Presidency University

Advertisement No: PU/2022/2/PR/LIT/06 Date: 20 / 07 / 2022

Presidency University, Kolkata, invites online applications for the posts of Professor in the following subject:-

Professor

Sl#	Department	Vacant Posts
Sl#	Department	Total	UR	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	PH
P-1	Bengali	1	1
P-2	English	2		1			1
P-3	Hindi	1				1

All Applications must be made online at the University website .

[ Last date of submission: 19 / 08 / 2022 ]

For the Post of Professor

Eligibility (a or b): 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 UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix I, Table 1.

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.

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.

NOTE

1: Relaxation of Marks for Direct Recruitment of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor:

i. A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the Graduate and Masters Level for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Differently-abled (physically and visually differently-abled) / Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic records during direct recruitment to teaching positions. However. Differently-abled (physically and visually) candidates are not eligible for any marks relaxation in Physical Education discipline.

ii. The minimum qualifying marks of 55% is relaxable by 5% marks (from 55% to 50%) at the Master level for Ph.D. Degree holders who have obtained their Master’s degree prior to September 19, 1991.

iii. The eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.

iv. All the essential qualifications must have been obtained from a recognized University/ Institute. By a recognized University / Institute is meant a University / Institute affiliated to UGC/other statutory apex bodies, or recognized by the State or Central Government as a centre of higher learning. In case of a foreign University, the Degree concerned should be recognized as equivalent to its Indian counterpart by the Association of Indian Universities.

2. Relevant/ allied disciplines in each case, good academic record may be decided by the appropriate bodies of the concerned university.

3. The Period of time spent by the candidates to acquire M. Phil and/ or Ph.D. degree shall not be claimed or considered as teaching/research experience for appointment to the post of Associate Professor/ Professor.

4. Composition of the selection committee and the selection criteria based on the candidates' academic record, research experience, performance in his/ her previous academic/ research positions in the colleges/ universities/ research institutes/ industries and other related aspects may be decided by the appropriate bodies of the concerned university taking into consideration as far as practicable, the relevant guidelines of UGC in such matters.

5. The overall selection procedure shall incorporate transparent, and objective methodology of analysis of the merits and credentials of the applicants based on weightages given to the overall performance of the candidate in different relevant dimensions based on a scoring system adopted by the selection committee.

6. In addition to the minimum eligibility criteria and experiences as stated above for each category of academic positions, the concerned universities may include other relevant qualifications/ experiences.

7. Age Limits:

The upper age limit is 40 years on the 1^st day of January of the year of the advertisement in the first entry relaxable up to 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC category (non-creamy layer) candidates for the post of Assistant Professor. Differently-abled candidates (except in the post of Physical Education) are entitled to an age relaxation of 10 years.

8. RESERVATION: The State Government norms regarding reservation as amended from time to time. Shall be followed.

Scale of Pay:

Professor: BP Rs.1, 44,200/- - Rs.2, 18,200/- in Academic Level: 14

and other admissible allowances are as per State Government Orders.

General Conditions:

Appointments will be made on probation for one year which may be waived or extended in exceptional cases and will be guided by the rules as framed and / or amended from time to time. During or at the end of the period of probation, the services of the concerned faculty may be terminated without assigning any reasons thereof. On satisfactory completion of the probationary period the concerned incumbent will be considered for confirmation of service.
Presidency University reserves the right not to fill all or some of the vacancies if circumstances so warrant.
The selection of advertised posts need not necessarily be confined only to those who formally apply.
Essential qualifications prescribed are the minimum and mere possession of them will not entitle applicants to be called in for interview. If the number of applications received in response to this advertisement is large and it is not convenient for the University to interview all the applicants, the number of candidates for interview may be restricted to a reasonable limit on the basis of qualifications, experience and other credentials or by any other suitable method.
For all posts, Proficiency in the medium of instruction in this University (English) is required.
Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated for interview to their respective address as registered during application.

Candidates already in employment must apply through proper channel and “No Objection Certificate” must be produced in order to appear before Selection Committee.
Photocopies of all testimonials & certificates must be submitted at the time of interview (If called) and the originals of the same will be required for necessary verification.
The period of time spent by the candidates to acquire M.Phil and Ph.D degree shall not be claimed or considered as teaching/research experience.
OBC-A, OBC-B, SC, ST certificate, (as the case may be, if applicable) issued by the competent authority of Govt. of West Bengal only, will be considered .

Only selected candidates will be communicated to their respective address as registered during application.
University will not be liable for any kind of postal delay / glitches in email communication

Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Table 1

Methodology for University and College Teachers for calculating Academic/Research Score

(Assessment must be based on evidence produced by the teacher such as: copy of publications, project sanction letter, utilization and completion certificates issued by the University and acknowledgements for patent filing and approval letters, students’ Ph.D. award letter, etc,.)

S.N.	Academic/Research Activity				Faculty of Sciences /Engineering / Agriculture /Medical Sciences		Faculty of Languages/ Humanities / Arts / Social Sciences / Library /Education /Physical Education Commerce / Management & other related disciplines
1.	Research Papers in Peer-Reviewed or UGC listed				08 per paper		10 per paper
	Journals

2.	Publications (other than Research papers)

	(a)	Books authored which are published by ;

	International publishers				12		12

	National Publishers				10		10

	Chapter in Edited Book				05		05

	Editor of Book by International Publisher				10		10

	Editor of Book by National Publisher				08		08

	(b)	Translation works in Indian and Foreign
		Languages by qualified faculties

	Chapter or Research paper				03		03

	Book				08		08

3.	Creation of ICT mediated Teaching		Learning
	pedagogy and content and development of		new and
	innovative courses and curricula

	(a)	Development of Innovative pedagogy			05		05

	(b)	Design of new curricula and courses			02 per curricula/course		02 per curricula/course

	(c)	MOOCs

	Development of complete MOOCs in 4 quadrants (4				20		20
	credit course)(In case of MOOCs of lesser credits 05
	marks/credit)

	MOOCs (developed in 4 quadrant) per module/lecture				05		05

	Content writer/subject matter expert for each module of				02		02
	MOOCs (at least one quadrant)

	Course Coordinator for MOOCs (4 credit course)(In				08		08
	case of MOOCs of lesser credits 02 marks/credit)

	(d)	E-Content

	Development of e-Content in 4 quadrants for a				12		12
	complete course/e-book

	e-Content (developed in 4 quadrants) per module				05		05

	Contribution to development of e-content module in				02		02
	complete course/paper/e-book (at least one quadrant)

	Editor of e-content for complete course/ paper /e-book				10		10

4	(a) Research guidance

	Ph.D.					10 per degree awarded		10 per degree awarded
						05 per thesis submitted		05 per thesis submitted

	M.Phil./P.G dissertation					02 per degree awarded		02 per degree awarded

.	(b) Research Projects Completed

	More than 10 lakhs					10		10

	Less than 10 lakhs					05		05

	(c) Research Projects Ongoing :

	More than 10 lakhs					05		05

	Less than 10 lakhs					02		02

	(d) Consultancy					03		03

5	(a) Patents

	International					10		10

	National					07		07

	*(b) Policy Document (Submitted to an International body/organization like**
	UNO/UNESCO/World Bank/International Monetary Fund etc. or Central
	Government or State Government)

	International					10		10

	National					07		07

	State					04		04

	(c) Awards/Fellowship

	International					07		07

	National					05		05

6.	*Invited lectures / Resource Person/			paper
	presentation in Seminars/ Conferences/full paper
	in Conference Proceedings (Paper presented in
	Seminars/Conferences and also published as full
	paper in Conference Proceedings will be counted
	only once)

	International (Abroad)					07		07

	International (within country)					05		05

	National					03		03

	State/University					02		02

A.The Research score for research papers would be augmented as follows:

Peer-Reviewed or UGC-listed Journals (Impact factor to be determined as per Thomson Reuter’s list):

i)	Paper in refereed journals without impact factor		-	5 Points
ii)	Paper with	impact factor less than 1	-	10 Points
iii)	Paper with	impact factor between 1 and 2	-	15 Points
iv)	Paper with	impact factor between 2 and 5	-	20 Points
v)	Paper with	impact factor between 5 and 10	-	25 Points
vi)	Paper with	impact factor >10	-	30 Points

(a) Two authors: 70% of total value of publication for each author.

(b) More than two authors: 70% of total value of publication for the First/Principal/Corresponding author and 30% of total value of publication for each of the joint authors.

Joint Projects: Principal Investigator and Co-investigator would get 50% each.

B. Note:

• Paper presented if part of edited book or proceeding then it can be claimed only once.

• For joint supervision of research students, the formula shall be 70% of the total score for Supervisor and Co-supervisor. Supervisor and Co-supervisor, both shall get 7 marks each.

• *For the purpose of calculating research score of the teacher, the combined research score from the categories of 5(b). Policy Document and 6. Invited lectures/Resource Person/Paper presentation shall have an upper capping of thirty percent of the total research score of the teacher concerned.

The research score shall be from the minimum of three categories out of six categories.

(C) However, equivalence of the above mentioned parameters based on academic / research experience / performances/ publications (if required) may be decided by respective screening committee of the concerned University.

(D) The number of candidates to be called for interview will be decided by respective screening committee of the University.

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