Guru Nanak Dev University jobs for Assistant Professor Agronomy in Amritsar. Last Date to apply: 14 Jun 2019

Advt. No. 2/2019

Assistant Professor  job opportunities in Guru Nanak Dev University

No. of Posts :  2 (Agriculture (Agronomy)-1, Agriculture (Horticulture)-1)

Qualifications :

Agriculture (Agronomy) :-  i. Good academic record as defined by the Guru Nanak Dev University with; a) B.Sc.(Agri)/B.Sc.(Hort.)/B.Sc.(Forestry) b) Master’s Degree in Agronomy with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR. iii. 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 Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or the subsequent Regulations if notified by the UGC, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges /Institutions. Provided further, 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/Bylaws/Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree and the Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:- a) Ph.D. degree of the candidate awarded in regular mode only; b) Evaluation of the Ph.D. thesis by at least two external examiners; c) Open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had been conducted; d) Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work out of which at least one must be in a refereed journal; e) Candidate has made at least two presentations in conferences/seminars, based on his/her Ph.D. work. (a) to (e) as above are to be certified by the Vice-Chancellor/Pro-ViceChancellor/Dean(AcademicAffairs)/Dean(University instructions) of the degree awarding university. iv. A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and Masters level for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Differently-abled (physically and visually differently-abled) /Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic records during direct recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures. v. A relaxation of 5% is admissible, 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. Good academic record means atleast 2nd class with 50% marks in graduation level.

Agriculture (Horticulture) :- i. Good academic record as defined by the Guru Nanak Dev University with; a) B.Sc.(Agri)/B.Sc.(Hort.)/B.Sc.(Forestry) b) Master’s Degree in Horticulture with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. ii. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR. iii. 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 Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or the subsequent Regulations if notified by the UGC, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges /Institutions. Provided further, 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/Bylaws/Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree and the Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET conducted by ASRB/UGC/CSIR for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:- a) Ph.D. degree of the candidate awarded in regular mode only; b) Evaluation of the Ph.D. thesis by at least two external examiners; c) Open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had been conducted; d) Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work out of which at least one must be in a refereed journal; e) Candidate has made at least two presentations in conferences/ seminars, based on his/her Ph.D. work. (a) to (e) as above are to be certified by the Vice-Chancellor/Pro-ViceChancellor/Dean(AcademicAffairs)/Dean(University instructions) of the degree awarding university. iv. A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and Masters level for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Differently-abled (physically and visually differently-abled) /Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic records during direct recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures. v. A relaxation of 5% is admissible, 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. Good academic record means atleast 2nd class with 50% marks in graduation level.

Emoluments :  (i) UGC NET qualified: Rs. 30,000/ p.m. fixed. (ii) Non-NET qualified: Rs. 22,000/-p.m. fixed. (iii) For subjects where NET is not conducted by UGC or any other agency, Emoluments as per (i) above shall be considered

Application Fee :   Candidates are required to deposit the prescribed fees (non refundable) through online mode only using Credit Card/ Debit card/ Net banking. Application fees for one subject will be Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 500/- for SC/ST & PWD candidates). The Candidates who intend to apply in more than one subjects or more than one campus will pay fee of Rs. 2000/- (Rs.1000/- for SC/ST & PWD candidates). The application submitted through online mode ONLY shall be accepted and submission of its Hard Copy is also must.

Selection Process :  Written and/ or Practical Test