under “Adikabi Sarala
Das Chair of Odia Studies” in the Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language,
Literature & Cultural Studies with the support of the Government of Odisha,
Position : Assistant Professor (Odia) under Adikabi
Sarala Das Chair of Odia Studies,
CIL/SLL&CS, JNU
Scale Pay Level – 10 of 7th CPC
Rs. 57,700/-1,82,400
No.of Post: 1
Specialization and desirable
qualificationsSpecialization in Ancient & Medieval Odia
Literature/ Comparative Literature in Odia.
Desirable:
a) Expertise in Odia Language, Literature
& Cultural Studies (with Ph. D. in the
relevant area);
b) Regular teaching/research experience of
at least 05 years in Odia Language,
Literature & Cultural Traditions and
Social Institutions;
c) Good functional knowledge of
English/Hindi;
d) publications of books or articles in
journals;
e) experience teaching/guiding research
Essential Qualifications:
Assistant Professor: Pay Level – 10 of 7th CPC Rs. 57,700/-1,82,400/-
(i) A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade on a point-scale wherever the
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, that the candidates registered for the Ph.D. program prior to July 11, 2009, shall
be governed by the provisions of the then-existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the
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 the
UGC, like SLET/SET.
OR
The Ph.D. degree has been obtained from a foreign university/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).