The job of a professor or a teacher is different from
any other. A professor shapes the minds of future generations, and by doing so,
shapes the future of a country.
Therefore, it’s only right that the job of a professor
too, is given to a person who is capable of bearing the responsibility of
shaping young minds. Now when I mention that it’s a responsibility, I mean it’s
one of the greatest in today’s day and age.
Shaping young minds takes a mixture of patience,
knowledge, empathy, and a whole lot of confidence, and these are what a man
needs if he wants to become a professor.
That said if you think you have what it takes to become
a professor, and you have the passion for it, then there are special channels
through which you can go on to become one.
That is what I shall be talking about in this article,
‘’ how to become a lecturer in government colleges’’.
Now, you probably might be aware that being a professor
does have its own share of perks and benefits, i.e., there’s job stability, the
workload is never so much as to start stressing you out, you get to live on a
government college campus, there are holidays, so on and so forth.
So, it’s only understandable that there is a lot of
competition among the youth to secure jobs as a professor at a government
college.
Having said all of that let us now look into the
eligibility criteria that one needs to fit to become a faculty at a government
college.
Eligibility Criteria for Post of Lecturer
If you are thinking of ‘’how to become a lecturer in
government colleges’’, then the first thing to do is ensure that you fit the
eligibility criteria required to become one.
According to the authorities, you should first and foremost be a Master’s Degree holder in
the subject you wish to teach in, and that too with a good academic record. Only then can you apply for the post of Lecturer.
Furthermore, if you want to apply for the post of
Assistant Professor, you’d need to be everything mentioned above, and should also
have qualified the UGC NET, or the CSIR NET, or any of the SLET. NET here stands for the National Eligibility Test, and
SLET stands for State level Eligibility Test.
These tests are specially designed to test if you are
eligible to become an assistant professor or not. NET is a national level test,
and enables qualifiers to apply to any of the UGC approved universities, nationwide,
while SLET qualifiers can apply for universities of that particular state.
Apart from clearing the NET, you can also become an
assistant professor if you have a PhD in the relevant discipline.
Eligibility for Higher Academic Posts
Talking about the post of Associate professor, to apply
for it you’d need to have a good academic record with
a PhD
degree in the relevant discipline,
a master’s
degree with minimum 55% marks as
the final score. Apart from that you’d also need a minimum teaching/research experience of 8
years with a minimum of 7 peer reviewed publications.
Now, coming finally to the post of Professor, to become
one you’d
have to be an eminent scholar with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline. You’d also need to have published very high-quality
research work, with at
least 10 research publications under
your hat. Apart from all of that, you’d also need to have a minimum of 10 years of
teaching experience.
Where to apply for Lectureship Posts
One of the most important things while thinking about
‘’how to become a lecturer in government colleges’’, is where you should apply
for teaching positions.
Well, the answer to that is simple. You can apply to
various Government Universities, Autonomous Institutes of Higher learning, as
they regularly come out with vacancies for teaching posts that you can apply
for.
Some top Government Universities you can apply for
teaching posts at are:
·
Delhi University
·
Indraprastha University
·
Jamia Milia Islamia University
·
Guwahati University
……and many more. The list is practically endless.
Conclusion
That brings us to the end of this article. I hope you
enjoyed reading it as much as I did, writing it. In the article I have talked
about ‘’how to become a lecturer in government colleges’’, and the exams that
you can take to do the same. That said, Goodbye, Good luck and God bless!
