Foreign PhD holders can directly join as asst prof: UGC
New Delhi:29.11.2018
Doctoral degree holders from the top 500 foreign universities are now eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor in Indian varsities, according to the University Grants Commission (UGC).
As per the new recruitment norms, the top 500 ranking of the university shall be referred from four famous world university ranking systems — Quacquarelli Symonds, Times Higher Education rankings and the Academic Ranking of World Universities of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
“The direct recruitment eligibility of international PhD holders is applicable for the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Education, Law, Social Sciences, Sciences, Languages, Library Science, Physical Education and Journalism and Mass Communication. This will help students learn from global talent in India itself,” a senior UGC official said.
Earlier, the candidates eligible for the post were required to have minimum 55%marks in the Master’s degree in concerned subject from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
The candidate was also required to have cleared the National Eligibility Test conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET, SET. While PhD degree holders from Indian university with required percentage in Masters’ are also eligible for direct recruitment, the minimum requirements related to Masters’programme have been waived off for international PhD holders. PTI
New Delhi:29.11.2018
Doctoral degree holders from the top 500 foreign universities are now eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor in Indian varsities, according to the University Grants Commission (UGC).
As per the new recruitment norms, the top 500 ranking of the university shall be referred from four famous world university ranking systems — Quacquarelli Symonds, Times Higher Education rankings and the Academic Ranking of World Universities of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
“The direct recruitment eligibility of international PhD holders is applicable for the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Education, Law, Social Sciences, Sciences, Languages, Library Science, Physical Education and Journalism and Mass Communication. This will help students learn from global talent in India itself,” a senior UGC official said.
Earlier, the candidates eligible for the post were required to have minimum 55%marks in the Master’s degree in concerned subject from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
The candidate was also required to have cleared the National Eligibility Test conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET, SET. While PhD degree holders from Indian university with required percentage in Masters’ are also eligible for direct recruitment, the minimum requirements related to Masters’programme have been waived off for international PhD holders. PTI
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