PhD not mandatory for asst prof
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
4.10.2021
In a move to allow universities to fill the vacant posts, the Ministry of Education has lifted the mandatory requirement of PhD for applying to the post of assistant professors across Indian higher education institutes.
The criteria has been lifted temporarily for 2021.
In 2018, the government had directed that candidates would need PhD to apply for the post of assistant professor as NET will not be the only criteria for recruitment This was announced under the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2018.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the plan of implementing the policy has been put on hold for the current year due to Covid, however, it has not been cancelled. As per the existing norms, candidates who have been awarded a PhD degree in accordance with UGC will be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET.
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