Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Wanted Assistant Professor

Teaching Jobs vacancy notification announced by The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission for 2026 -2027 academic calendar year. Eligible candidates may apply through Online

Date Posted: 6th January 2026

Hiring Organization: Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission

Organization Profile: Himachal Pradesh attained statehood on 25th January 1971. Prior to this date, the function of the Public Service Commission in respect of the civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh were being discharged by the Union Public Service Commission under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. It was, therefore, incumbent on the State to have its own Public Service Commission. However, since a State Public Service Commission could be constituted simultaneously with the attainment of Statehood, the Union Public Service Commission, on a request from the Governor of the State of Himachal Pradesh with the approval of the President of India, agreed to serve the needs of Himachal Pradesh till the establishment of a Public Service Commission for the State or for a period of three months from 25th January, 1971 whichever was earlier.

Job Title: Assistant Professor

Department: 

• Chemical Sciences
• English
• Life Sciences
• Commerce
• Economics
• Geography
• Hindi
• History
• Mathematical Sciences
• Music
• Physical Sciences
• Physical Education
• Sociology
• Sanskrit
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Computer Science and Applications
• Tourism Administration and Management
• Mass Communication and Journalism
• Psychology
• Education
• Environment Sciences

Qualification: 

• General / Unreserved / General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree and Scheduled Caste (SC) of H.P. /Scheduled Tribe (ST) of H.P. /Other Backward Classes (Non- creamy layer of H.P./ and Persons with Disability (PWD) of H.P. category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree from Universities / Institutions recognized by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications are eligible for this Test.
• Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s Degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for the post of Assistant Professor in the Universities/Colleges situated in the State, only after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination as stated above. Such candidates must complete their P.G. Degree examination within two years from the date of SET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
• The Ph.D. Degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in SET.
• Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates, whose Post Graduation subject is not covered in the list of SET subjects may appear in UGC-NET/Joint CSIR-UGC Test (for instance the candidates having post graduation degree in Acharya (Traditional Sanskrit) are not eligible to appear in Sanskrit subject}. Similarly, a candidate having the Degree of Hotel Management is not eligible to appear in the subject of Tourism Administration. If a candidate qualifies the SET Examination in the subject other than the subject of his Master’s Degree, H.P. Public Service Commission will not be responsible for that.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy layer) /PWD (General PWD, S.C. PWD, S.T. PWD & OBC PWD) category must ensure that their certificate of respective category is on parental lineage issued by the competent authority.
• Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University / Institute or foreign Degree/ diploma/certificate awarded by the Foreign University/ Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s Degree of recognized Indian Universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiu.ac.in).

EXEMPTION / ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(s)

• NET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor(s) in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions. However, those candidates, who have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum standards and Procedure for Award for Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET /SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor(s) or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.
• For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st June, 2002 (as per UGC updated Guildelines-2023 for State Eligibility Test) are exempted from appearing in NET, and are eligible to appear/apply for Assistant Professor(s) anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June, 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor(s) only in the Universities/Colleges situated in the State from where they have cleared their SET. A candidate can appear in the SET any number of times and there is no age limit.

Job Location: Himachal Pradesh

Pay Scale: As Per Norms

Apply Mode: Online

Website: www.hp.gov.in

How to Apply: Online Applications are invited from desirous and eligible candidates for admission to State Eligibility Test-2026. Candidates can apply, through “Online” mode only. Application in any other mode will not be entertained and will be rejected straightway. Closing date for submission of online applications through official website of the H.P. Public Service Commission i.e. http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in is upto 30.01.2026 till 11:59 p.m. after which the link will be disabled.

• The desirous & eligible candidate are required to visit the official website of the H.P. Public Service Commission (http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc) and click on the link “Apply Online” on the Home Page. The candidate will register and create his/ her profile on “One Time Registration” and after logging in to his/ her account in OTRS. The list of advertisements will be displayed to the candidate on dashboard. Candidate will apply for STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST through portal. The application of the candidate will be submitted only after uploading of requisite documents and the payment of requisite fees as per advertisement. Before submission of application the candidate will be shown the preview of uploaded documents and he / shall give an under taking / declaration that:- “It is certified that I have checked the preview of all the requisite uploaded documents and I am satisfied that documents are legible, readable and true. That I shall not object to rejection of my candidature based on the sole reason of uploaded documents being non readable / poor quality of scanning”
• The candidates already registered with H.P. Public Service Commission for other examinations / test need not to register again and they may use their earlier User ID
  and Password for applying online.

To Apply Online: Online submission

Address: 
The Secretary
H.P. Public Service Commission
Shimla- 171002

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