Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Total No. of Vacancies: 15

Job Location: Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

Last date for Submission of Application: 28.02.2018

Name of the Post & No of Vacancies:

TNAU Invites Applications for the Following Posts

1. Professor - 05

Agronomy - 01

Plant Breeding and Genetics- 01

Horticulture- 03

2. Associate Professor - 10

Agricultural Economics- 01

Agricultural Entomology- 02

Agricultural Extension- 01

Agricultural Microbiology- 01

Agronomy- 01

Plant Breeding and Genetics- 01

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry- 01

Horticulture- 02

Educational Qualification:

1. Professor

i. A Candidate with Ph.D. qualification(s) in the concerned / relevant discipline and published work of high quality, with a minimum of 10 publications as books and/or research/policy papers, of which at least five papers in refereed journals in the previous cadre.

ii. A Master's degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent. iii. A minimum of ten years of experience in teaching/ research/ extension in university/college or accredited Research Institutions including experience of guiding candidates for research, in the cadre of Assistant Professor and above, with at least two years of experience in the Associate Professor cadre or equivalent.

v. A minimum score as stipulated in the academic performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) set out in the UGC guidelines communicated by the ICAR

2. Associate Professor

i. A candidate with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned / relevant disciplines. ii. A Master's degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent (or an equivalent grade in point scale wherever grading system is followed).

iii. A minimum of five publications as books or research/policy papers of which at least three papers in refereed journals in the cadre of Assistant Professor.

iv. A minimum of eight years of experience in teaching/research/ extension in the cadre of Assistant Professor or in an academic/research/extension in University or College or accredited Research Institution in the cadre of Assistant Professor.

v. A minimum score as stipulated in the academic performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) set out in the UGC guidelines communicated by the ICAR.

Pay Scale:

1. Professor - Rs. 37400-67000 + 10000 (AGP)

2. Associate Professor - Rs. 37400-67000 + 9000 (AGP)

Application Fee:

For General/OBC Candidates Application Fee is - Rs.1000/-

For All Other Candidates (ST/SC/Ex-s/PWD) Application Fee is - Rs.750/-

Hard Copies of the signed application (registered online) along with photocopies of (i) ID proof (ii) Proof of Date of Birth (iii) Educational Certificates: Mark-Sheets/Degree Certificate (iv) Caste and attested copies of relevant documents should be addressed to “The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 ” by post so as to reach us by 28.02.2018. Envelope must be super-scribed with “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF “…………….”

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