Bihar governor okays new statute for assistant professor jobs

Patna: Governor-cum-chancellor Phagu Chauhan on Monday approved the new statute for the appointment of assistant professors in the universities of Bihar.

The state government had already approved the statute prepared by a three-member committee of the vice-chancellors of Magadh, Munger and Purnea universities.

The statute for the appointment of assistant professors for the universities of Bihar, 2020, provides that the appointment shall be made through an all India advertisement and on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) on the basis of the guidelines laid down by the UGC and accepted by the state government.

Applicants must have at least 55% marks or equivalent grade at master’s level. Besides, they must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or CSIR or a similar test like SLET or SET approved by the UGC and candidates who have been awarded a PhD degree in accordance with the UGC (minimum standards and procedure for award of PhD or MPhil degree) 2009 or 2016 with necessary amendments.

The statute further provides that the maximum age for appointment of assistant professors will be 55 years as on January 1 of the advertisement year. The interview board shall have at least three subject experts nominated by the chairman of the commission. Shortlisting of candidates shall be based on the points scored by them in the academic qualifications and academic achievements.

The current reservation policy of the state government shall be strictly followed category and subject-wise as per the reservation roster prepared by the university or the state government.

The commission shall consider both academic qualifications and performance in the interview for selecting the candidates. There shall be 100 marks on qualifications and 25 on interview. The procedure for interview shall be decided by the commission and the merit list prepared by it shall remain valid for one year from the date of issuance, according to the statute.

With the approval of the statute, the commission is likely to advertise the vacancies of assistant professors in different universities of the state soon. Necessary preparations have reportedly been made by the commission for making these appointments soon after the release of university-wise vacancies along with reservation roster by the state education department. The last advertisement for appointment of assistant professors was made in 2013, sources said.