
  3. Click on the link New Registration
  4. Fill up all the required fields
  5. Ensure the information provided is correct
  6. Submit the application & Make Payments
  7. Take a print out of JNU Recruitment 2017 online application form

Important Dates for JNU Professor, Associate Professor Recruitment 2017: 

  1. Starting Date for Submission of Online Application: 11.02.2017
  2. Last date for Submission of Online Application: 14.03.2017
  3. Date of Written Examination: April/May 2017

JNU Professor, Associate Professor Notification & Online Application Form Link:  

JNU Professor, Associate Professor Official Notification PDF: Click Here to Download

JNU Professor, Associate Professor Online Application Form: Click Here to Apply