Swami Sharddhanand College Recruitment – Assistant Professor Vacancies

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form at web link http://colrec.du.ac.in from eligible candidates for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor, in the Academic Pay Level-10 (as per 7th Central Pay Commission), in various Departments of the College.

Eligibility & Qualification: – The minimum Qualification for appointment as Assistant Professor is Master degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in as point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an foreign University. Besides fulfilling the above qualification, the candidates must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR (Exemption from NET and having acquired Ph.D shall be granted in accordance with UGC regulations, for further details please visit the College website i.e. http://www.ss.du.ac.in .

Any addendum/corrigendum shall be posted only on the College website

General Instructions for Applicants:-

• All applicants are required to apply online in the prescribed format with complete, correct information and attachments. The applicant will be solely responsible for the authenticity of the submitted information. Applicants are required to fill the application form as available on the College website. The details regarding qualifications, experience, screening guidelines and indicative proforma’s etc. are available on the College websitealong with this advertisement. The applicants are required to read these details before filling up the form.
• Applicants should possess the prescribed qualifications and experience as on the closing date of application, as prescribed by the University for the Colleges from time to time for the respective post. The post advertised carry UGC pay scales plus admissible allowances. The posts are being advertised keeping in view the broad areas of specialization in subjects. However, the Department concerned may have specific requirement of specialization.
• The applications received shall be screened as per screening guidelines attached with this advertisement for short listing and recommending the applicants to be called for interview. Mere fulfilment of the qualification or the eligibility criteria does not entitle an applicant to be necessarily considered or called for interview. Publications ‘under submission’ or submitted to referees will not be considered towards calculation of marks for publication criteria. Further, all the items for which marks are claimed should be strictly in accordance with the screening guidelines attached with the advertisement. The minimum score requirement for short listing of applicants for the post of Assistant Professor is indicated in the screening guidelines attached herewith.
• Application fees and application form(s) are to be submitted as per details given below

* Fees for Assistant Professor Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category.

*No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD category and Women applicants.

 *Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

*No application fee shall be charged from applicants, who had applied for the same post in the preceding advertisement, subject to the condition that interview for the said post in the said subject had not been conducted. (The applicant shall have to provide the relevant details/proof of his/her having applied for the post against the advertisement referred herein).

 *Application forms have to be filled only in online mode, as available on the website of the College along with this advertisement, within the prescribed time limit indicated in the advertisement. No offline forms would be accepted.

*Payment should be made online only, through credit/debit card/Net Banking.

*Applicants applying for more than one post/department must apply separately and pay fees separately.

• In order to avoid last minute rush, the applicants are advised to apply early. In case of any persistent technical issue, the applicants can mail their problem at the College E-mail ID: principalssncollege@gmail.com.
• The reservation for applicants from SC, ST, EWS, OBC (non-creamy layer), and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be applicable as per UGC/Central Government norms.

Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD categories must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective reservation as per Govt. of India lists/rules/norms. The certificate uploaded should be in the format prescribed by the Union Government and should be digitally verifiable. In case the applicant wants to claim benefits under the PwBD category, the applicant’s relevant disability should not be less than 40 per cent. Proof to this effect in the form of a valid Disability Certificate must be uploaded with the application. Applicants applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC must upload certificate of OBC (noncreamy layer)in the prescribed form issued by Competent Authority. The certificate should be of the current financial year, in accordance with instructions issued by the Union Government in this respect from time to time. Applicants should ascertain that they belong to the reserved categories (caste) enlisted in the Central List for the Other Backward Classes. If the relevant certificates for respective reserved categories are not uploaded with the application, the application may be rejected and no appeal against its rejection will be entertained.

• Consequent upon adoption of self-certification provisions as required by the Govt. of India, the College shall process the applications entirely on the basis of information/documents uploaded with the application. In case the information/documents are found to be false/incorrect by way of omission or commission, the responsibility shall lie solely with the applicant and the applicant shall be liable for action as per law.
• The Shortlisted candidates called for interview should report along with all the testimonials/certificates in original along with valid photo ID (Aadhaar/Voter Id/Driving License/Passport). A set of self-attested photocopy of certificates/testimonials with respect to the qualifications, experience and category as applicable, indicated in the online application form, duly certified by the applicant should be submitted at the time of interview.
• Applicants serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Boards/Autonomous Bodies) are required to submit ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the employer, at the time of interview, if not uploaded with the online application earlier. The NOC should also indicate the vigilance clearance from the parent department.
• No TA/DA shall be paid to candidates for attending interview.
• The last date for submission of the form shall be as specified in the advertisement.
• Canvassing in any form will be treated as a disqualification
• Any dispute regarding the recruitment will fall under the jurisdiction of Delhi.

Eligibility:-

(A or B):

A. 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.  Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR (exemption from NET shall be granted in accordance with clause (ii) & (iii) of General Note in the last section of this document).

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: Quacquarelly Symonds (QS) The Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Application Fee:-

Fees for Assistant Professor Rs.500/- for UR/OBC/EWS category. No application fee will be charged from applicants from SC, ST, PwBD category and Women applicants.

Selection Procedure:-

• In order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview so as to enable the Selection Committee to have a comprehensive assessment of the candidates, applications received for the faculty position shall be screened on the basis of the academic and other related credentials of the candidates through the following criteria:
• For the post of Assistant Professor, the criteria for evaluation of candidates for determining their eligibility for short-listing shall be on based on a 100 point scale. The distribution of marks will be as follows: Criteria for Short-listing of Candidates for Interview for the Post of Assistant Professors in Colleges of the University
• The Screening Committee will draw a list of all the candidates indicating the marks scored by them in descending order i.e. starting from the candidate getting the highest marks towards the candidates getting the lower marks.
• In case of tie in the marks of two or more candidates, the candidate having the higher/highest marks at the Master’s level shall be ranked above the other(s).
• For appointment in the Colleges, all candidates securing 60 marks and above shall be called for interview for posts of Assistant Professors. A minimum of 50 candidates for the first vacancy and 20 candidates for every additional vacancy shall be called for interview in order of their ranks in the list prepared by the Screening Committee on the basis of marks scored by the candidates. In case the minimum number of candidates as specified above is not available, the benchmark of 60 marks may be progressively lowered as required, until the minimum eligibility as specified in Ordinance XXIV is reached so that this minimum number of candidates shall be called for interview.
• The marks awarded to the candidates during the process of screening of applications shall not have any weightage/credit or merit during assessment/interview of the candidates by the Selection Committee as these marks shall be used only for screening/short-listing purposes.
• The time taken by candidates to acquire M.Phil and / or Ph.D. Degree shall not be considered as teaching/ research experience to be claimed for appointment to the teaching positions. Further the period of active service spent on pursuing research degree simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave, shall be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/promotion.
• In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the decision of the Screening Committee shall be final.
• The status of short-listing will be made available on the dashboards of the respective applicants for information.

How to Apply:-

The last date for receipt of applications is two weeks from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News. For further details please visit:- http://www.ss.du.ac.in Advt. No. SSC/DU-60/2020-21/261

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