Recruitment for the position of Guest Faculty

Job Title
Guest Faculty in Life Sciences 2026-27 (Temporary appointment for the B. Sc. Life Sciences NEP 4 year UG program)

Number of Posts
3 (UR-1 and EWS-1)

Location
Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry-605014

Eligibility

• 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.
• 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 exempted from NET/SLET/SET.
• Candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/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 fulfillment of the following conditions:
• a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
• b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
• c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
• d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
• e) 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.
• 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.

How to Apply

• Walk in interview