Assistant Professor (Law) at Tezpur University [Contractual, 2 Seats]: Apply by Aug 14

Tezpur University is a premier federal central university located in Napaam, Tezpur, Assam, established in 1994 by an Act of Parliament. It features a lush green 262-acre residential campus, offering diverse undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across science, engineering, management, and humanities disciplines.

Eligibility

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, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET / SET, or who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time, as the case may be, are exempted from NET/SET/SLET, provided:
    • The candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Byelaws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions:
      • The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
      • The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
      • An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
      • The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
      • The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D. work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC/ICSSR/CSIR or any similar agency.
      • The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned;
    • 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:
      • Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
      • The Times Higher Education (THE)
      • The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Desirable: Candidates having Ph.D. in relevant branch/specialization shall be preferred.

Last date to apply: 14.08.2026