The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Off Campus has announced Teaching Faculty jobs 2026 for the post of Assistant Professor. Interested candidates may apply Online.
Post Date: 3rd September 2026
Hiring Organization: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Organization Profile: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (www.tiss.edu), established in the year 1936 is a Deemed to be University, fully funded by the University Grants Commission, Govt of India. TISS is a Grade I University with NAAC and is ranked 60 under NIRF University Rank Category for 2022. With four campuses at Mumbai (main campus), Hyderabad, Guwahati, and Tuljapur (rural campus), TISS currently offers 05 Undergraduate programmes, 54 Masters’ Degree programmes, and 18 Ph.D. programmes in a range of socially relevant inter-disciplinary areas of applied Social Sciences including 34 Bachelor of Vocational degree programmes.
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Employment Type: Contract
Department that has vacancy:
Qualifications:
Essential Qualification:
i) A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Sociology 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 PhD 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’ subject to the or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions fulfilment of the following conditions:-
i. The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
ii. The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
iii. An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
iv. The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
v. 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 fulfilment 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: Guwahati, Assam
Pay Scale: Entry pay of Rs. 57700/- in the Academic Pay level 10 as per 7th CPC
Apply Mode: Online
Last Date: 16th September 2026
Organization Website: https://tiss.edu/
How to Apply:
- The candidates are requested to apply online through the link (Apply Now) provided along with this advertisement on the Institute’s website at www.tiss.edu.
- The candidates are requested to take a print of the acknowledgement of the online application and keep it for future reference.
- Interview: Eligible candidates will be communicated by email to appear for the presentation and interview to be conducted at TISS, Guwahati.
- Verification of Documents: The shortlisted candidates are required to send scanned copies of their coloured passport-size photographs and self-attested photocopies of relevant certificates in support of the essential qualifications and experience. Original certificates will be verified only for the selected candidate at the time of appointment.
- Note: The selected candidate would be required to join within 10-15 days of selection and will be stationed at Guwahati.
Organization Address:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Jalukbari, Guwahati,
Assam, PIN 781013
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