Assistant professor — Pay band of Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100 with academic grade pay (AGP) of Rs 6,000.

Associate professor — Pay band of Rs 37,400 to Rs 67,000 with AGP of Rs 9,000.

Professor — Pay band of Rs 15,600 to Rs 39,100, AGP of Rs 10,000

9am: Check emails, make arrangements for taking class

9.30am to 11.30am or 11.30am to 1.30pm: Take classes

1.30pm: Lunch

2pm: Attend faculty meetings, attend to administrative work

6.30pm: Return home

9.30pm: Study for research work

• Intellectual vitality
• High levels of self-motivation, especially to focus on research.
• A genuine interest and dedication in your discipline.
• Be innovative.
• Analytical skills
• Ability to reason and hold an argument on a topic
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of junior research fellowship in 77 subjects. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research holds the NET for life, physical, chemical, mathematical and earth atmospheric ocean & planetary sciences, jointly with the UGC. 

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