Assistant Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences: Apply by May 10

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• About the Job
• Eligibility
• No. of Positions
• Location
• Last Date To Apply
• Application Procedure
  
  

About The Job

Tata Institute of Social Sciences invites online application for the post of Assistant Professor (Law and Public Policy) on contractual basis for School of Public Policy and Governance, TISS- Hyderabad Off Campus and School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance, TISS Mumbai.

Eligibility

• A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in law from a recognised university.
• Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET.
  
  

Provided, The Candidates Registered For The Ph.D. Programme Prior To July 11, 2009, Shall Be Governed By The Provisions Of The Then Existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations Of The Institution Awarding The Degree, And Such Ph.D. Candidates Shall Be Exempted From The Requirement Of NET /SLET /SET For Recruitment And Appointment Of Assistant Professor Subject To The Fulfilment Of The Following Conditions

• The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode
• The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners
• An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted
• The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal
• The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency
  
  

Or

• The Ph. D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among the top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following:
• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
• the Times Higher Education (THE)
• the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai)
  

No. of Positions

01 (One)

Location

• TISS- Hyderabad Off Campus
• TISS Mumbai
  
  

Last Date To Apply

The last date to submit the online application is 10.05.2026

Application Procedure

Click Here To Apply.

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