Job Description

1. The selected candidate, if appointed on a regular basis, shall be on probation for a period of 2 years as per the Regulations of the University, and confirmation shall be subject to satisfactory performance during the period of probation.
2. The place of posting shall be at Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur. 

Qualification

Assistant Professor: Eligibility (A or B): (As per UGC Regulations)

A.

(i)          A Master's degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in the concerned / relevant / allied subject from an Indian university, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Master's level to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).

(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, such as SLET / SET. Candidates 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, shall be exempted from the requirement of NET / SLET / SET:

Provided that candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to 11 July 2009 shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances, Bye-laws, or 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, or Institutions, subject to the fulfilment 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 or seminars sponsored, funded, or supported by the UGC, the ICSSR, the CSIR, or any similar agency.

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

OR

B.          The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university or institution with a ranking among the 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.

Desirable: Doctorate / post-doctorate in the relevant area.

NOTE: The Academic Score specified in Appendix II (Table 3A) of the UGC Regulations, 2018 shall be considered for short-listing of candidates for the interview only, and the selection shall be based only on the performance in the interview.

Document(s) Required

1. Photo
2. AADHAAR CARD
3. MP Domicile Certificate
4. Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD)
5. 10th Board Marksheet/Certificate
6. 12th Board Marksheet/Certificate
7. Graduation Marksheet
8. Graduation Degree Certificate
9. Post Graduation Marksheet
10. Post Graduation Degree Certificate
11. M.Phil / Ph.D. Degree
12. NET/JRF/SLET Certificate
13. Experience Certificate
14. NOC from Employer (if applicable)
15. Publications (Journal/Edited Volume)
16. Publication (Books)
17. Paper Presentation/Conference Certificates
18. Awards/Honors
19. Other Certificates