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10/07/23 10:30 AM IST

Govt releases new UGC regulations

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  • Candidates for the post of assistant professor in universities and colleges are no longer required to hold PhDs in order to be eligible for the entry-level position, as per a fresh order by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Background
  • A PhD degree had been made mandatory for hiring to the assistant professor’s post in universities in 2018.
  • However, a three-year window to candidates to complete their PhDs and the UGC had directed universities and colleges to start applying the criteria for recruitment only from 2021.
  • In 2021, the UGC had pushed the date of applicability of PhD as the minimum qualification for the post of assistant professor to July 2023.
New Rules
  • The UGC has announced that exams such as the National Eligibility Test (NET), State Eligibility Test (SET), and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) will be the requisite criteria for appointment to the post of assistant professor in all universities and colleges.
  • The UGC has said that the amended regulations will play a crucial role in streamlining the recruitment process and ensuring that only deserving candidates are appointed as assistant professors.
  • For those with a Master’s degree, UGC-NET/SLET/SET is the minimum requirement for the direct recruitment as an Assistant Professor, and 2) Ph.D. degree holders, awarded as per UGC Regulations, are eligible for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor and are exempted from UGC-NET/SLET/SET.
Source- Indian Express

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