PhD Not Mandatory for Appointment as Asst. Professor: UGC
New Delhi: Ph.D. qualification will not be mandatory for appointment as an Assistant Professor, announced the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday. The UGC said that Ph.D. will become optional to become an Assistant Professor. The National Eligibility Test (NET), State Eligibility Test (SET) and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) would be the minimum criteria [...]
New Delhi: Ph.D. qualification will not be mandatory for appointment as an Assistant Professor, announced the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday.
The UGC said that Ph.D. will become optional to become an Assistant Professor.
The National Eligibility Test (NET), State Eligibility Test (SET) and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) would be the minimum criteria for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor in higher education institution, the Commission said.
The UGC gazette notification dated June 30 said these regulations may now be called 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) (2nd Amendment) Regulations, 2023.’
The notification said that amendments have been made to 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.
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