Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor jobs in Guwahati at Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University

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Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor job vacancies in Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University

No. of Posts :

1. Professor in History - One post

2. Associate Professor in Economics - One post

3. Associate Professor in Mass Communication & Journalism - One post

4. Associate Professor in Philosophy - One post

5. Associate Professor in MSW - Two posts

6. P.S. to Registrar - One post

Professor

Qualification : i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Annexure I. 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.

Desirable : i) A Degree/Diploma in distance education or working experience in distance education Institution. ii) Adequate knowledge of Computer. iii) Proficiency in both Assamese and English Languages.

Scale of Pay : Rs. 1,44,200 – 2,18,200 (Academic Level 14) (Pay to be fixed as per UGC guidelines and fixation formula)

Maximum Age : 55 years on the last date of receipt of the application

Associate Professor

Qualification : i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline. ii) A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale, wherever 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 the total research score of Seventy Five (75) as per the criteria given in Annexure I.

Scale of Pay : Rs. 1,31,400 – 2,17,100 (Academic Level 13A) (Pay to be fixed as per UGC guidelines and fixation formula)

Maximum Age : 55 years on the last date of receipt of the application

Assistant Professor

Qualification : 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. 60 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 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/Bye-laws/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 fulfilment 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 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). Note:The Academic score as specified in Appendix II (Table 3A) for Universities, and Appendix II (Table 3B) for Colleges, 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.

Scale of Pay : Rs. 57,700 – 1,82,400 (Academic Level 10) (Pay to be fixed as per UGC guidelines and fixation formula)

Maximum Age : As per State Government rule

Private Secretary to the Registrar

Qualification : i) Graduate with a minimum speed of 140 and 40 words per minute in short hand and typewriting respectively. ii) At least 10 years’ experience in University system. iii) Adequate knowledge in computer

Desirable : i) Degree / Diploma in Personal Management / Human Resource Management. ii) ODL experience.

Scale of Pay : Rs. 30,000-1,10,000 + GP 14,500 (Pay to be fixed as per CPC guidelines and fixation formula)

Age : Minimum age 30 years but not more than 55 years on the last date of receipt of the application

Application Fee : The application should be accompanied by a bank draft of Rs. 1000/- in favour of KKHSOU to be drawn at Guwahati.

The Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, first of its kind in the entire North East and fourteenth amongst the Open universities in India was established by the Assam Legislative Assembly by an Act (XXXVII of 2005) in 2005. The Act received the assent from the Governor on 7th September, 2005.