Faculty Recruitment 2025- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad

Faculty Recruitment 2025 notification announced by Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat- Assistant Professor Jobs. Eligible candidates may apply Online and Postal.

Post Date: 10th October 2025

 Hiring Organization: Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University

Organization Profile: The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature on 13th April, 1994, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment. The University offers 80+ programmes with an enrolment of more than 8,00,000+ learners.

Job Title: Assistant Professor

Department:

• Sociology(Second Attempt)

Qualification:
Eligibility (A or B) :
A.
i) A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
ii) 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 or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
e) 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.
The fulfillment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.
Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET.
OR
B.
The Ph. D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following:
(i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
(ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or
(iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Job Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Pay Scale:

• Academic Level 10 Entry Pay of Rs. 57700/-

Apply mode: Online And Postal

Organization Website: https://baou.edu.in/

How to Apply: Online Application Form is available on website www.baou.edu.in and for further information detailed advertisement is also available at university website https://baou.edu.in/careers.

• No application after last date will be considered. The last date for online submission is Dt.13/10/2025 23:59 Hrs. and physical Copy of the Application Form should reach to the
  University on or before Dt.16/10/2025., 17:00 Hrs. by Registered Post AD / Speed Post/Courier only, otherwise your application will be rejected automatically.

Apply Online: Click here

Organization Address:

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
‘Jyotirmay’ Parisar,
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,
Chharodi, Ahmedabad – 382 481.

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