UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL

Office of the Registrar

ENLIGHTENMENT TO PERFECTION

Applications in the prescribed form are invited from bonafide Indian citizens for filling up of the following backlog
vacancies in substantive teaching posts reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other
Backward Caste (OBC) candidates.
A. Professor: Computer Science & Application 1 (SC), Political Science 1 (SC), Mathematics 1 (SC),
History 1 (SC), Chemistry 2 (SC), Hindi 1 (SC).
B. Associate Professor: Political Science 1 (SC), Economics 1 (SC), Chemistry 2 (SC), Physics 1 (SC),
Pharmaceutical Technology 1 (SC), Food Technology 1 (SC), Zoology-1 (SC).
C. Assistant Professor: Law 2 (1 ST, 1 SC), Computer Science & Application 2 (1 SC, 1 ST), Physics 1
(ST), English 2 (SC), Anthropology 1 (ST), Library & Information Science 1 (SC), Pharmaceutical
Technology 1 (ST), Food Technology 1 (SC), Management 1 (SC), Mass Communication 1 (SC),
Micro-biology 1 (ST), Mathematics 1 (SC), Hindi 1 (SC), Bengali 1 (ST), Sociology 1 (OBC-B)
General instructions, information regarding minimum eligibility criteria, the application form and the format for
calculating the score for Academic Performance Indicator are available in the university portal www.nbu.ac.in
(recruitment section). Those who are employed must apply through proper channel. Two copies of the application
form duly filled-in, complete in all respect and signed by the candidate must reach the following address in a sealed
envelope on or before 14th January 2016: Office of the Vice-Chancellor, University of North Bengal, Raja
Rammohunpur, Siliguri 734013, West Bengal, India.

Advt. No. 74 / R-15, Date: 12.12.2015

Registrar (Offg.)

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Detailed Information (For website only)

Pay band:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Professor Rs. 37,400/- to Rs. 67,000/- along with an Academic Grade Pay of Rs.
10,000/- and other allowances as admissible.
Associate Professor Rs. 37,400/- to Rs. 67,000/- along with an Academic Grade
Pay of Rs. 9,000/- and other allowances as admissible.
Assistant Professor Rs. 15,600/- to Rs. 39,100/- along with an Academic Grade
Pay of Rs. 6000/- and other allowances as admissible.

Qualifications:
A. For the post of Professors
(i)
Minimum eligibility criteria:
a. An eminent scholar with consistently good academic records and with a Ph.D. degree in
the concerned /allied / relevant discipline with a number of high quality research
publications in reputed journals and/or publication of books.
b. At least 10 (ten) years teaching experience in University / College and/or experience in
research in university / reputed research institutions / industries out of which at least five
(5) years should be of P.G. teaching.
c. Research guidance of doctoral students.
(ii)
Additional Experiences:
a. Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses and use of
modern technology in teaching-learning process.
b. An outstanding professional with established reputation in the relevant field and who has
made significant contribution to the knowledge in the concerned / allied / relevant
discipline may also be considered for appointment as Professor.
B. For the post of Associate Professors
(i)
Minimum eligibility criteria:
a. Good academic record with a Ph.D. degree in the concerned /allied / relevant disciplines.
b. A Masters degree in concerned / allied / relevant disciplines with at least 55% marks (or
an equivalent grade in a point scales wherever grading system is followed).
c. At least second class Three Years Bachelors degree with Honours / Major in the
relevant / allied subject.
d. A minimum of 8 (eight) years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic /
research position equivalent to that of an Assistant Professor in a University / College or
reputed research institution / industry with a number of good quality publications in
reputed journals and/or publication of books.

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(ii)
Additional Experiences:
a. Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses and use of
modern technology in teaching-learning process.
b. Guidance of Ph.D. students / research projects.

C. For the post of Assistant Professors

(iii) Minimum eligibility criteria:
a. Good academic record with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scales
wherever grading system is followed) at the Masters degree in the relevant disciplines.
b. At least second class Three Years Bachelors degree with Honours / Major in the
relevant / allied subject.
c. Besides P.G. degree holders in Management, P.G. degree holders in Economics and
Commerce are also eligible for the post(s) in Management, subject to fulfillment of other
minimum eligibility criteria.
d. Besides P.G. degree holders in Microbiology, P.G. degree holders in Biochemistry,
Biophysics or in any discipline of Life-science with research specialization in
Microbiology are also eligible for the post(s) in Microbiology, subject to fulfillment of
other minimum eligibility criteria.
e. The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the
UGC (CSIR) or similar test accredited by the UGC like SET/SLET.
f. However, the candidates who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. degree in accordance
with the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of Ph.D. degree)
Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the Minimum Eligibility
Condition of NET/SLET/SET.
g. NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such masters programmes in disciplines for
which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.

General instructions to the candidates:

1. Candidates applying for more than one post will have to apply separately for each post.
2. Application fees (only for SC/ST/OBC candidates): Rs.500/- for the post of Professor,
Rs. 400/- for the post of Associate Professor and Rs. 300/- for the post of Assistant
Professor. A bank draft drawn in favor of University of North Bengal payable at the
NBU Campus Branch of the State Bank of India should be attached with the
application form.
3. Persons employed in Government / Semi-government organizations / Autonomous bodies
should submit their application through proper channel. They may, however, send an
advance copy of the application. Those who are unable to process their application
through proper channel may submit a no objection certificate from the present
employer at the time of the interview. However, they should also submit an undertaking
to that effect alongwith the application form. No direct application from such candidates
will be entertained.
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4. The university reserves the right of rejecting any or all the applications without assigning
any reason thereof.
5. A candidate will have to attach with the application form self-attested photocopy of
SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by a competent authority within the State of West Bengal.
Candidates belonging to the OBC-A & OBC-B categories, whose caste certificates were
issued more than a year ago, must produce a ratification certificate that they do not belong
to the creamy layer as on date of advertisement. Caste certificates issued by other states
will not be considered for reservation purposes.
6. Mere eligibility will not vest any right on any candidate for being called for interview / in
any other form of selection process. Only the short listed candidates will be called for
interview. The decision of the university in all matters will be final.
7. No correspondence from the candidates will be entertained in connection with the process
of selection. Canvassing in any form will entail disqualification of candidature.
8. Front pages of five best publications (at the maximum) should be attached with the
application form for the applicants for the post of Professor and Associate Professor.
However, applicants for the post of Assistant Professor may also submit the front page of
their publications, if any. The original certificates and complete publications should be
placed before the selection committee.
9. Incomplete applications, applications without self-attested copies of certificates,
applications without the requisite fees, or applications received after the due date are
liable to be rejected.
10. Candidates must write advt. no and Name of the Post Applied For on the top of the
envelope.
11. Subjects / disciplines, specializations, no. of vacancies, reservation categories are given
below.

PROFESSOR

Post

Sl. No.

Department
/Subject

Reservation
Category

No. of
Vacant
Position(s)

Specialization

Computer
Science &
Application

SC

Computer Science

Chemistry

SC

Inorganic / Organic/ Physical

History

SC

Open

Political Science

SC

Open

Mathematics

SC

Pure Mathematics with Number Theory/

Algebra/ Topology/ Real Analysis/
Functional Analysis

Hindi

SC

Open

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Post

Sl. No.

Department/
Subject

Reservation
Category

No. of
Vacant
Position(s)

Specialization

Political Science

SC

International Relations

Economics

SC

Mathematical Economics / Econometrics

SC

Organic / Inorganic / Physical

Chemistry
SC

Organic / Inorganic / Physical

Physics

SC

Nuclear & Particle Physics / High-Energy

Physics/ Cosmology & Astrophysics /
Electronics / Condensed Matter Physics

Pharmaceutical
Technology

SC

Pharmaceutics / Quality Assurance /

Pharmacology

Food
Technology

SC

Food Chemistry / Food Microbiology /

Food Processing Technology

Zoology

SC

Ecology & Animal Behavior /

Environmental Biology

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Post

Sl. No.

Department /
Subject

Law

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Computer
Science &
Application

Reservation
Category

No. of
Vacant
Position(s)

Specialization

ST

Open

SC

Open

SC

Computer Science

ST

Computer Science

Physics

ST

Electronics / Condensed Matter Physics /

Nuclear & Particle Physics / Relativity,
Cosmology & Astrophysics / Atomic &
Molecular Physics

English

SC

Open

Anthropology

ST

Physical Anthropology

Library &
Information
Science

SC

ICT, Computer Application in LIS

Pharmaceutical
Technology

ST

Pharmaceutics / Quality Assurance /

Pharmacology

Food
Technology

SC

Food Chemistry / Food Microbiology /

Food Processing Technology

Management

SC

Open

10

Mass
Communication

SC

Open

11

Microbiology

ST

Open

12

Mathematics

SC

Pure Mathematics with Number Theory /

Topology/ Functional Analysis

13

Hindi

SC

Open

14

Bengali

ST

Open

15

Sociology

OBC-B

Open

Registrar (Officiating)

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