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KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY MAAC
Mukthagangothri, Mysuru - 570 006
No. KSOU/AB/Est-1/620/2023-24 Dated: 16.08.2023
NOTIFICATION
Sub: Appointment to the posts of Professors and Associate Professors through Direct
Recruitment- Reg.
Ref: 1. Karnataka Public employment (reservation in appointments for Hyderabad- Karnataka
Region) wide Notification dated: DPAR 06: PLX 2012 dated:06.11.2013 and 20.01.2o14.
2. Approval by the 149h Board of Management, KSOU, held on 10.01.2018.
3. This University Notification No. KSOUIAB/EST-1/620/2020-21, dated: 18.10.2021
4. Karnataka Gazette Notification No. DPAR O2 SEHIMA 2022 Bengaluru dated: 28.12.2022.
5. Approvalby the Hon' Chancellor and the Governor of Karnatakadated: 01.03.2023.
6. Karnataka Gazette Notification No. DPAR 01SEHIMA 2022 Bengaluru dated: 08.03.2023.
7. Approval by the Commissioner, Department of Social Welfare Department, Government of
Karnataka dated: 24.03.2023.
8. Approval by the Commissioner, Department of Backward Classes, Government of
Karnataka dated: 15.06.2023.
9. Approval by the Hon' Vice-Chancellor dated: 16.08.2023.
Applications are invited in the prescribed format along with the relevant copies of documents
(eight sets) from the eligible Indian Nationals for the following Teaching Posts of various Departments of
Studies (comprising Post-graduate, Graduate, Diploma courses) of Karnataka State Open University
(KSOU), Mysuru. The eligible Indian Nationals residing abroad (NRIs) are also eligible to apply. Those
who have already applied in response to this University Notification of even number
dated: 18.10.2021, need not apply again, However, they shall remit difference application fee of
Rs. 500- (in case of SC/ST and Cat-I: Rs. 250/-) for the post of Professor and Rs.800/- (in case of
SCIST and Cat-I: Rs.400/-) for the post of Associate Professor. Further, additional information/
documents accomplished by them in support of their claims if any, in the concerned subjects shall be
submitted in eight sets.
The Application Fee for the post of Professor and Associate Professor is Rs. 2000/- (Tn case of
SCIST and Cat-I Rs. 1000/-). Duly filled-in Application forms along with necessary enclosures should
reach the Registrar, Karnataka State Open University, Mukthagangothri, Mysuru 570 006
(Karnataka State) onor before 27.09.2023.
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Details of Teaching Posts
SI. Department of Studies Professor Associate
No.
(comprising of Post Professor
graduate, Under-graduate No. of No. of
and Diploma courses) Posts Posts
01 Kannada 01 02
02 Hindi 01
03 English 01 02
04
05
Commerce 01 02
06
Management 01 02
History 01 02
07 Sociology 01 01
08 Political Science 01 01
09 Economics 02
10 Education 01
11 Library & Information Science 01
12 Physics 01
13
Chemistry 01
14 Mathematics 01
15
Microbiology 01
16 Geography 01
17
18
Psychology 01
Computer Science 01
19
Biotechnology Total 07
01
25
PROFESSOR: 07(Seven) Posts:
Out of Seven Posts, 01 Post is reserved for Hyderabad Karnataka (Kalyana Karnataka) (under 371J)
Candidates for the subject History.
The Reservation for the Other 06 Posts of Professor is prescribed as below:
Total
Categories Posts
Reservation
Schedule Caste 01 Others-1
Schedule Tribe 01 Others-1
General Merit 03 Woman-1, Rural-1, Others-1
Category II-A 01 Others-1
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: 25(Twenty five) Posts.
Three posts are reserved for Hyderabad Karnataka (Kalyana Karnataka) (under 371J) Candidates for the
subject Education, Physics and Mathematics.
Reservation for 03 posts ofHyderabad-Karnataka/Kalyana Karnataka Region are as follows:
SC-01(others-1); GM-01 (0thers-1); ST -01 (Others-1)
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The Reservation for the other 22 posts of Associate Professor is prescribed as below:
Categories Total Reservation
Posts
Schedule Caste 03 (Women-1, Rural-1, Physically Challenged -1)
Schedule Tribe 01 (Others-1)
General Merit 10 (Women-3, Rural-3, Physically Challenged-1, Ex-Ser.-1, Others-2)
Category II-A 04 (Women-1, Rural-1, Physically Challenged -1, Others-1)
Category II-B 01 (Others-1)
Category III-A 01 (Others-1)
Category III-B 01 (Others-1)
Category-I 01 (Backlog vacancy)
1. Professor: Eligibility (A or B):
A.
/ relevant discipline, and
() An eminent Scholar having a Ph.D., degree in the concerned / allied
published work
published work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of
UGC-listed journals and a
with, a minimum of 10 research publications in the Peer-reviewed or
2 of UGC Regulation
total research score of 120 as per the criteria given in Appendix II, Table
2018.
as Assistant Professor
(ii) Aminimum of Ten years of teaching experience in an University /College
at the University
/Associate Professor / Professor, and / or research experience at equivalent level
Candidate.
/National level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided Doctoral
OR
/ allied / applied Disciplines,
B. An outstandingProfessional, having a Ph.D., Degree in the relevant
has made significant
from any Academic Institutions(not included in A above) / industry, who
supported by
contribution to the knowledge in the concerned / allied / relevant discipline,
documentary evidence provided he /she has ten years' experience.
2. Associate Professor: Eligibility:
concerned / allied/ relevant disciplines.
(i) Good Academic Record, with a Ph.D., Degree in the
A
grade in a point scale, wherever the
(ii) AMaster's Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent
grading system is followed).
Aminimum of eight years of experience of teaching
and/or research in an academic / research
(ii)
University, College or Accredited Research
position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a
in the Peer-reviewed or UGC-Ilisted
Institution /Industry with a minimum of Seven publications
criteria given in Appendix II,
journals and a total research score of Seventy-five (75) as per the
Table 2 of UGC Regulation 2018.
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Relaxation:
a) A relaxation of 5% shall be allowed at the Bachelor's as well as at the Master's level for the
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe /Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non
creamy Layer)/Differently-abled (a) Blindness and low vision; (b) Deaf and Hard of Hearing; (c)
Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid-attack victims and
muscular dystrophy; (d) Autism, intellectual disability specific learning disability and mental illnes;
(e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness) for the
purpose of eligibility and assessing good academic record for direct recruitment. The eligibility
marks of S55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading system is
followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based only on
the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedure.
b) Relaxation of S% shall be provided, (from S% to 50% of the marks) to the Ph.D., Degree holders
whohave obtained their Master's Degree prior to 19 September, 1991.
c) Counting of past Service for Direct Recruitment.
Previous regular service, whether national or international, as Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor or Professor or equivalent in a University, College, National Laboratories or other
scientific/professional organizations such as the CSIR, ICAR, DRDO, UGC, ICSSR, ICHR, ICMR
and DBT, should count for the Direct Recruitment.
a) The essential qualifications of the post held were not lower than the qualifications prescribed by
the UGC for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, as the case may be;
b) The post is/was in an equivalent grade or of the pre-revised scale of pay as the post of Assistant
Professor (Lecturer), Associate Professor (Reader) and Professor.
c) The concerned Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor should possess the same
minimum qualifications as prescribed by the UGC for appointment to the post of Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, as the case may be.
d) The post was filled in accordance with the prescribed selection procedure as laid down in the
Regulations of the University/State Government/Central Government/Institutions concerned, for
such appointments.
e) The previous appointmnent was not as Guest Lecturer for any duration.
) The previous Ad-hoc or Temporary or contractualservice (by whatever nomenclature it may be
called shall be counted for direct recruitment, provided that:
(i) The essential qualifications of the post held were not lower than the qualifications
prescribed bythe UGCfor Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, as the
case may be
(ii) The incumbent was appointed on the recommendation of aduly constituted Selection
Committed/Selection Committee constituted as per the rules of the respective university:
(ii) The incumbent was drawing total gross emoluments not less than the monthly gross
salary of a regularly appointed Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor.
as the case may be; and
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g) No distinctions shall be made with reference to the nature of management of the
institution where
previous service was rendered (private/local body/Government), while counting the past service
under this clause.
INSTRUCTIONS TOCANDIDATES FOR ALL THE ABOVE POSTS:
1 Prescribed application forms along with the detailed notification can be downloaded from
University Website. [Link]
2
The Qualification, Pay Scale and other Eligibility Conditions are as per UGC Regulations-2018 Vide
UGCNotification Date: 18.07.2018.
3.
The Candidates who want to apply for more than one post shallsubmit separate Application for each
post along with prescribed fee.
4.
The selected candidates must be prepared to work in any Centre coming under the jurisdiction of
Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru.
5. No TA/DA willbe paid to be the Candidates who attend the Interview/ Joining for duty.
6. Incomplete Application willbe rejected without Notice. The University will not be responsible for
any postal delay or loss or any other inconvenience.
7. The Candidate claiming reservation under SC/ST/ or any other categories shall be required to attach
the valid certificate issued by the competent and authorized authority.
8. Those who are appointed on or after 01.04.2006 shall come under New pension (Contributory)
Scheme, which came into effect from 01.04.2006.
9. The Employees belonging to Government, QuasiGovernment, Aided Colleges and Universities are
required to submit their Applications through proper channel.
10. Candidates have to pay the Application fee to the University A/e 501003 16845801, HDFC Bank,
IFSC code: HDFCO003733, Kuvempunagar Branch, Mysuru and also enter UTR No. and date of
transaction in their Application form.
11. The Candidates must possess the required eligibility and qualification as on the last date fixed for
receiving Applications by the University.
12. The copies of all relevant documents in support of their claim shall be enclosed along with the
Application.
13. As onthe last date of Application, Person above the age of 59 years are eligible to apply.
14. All belated and incomplete Applications which are not in the prescribed from in eight sets will be
rejected without notice.
By OrderA
REISTRAR
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KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Mukthagangothri, Mysuru-570 006
ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
APPLICATION FORM
(For the post of Professor / Associate Professor)
(Notification: Ref. KSOU/AB/EST-1/ _____ / 2023-24, Dated: ____________
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Post Applied Professor Affix your
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Associate Professor recent
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Subject size photo
Area of
Specialization
[To be submitted in 8 sets with enclosures (one original and seven photo copies of
the original may be made by the candidate and send along with the enclosures)]
DETAILS OF APPLICATION FEES PAID
Date UTR No Bank Name Amount
Rs.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1 FULL NAME
(in Block letters)
Gender Male Female
(Tick mark to be made)
Marital Status Married Un Married
(Tick mark to be made)
Mother Name
Father Name
Spouse Name
2 CATEGORY (Tick mark to be made)
SC ST CAT I Cat. IIA Cat. IIB Cat. IIIA Cat. IIIB GM
HORIZONTAL RESERVATION (Tick mark to be made)
Woman Rural Physically Ex-Service Kannada Project
Challenged Man Medium Displaced
Enclose certificate issued by the competent authority. Application without required certificate will
be consider under GM category
3 HYDERABAD-KARNATAKA (HK) [Kalyana Karnataka (KK)] (Tick mark to be made)
SC ST CAT I Cat. IIA Cat. IIB Cat. IIIA Cat. IIIB GM
HORIZONTAL RESERVATION (Tick mark to be made)
Woman Rural Physically Ex-Service Kannada Project
Challenged Man Medium Displaced
Enclose certificate issued by the competent authority. Application without required certificate will
be considered under GM category
4 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE :
PERMANENT ADDRESS : -
Mobile No. :
Telephone
Office STD –CODE :
Residence STD –CODE :
E-mail
5 KNOWLEDGE OF KANNADA Writing
Reading
6 DATE OF Place of
BIRTH Birth
Day Month Year
Age as on last date of application
Nationality Mother
Tongue
7 PRESENT EMPLOYMENT DETAILS :
Designation
Name of the
Organization
Pay Scale
Current Basic Pay
Total
Emoluments
(per month)
8 ACADEMIC RECORD STARTING WITH SSLC/10th Standard : (Attach photocopies)
Certificate Branch/Specialization Board/College/Institute/ Year of Percentage/
/Degree University Completion/ CGPA
Passing
SSLC/
th
10 Standard
PUC
3
UG Course
PG Course
Diploma/ PG
Diploma
Ph.D.
NET/SLET/SET
09 NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT WITH PAY SCALE
(Particulars of employment in chronological order starting with recent Employment) Enclose
Supporting Documents issued by the Competent Authority.
Name of the Post held Date of Date of Gross Salary Pay Scale Permanent /
Employer Joining Leaving Temporary
10 EXPERIENCE (in no. of years) (Enclose supporting documents issued by the Competent
Authority)
PG
UG
11 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :
Designation Institution of Affiliation Area of Research Period
The period spent for acquiring [Link]. and/or Ph.D. Degree will not be considered as research experience
12 RESEARCH GUIDANCE :
Ph.D. Completed Ph.D. Ongoing
[Link]./ P.G Dissertation Completed [Link]./ P.G Dissertation
Completed Ongoing
13 PUBLICATIONS :
Published Accepted/ In Pres
National International National International
Research Papers :
Books :
Edited Book:
Book Article:
Conference Proceedings :
14 PATENTS Granted : Filed :
15 CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA/TRAINING
PROGRAMMES ATTENDED : (ATTACH PHOTOCOPIES OF THE
CERTIFICATES)
Year Conference/Seminars/Workshops Title of paper presented/ Delivered Lecture/
Symposia/Trainings attended Chaired Sessions
16 RESEARCH PROJECTS :
Name of the PI/Other(s) Date of Date of Funding Amount
Research Commencement Completion Agency Sanctioned
Project
17 AWARDS /FELLOWSHIP/ MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC BODIES/ SOCIETIES
AND EDITORSHIP OF REPUTED JOURNALS :
Name of the Body/Society Name of Award/Fellowship/Nature of
Membership/Editorship
18 EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS :
19 The Candidate should fill the format (Appendix II Table 2 of UGC Regulation
2018) for calculating Academic/Research Score.
20 ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION :
Please give details of any other credential, significant contributions, awards received etc., not
mentioned
Sl. Details (mention Year, Value etc., where ever relevant)
No.
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that all information given in this application are true, complete and
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that in the event of any
information being found false, incomplete or incorrect, my candidature is liable to be
cancelled/ my application is liable to be rejected. I hereby agree and abide by the rules
and regulations of the University.
Place :
Date : Signature of the Candidate
CERTIFICATE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE PRESENTLY WORKING :
Certified that Sri/Smt hold a
permanent/temporary post of (Designation)
in the Department / University/ Organization of
from having been
appointed therein under the rules of recruitment. He/She is permitted to apply for the said
post.
Place :
Date : Signature of the appointing authority
department/with name and seal
APPENDIX II TABLE 2 OF UGC REGULATION 2018
Methodology for University and College Teachers for calculating Academic/Research Score
(Assessment must be based on evidence produced by the teacher such as: copy of publications, project sanction letter, utilization
and completion certificates issued by the University and acknowledgements for patent filing and approval letters, students’ Ph.D.
award letter, etc,.)
(To be filled by the candidates with supporting documents)
S.N. Academic/Research Activity Faculty of Sciences/Engineering/ Faculty of languages/ Humanities/
Agriculture/ Medical/ Veterinary Arts/ Social Science/ Library/
Sciences Education/ Physical Education/
Commerce/ Management & other
related disciplines.
Score Assigned Score obtained Score Assigned Score obtained
1. Research Papers in Peer- 08 per paper 10 per paper
Reviewed or UGC listed Journals
2. Publications (other than research
papers)
(a) Books authored which are
published by;
International publishers 12 12
National Publishers 10 10
Chapter in Edited Book 05 05
Editor of Book by International 10 10
Publisher
Editor of Book by National 08 08
Publisher
(b) Translation works in Indian
and Foreign Languages by
qualified faculties
Chapter or Research paper 03 03
Book 08 08
3. Creation of ICT mediated
Teaching Learning pedagogy and
content and development of new
and innovative courses and
curricula
(a)Development of Innovative 05 05
pedagogy
(b) Design of new curricula and 02 per 02 Per
courses curricula/course curricula/course
(c) MOOCs
Development of complete 20 20
MOOCs in 4 quadrants (4 credit
course) In case of MOOCs of
lesser credits 05 marks/credit)
MOOCs (developed in 4 quadrant) 05 05
per module/lecture
Content writer/subject matter 02 02
expert for each module of MOOCs
(at least one quadrant)
Course Coordinator for MOOCs (4 08 08
credit course) (In case of MOOCs
of lesser credits 02 marks/credit)
(d) E-Content
Development of e-Content in 4 12 12
quadrants for a complete
course/e-book
e-Content (developed in 4 05 05
quadrants) per module
Contribution to development of 02 02
e-content module in complete
course/paper/e-book (at lest one
quadrant)
Editor of e-content for complete 10 10
course/paper/e-book
4. (a) Research guidance
Ph.D 10 per degree 10 per degree
awarded awarded
05 per thesis 05 per thesis
submitted submitted
[Link]./P.G dissertation 02 per degree 02 per degree
awarded awarded
(b)Research Projects Completed
More than 10 lakhs 10 10
Less than 10 Lakhs 05 05
(c) Research Projects Ongoing:
More than 10 lakhs 05 05
Less than 10 Lakhs 02 02
(d) Consultancy 03 03
5. (a) Patents
International 10 10
National 07 07
(b) *Policy Document (Submitted to an International
body/organisation like UNO/UNESCO/World Bank/International
Monetary Fund etc. or Central Government or State Government)
International 10 10
National 07 07
State 04 04
(c) Awards/Fellowship
International 07 07
National 05 05
6. *Invited lectures/Resource
Person/ paper presentation in
Seminars/ Conferences/ full
paper in Conference Proceedings
(Paper presented in
Seminars/Conferences and also
published as full paper in
Conference Proceedings will be
counted only once )
International (Abroad) 07 07
International (within country) 05 05
National 03 03
State/University 02 02
The Research Score for research papers would be augmented as follows:
Peer-Reviewed or UGC-listed Journals (Impact factor to be determined as per Thomson Reuters list):
i. Paper in refereed journals without impact factor - 5 Points
ii. Paper with impact factor less than 1 - 10 Points
iii. Paper with impact factor between 1 and 2 - 15 Points
iv. Paper with impact factor between 2 and 5 - 20 Points
v. Paper with impact factor between 5 and 10 - 25 Points
vi. Paper with impact factor >10 - 30 Points
(a) Two authors: 70% of total value of publication for each author.
(b) More than two authors: 70% of total value of publication for the First/Principal/Corresponding
author and 30% of total value of publication for each of the joint authors.
Joint Projects: Principal Investigator and Co-investigator would get 50% each.
Note:
Paper presented if part of edited book or proceeding then it can be claimed only once.
For joint supervision or research students, the formula shall be 70% of the total score for Supervisor
and Co-supervisor. Supervision and Co-supervisor, both shall get 7 marks each.
*For the purpose of calculating research score of the teacher, the combined research score from the
categories of 5(b). Policy Documents and 6. Invited lectures/Resource Person/Paper presentation
shall have an upper capping of thirty percent of the total research score of the teacher concerned.
The research score shall be from the minimum of three categories out of six categories.
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