Apply Online for post of Professor, Associate Professor at Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya - Pharmaceutical Sciences

Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar, formerly University of Saugor, was established on 18th July 1946 by Dr. Sir Hari Singh Gour (Nov. 26, 1870 – Dec. 25, 1949) by his lifetime savings. This 18th University of India and the oldest and the biggest University of Madhya Pradesh has perhaps the singular distinction of being founded by the munificence of a single person's hard earned money of about two crore of rupees. Apart from being a great jurist and legal luminary par excellence, he was a great Patriot, Philanthropist, Educationist and Social Reformer.

Online applications are invited from eligible Candidates for the post of Associate Professor in the various Schools /Departments / Centers of Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.

Professor
No of post : 4 (UR-1, ST-1, OBC-1, EWS-1**)
** The vacancy is reserved for EWS, if suitable candidate does not become available, the vacancy shall be treated as Unreserved and filled as such. Therefore non-EWS candidates may also apply for the post.

Pay Scale (7th CPC) : 14 (Rs.1,44,200-2,18,200)

Nature of employment : Regular

Department : Pharmaceutical Sciences

Minimum Qualifications and Experience :
i) Essential 1. A basic degree in Pharmacy (B. Pharma)
2. Registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1948, as amended from time to time, including any succeeding enactments 3. A Ph.D. degree with first class at bachelor’s or master’s degree in the appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy, and experience of ten years in teaching, research, industry and or profession at the level of lecturer or equivalent grade;
Or
ii) In the event the candidate is from industry and the profession, the following shall constitute as essential :
1. First class masters’ degree in appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy; and
2. Significant professional work which can be recognized as equivalent to a PhD degree in appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy and industrial professional experience of five years at a senior level comparable to assistant professor / reader.
3. Provided that the recognition for significant professional shall be valid only if the same is recommended unanimously by a 3- member committee of experts appointed by the vice –chancellor of the university

Desirable;
1. Teaching, industrial research and or professional experience in a reputed organization :
2. Published work, such as research papers, patents filed/ obtained books, and or technical reports;
3. Experience of guiding the project work, dissertation of post graduate or research students or supervising R&D projects in industry.
4. Demonstrated leadership in planning and organizing academic, research, industrial and or professional activities; and
5. Capacity to undertake/ lead sponsored R&D consultancy and related activities.

Associate Professor
No of post : 01 (UR)

Pay Scale (7th CPC) : 13A (Rs.1,31,400-2,17,100)

Nature of employment : Regular

Department : Pharmaceutical Sciences

Minimum Qualifications and Experience :
i) Essential: 1. A basic degree in pharmacy (B. Pharms.).
2. Registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948, as amended from time to time, including any succeeding enactments.
3. A PhD degree with first class at bachelor’s or master’s degree in appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy, and experience of eight years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of lecturer or equivalent grade; excluding period spent on obtaining the research degree.
OR
ii) In the event the candidate is from industry and the profession, the following shall constitute as essential:
1. First class master’s degree in the appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy;
2. Significant professional work which can be recognized as equivalent to a PhD degree in appropriate branch of specialization in pharmacy and industrial / professional experience of eight years in a position equivalent to the level of lecturer, Provided that the recognition for significant professional shall be valid only if the same is recommended unanimously by 3 member committee of Experts appointed by the Vice Chancellor of the University.

iii) Desirable : 1. Teaching, research industrial and / or professional experience in a reputed organization;
2. Published work, such as research papers, patents filed / obtained books and / or technical reports; and
3. Experience of guiding the projects work, dissertation of post graduate or research students or supervising R&D projects in industry.

General Information & Instructions
1. The University reserves the right to:-
i. Withdraw any advertised post(s) at any time without assigning any reason thereof.
ii. Not to fill up any of the advertised positions.
2. The Qualifications, Pay Scales and other Conditions for the advertised teaching positions are in accordance with the “UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education 2018” (hereinafter referred to as UGC Regulations - 2018) and its subsequent amendments issued, published in the Gazette of India, and are subject to any future Regulations/Norms, including amendments in the present Regulations stipulated by the Ministry of Education/UGC, AICTE, NCTE etc applicable to such recruitments, which may change from time to time.
3. For appointment to teaching posts in discipline of Technical Education, Teaching Education, Norms and Standards laid down by the Relevant Regulatory Bodies shall prevail.
4. The hard copy of the Application Form must be accompanied by additional sheet (wherever required) and enclosures giving details of Academic Qualifications, Experience, Published Work etc.
5. Application, incomplete in any respect and not accompanied with relevant Certificates/ Documents/Photographs/Orders, as desired or without requisite Fee will be rejected.
6. Candidates are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess essential Qualifications as laid down in the Advertisement.
7. A Candidate already in employment requires to submit the ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the present employer.
8. The Candidates will be called for interview by the University on the recommendations of the Screening Committee, constituted by the competent authority.
9. Experience and Qualification will be reckoned as on the last date of submission of application.
10. The service conditions and age of superannuation shall be as per UGC Norms.

11. SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy Layer) and PwD candidates must enclose with the Application a ‘hard copy’ of the Caste Certificate/Medical Certificate on prescribed Format of the Government of India, duly issued by the competent authority.
12. OBC (Non-creamy Layer) candidates are required to submit the Caste Certificate in a prescribed Format duly signed by the Competent Authority and issued on or after 01.04.2024.
13. The reservation (including PwDs) for the posts will be as per the GoI Norms/UGC Instructions.
14. No ‘Interim Correspondence’ shall be entertained.
15. Outstation candidates belonging to SC/ST categories called for interview for the post of Professor and Associate Professor will be paid to and fro AC-II class railway fare towards journey expenses on production of tickets/proof, as per the University Rules.
16. The selection procedure shall be as laid down by the UGC Regulations (July 2018) on ‘Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff’.
17. 50% and above at UG level and 55% and above at PG level may be considered as Good Academic Records for purpose of assessing the eligibility for appointment to the teaching post, whereas applicable. A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the UG level as well as at PG level for the candidates belonging to SC / ST / OBC (NCL) / PwBD. The Eligibility Marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark.
18. A relaxation of 5% may be provided, from 55% to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D. Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19 September 1991.
19. No candidate shall be recommended suitable for appointment to the post of Professor unless he/she secures a minimum of 55% marks (50% in case of reserved category candidate for reserved post) at the interview stage.
20. Candidate who has been awarded Ph.D. from foreign Universities should enclose ‘Equivalence Certificate’, issued by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, without which his/her application will be rejected. However, those who have acquired Ph.D. degree from a Foreign University, duly nominated by the MoE's (formerly MHRD) Foreign Scholarship Programme, will be exempted from the producing the ‘Equivalency Certificate’.

21. Any document submitted after the Last Date shall not be accepted for any purpose, except for the ‘No Objection Certificate’ that may be produced at the Time of Interview.
22. It is the responsibility of the candidate to assess his own eligibility for the post for which he/she is applying in accordance with the prescribed qualification, experience etc. and submit his/her application duly filled-in along with desired information, documents and other supporting materials as per the advertisement. Suppression of factual information, production of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his /her candidature. In case, it is detected at any point of time in future even after appointment that the candidate was not eligible as per the prescribed qualification, experience or any documents was found fake, which could not be detected at the time of screening/ interview due to whatever circumstances, his/her appointment shall liable to be terminated forthwith as per this clause without any notice and also based on his undertaking apart from legal action as per rules.
23. The University shall verify the antecedents and documents submitted by candidates at any time, at the time of appointment or during the tenure of service. In case, it is detected that the documents submitted by the candidates are fake or the candidates have undesirable clandestine antecedents / background and have suppressed the said information, his / her services shall be liable to be terminated.
24. The appointment of the candidate will be subject to police verification. In case the report of the police with regard to his/her conduct, character, antecedent etc. is not found to be satisfactory, the appointment shall be withdrawn/ cancelled/ terminated forthwith without notice.
25. Candidates are advised to visit the University website regularly for updates related to recruitment.
26. In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection which may be detected at any stage even after the issuance of appointment letter, the University reserves the right to modify /withdraw / cancel any communication made to the candidates.
27. Canvassing in any form shall disqualify the candidature of the candidate.
28. The decision of the Screening Committee is final with regard to screening of applications and short listing of the candidates for appearing in the interview.
29. Salary, terms and conditions of services and superannuation will be according to the UGC norms as amended from time to time. Candidates selected against a post shall be required to sign service agreement as prescribed by the University on joining.
30. Every person appointed on regular basis to a post in the University by direct recruitment, shall be on probation in such post for a period of one year in the first instance, provided that the appointing authority may, in any individual case, extend the period of probation to such extent as it may deem necessary.
31. Candidates must be in sound health and bear good moral character. If selected, he/she must be undergone such medical examination and satisfy such Certificate of Health Fitness from the Medical Board of a district hospital and accepted by the competent authority of the University.
32. Amendments / changes if any in the advertisement shall be published only on the university website dhsgsu.edu.in.
33. In case of any dispute, the territorial jurisdiction for adjudication shall be the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur (M.P.)

How to Apply
1. Interested eligible candidates have to submit the online application available in the University website (dhsgsu.edu.in).Link of online applications are also available on CU Chayan Portal (curec.samarth.ac.in/).
2. Candidates are advised to read the advertisement carefully and check their eligibility before applying.
3. Candidates are also advised to read the instructions on CU Chayan Portal.
4. Email Id and Mobile number registered in the portal shall be used for future communication, if any. The University shall not be responsible for any loss of email, loss of any communication due to wrong address provided by the candidates.
5. Applicants are advised to submit the documents related to their Change of Name/Surname (if applicable) (i.e. Marriage Certificate, Gazette notification etc.).
6. Candidate who is already in service should submit his/her application through proper channel. However, he / she may send an advance copy of his / her application and should produce a “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview failing which he / she shall not be entertained in Interview.

Application processing fees :
1. Application processing fees for online application for various category are as under
UR/OBC/EWS : Rs. 1000/- (One Thousand ) only
SC / ST/ PwBD/ Women : Rs. 500/- (Five Hundred) only
2. Application processing fees will be accepted only through online mode.
3. Application processing fees shall be non-refundable and non-adjustable under any circumstances.
4. Candidate who wishes to apply for more than one post will be required to submit separate Online applications and separate processing fees.
5. Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and will be summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

Last date of online applications : 04.03.2025
Last date of receiving of Hard copy of application form : 11.03.2025

Eligible Candidates should fill in online applications form through CU Chayan portal curec.samarth.ac.in and must submit hard copy of application form through Speed/ Registered post only along with self-attested photocopies of all supporting documents/ testimonials.