NET, SET, SLET mandatory for direct recruitment of assistant professors in Universities, Colleges: UGC

New-Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that the National Eligibility Test (NET), State Eligibility Test (SET) and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) shall be the will be the minimum criteria for the direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor for all higher education institutions.

The new regulations have come into effect from July 1, 2023. The individuals aspiring to be appointed as assistant professors in universities and colleges will need to qualify for the NET, SET, or SLET examinations as per the guidelines set by the UGC.

UGC’s notice reads: “NET/SET/SLET shall be the minimum criteria for the direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor for all Higher Education Institutions.”

As per UGC, These regulations may now be called 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) (2nd Amendment) Regulations, 2023.’

Earlier in 2021, UGC had announced that PhD was not mandatory for direct recruitment of Assistant Professors till July 2023. The commission said it has extended the date of applicability of PhD as a mandatory qualification for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Departments of Universities from 1st July 2021 to 1st July 2023.