Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi Wanted Assistant Professor

Central University of Jharkhand invites online application from for engagement of Assistant Professor (Temporary), in the below mentioned departments. The engagement shall be purely temporary in nature. Consolidated remuneration of Rs. 57,700/- (Rupees fifty seven thousand seven hundred only), will be paid per month.

Date Posted: 13th January 2026

Hiring Organization: Central University of Jharkhand

Organization Profile: The President of India gave assent to The Central Universities Act, 2009 that envisages establishing and incorporating universities for teaching and research in the various states. The Central University of Jharkhand came into being under this Act on 1st of March, 2009. The Visitor of the Central University of Jharkhand, Her Excellency, Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil, appointed Dr. Darlando T. Khathing, an internationally renowned scientist and a distinguished academic administrator, as its first Vice-Chancellor. CUJ’s focus will be on research in cutting-edge technologies.

Job Title:

• Assistant Professor

Department:

• Commerce and Financial Studies
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Economics and Development Studies
• Energy Engineering
• English Studies
• Environmental Science
• Far East Languages (Korean)
• Geography
• Life Sciences
• Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
• Performing Arts

Qualification:

• A.
  1. A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Political Science/Public Administration from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
  2. 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 fulfilment 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 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai)
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering/ Energy Engineering / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
  • Eligibility:
    B. E. / B. Tech. / B. S. and M. E. / M. Tech. / M. S. or Integrated M. Tech. in relevant branch with first class or equivalent in any one of the degrees.

Apply Mode: Email

Job Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand

Pay Level: Consolidated remuneration of Rs. 57,700/- (Rupees fifty seven thousand seven hundred only), will be paid per month.

Organization Website: www.cuj.ac.in

How To Apply: 

• Interested candidates are required to fill up the application form provided with the advertisement and email with all their testimonials to [email protected] on or before 18th January, 2026 till 5:00 P.M.
• The shortlisted candidates will be called for interview as per the following tentative schedule given below:
  TENTATIVE DATE OF INTERVIEW
  1 Commerce and Financial Studies 21.01.2026
  2 Computer Science and Engineering 21.01.2026
  3 Economics and Development Studies 22.01.2026
  4 Energy Engineering 22.01.2026
  5 English Studies 22.01.2026
  6 Environmental Science 23.01.2026
  7 Far East Languages (Korean) 24.01.2026
  8 Geography 23.01.2026
  9 Life Sciences 21.01.2026
  10 Metallurgical & Materials Engineering 23.01.2026
  11 Performing Arts 24.01.2026

Organization Address:

Central University of Jharkhand
Cheri-Manatu Campus, P.O.- Kamre
P.S. – Kanke, Ranchi-835222
(Jharkhand)

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