University of Kashmir is recruiting for Assistant Professor positions on a contractual basis for the academic session 2025. The available positions are across various departments in main and satellite campuses, including the School of Arts, Languages and Literature, Social Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Education and Behavioural Sciences, Law, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Applied Sciences and Technology, Business Studies, Engineering, Open Learning, and Biological Sciences. The recruitment notification was released on 09/01/2025, and the job location is Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The online application process starts on 11/01/2025, and the last date to apply online is 27/01/2025. The last date for submission of the hard copy is 28/01/2025. Applicants from India are eligible to apply.

Recruitment Overview

Recruitment Organization	University of Kashmir
Post Name	Assistant Professor
Advt No.	F (Advt-Appt-AP-Cont-2025) DAA/KU
Nature of Job	Contractual
Mode of Exam	Interview
Vacancies	Multiples
Salary	Based on qualification
Applicant Eligible From	India
Job Location	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Category	Kashmir University Jobs

Post Details & Essential Qualification

**I. School of Arts, Languages & Literature**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Urdu	PGD-UR-14	xxx
2.	English	PGD-EG-20	xxx
3.	Hindi	PGD-HI-15	Hindi Fiction, Grammar, Hindi Natak, Bhasha Vigyaan, Aadhunik Kavya.
4.	Persian	PGD-PN-8	Good proficiency in Modern Persian language. Good command on Translation from Persian to Urdu or English & vice versa.
5.	Linguistics	PGD-LN-8	Good command on Pretorics & Prosody. Field Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Academic writing Interdisciplinary Linguistics Kashmiri Language & Linguistics.
6.	Kashmiri	PGD-KR-11	Modern Poetry, Literary Theory, Narrative Poetry, History of Literature Linguistics & New Criticism.
7.	Foreign Languages	PGD-FL-8	French Language. German Language.
8.	English (South Campus)	SCU-EG-11	xxx
9.	Urdu (South Campus)	SCU-UR-8	xxx
10.	English (North Campus)	NC-EG-10	Comparative Literature. Post Colonialism, Cultural Studies, New Literatures, Indian Literature.
11.	English (Kupwara Campus)	KPU-EG-6	xxx
12.	Arabic (Kupwara Campus)	KPU-AR-2	xxx
13.	Philosophy	PGD-AD-3	Ancient Western Philosophy, Modern Western Philosophy, Ancient Indian Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Metaphysics.

**II. School of Social Sciences**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	History	PGD-HS-12	History of Medieval Kashmir. History of Medieval India. History of Modern Kashmir. World History.
2.	Library & Information Science	PGD-LS-9	Open Source, Information Retrieval, Collection Development, University Libraries, Reference Management Software.
3.	Media Education Research Centre (MERC)	PGD-ME-10	Field experience in AV/ Print/ Multimedia. Print Media-Reporting and Editing. TV Journalism. Online Media. Urdu Journalism. Rural Affairs Reporting. Still Photography.
4.	Sociology	PGD-SO-9	xxx
5.	Political Science	PGD-PS-13	Political Theory, Indian Political System, Indian Political Thought, Political Ideologies, South Asian Politics.
6.	Public Administration	PGD-PS-14	Administrative Thought, Comparative Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance, Indian Administration.
7.	Islamic Studies	PGD-IS-15	XXX
8.	Sheikh-ul-Alam Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies	PGD-SC-10	Essential: Good Academic record with Ph.D degree in any discipline in the School of Social Sciences and/ or Arts, Languages & Literature. A Master's degree in any of the disciplines in the School of Social Sciences and/ or Arts, Languages & Literature with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in point scale wherever grading system is followed. Published research work of good quality preferably with Multidisciplinary aspect. Desirable: Knowledge of Sufism, Rishism & Shaikh-ul-Aalam Studies.
9.	Anthropology (Institute of Kashmir Studies)	PGD-KS-4	Sound knowledge of Kashmir Culture, History & Language. Social Anthropology, Biological Anthropology/ Archaeology Anthropology.

**III. School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Chemistry	PGD-CH-23	Physical Chemistry. Organic Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry.
2.	Statistics	PGD-ST-6	xxx
3.	Physics	PGD-PH-10	xxx
4.	Mathematics	PGD-MA-14	Differential Equations. Algebra. Differential Geometry. Applied Mathematics. Analysis, Discrete Mathematics.
5.	Mathematics (South Campus)	SCU-MA-6	Algebra, Analysis & Geometry.
6.	Physics (Kupwara Campus)	KPU-PH-11	xxx
7.	Mathematics (Kupwara Campus)	KPU-MA-4	xxx

**IV. School of Education & Behavioral Sciences**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Psychology	PGD-PY-7	xxx
2.	Education & M. Ed	PGD-ED-17	Educational Technology/ ICT & Education. Development of Indian Education. Population & Gender Studies. Curriculum Development. Statistics in Education. Essential: i) PG in Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology with minimum 55% marks. ii) PG in Education (M.A/ M.Ed) with minimum 55% marks. iii) NET/ SET or Ph.D. Specialization: Philosophical Foundations of Education. Sociological Foundations of Education. Psychological Foundations of Education. Teacher Education.
3.	Integrated B.Ed-M.Ed		Essential: M.Ed with 55% marks. PG in English with 55% marks, NET/ SET or Ph.D in Education or English. Specialization: Pedagogy in English. Essential: M.Ed with 55% marks.
4.	Education, B.Ed & M. Ed (South Campus)	SCU-ED-10	PG in Botany/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Bio-technology with 55% marks, NET/ SET or Ph.D in Education or Science Stream. Essential: M.Ed with 55% marks. PG in Social Science with 55% marks, NET/ SET or Ph.D in Education or Social Science.
5.	Teacher Education (North Campus)	NC-TE-7	PG in Social Sciences. Education Statistics. Education Philosophy. Education Research.
6.	M.PEd	PGD-PE-11	xxx

**V. School of Law**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Law		xxx
2.	Political Science (Law)		xxx
3.	Economics (Law)	PGD-LA-18	xxx
4.	Sociology (Law)		xxx
5.	English (Law)		xxx

**VI. School of Earth & Environmental Sciences**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Geography	PGD-GR-18	Remote Sensing/ Physical Human and Social Geography.
2.	Disaster Management		Disaster Management/ Geography/ Geology.
3.	Earth Sciences	PGD-ES-8	Essential: Applied Geology/ Geology.
4.	Environmental Science	PGD-EV-4	xxx

**VII. School of Applied Sciences & Technology**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Home Science	PGD-HO-8	Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition.
2.	Pharmaceutical Science	PGD-PM-9	Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry.
3.	Information Technology	PGD-IT-7	M.Sc. IT with NET/ SET/ Ph.D OR MCA with NET/ SET/ Ph.D OR B.E/ B.Tech (CSE/ IT) with M.E/ M.Tech (CSE/ IT). OR M.E/ M.Tech (CSE/ IT) (without undergraduate Engineering degree) & with one year teaching experience at PG level.
4.	Electronics & Instrumentation Technology	PGD-EL-20	Ph.D in Electronics/ Electronic Engineering or Equivalent with 55% marks at PG level. OR M.Sc in Electronics with 55% marks at PG level and NET/ SET. OR M.Tech in Embedded Systems/ Electronics and Communication/ VLSI/ Equivalent with 55% marks.
5.	Computer Sciences	PGD-CS-22	Essential: MCA or Sciences with NET/ SET/ Ph.D OR M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering or Relevant. Desirable: B.Sc Mathematics for one (01) Position. Specialization: Artificial Intelligence, Theory of Computation, Machine Learning, Network Security.
6.	Computer Sciences (South Campus)	SCU-CS-3	xxx
7.	Computer Sciences (North Campus)	NC-CS-8	Artificial Intelligence. Theory of Computation. Machine Learning. Network Security. Organizational Behaviour.

**VIII. School of Business Studies**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Commerce	PGD-CM-6	xxx
2.	Management Studies	PGD-MG-14	MBA/ MBA-FM/ MFC/ IMBA: Finance/ Marketing/ HRM/ Operations Management. IT: MCA/ M.Sc IT/ MBA-IT/ M.Tech (Computer Sciences). Specialization: Finance/ Marketing/ HRM/ Operations Management/ IT.
3.	Economics	PGD-EC-18	Quantitative Methods for Economics, Economics of Development/ Growth, Macroeconomics, Advanced Econometrics, Agriculture Economics, Industrial Economics.
4.	Management Studies (South Campus)	SCU-BM-12	Finance. Marketing. Human Resource Management. Information Technology (IT).
5.	Management Studies (North Campus)	NC-BM-20	MBA (Marketing/ HR/ Finance/ IT) with NET/ SET or Ph.D. MBA-FM with NET/ SET or Ph.D. MCA/ M.Sc. IT with NET/ SET or Ph.D.

**IX. School of Engineering**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Civil Engineering (IOT, Zakura)		Essential: B.E/ B.Tech and M.E/ M.Tech in Civil Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D
2.	Mechanical Engineering (IOT, Zakura)		Essential: B.E/ B.Tech and M.E/ M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D
3.	Electrical Engineering (IOT, Zakura)	IOT-IOT-4	Essential: B.E/ B.Tech and M.E/ M.Tech in Electrical Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D
4.	Electronics & Communication Engineering (IOT, Zakura)		Essential: B.E/ B.Tech and M.E/ M.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D
5.	Computer Engineering (IOT, Zakura)		Essential: B.E/ B.Tech and M.E/ M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering or allied branches with first class in any one of the two degrees or B.Tech and direct Ph.D with GATE. Desirable: Ph.D
6.	Management Studies (IOT, Zakura)		Essential: MBA with 55% marks &NET/ SET/ Ph.D.
7.	Computer Science & Engineering (North Campus)		XXX
8.	Electronics & Communication Engineering (North Campus)		XXX
9.	Engineering Physics (North Campus)	NC-CE-13	XXX
10.	Engineering Mathematics (North Campus)		XXX

**X. School of Open Learning**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Mathematics (CDOE)		XXX
2.	Urdu (CDOE)		Working knowledge of Inpage software.
3.	Economics (CDOE)		XXX
4.	Commerce (CDOE)		XXX
5.	Islamic Studies (CDOE)		XXX
6.	English (CDOE)		XXX
7.	Kashmiri (CDOE)	PGD-DD-15	Working knowledge of Kashmiri software.
8.	History		XXX
9.	Education (CDOE)		XXX
10.	B.Ed (CDOE)		Essential: PG in Education (M.Ed) & PG in Social Science or PG in Education with B.Ed. PG in History & PG in Education (M.Ed). PG in Botany or Zoology & PG in Education (M.Ed).
11.	B.Ed Jammu Chapter (CDOE)		Essential: B.Ed and PG in Education. B.Ed, M.Ed and PG in any discipline of Social Sciences.

**XI. School of Biological Sciences**
S. No.	Subject	Post ID	Desirable Qualification/ Specialization
1.	Biochemistry	PGD-BC-10	Essential: Biochemistry/ Clinical Biochemistry.
2.	Clinical Biochemistry	PGD-CB-3	XXX
3.	Microbiology (CORD)	PGD-CD-14	Industrial, Food, Agricultural & Environmental Microbiology. Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology.
4.	Bio-Resources	PGD-BOR-3	Essential: Zoology/ Botany/ Biotechnology/ Bio-resources. Specialization: Biodiversity Conservation, Animal Resources, Plant Resources, Microbial Resources, Palynology Embryology, Economic Botany, Animal Cell & Tissue Technology, Entomology, Immunology, Parasitology, Bioinformatics.
5.	Botany	BO-10	Must have Proficiency/ Expertise in Biostatistics, Data Visualization, Advanced Programming etc.
6.	Botany (North Campus)	NC-BO-1	Plant Taxonomy/ Biostatistics/ Economic Botany/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Bio-chemistry/ Bio-technology/ Environmental Sciences.
7.	Nanotechnology	PGD-NT-2	Essential: Nanotechnology/ Physics/ Electronics with Ph.D Desirable: Candidates with essential qualifications and having expertise in Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics.
8.	Zoology	PGD-ZO-21	Entomology, Parasitology, Ichthyology & Wildlife Ecology.

Exam Fee

Application Fee	Rs. 250
Additional Form Fee	Rs. 100 (for each additional form)

Selection Process

S.No	Selection Process
1	Engagement Basis: Purely on need basis for the academic session 2025. Tenure: Terminated by the end of the academic session or till the position is filled on a substantive basis, whichever is earlier.
2	Claim for Continuation: Selected candidates shall have no right to claim for continuation or regularization based on this need-based engagement.
3	Remuneration: Wages fixed based on qualification possessed as on the cut-off/last date for submission of applications.
4	Agreement: Appointees must agree with all terms & conditions in the advertisement notice dated 09/01/2025 and other terms & conditions implemented by the University.
5	Other Employment: Candidates must confirm they are not working in any Government or Semi-Government Department or any other Institute.
6	Interview Candidates are advised to be in touch with the concerned Deans of the Schools about the date, venue, and time of the interview.

How to Apply

Visit official website by Clicking Here.
Submit the online application form starting from 11/01/2025.
Complete the online application form by 27/01/2025.
Download the filled application form after online submission.
Submit the hard copy of the downloaded application form along with relevant documents to the office of the concerned Deans of the Schools by 28/01/2025.
Pay the application fee of Rs. 250 online. Pay an additional Rs. 100 for each extra application form submitted.

Important Dates

Online registration start date	11/01/2025
Online registration last date	27/01/2025
Last date for submission of hard copy	28/01/2025

Important Links

Official Website	Click Here
Recruitment Notification	Click Here
Apply Online	Click Here

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the last date to apply for the Assistant Professor position online?
The last date to apply online is 27/01/2025.
What is the application fee for the Assistant Professor position?
The application fee is Rs. 250, with an additional Rs. 100 for each extra application form.
Is NET/SET/SLET qualification required for all subjects?
NET/SET/SLET is not required for Engineering subjects.
Can a candidate already working in a Government or Semi-Government department apply?
No, candidates already working in any Government or Semi-Government department or any other institute are not eligible to apply.

University of Kashmir Contractual Assistant Professor Recruitment 2025: Notification, Eligibility & Apply Online