कालिन्दीमहालिद्यािय KALINDI COLLEGE

(लिल्लीलिश्वलिद्यािय) (University of Delhi)

पूिीपटे िनगर, नईलिल्ली-110008 East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008
 : 011-25787604 ; Fax No.: 011-25782505  : 011-25787604 ; Fax No.: 011-25782505
E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected]
Website :www.kalindi.du.ac.in Website :www.kalindi.du.ac.in

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A’ GRADE COLLEGE

Advt. No.: KC/TS Appointment/2022/01

Date of Publication: 10.12.2022

ADVERTISEMENT FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT

PROFESSOR

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form available at

web-link https://colrec.uod.ac.in/ from eligible candidates for permanent
appointment to the post of Assistant Professor, in various subjects/
departments of the college in the Academic Pay Level 10 ( Rs.57,700-
1,82,400/-) of 7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix plus usual allowances as
admissible under the rules of University of Delhi from time to time. The last
date for receipt of application is 26.12.2022 or within two weeks from the date
of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News, whichever is later.
For details, please visit the College Website (www.kalindiCollege.in) as well as
the University of Delhi Website (www.du.ac.in).

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) Candidates may approach the

college, in case they require any assistance in filling up the application form.

Any addendum/ corrigendum shall be posted only on the College Website.

Important Note: The details regarding qualifications, publications, experience,

screening guidelines and indicative proforma etc. are available on the University
Website (www.du.ac.in) and College website (www.kalindiCollege.in) along with
this advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before filling
up the form.

Principal

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 Information Brochure
and
Guidelines

For filling of Application Form

For the recruitment for various

Teaching posts in
Kalindi College

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 Index
S.No. Section Section of content Page No.
1. Main Advertisement 01
2. Annexure-I Details regarding 04-05
Teaching Posts
3. Annexure-II Qualification for the Post 06-07
of Assistant Professor
4. Annexure-III General Note 08-10
5. Annexure-IV General Instructions for 11-14
Applicants
6. Annexure-V Guidelines for Screening 15-18
/ Shortlisting of
candidates
6. Annexure VI FAQs (Frequently Asked 19-26
Questions)

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 कालिन्दीमहालिद्यािय KALINDI COLLEGE
(लिल्लीलिश्वलिद्यािय) (University of Delhi)
पूिीपटे िनगर, नईलिल्ली-110008 East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008
 : 011-25787604 ; Fax No.: 011-25782505  : 011-25787604 ; Fax No.: 011-25782505
E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected]
Website :www.kalindi.du.ac.in Website :www.kalindi.du.ac.in

NAAC ACCREDITED ‘A’ GRADE COLLEGE

ANNEXURE - I

Details regarding teaching positions advertised vide

Advt. No. KC/TS Appointment/2022/01

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form available at

https://colrec.uod.ac.in/ from eligible candidates for permanent appointment to the
post of Assistant Professor, in the following subjects/ departments of the
college in the Academic Pay Level 10 (57,700-1,82,400/-) of 7th Central Pay
Commission Pay Matrix plus usual allowances as admissible under the rules of
University of Delhi from time to time. Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
(PwBD) Candidates may approach the college, in case they require any
assistance in filling up the application form. The last date for receipt of
application is 26th December, 2022 or within two weeks from the date of
publication of the advertisement in the Employment News, whichever is later.

Sr. Department/ Total

SC ST OBC EWS UR PwBD
No. Subject Vacancies
1. Botany 9 0 0 3 1 5 0
2. Chemistry 11 2 1 3 1 4 0
3. Commerce 4 0 0 1 1 1 1LD
Computer
4. 10 1 1 3 2 3 0
Science
5. Economics* 11 3 1 3 1 3
6. English * 14 3 2 3 2 3 1VI
Journalism 8 1 1 3 0 3 0
Environmental
7. 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
Science
8. Geography 13 2 0 3 1 6 1MI
9. Hindi 12 2 1 2 2 5 0
10. History 9 1 1 1 1 4 1VI
11. Mathematics* 11 3 0 4 1 3 0
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Sr. Department/ Total
SC ST OBC EWS UR PwBD
No. Subject Vacancies
12. Music 01 0 0 0 0 1 0
13. Physics* 7 1 0 3 1 2 0
Political
14. 6 2 1 1 0 2 0
Science
15. Sanskrit 6 1 0 1 1 3 0
16. Zoology 7 1 1 2 0 3 0
*backlog vacancy earmarked for SC-1 & ST-1 category in the Department of
English and SC category, each in Department(s) of Economics, Mathematics &
Physics.

Abbreviations used: UR - Unreserved, EWS - Economically Weaker Section,

OBC - Other Backward Classes, SC - Scheduled Caste, ST - Scheduled Tribe,
PwBD - Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, MI-Mental Illness, VI – Visual
Impairment including blindness and low vision and LD – Locomotor Disability
including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and
muscular dystrophy.

The eligibility criteria and qualifications are as per the University of

Delhi/ University Grant Commission norms.

The College reserves the right to change the nature and/or number of
posts advertised or not to fill any or all above posts at any stage without
assigning any reason thereof.

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) Candidates may approach the

college, in case they require any assistance in filling up the application form.

Any addendum/ corrigendum shall be posted only on the College Website.

Important Note: The details regarding qualifications, publications, experience,

screening guidelines and indicative proforma etc. are available on the University
Website (www.du.ac.in) and College website (www.kalindiCollege.in) along with
this advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before filling
up the form.

Principal

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 ANNEXURE - II

Qualifications for the post of Assistant Professor in the University of

Delhi’s Colleges

For the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Law, Social Sciences,

Sciences, Languages and Physical Education.

Eligibility (A or B)

A.

i) A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale

wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied 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 or the CSIR
(exemption from NET shall be granted in accordance with clause (ii) and (iii) of
General Note in the last section of this document.

OR

B.

The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a
ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any
one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher
Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of
the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

For the disciplines of Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and other
Traditional Indian Art forms like Sculpture etc.

MUSIC
Eligibility A or B:-

A.
1) Master’s Degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale
wherever grading system is followed) in the relevant subject or an equivalent
degree from an Indian / Foreign University.

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2) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared
the national eligibility test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR.
(Exemption from NET shall be granted in accordance with clause (ii) & (iii) of
general note to this Ordinance).

Provided that the Ph.D Degree shall be a mandatory qualification for direct
recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor in University with effect from
1.7.2023.
Or
B.
A traditional or a Professional artist with highly commendable professional
achievement in the subject concerned having a Bachelor’s Degree, who has:-
i) Studies under a noted / reputed traditional Master(s) / artist(s).
ii) Has been ‘A’ grade artist of AIR / Doordarshan
iii) Has the ability to explain, with logical reasoning the subject
concerned and
iv) Has adequate knowledge to teach theory with illustrations in the
discipline concerned.

Note: The academic score as specified in the screening guidelines for the
Colleges of the University shall be considered for short-listing of the candidates
for interview only, and the selections shall be based only on the performance in
the interview.

(Kindly refer to the General Note below)

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 Annexure-III

GENERAL NOTE:

(i) The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professors in the Colleges
shall be on the basis of merit through all India advertisement and selection by
the duly constituted Selection Committees.

(ii) The National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be the minimum eligibility for
appointment of Assistant Professor.

Provided that candidates who have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance
with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure
for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulation, 2009, or the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D.
Degree) Regulation, 2016, and their subsequent amendments from time to
time, as the case may be, shall be exempted from the requirement of the
minimum eligibility condition of NET for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor in the University.

Provided further that the award of degree to candidates registered for the
M.Phil/Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the
provisions of the then existing Ordinances / Byelaws / Regulations of the
Institutions awarding the degree. All such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted
from the requirement of NET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant
Professors in the Colleges subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:

a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in regular mode
only;

b) The Ph.D. thesis has been awarded by at least two external examiners;

c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;

d) The candidate has published two research papers from her/his Ph.D.
work out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;

e) The candidate has presented at least two papers, based on her/his

Ph.D. work in conferences/seminars sponsored/ funded/supported by
the UGC/ ICSSR/CSIR or any similar agency. The fulfillment of these

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 conditions is to be certified by the by the Registrar or the Dean
(Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.

(iii) The clearing of NET shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines
for which NET is not conducted.

(iv) A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale,

wherever the grading system is followed) at the master’s level shall be the
essential qualification for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent
cadres at any level.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s

level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other
Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with
Benchmark Disability PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI)
including blindness and low vision, and (b) Locomotor Disability (LD) including
leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. The
eligibility of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the
grading system is followed), wherever specified, and the relaxation of 5% to the
categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on the qualifying
marks without including any grace mark procedure.

(v) A relaxation of 5% may be provided (from 55% to 50% of the marks) to the
Ph.D. Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19
September, 1991.

(vi) A relevant grade which is regarded as equivalent of 55%, wherever the

grading system is followed by a recognized university, at the master’s level shall
also be considered eligible.

(vii) The time taken by candidates to acquire M.Phil. and/or Ph.D. Degree shall
not be considered as teaching/research experience to be claimed for
appointment to the teaching positions. Further the period of active service
spent on pursuing research degree simultaneously with teaching assignment
without taking any kind of leave, shall be counted as teaching experience for
the purpose of direct recruitment/ promotion.

(viii) The number of candidates to be called for interview for the teaching posts
in the Colleges, shall be determined after screening of applications in
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accordance with the guidelines laid down in the Screening guidelines annexed
with this advertisement.

(ix) (a) No person shall be appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in the
College, if such person does not fulfill the requirements as per the
qualifications for the appropriate post laid out herein and in the
Ordinance XXIV of the Ordinances of the University.

(b) Those entering the service as Assistant Professor having a post-

doctoral teaching/research experience, after obtaining a Ph.D. degree
and proven credentials, may be eligible for discretionary award of
advance increments to be given to the person, as decided and recorded
by the Selection Committee in the minutes of its meeting.

Discretionary award of advance increments is not applicable to those entering

the profession as Assistant Professor who are entitled for grant of advance
increments for having acquired a Ph.D., M.Phil. or M.Tech. and LLM degree.

(x) For those entering the service in the College, other stipulations prescribed
by the UGC/University shall be mandatory for all posts.

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 Annexure-IV

General Instructions for Applicants

1. All applicants are required to apply online in the prescribed format with
complete, correct information and attachments. The applicant will be solely
responsible for the authenticity of the submitted information. Applicants are
required to fill the application form as available on the College website. The
details regarding qualifications, experience, screening guidelines and indicative
proformas etc. are available on the College website (www.du.ac.in) along with
this advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before
filling up the form.

2. Applicants should possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as

on the closing date of application, as prescribed by the University for the
Colleges from time to time for the respective post. The post advertised carry
UGC pay scales plus admissible allowances. The posts are being advertised
keeping in view the broad areas of specialization in subjects. However, the
Department concerned may have specific requirement of specialization.

3. The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines

attached with this advertisement for short listing and recommending the
applicants to be called for interview.

Mere fulfillment of the qualification or the eligibility criteria does not entitle an
applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered

towards calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for
which marks are claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening
guidelines attached with the advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of
Assistant Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.

4. Application fees and application form(s) are to be submitted as per details

given below:

• Fees for Assistant Professor.

• Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.

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 • No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD
category and Women applicants. • Fees once paid will not be refunded
under any circumstances.

• No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied

for the same post in the preceding advertisement, subject to the
condition that interview for the said post in the said subject had not been
conducted. (The applicant shall have to provide the relevant details/proof
of his/her having applied for the post against the advertisement referred
herein).

• Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on

the website of the College along with this advertisement, within the
prescribed time limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms
would be accepted.

• Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net

Banking.

• Applicants applying for more than one post/department must apply

separately and pay fees separately.

5. In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early.
In case of any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem
at the College E-mail ID [email protected] .

6. The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS, OBC (non-creamy layer),
and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as
per UGC/Central Government norms.

(i) Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for

SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD categories must upload the necessary
documents justifying the claim of respective reservation as per Govt. of
India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded should be in the format
prescribed by the Union Government and should be digitally verifiable.

(ii) In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD
category, the applicant’s relevant disability should not be less than 40
per cent. Proof to this effect in the form of a valid Disability Certificate
must be uploaded with the application.
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 (iii) Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload
certificate of OBC (non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by
Competent Authority. The certificate should be of the current financial
year, in accordance with instructions issued by the Union Government in
this respect from time to time. Applicants should ascertain that they
belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the Central List for
the Other Backward Classes.

(iv) If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not
uploaded with the application, the application may be rejected and no
appeal against its rejection will be entertained.

7. Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the

Govt. of India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/ incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the
applicant shall be liable for action as per law.

8. The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all
the testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID
(Aadhaar/Voter Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy
of certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and
category as applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified
by the applicant should be submitted at the time of interview.

9. Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including

Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection Certificate’
from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the online
application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance from
the parent department.

10. All correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall
be sent only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online
application form.

11. Applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria given in this
advertisement and / or are incomplete in any respect shall be summarily

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rejected. Before applying online, applicants are advised to go through detailed
notice available on the website of the College.

12. Applicants must NOT furnish any particulars that are false, tampered or
fabricated, or suppress any material / information while submitting the online
application and uploading self-certified copies/testimonials.

13. The College further reserves the right to amend the number of posts or not
to fill any of the posts mentioned in the advertisement at its discretion without
assigning any reason thereof.

14. Any consequential vacancies arising at the time of Interview may also be
filled up from the available shortlisted candidates.

15. The College will verify the antecedents of the applicant at the time of
appointment or anytime during the tenure of the service. In case it is found
that the documents/information submitted by the candidate is false or the
candidate has suppressed relevant information, the services of the candidate
shall be terminated without prejudice to any other action initiated by the
College.

16. In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection, which may
be detected at any stage even after the issuance of offer letter, the College
reserves right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the
applicants.

17. In case of any dispute/ambiguity that may occur in the process of

selection, the decision of the College shall be final. Applicants are advised to
satisfy themselves before applying that they possess the essential qualifications
laid down in the advertisement.

18. No TA/DA shall be paid to candidates for attending interview.

19. The last date for submission of the form shall be as specified in the
advertisement.

20. Canvassing in any form will be treated as a disqualification.

21. Any dispute regarding the recruitment will fall under the jurisdiction of
Delhi.

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 Annexure-V

Guidelines for Screening / Shortlisting of candidates for appointment

to the post of Assistant Professor in the University of Delhi’s Colleges

With a need to enable the duly constituted Selection Committee to have a

comprehensive assessment of the required number of candidates, who would
appear before them, in a time bound manner, applications received for the
faculty position shall be screened on the basis of the academic and other
related credentials of the candidates through the criteria detailed in this
document.

I. Criteria for evaluation of candidates for determining their eligibility for

their shortlisting for the interview.

For the post of Assistant Professor, the criteria for evaluation of candidates for
determining their eligibility for shortlisting shall be based on a 100 point scale.
The distribution of marks will be as follows:

Table I. Criteria for Short- listing of Candidates for Interview for the Post
of Assistant Professor in Colleges of the University

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#Experience rendered on Temporary/Adhoc/Contractual/Postdoctoral basis
shall be taken into account only if the candidate is drawing
salary/consolidated pay not less than Minimum Basic Pay as prescribed by
UGC plus applicable Dearness Allowance (DA) from time to time.

#However, if the period of Teaching/Post-doctoral experience is less than one

year, then the marks shall be reduced proportionately.

Note:

(A) (i) M.Phil/ M.Tech/ LLM/ M.Ed or equivalent + Ph.D. Maximum 25 Marks

(ii) JRF/NET Maximum 10 Marks

(iii) In awards category Maximum 03 Marks

(B) Academic Score - 84

Research Publications - 06

Teaching Experience - 10

Total Score - 100

II. Constitution of Committee for Shortlisting /Screening

Applications shall be screened by a Committee consisting of the following

For Colleges:

1. Principal of the College- Chairperson

2. Two teachers from relevant subject to be nominated by the Principal.

3. One teacher from a related Department to be nominated by the Principal.

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4. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Women/ Persons with
Differently Abled to be nominated by the Principal, if any of the candidates
representing these categories is an applicant and if any of the above members
of the Screening Committee does not belong to that category.

• At least three members shall form the quorum

III. Shortlisting of candidates: Criteria and Process

1. The Screening Committee will draw a list of all the candidates indicating the
marks scored by them in descending order i.e. starting from the candidate
getting the highest marks towards the candidates getting the lower marks. The
applicant securing less than 65 marks for University Departments and 50
marks for Colleges will not be included in the list of shortlisted candidates.

A relaxation of 05 marks be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD.

2. In case of tie in the marks of two or more candidates, the candidate having
the higher/highest marks at the Master's level shall be ranked above the
other(s).

3. For appointment in the Colleges: All shortlisted candidates as specified in

criteria III(1) be called for interview.

4. The marks awarded to the candidates during the process of screening of

applications shall not have any weightage/credit or merit during
assessment/interview of the candidates by the Selection Committee as these
marks shall be used only for screening/shortlisting purposes.

5. The time taken by candidates to acquire M.Phil. / M.Tech. / LLM I M.Ed. or

equivalent and / or Ph.D. Degree shall not be considered as teaching research
experience to be claimed for appointment to the teaching positions. Further the
period of active service spent on pursuing research degree simultaneously with
teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave, shall be counted as
teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/ promotion,

6. In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the

decision of the Competent Authority shall be final.

7. The Colleges shall display the criteria for shortlisting/ screening of

applications on their respective websites.

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8. The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the
respective applicants for information,

IV. Important Note

1. The entire onus of the content/authenticity of the information being

uploaded in the form of application and its attachments shall exclusively rest
with the applicant in terms of eligibility for recruitment and for subsequent
selection through due process.

2. The College shall in no way be responsible for any

error/omission/commission/suppression of relevant information by the
applicant knowingly/unknowingly/overtly/covertly while filling up the
application form and uploading the documents required therein.

3. In case the applicant gets screened/shortlisted/selected/appointed on the

basis of the credentials furnished by him/her which are, on scrutiny, found to
be incorrect/inadmissible/forged/fabricated/falsified, his/her candidature
shall be liable to be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment/at any time
during the tenure of the service and appropriate legal action under applicable
law shall be initiated against the applicant.

4. The College reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any

communication made to the applicant. In case of any dispute arising out of
such a situation, the decision of the College shall be final and binding on the
applicants.

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 Annexure-VI
Frequently Asked Questions

The details regarding qualifications, experience, screening guidelines and

indicative proformas etc. are available on the College website, along with
this advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details
before filling up the form.
However, some issues of common concern have been discussed below for
the convenience of the applicants.

1. Can a person apply for more than one Faculty position?

Yes. Separate forms will have to be filled for each faculty position.

2. Which are the mandatory fields in the application?

Mandatory fields are indicated by a red star (*) adjacent to the name of the
field.

3. Can only Indian citizens apply for the posts advertised for faculty
positions?
Besides Indian citizens, those who have acquired the status of Overseas
Citizens of India (OCI) and have necessary documents in support of the same
can also apply.

4. What is the application fee for different categories?

Application fees are to be submitted as per details given below: Fees for
Assistant Professor
 Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.
 No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD
category and Women applicants.
 Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
 No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied
for the same post in the preceding advertisement, subject to the
condition that interview for the said post in the said subject had not been
conducted. (The applicant shall have to provide the relevant details/proof

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 of his/her having applied for the post against the advertisement referred
herein).
Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the
College website along with the present advertisement, within the prescribed
time limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms would be accepted.
Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.
Applicants applying for more than one post/subject must apply separately and
pay fees separately.

5. What are the categories required to be marked or entered into in the

online proforma? The online proforma has provision for marking the
reservation category of the candidate on following two parameters:
 Under the Head, ‘Category for the position in which you are applying’,
in the online application, status as Unreserved (UR)/Scheduled Caste
(SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (Non Creamy Layer)
(OBC)/Economically Weaker Section (EWS), as applicable is required to
be marked.
 Under the Head, ‘PwBD category’, in the online application, status as
Not Applicable/Visual Impairment (VI) including Blindness and Low
vision/ Locomotor Disability (LD) including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid
attack victims and muscular dystrophy, as applicable is required to be
marked.

6. Are the certificates indicating the reservation category status of the

applicant required to be digitally verifiable?
The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS,OBC (non-creamy layer), and
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per
UGC/Central Government norms.
Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD
categories, must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of
respective reservation as per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate
uploaded should be in the format prescribed by the Union Government and
should be digitally verifiable.

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In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the
applicant’s relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this
effect in the form of a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the
application.
Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of
OBC (non-creamy layer) in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority.
The certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with
instructions issued by the Union Government in this respect from time to time.
Applicants should as certain that they belong to the reserved categories (caste)
enlisted in the Central List for Other Backward Classes.
If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded
with the application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its
rejection will be entertained.

7. How can Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) access and fill the
online application form?
Such applicants may fill the online application form by using assistive
technology. In particular, the visually impaired applicants may use screen
reading software such as JAWS or NVDA to fill the application form. Those
unable to use computer may take human assistance to fill the application
form.
PwBD applicants can also contact the office of the College.

8. Is there any relaxation in the requirement of 55% at the post-

graduation level?
A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever
the grading system is followed) at the master’s level shall be the essential
qualification for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent cadres at
any level.
A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s
level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other
Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Differently Abled [Persons with
Benchmark Disability (PwBD)] in the category of (a) Visual Impairment (VI)
including blindness and low vision, and (b) Locomotors Disability (LD)
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including leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy. The eligibility of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale
wherever the grading system is followed), wherever specified, and the relaxation
of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on the
qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedure.
A relaxation of 5% may be provided, from 55% to 50% of the marks to the
Ph.D. Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19
September, 1991.

9. Is NET compulsory or is there any provision for NET exemption?

The National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be the minimum eligibility for
appointment of Assistant Professor.
Provided that candidates who have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance
with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure
for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulation, 2009, or the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil /Ph.D.
Degree) Regulation, 2016, and their subsequent amendments from time to
time, as the case may be, shall be exempted from the requirement of the
minimum eligibility condition of NET for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor in the Colleges.
Provided further that the award of degree to candidates registered for the
M.Phil/Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the
provisions of the then existing Ordinances / Bye-laws / Regulations of the
Institutions awarding the degree. All such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted
from the requirement of NET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant
Professors in the Colleges subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:
a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in regular mode only;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been awarded by at least two external examiners;
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
d) The candidate has published two research papers from her/his Ph.D. work
out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
e) The candidate has presented at least two papers, based on her/his Ph.D.
work in conferences/seminars sponsored/ funded/supported by the UGC/
ICSSR/CSIR or any similar agency.
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The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean
(Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.
The clearing of NET shall not be required for candidates in such disciplines for
which NET has not been conducted.
In case, the Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign
University/Institution with a ranking among top 500 in the world University
ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
(ii) The Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) The Academic Ranking Of World
Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

10. How to convert GPA into percentage in the Academic Section Tab of
the online application?

The applicants are required to provide their credits/marks of Graduation,

Postgraduation, M.Phil., and Ph.D. Degree in percentage only. Those having
credits in the form of grade or GPA, would be required to convert the same into
percentage as per the conversion formula provided in the guidelines of the
University/Institute granting the degree. A copy of the respective guidelines will
have to be uploaded along with the concerned degree.

11. Which date should be considered as the date of award of Degree

(M.Phil./Ph.D.)?

The date of notification of the result by the University/Institution would be

considered as the date of award of the Degree (M.Phil./Ph.D).

12. Does fulfilling the eligibility criteria suffice for getting an interview
call?

The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines

attached with the advertisement for short listing and recommending the
applicants to be called for interview.

Mere fulfilment of the required qualification or the eligibility criteria does not
entitle an applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview.

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Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered
towards calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for
which points are claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening
guidelines attached with the advertisement.

The minimum score requirement for shortlisting of applicants for the post of
Assistant Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.

13. What if the candidate does not get the NOC at the time of filling up
the form?

Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including

Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection Certificate’
from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the online
application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance from
the parent department.

14. What are the documents required to be submitted by the shortlisted

candidates at the time of interview?

Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the

Govt. of India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of
information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the
information/documents are found to be false/incorrect by way of omission or
commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the
applicant shall be liable for action as per law.

The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the
testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter
Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of
certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and
category as applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified
by the applicant should be submitted at the time of interview.

An indicative list of such documents is as follows:

1. Proof of Date of Birth (Class 10th Certificate);

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 2. Caste Certificate, if applicable;

3. PwBD Certificate, if applicable;

4. Certificates/testimonials for all the academic

Degrees/Diplomas/Certificate Courses, as indicated in the online
proforma by the applicant;

5. NET/JRF Certificate;

6. Experience Certificate duly issued by the parent office, which should

clearly indicate the break period, if any;

7. No Objection Certificate from the employer including vigilance

clearance if applicable;

8. Any other certificate of academic/research distinction;

9. Research Publications in original etc. as per uploaded or filled in the

application form;

10. M.Phil. and Ph.D. dissertations/thesis, if applicable.

15. How will the candidate get the interview call?

The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the

respective applicants for information. A notice to this effect indicating the
schedule for the interview would also be published on the College website. All
correspondence from the College including interview letter, if any, shall be sent
only to the e-mail address provided by the applicant in the online application
form. The applicants are, therefore, advised to visit the website for updates in
this respect. Telephonic queries on this issue shall not be entertained.

16. What should be done if the website link stops or hangs?

In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In
case of any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at
the [email protected].

17. Is it necessary to provide the evidence for each and every

item/activity claimed in the application?

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It is mandatory to provide the proof, wherever it has been asked, to proceed
with the online completion of application form. The evidence for activities such
as extra-curricular activities/miscellaneous information may be presented at
the time of interview by the candidates shortlisted for the interview.

18. How to pay application fee?

The payment is accepted by credit card/debit card/ Net Banking.

19. Is it possible to change/update the information provided by the

applicant in the online application form once submitted?

No. The applicant must take care to ensure that inputs provided by the
applicant should be correct and accurate. Addition/deletion in the Application
Form for any changes or amendments are not possible after the submission of
the form.

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