Is PhD and NET mandatory for Assistant Professor post?

Did you somehow scrolled through a headline saying “UGC NET and PhD are no longer required to apply for an Assistant Professor job”? This might be a cause of worry for a lot of students who are preparing for the exam and it would be more disheartening for students who have recently completed the Doctorate of Philosophy or the National Eligibility Test. If you have gone through such a news, then this article will give you a clarification for the statement.

Minimum Eligibility

Currently, the eligibility criteria are different for the case of university and college. Now, you might be wondering like what is the difference between a college and university in this case. Every State University has their own campuses and departments and at the same time, these universities have affiliated colleges associated to them. It is completely the student’s choice whether to take the admission directly from the university campus or from one among the colleges associated with this. Anyway, you will be getting the concerned university’s certificate. Students who are UGC NET qualified, cannot apply in a university. There are certain reasons. CBSE started conducting these exams during the 1990s. The professors during those times didn’t have the NET certificate because it didn’t even exist. Now, if a new rule comes, there job will be lost forever in spite of considering their professional experience. The second reason is the age gap between the teacher and the student. If a student clears the exam during his Post Graduation, he will be eligible to become a Professor in the University. In such a scenario, he would be just one year elder to his students. This is an issue according to our education ministry. Getting a job in universities depend on the API Score, and being a PHD graduate will give you thirty points which is an additional credit. In order to become an Assistant Professor in normal colleges, the higher officials will not demand a doctorate, instead you have to be a post graduate and qualified in NET.

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