Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Wanted Teaching Faculty

Teaching Jobs vacancy notification announced by Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – Teaching Faculty for the academic year 2024-2025. Eligible candidates may apply by Online and Postal

Date Posted: 6th July 2024

Hiring Organization: Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Organization Profile: Kurukshetra University is a university established on 11 January 1957  in Kurukshetra in the Indian state of Haryana, 160 kilometers (99 mi) from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities. The university was the idea of the then Punjab governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar, who wanted to set up an institute to promote Indian culture and traditions.

Job Title:

• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Professor

Employment Type: Full Time

Department:

• Assistant Professor
  • Ancient Indian History, Cultural & Archaeology
  • Biotechnology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Commerce
  • English
  • Economics
  • Directorate of Distance Education- English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Home Science
  • Integrated & Honors Studies
    • Biotechnology
    • Commerce
    • Computer Science
    • Economics
    • Environmental Science
    • Music
    • Punjabi
    • Psychology
    • Philosophy
    • Sanskrit
  • Law
  • Mass communication
  • Maths
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work
  • Management
  • Zoology
• Associate Professor
  • Botany
  • Library & Information Science
  • Public Administration
  • University School of Management
• Professor
  • Commerce
  • History
  • Maths
  • Zoology

Qualification: 

• Assistant Professor
  • 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, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or 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) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET:
    Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Byelaws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:
    a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
    b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated 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 his/her 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 his/her Ph.D. work in
    conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or
    any similar agency.
    The fulfillment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.
    Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by UGC like SLET/SET. OR
  • 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).
• Associate Professor
  • i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant
    disciplines.
    ii) A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale
    wherever the grading system is followed).
    iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an
    academic/research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University,
    College or Accredited Research Institution/Industry with a minimum of seven
    publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of
    Seventy-Five (75) as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2.
• Professor
  • A
    i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the conceded/allied/relevant discipline,
    and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of
    published work with, a minimum of l0 research publications in the peer-reviewed or
    UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in
    Appendix II, Table 2.
    ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as Assistant
    professor/Associate Professor/Professor, and / or research experience at equivalent
    level at the University National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully
    guided doctoral candidate.
    OR
    B. An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied
    disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A above) / industry, who
    has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned/allied/relevant
    discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/she has ten years’
    experience.

Job Location: Kurukshetra, Haryana

Pay Scale:

• Assistant Professor : Academic Level-10 (`57,700-1,82,400/-) with entry pay of 57,700/-
• Associate Professor:  Academic Level-13A with entry pay of `1,31,400/-
• Professor: Academic Level-14 with entry pay of `1,44,200/-

Apply Mode: Online and Postal

Organization Website: https://www.kuk.ac.in/

How to Apply:  Interested and eligible candidates can apply Online . Candidates are required to submit a printed copy of the online application form along with all necessary attachments to the Deputy Registrar, Establishment (Teaching), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – 136 119, by the stipulated deadline, either by hand delivery or through registered post, EMS, courier, etc

Applications Open: For the posts of Assistant Professor 10.07.2024
For the posts of Associate Professor & Professor 15.07.2024

Applications Close: 31.07.2024

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Address Details:
Deputy Registrar, Establishment (Teaching)
Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra
Pin – 136119

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