Assistant Professor Recruitment 2025- Teachers Recruitment Board- TN

Recruitment of Assistant Professor in Tamil Nadu Collegiate Educational Service in Government Arts & Science Colleges and Government Colleges of Education- 2025

Post Date: 18.10.2025

Applications are invited under this fresh notification from the eligible candidates for Direct Recruitment to 2708 posts of Assistant Professors in Tamil Nadu Collegiate Educational Service for Government Arts & Science Colleges and Government Colleges of Education through online mode till 10.11.2025.

Note:
The candidates who had already applied and paid the fees earlier in response to the Notification No.12/2019, dated: 28.08.2019 & 04.10.2019 and Notification No.02/2024, dated: 14.03.2024 have to apply again afresh. They are exempted from the payment of fees

Name of the Post: Assistant Professor

Pay Scale:  Rs. 57,700 – 1,82,400 (Level 10)

Post Code: 25ASC

Total No. of Vacancies: 2708

Including Backlog Vacancies-72, Shortfall Vacancies-3,Special Recruitment for the
Presidency College-3 and Current Vacancies- 2630

Important Dates: 

• Date of Notification : 16.10.2025
• Date of Commencement of Applying through Online mode:17.10.2025
• Last Date for Submission of Application through Online mode:10.11.2025
• Edit Option:11.11.2025 to 13.11.2025
• Date of Examination: 20.12.2025(Tentative)
• Date of Interview: Will be announced later

Vacancy details Subject-wise:

Backlog/Carried Forward Vacances: 72 nos

1. English
2. Mathematics
3. Statistics
4. Physics
5. Chemistry
6. Botany
7. Zoology
8. Computer Science
9. History
10. Geography
11. Economics
12. Commerce
13. Commerce (Comp. Appn.)
14. Commerce (E Commerce)
15. Political Science
16. Public Administration
17. Business Administration
18. Sanskrit

Shortfall Vacancies: 3 nos

• English
• Chemistry
• Computer Science

Current Vacancies: 2630 Nos

1. Bio Chemistry
2. Biological Science Education
3. Botany
4. Plant Biology and Plant Bio- Technology
5. Bio Technology
6. Business Administration
7. Computer Science
8. Computer Application
9. Chemistry
10. Commerce
11. Commerce (Computer Application)
12. Commerce (ECommerce)
13. Commerce (International Business)
14. Commerce (Co-Operation)
15. Commerce (Corporate Secretaryship)
16. Defence Studies
17. English
18. Economics
19. Education
20. Electronics
21. Electronics and Communication
22. Environmental Science
23. Fashion Technology
24. Food Service Management & Dietetics
25. Food Science & Nutrition
26. Food & Nutrition
27. Geography
28. Geology
29. History
30. Historical Studies
31. History Education
32. Home Science
33. Human Resource Development (HRD)
34. Human Rights
35. Hindi
36. Information Technology
37. Indian Culture and Tourism
38. Indian Music
39. Journalism and Mass Communication
40. Mathematics
41. Micro Biology
42. Marine Biology
43. Mathematics Education
44. Malayalam
45. Nutrition & Dietetics
46. Political Science
47. Physics
48. Physical Science Education
49. Public Administration
50. Psychology
51. Statistics
52. Sociology
53. Social Work
54. Sanskrit
55. Tourism and Travel Management
56. Tamil
57. Telugu
58. Urdu
59. Visual Communication
60. Wild Life Biology
61. Zoology

To teach Differently Abled (Hearing Impaired) in Tamil and Computer Application subjects (Special Recruitment Presidency College, Chennai-5): 3 Nos Tamil, Computer Application

Qualification

A. AGE: Candidates should not have completed 57 years as on 01-07-2025

The Candidates who have already applied in response to the Notification No.12/2019, dated:28.08.2019 & 04.10.2019 and Notification No.02/2024, dated: 14.03.2024 will be given age relaxation.
[G.O.(Ms) No.231, Higher Education (F2) Department, Dated.06.10.2025]

B. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (As on the date of notification)

Assistant Professor: Eligibility (a) or (b):

(a) i) A Master’s degree with a minimum of 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.

A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor’s as well as at the Master‘s level for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities / Backward Classes / Backward Class Muslim/ Differently Abled (a) Blindness and low vision; (b) Deaf and Hard of Hearing; (c) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid-attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability (e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under (a) to (d) including deafblindness) for the purpose of eligibility and assessing good academic record for direct recruitment.

The eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedure.

A relaxation of 5% shall 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.

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 in 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 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
[G.O.(Ms) No.05, Higher Education (H1) Department, Dated.11.01.2021].

Note: For the Special Recruitment (Presidency College) to teach Differently Abled (Hearing Impaired), apart from the qualification mentioned above, they should possess any one of the following additional special qualifications:
a. Rehabilitation Council of India approved Disability related (Deaf) Course-Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf (Hearing Impairment)
(or)
b. Special B.Ed. in teaching the Hearing Impairment.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (As on the date of Notification)

i. The teaching experience certificate shall be taken into account for the relevant subjects for which the candidate has opted for the calculation of weightage marks.
ii. The teaching experience shall be calculated as on the date of notification.
iii. The candidate can upload the teaching experience certificate till the last date of submission of online application. (10.11.2025)

D. EQUIVALENCE OF QUALIFICATION:

The Government Orders relating to equivalence of qualification are available in the Teachers Recruitment Board’s website. However, if the candidate possesses an equivalence of qualification other than one mentioned in the Board’s website and if Government Orders to this effect have been issued on or before the date of this notification, candidates should furnish the details of the same while applying and should upload a copy of the Government Order at the time of uploading of documents, failing which his/her candidature will be rejected after due process. The Government Orders regarding equivalence of qualification issued after the last date of submission of online application for this notification will not be considered for this recruitment.

Adequate knowledge of the official language of the State, namely, Tamil: As per the Tamil Nadu Collegiate Educational Service rules, every person appointed to any category of the services of Collegiate Education by direct recruitment whose mother tongue is other than Tamil or who have not studied Tamil in any school or college should pass the special language test in Tamil for officers of the Education Department (Higher Standard) having Code No.027 (Paper-I) and Code No.042  (Paper-II) conducted by TNPSC, within a period of two years from the date of appointment.

How to Apply:

1. Read carefully the “How to Apply” section given in the advertisement / website.
2. Candidates should apply only through online mode in the Teachers Recruitment Board website https://www.trb.tn.gov.in. The application process is entirely online. No other mode of application will be entertained.
3. A valid e-mail id and Mobile Number of candidates are mandatory for registration and e-mail id should be kept active for any future correspondence.
4. Evidences for claims made by the candidate while applying online shall be uploaded by the candidate at the time of Registration itself. The same will be verified subsequently at the time of Certificate Verification and Interview.
5. All the particulars mentioned in the online application including name of the candidate, post applied for, subject applied for, communal reservation, date of birth, address and all other fields will be considered as final and no modifications shall be allowed after the last date specified for applying through online. Candidates are requested to fill in the online application form with utmost care and caution, as no correspondence regarding change of particulars will be entertained at any cost.
6. Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:

Candidates should upload the required documents for proof in respect of all the claims made in the application with reference to this notification as and when called for. If the required certificates are not uploaded by the applicant, within the stipulated time, his/her application will be rejected after due process.

The following Original Certificates and Mark Statements are to be uploaded in the portal along with the Online application:

1.  10th / SSLC Mark Sheet
2. 12th / HSC Mark Sheet
3. Diploma or its equivalent, if applicable
   1. Consolidated Marks Sheet of all Semesters
   2. Diploma Certificate or Provisional Certificate
4.  UG Certificates
   1. Consolidated Marks Sheet / Mark Sheets for all semesters in a single pdf
   2. Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
5. PG Certificates
   1. Consolidated Mark Sheet / Mark Sheets for all semesters in a single pdf
   2. Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
6. M.Phil. Certificates, if applicable
   1. Consolidated Mark Sheet
   2. Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
7.  B.Ed. Certificates, if applicable
   1. Consolidated Mark Sheet / Mark Sheets for all semesters in a single pdf
   2. Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
8.  M.Ed. Certificates, if applicable
   1. Consolidated Mark Sheet / Mark Sheets for all semesters in a single pdf
   2. Degree Certificate or Provisional Certificate
9. Ph.D. Degree/Viva Voce approval letter from university, if applicable
10.  NET / SLET/SET, etc., Certificate, if applicable
11. Evidence (G.O.) for Equivalence of Qualification, if applicable
12. Community Certificate
13. Proof for claiming Persons Studied in Tamil Medium reservation (PSTM), if applicable (ANNEXURE- I & II)
14. No Objection Certificate from the Head of the Institution or Appointing Authority, if applicable. (ANNEXURE-III)
15. Certificate for Teaching Experience as Guest Lecturers / Assistant Professors, if applicable (ANNEXURE-IV).
16. Conduct Certificate from the last studied Institution
17.  Character Certificate from a Gazetted Officer
18. Transgender ID Card with Gender Certificate, if applicable.
19. Differently Abled (PwD) Certificate, if applicable.

Important Note: For Teaching Experience rendered by the UGC Qualified Guest Lecturers working in Government Colleges, Assistant Professors working in Aided / Private Colleges subject to the outcome of the Writ Appeal (MD) No.507 of 2025 filed by the Government against the orders passed in W.P (MD) No.8127 of 2024, has to be obtained from the competent authority and uploaded.
(Annexure-IV)

General Information:

1. Candidates should keep ready their scanned recent color passport size photograph (Jpg/Jpeg/Png format of size 20-60 kb) and signature (Jpg/Jpeg/Png format of size 10- 30 KB) separately. The candidates will have to upload their photo image and signature while applying online. The online application uploaded without the candidate’s photograph and candidate’s signature will be summarily rejected. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
2. The candidates who does not possess the prescribed qualifications, as on the date of notification are not eligible to apply.
3. The candidates should satisfy themselves about their eligibility before applying. It is to be noted that if a candidate is allowed to appear for the examination it does not imply that the eligibility of the candidate is verified. The eligibility shall be verified by the Board only at the time of Certificate Verification, If called for.
4. These certificates shall be uploaded in Jpg/Jpeg/Png format of size 60-120 Kb. A valid e-mail id and Mobile Number of candidates are mandatory for registration and e-mail id should be kept active as all future communications will be sent to the registered email id only.
5. The candidates will not be allowed to submit more than one application.
6. Evidence for claims made by the candidate while applying online shall be uploaded by the candidate at the time of Registration itself, which will be verified during the time of Certificate Verification and Interview.
7. Incomplete applications and applications containing false claims or incorrect particulars relating to category of reservation, basic qualifications and other eligibility criteria will be liable for rejection and criminal action will be initiated against the candidate.
8. The number of vacancies notified is only tentative and it is subject to modification with reference to vacancy position given by the User Department before finalization of selection.
9. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification for selection.
10. No TA/DA will be paid for Certificate Verification and attending Interview.
11. In the matter of recruitment, the decision of the Teachers Recruitment Board is final.
12. The online application can be submitted till 10.11.2025 after which the link will be disabled

Last Date For Submission of Filled-In Application Forms:

The last date for submission of filled-in Application Forms through Online mode till 10.11.2025. After that the online link will be disabled. Incomplete applications shall be rejected.

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