PhD is mandatory for recruitment of assistant professors from 2023
Taking into account of Covid-19 pandemic, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced Tuesday (12.10.2021) that PhD will be mandatory for the recruitment of assistant professors after 2023. Without a PhD, it is not at all possible to become an assistant professor. However, it is difficult to submit a thesis for a scholar without refereed research paper publications as per their University guidelines. Generally, getting acceptance from an SCI indexed (non-paid) will take nearly 1.5 years, only if the journal [...]