UGC launches academic job portal for NET, SET, PhD qualified candidates

June 21, 2021: The University Grants Commission has launched an academic job portal for the candidates who are NET/ SET/Ph.D. qualified candidates. The portal will provide a platform for employers and job-seeking candidates to get an academic job. The platform will help the candidates to bring their academic profile to the attention of universities/ colleges and other employers. Candidates can access the job portal at ugc.ac.in/jobportal.

The candidates who have passed the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET), state eligibility test, and those who have a Ph.D. degree can create their profiles on the UGC job portal. The universities or colleges that notify recruitment advertisements for the vacancies of professors, assistant professors, or any other teaching faculty posts will also post the notifications on the UGC job portal. 

As per the official notification released by UGC, the academic job portal facilitates employers to search and browse the academic profile of candidates available on this portal. The portal also facilitates employers to register and post the job vacancies on this portal so that candidates can apply against the vacancies.

"The portal facilitates candidates to register and create their profile online. The academic job portal facilitates the employers to search and browse academic profile of candidates available on this portal. The Portal also facilitates employers to register and post the job vacancies on this portal so that candidates can apply against the vacancies," the official website reads. 

Till now, a total of 57,392 NET qualified candidates have created their profiles on the UGC job portal.  A total of 14,807 NET-JRF qualified candidates, 16561 SET qualified candidates, and 28215 Ph.D. qualified candidates have created their profiles on the UGC academic job portal. Currently, there is no job posted on the portal.