University of Calcutta jobs for PhD Programme Geography in Kolkata. Last Date to apply: 17 Feb 2017
Job Description
Number of seats : 15 posts
Eligibility : Masters degree in Geography from a UGC recognized University
The eligible candidates who cleared NET / SET / SLET / MPhil are exempted from
appearing in RET–WP and should directly appear for RET–Oral Part (RET–OP) Interview.
Structure Of RET–WP will be the same as for the UGC NET Examination in Geography.
Structure Of RET–WP will be the same as for the UGC NET Examination in Geography.
Structure Of RET–WP: 30 multiple-choice questions (all compulsory – 2-mark each) and 2 essay-type questions (10-mark each) are to be answered within 2 hours. The essay-type questions are to be chosen from two groups—Physical Geography and Human Geography—containing three questions in each.
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About Company
The University of Calcutta was established by an Act of the Legislative Council (Act No II of 1857) of the then British India. A supplementary Act empowering the University to confer some additional degrees was passed in 1860. Another Act was passed in 1884 by which the University was authorised to confer honorary Degree of Law.The University Act of 1904 empowered the University to make necessary arrangements for the instruction of students, and though most of the teaching continued to be imparted in the affiliated colleges, teaching in some of the higher branches began to be organised under the University management.The Calcutta University Act, 1951, which came into operation from March, 1954 brought about important changes in the constitution and character of the University. The Act provided for Postgraduate teaching in some of the affiliated colleges along with the University Colleges.
