How to Become a Professor in India
Teaching aspirants often confuse a teacher and a professor or they enquire who is a Professor and How to become a Professor in India. The most basic difference between a teacher and a professor is that a teacher teaches in schools and a professor teaches in universities and colleges. Moreover, the job description along with the qualifications, skill set and duties also differ for a teacher and professor. Check out the following article for more information on how to become a professor in India.
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Who is a Professor?
A Professor is a teacher appointed in Universities and Colleges. A Professor must have a doctorate and other qualifications as per the eligibility criteria. They need to clear a series of exams such as NET or SET to become a qualified professor.
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Eligibility Criteria to Become a Professor in India
The candidates who want to become a Professor must go through the following eligibility criteria. This will help them ensure they are eligible for the post of Professor in various Universities and Colleges. In case, the candidates applying for the post are unable to comply with the eligibility criteria then they will face rejection.
- Ph.D. qualification(s) 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 publications in Refereed Journals.
- A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in University/College, and/or experience in research at the University/National level institutions/industries, including experience guiding candidates for research at the doctoral level.
- Contribution to educational innovation, design of new curricula and courses, and technology–mediated teaching-learning process.
- A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS)
- Master’s Degree in a relevant subject with at least 55% marks from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
- Cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar tests accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET.
- A relaxation of 5% at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Differently-abled (Physically and visually differently-abled) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions.
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Age Limit to Become a Professor in India
There is no age limit for the Post of Professor in India. The candidates who are applying for the Post of Professor can apply as per the eligibility criteria set by the University, College or Institute. There is no upper or lower age limit set as eligibility criteria for the post of Professor. However, some universities, colleges or institutes might set a minimum age limit for the post as per their recruitment policy and criteria.
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Salary of Profesor
Candidates can check out the salary structure of a Professor in India by going through the following table thoroughly. The Professors in India are paid as per the 7th Pay Commission hence the TA, DA Gross Salary and Basic Salary remain the same for the Professors in government institutions. Check out the following table for detailed information.
| Basic Salary | Rs. 1,44,200 |
| DA (38%) | Rs. 54,796 |
| HRA (Class X 27%) | Rs. 38,934 |
| TA | Rs. 7,200 |
| DA on TA | Rs. 2,736 |
| Gross Salary | Rs. 247,866 Approx. |
