Bathinda, Punjab: The Central University of Punjab (CUP), Bathinda has invited applications from eligible candidates for the regular posts of Professors (Entry pay of Rs. 144200/- in the Academic Pay level 14 of 7th CPC), Associate Professors (Entry pay of Rs. 131400/- in the Academic Pay level 13A of 7th CPC) and Assistant Professors (Entry pay of Rs. 57700/- in the Academic Pay level 10 of 7th CPC).
The total number of vacant posts are 54.
Key Dates: The closing date for online submission is 3 August 2018while the last date for print signed copy submission is 10 August 2018.
List of departments where vacant posts exist:
| Department | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor |
| Applied Agriculture |
2 | 1 | |
| Animal Sciences | 1 | 1 | |
| Chemical Sciences | 1 | 1 | |
| Computational Sciences | 2 | 2 | |
| Computer Science & Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Economic Studies | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | ||
| Environmental Sciences & Technology | 1 | 1 | |
| Geography & Geology | 1 | 2 | |
| Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine | 2 | ||
| Law | 1 | 1 | |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 1 | 1 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products | 1 | ||
| Physical Sciences | 1 | 1 | |
| Plant Sciences | 1 | 1 | |
| Sociology | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| South & Central Asian Studies (Including Historical Studies) | 1 | 2 | |
| Mass Communication and Media Studies | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Financial Administration | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Languages and Comparative Literature | 1 | ||
| Hindi | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 15 | 26 | 13 |
Essential Qualifications: The qualification required for teaching posts will be as per “UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2010 and subsequent amendments.
Important Note: Notwithstanding anything given in above eligibility conditions, both Ph.D. and NET are mandatory requirement for all posts of Assistant Professors in all departments of the university. Further, subjects for which NET or a similar tests accredited by the UGC are not conducted then, the tests conducted by prescribed regulatory bodies like ICAR, AICTE(GATE, GPAT) etc. will be required in place of UGC-CSIR-NET, in addition to PhD degree for the posts of Assistant Professor.
The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in the University shall be on the basis of merit through all India advertisement and selections by the duly constituted Selection Committees.
For exact eligibility conditions, key dates, and other information, interested candidates should refer the career page of the university’s website:
