Applications are invited for recruitment of over 100 vacant positions or career in JNU in 2026.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts or career of Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in various disciplines in 2026
Name of posts :
- Professors
- Associate Professors
- Assistant Professors
No. of posts : 122
Scale of Pay :
- Professors : Academic Pay Level-14, Rs.1,44,200/-2,18,200/-
- Associate Professors : Academic Pay Level-13A, Rs. 1,31,400/-2,17,100/
- Assistant Professors : Academic Pay Level – 10, Rs. 57,700/-1,82,400/-
Eligibility Criteria :
Professors :
(A) (i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or Scopus/web of science or JAI (JNU Academic Index) indexed journal as per its list available on JNU website and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table 2, of UGC
Regulations, 2018.
(ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/Professor, and/or research experience at equivalent level at the University/National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate.
OR
(B) An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied disciplines, from any academic institutions (not included in A above)/industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/she has ten years’ experience.
Associate Professors :
(i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.
(ii) A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system isfollowed).
(iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/ research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of seven publications in the peer-reviewed or Scopus/web of science or JAI (JNU Academic Index) indexed journal as per its list available on JNU website and a total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given
in Appendix II, Table 2, of UGC Regulations, 2018.
Assistant Professors :
(i) 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.
(ii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must clear the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test having accreditation from the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have got 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, get exemption from NET/SLET/SET
OR
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: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
How to apply :
Candidates may apply online for the above posts through the website https://curec.samarth.ac.in/index.php/search/site/index
Submission of ONLINE Applications through CU-CHAYAN in all respects, shall be till 15-JUNE-2026 upto 5:00 PM.
Application Fee:
(i) There is an application fee of Rs. 2000/- (Non-Refundable) from candidates belonging to General, OBC and also EWS Category.
(ii) There is no application fee for SC/ST/PwD and also women candidates.
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