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Central University of Punjab Teaching Positions Recruitment 2025: Notification, Eligibility & Apply Link

March 21, 2025 by gaurav.p

The Central University of Punjab is recruiting for regular teaching positions at its campus. This recruitment notice offers multiple vacancies for posts including Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Released on 21/03/2025, the jobs are located in Bathinda, Punjab. Candidates can submit their applications online with the last date to apply being 21/04/2025 (05:00 PM). Eligible applicants from all India can apply for these positions.

Recruitment Overview

Recruitment Organization Central University of Punjab
Post Name Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor
Advt No. CUPB/24-25/015
Nature of Job Regular
Mode of Exam Interview
Vacancies 21
Salary As per UGC norms
Applicant Eligible From India
Job Location Bathinda, Punjab
Category Teaching Positions

Post Details

Age Eligibility

Post Name Age Criteria
Assistant Professor 21 to 40 years
Associate Professor 21 to 50 years
Professor 21 to 60 years
Category Age Relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
OBC 3 years

Exam Fee

Category Fee (Rs.) Details
General/OBC/EWS 750 Application fee for each post.
SC/ST/PwD/Women Exempted No application fee required.

Essential Qualification

Post Name Essential Qualification
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor 		As per UGC Regulations 2018 & its amendments.
Experience as per UGC Regulations.

For Physical Education:
As per NCTE Regulations 2014 & its amendments.
For Computer Science & Technology:
As per AICTE guidelines.
Professor
(Applied Agriculture) 		Master's degree & Ph.D. degree in:

  • Food Technology / Food Science & Technology / Food Processing Technology / Food Processing Engineering (For Food Science and Technology specialization)

  • Agribusiness (For Agribusiness specialization)

In addition to UGC Regulations.
Faculty positions
(Financial Administration) 		Master degree & NET/Ph.D. in:
  • Commerce/Management
Faculty positions
(Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products) 		As per Pharmacy Council of India (PCI).
Pharmacist Registration Certificate valid as on closing date of applying online.

Selection Process

  1. Shortlisting Criteria:

    1. Stringent criteria will be applied for short-listing the candidates.

    2. The University reserves the right to place reasonable limit on the total number of candidates to be called for interview.

    3. The University reserves the right to shortlist/select candidates as per requirement of specialization/research area.

  2. Selection Process:

    1. The selection process may be by a presentation/seminar/interview or a combination thereof.

  3. Experience:

    1. The experience certificate must certify the Date of Joining, Date of Relieving (if any), Initial Designation, Current Designation, Pay Scale and Date of Promotion (if any).

    2. In support of the claimed experience, at least one salary slip for each financial year is required to be uploaded on the recruitment portal while applying for the post.

    3. Form 16 (issued by the Employer) is also required for counting past experience of Non-Govt Organizations.

    4. Candidates from Non-Government organizations are required to submit Form-16 for claiming their monthly emoluments in support of their claimed experience.

    5. In case of in-service candidates from the private sector, a relieving letter from the employer at the time of joining must be submitted.

How to Apply

  1. Visit the Online Application Form.

  2. The online link will be available till 21/04/2025 (by IST 05:00 PM).

  3. Read the General Instructions carefully.

  4. Fill the application form with correct details.

  5. Upload all the required documents.

    1. Experience certificate.

    2. Salary slips.

    3. Form 16 for Non-Govt organizations.

    4. PwD certificate, if applicable.

    5. SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS certificate, if applicable.

    6. Equivalence Certificate for Ph.D. from foreign Universities.

    7. NOC from employer.

  6. Pay the application fee online, if applicable.

  7. Submit the application form online.

  8. Take a printout of the online application form.

  9. Keep the printout & enclosures for future reference.

Important Dates

Last Date to apply online 21/04/2025 (upto 05:00 PM)

Important Links

Online Application Form Click Here
Notification Click Here
CUP Website Click Here

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What are the essential qualifications for the teaching posts?

    The qualification and experience required for teaching posts (other than given at Sr. 2 & 14) will be as per UGC Regulations 2018 and its amendments from time-to-time. [cite: 12]

  2. What is the qualification requirement for faculty positions in the Department of Financial Administration?

    For the Department of Financial Administration, it is clarified that Master degree and NET/Ph.D. must be in subject of Commerce/Management. [cite: 16]

  3. How should applicants for Professor and Associate Professor posts fill the Academic/Research Score?

    Applicants for the posts of Professors and Associate Professors are required to fill the Academic/Research Score (API) form strictly in the format provided in UGC Regulations-2018 at Table 2 of Appendix II. [cite: 20]

  4. What is the application fee for this recruitment?

    All candidates are required to deposit Application fee on the online portal @ Rs. 750/- for each post, they apply. However, the SC/ST/PWD/Women candidates are exempted from application fee. [cite: 73, 74]