The University Grants Commission on 11th October 2021 has published the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Amendment Regulations, 2021 in which the qualification for assistant professor in departments of the universities has been notified.
As per new regulation 3.10, The Ph.D. Degree shall be a mandatory qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor in Departments of the Universities with effect from 01.07.2023.
The UGC, in view of Covid, has decided to extend the date of applicability of Ph.D. as a mandatory qualification for direct recruitment of Assistant Professors from 1st July 2021 to 1st July 2023.
