Recruitment Notice: Various Teaching Positions at Central University of Jammu for Indian Citizens and OCI Candidates

The Central University of Jammu has recently released a notification inviting online applications for various teaching positions through direct recruitment. This recruitment drive is open to eligible Indian citizens and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidates. Interested candidates can apply for these positions by filling the online application form available at the official website of the University.

Candidates should ensure that they meet the minimum qualifications, experience, reservation, service conditions, emoluments, age of superannuation, etc. as prescribed by the University, UGC, Government of India, and AICTE. All the relevant details about the eligibility criteria and job requirements can be found on the official website of the University at www.cujammu.ac.in.

The various teaching positions that are open for recruitment include Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor in various departments such as Social Work, Computer Science & IT, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and many more. The number of vacancies for each post and department may vary.

Candidates who wish to apply for these positions must ensure that they fill the online application form carefully and accurately with all the required details. They should also upload all the necessary documents and pay the prescribed application fee within the stipulated time period.

The selection process for these positions will involve a screening test and an interview. Only the shortlisted candidates based on their qualifications and experience will be called for the screening test and interview. The final selection of the candidates will be based on their performance in the screening test and interview.

This is a great opportunity for eligible candidates who are interested in a career in teaching to apply for these positions at the Central University of Jammu. The University offers a competitive salary package, along with various perks and benefits, in a dynamic and challenging work environment.

S. No.	Name of the Department / Centre	Professor	Associate Professor	Assistant Professor
1	Comparative Religion & Civilization	01 UR	01 UR	01 SC(BL)
2	Botany	-	01 OBC(BL)	01 SC(BL)
3	Educational Studies	01 UR	-	01 OBC (BL)
4	English	01 OBC (BL)	-	-
5	Human Resource Management & OB	01 UR	01 OBC(BL)	-
6	Marketing and Supply Chain Management	01 OBC	01 UR	01 ST(BL)
7	Tourism and Travel Management	01 UR	01 OBC(BL)	01 SC(BL)
8	Mass Communication and New Media	01 EWS	01 UR	01 OBC(BL)
9	Mathematics	01 SC (BL)	01 UR	01 ST(BL)
10	Nano Sciences and Materials	01 OBC(BL)	01 UR	01 ST (BL)
11	National Security Studies	01 OBC (BL)	01 OBC(BL)	01 SC(BL)
12	Physics and Astronomical Sciences	01 SC (BL)	01 OBC	01 EWS
13	Social Work	01 OBC (BL)	01 OBC(BL)	01 ST
14	Zoology	01 ST(BL)	01 EWS	01 OBC
15	Public Policy & Public Administration	-	01 OBC (BL)	01 OBC
16	Economics	01 UR	01 OBC (BL)	01 UR
17	Hindi & other Indian Languages	01 UR	01 OBC (BL)	-
18	Computer Science & IT*	-	-	01 OBC
19	Electronics & Communication Engineering*	02 UR	03 UR	04 UR
20	Computer Science & Engineering*	01 UR	02 UR	05 UR

Important Information :

Description	Details
Eligibility Criteria	Detailed eligibility conditions and other relevant details are available on the University website www.cujammu.ac.in
Application Process	Online application form, complete in all respects must be submitted along with online payment of Rs 1,000/- (fee exempted for candidates belonging to SC, ST & PwBD) on or before 31st May, 2023 till 5:00 PM.
Application for Previous Applicants	Candidates who have applied for the posts of Professors & Associate Professors vide Employment Notification No. 18 dated 04.07.2022 in the following Departments are required to apply afresh as per this employment notification. However, they are exempted from payment of fee. They are required to mention their date of birth and application form number allotted to them under Employment Notification No. 18.
Departments	1. Human Resource & Organizational Behaviour<br>2. Marketing and Supply Chain Management<br>3. Tourism and Travel Management<br>4. Nano Sciences and Material<br>5. Educational Studies
Application Dates	Online portal will be available on University website and remain open from 11.05.2023 to 31.05.2023
Updates	Candidates are requested to regularly visit the University Website www.cujammu.ac.in for further updates. Hereafter, issuance of notifications in the newspapers, for any information in this regard, is not obligatory on the part of the University.
Queries	For any queries please email at teaching.recruitment@cujammu.ac.in. Queries on any other email will not be entertained.

General conditions, instructions and essential information:

No.	Information
1.	The minimum eligibility for each position is governed by UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the maintenance of standards in Higher Education, 2018 (amended from time to time). However, the University reserves the right to enhance the minimum standards/eligibility criteria.
2.	The applications received for the posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor shall be shortlisted/screened in compliance with the short listing/screening guidelines laid down in the UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, as amended from time to time.
3.	The candidates must enter the relevant score in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based on Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) as given in API Score Sheet in the application form for the post of Professor/Associate Professor as per revised regulations of UGC (July, 2018). Each API score must be supported with the documentary evidence which should be objectively verifiable, without which no claim on account of API score would be entertained. The API score shall be calculated as per revised regulations of UGC, 2018.
4.	The application form must be accompanied with details of academic qualifications, experience, published work etc. The publication should invariably contain details with regard to the title of the journal/book, title of the Research Paper, Vol. No., Page Nos., year of publication, ISSN/ISBN, sole-author/co-authors/joint publication, refereed/non-refereed, indexed/non-indexed and local/National/International status, etc. These details should be enclosed with documentary evidence to be used to verify the API claim. Physical copy of the publications shall only be accepted for giving weightages for API Score. Any reference for online verification of publications shall not be accepted. However, the link of the publications be also provided along with the publications. Such original documents shall be required to be produced at the time of interview. The API score shall be calculated for the journals notified by UGC from time to time.
5.	A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed) at the Master‘s level shall be the essential qualification for direct recruitment of teachers and other equivalent cadres at any level. It shall be the responsibility of the candidate to provide equivalence certificate for the grade earned. Relaxations, if any, will be as per UGC guidelines.
6.	The experience of the candidates working in any accredited research organization/academic institution will be counted, provided the candidates working in such organization have drawn gross emoluments equivalent to or more than the gross salary of the regular Assistant Professors as per UGC Academic pay level/scale ofCentral University of Jammu at that time at the end of the financial year. The certificate of the last pay drawn must be enclosed for confirmation. In case the candidate is claiming to have worked in any foreign institution, the certificate of gross emoluments equivalent to or more than the gross salary of Assistant Professor in the foreign institution/country be verified from recognized body approved by the Govt. of India.
7.	All supporting documents are required to be uploaded after self-attestation and hence, candidates are advised to prepare the PDF files of each of the required documents before starting the online application process. Publications need not be self-attested.
8.	- Candidates applying under the quota reserved for Person with Disabilities should indicate whether they belong to SC/ST/OBC or General Category.<br>- Persons suffering from not less than 40% of the relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation for Person with Benchmark Disabilities or as per rules prescribed by Govt. of India.
9.	- The appointment under PwD category shall be provisional and subject to certificate verification through the proper channels.<br>- If the verification reveals that the claim of the candidate to a particular category is false, his/her services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the provisions of the Indian Panel Code for production of false certificates.
10.	- The PwBD candidates shall be provided horizontal reservation as per the Government Guidelines wherever PwBD candidates are available.<br>- If any suitable PwD candidate(s) is found against any post (if eligible otherwise), the University may consider giving preference to such candidates in order to give prescribed quota to PwBD category candidates, irrespective of the fact that the post was not earmarked for PwBD candidates in the advertisement.
11.	- Reservation for the SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/PwBD/EWS applicants will be as per the UGC/ Government of India policies.<br>- Applicants seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/PwBD/EWS categories must upload the necessary documents justifying the claim of respective reservation as per UGC/Government of India lists/rules/norms.<br>- The certificate uploaded should be in the format prescribed by the Govt. of India.
12.	- Candidates who have been awarded PG/Ph.D. from foreign Universities should enclose “Equivalence Certificates”, issued by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, without which their candidature will not be considered, and the application will be rejected.
13.	- NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for the appointment of Assistant Professor.<br>- Candidates who have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the provisions contained in Para 4.1(I)(A)(ii), UGC Regulations, 2018 are exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET.
14.	- Applicants applying for the post of Assistant Professor must submit a certificate in the prescribed format as per Annexure enclosed from the concerned University to the effect that their Ph.D. degree is in compliance with relevant UGC Regulations for the award of Ph.D. degree.
15.	- Ph.D. degree shall be a mandatory qualification for appointment to the post of Associate Professor and Professor.
16.	- The eligibility of candidates will be determined on the cut off/last date fixed for submission of the application form.<br>- Any additional qualification & experience acquired after the closing date will not be taken into account at the time of screening/selection.
17.	- The selected candidates shall be appointed under a written contract.
18.	- The medium of instruction in the University is English except for the Languages.
19.	- Age of superannuation for all teaching positions shall be as per UGC/GoI norms.
20.	- All the appointees including the in-service candidates will be governed by the National Pension Scheme (NPS) of Govt. of India.
21	Shortlisting of candidates will be based on the approved criteria of UGC and Central University of Jammu Ordinances/Regulations.
22	Meeting the prescribed qualifications and experience will not automatically entitle a candidate to be called for an interview. The Screening Committee will recommend candidates based on the approved criteria of calling 20 candidates for the first vacancy and 10 for each additional vacancy, in order of their ranking on the list prepared by the screening committee.
23	Candidates will not be reimbursed for travel expenses to attend the interview, except SC/ST/PwBD candidates who will be paid second-class railway/bus fare by shortest route on the submission of tickets.
24	Applicants currently employed at Govt./Semi Govt./PSU/Autonomous organizations must submit their application through the proper channel and must produce a "No Objection Certificate" and "Vigilance Clearance Certificate" issued by the Competent Authority from their employer before appearing in the interview.
25	Online application forms not accompanied by necessary supporting documents, including attested copies of degree certificates/mark-sheet/experience certificates/category certificate (if applicable), publications, and teaching/research experience issued by the competent authority, will be rejected. Incomplete applications will also be rejected.
26	The University will verify the antecedents/documents submitted by the candidates during appointment and anytime during their tenure. Candidates with fake documents or a clandestine antecedent’s background will have their services terminated.
27	Candidates' appointments will be subject to police verification and caste certificate verification (if applicable). If the report of the police is not satisfactory, the provisional appointment shall be withdrawn/cancelled/terminated without notice.
28	Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post must submit separate online applications with the specified supporting documents and application fee.
29	Candidates must produce original documents at the time of the interview.
30	Candidates should ensure their eligibility before applying for a post.
31	If the last date for receipt of applications is a holiday, the next working day will be the last date for receiving the forms.
32	Candidates must inform the University of any change of address.
33	The University will not be responsible for invalid/wrong email ID or mobile number mentioned by the candidates.
34	The University reserves the right not to fill any of the advertised vacancies without assigning any reason.
35	The number of vacancies indicated in the advertisement notice is tentative, and the University reserves the right to increase, decrease, or withdraw the number of posts or advertisement at any stage of recruitment in part or full.
36	Candidates selected for appointment will be placed on probation for one year, which is extendable.
37	Department boundaries will not confine the appointed candidates to teach/carry out research in the Department/Centre only. They may be required to take up teaching/research/other assignments in other Departments/Institutes/Centers of the University as well.
38	Terms and conditions of appointment will be governed by the provisions of the Central Universities Act, 2009, and Statutes & Regulations made thereunder from time to time and the Union Ministry of Education, wherever applicable.
39	Where the University does not have its service rules, those prescribed by the MoE, Government of India for its employees are, mutatis mutandis, applicable to the University employees also.
40.	Canvassing in any form by or on behalf of the candidate will be a disqualification.
41.	Impersonation or submission of false/fabricated/tampered documents or making incorrect/false statements by a candidate, will, in addition to debarring him/her permanently or for a specific period from any employment in the University and also render him/her liable for criminal prosecution.
42.	Experience certificate should be issued by Head of Institution/Registrar/Designated Authority of Indian/Foreign University.
43.	In case of any dispute, any suit or legal proceedings by or against the University, Courts within whose local Jurisdiction, Headquarter of the University is situated shall have the Jurisdiction.
44.	In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection which may be detected at any stage even after the issue of appointment letter, the University reserves right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the candidate.
45.	In case of any agreement/disagreement regarding qualifications, experience, justification the decision of the University will be final.
46.	All types of corrigendum/addendum/amendments/notice/updation, etc. related to this Employment Notification shall be uploaded on University website www.cujammu.ac.in only.