PhD not mandatory for recruitment of Asst Professors till 2023: UGC

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC), in view of the Covid-19 has decided to extend the date of applicability of Ph.D. as a mandatory qualification for direct recruitment of Assistant Professors in Universities from 1st July 2021 to 1st July 2023.

The UGC (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) Regulations, 2018 stipulates that Ph.D. degree shall be mandatory qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant professors in universities from 01.07.2021,” said UGC in a letter to the CVs of all varsity.

“The UGC, in view of COVID-19 pandemic, has decided to extend the date of applicability of Ph.D. as mandatory qualification for direct recruitment of Assistant professors from 01.07.2021 to 01.07.2023. Accordingly, an Amendment to the aforesaid Regulations has been notified in the Gazette on 11.10.2021,” stated the letter.