Manpreet Singh

HAVE TO CRACK NET TO BECOME A LECTURER NOW

To ensure uniform standard of teachers across universities in India, the University Grants Commission has approved the National Eligibility Test (NET) as the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment of lecturers.“All new appointments of lecturers will have to follow the new regulation,” said UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat.“But candidates who have already been awarded Ph.Ds in compliance with the UGC regulation for minimum standards shall be exempted from the requirement of either NET or SLET.” Permanent teachers will also be exempted by the new regulation. “Only Ph.D holders whose course is of high standard will get exemption from NET or SLET to get into teachership in universities and colleges affiliated to UGC. The M Phil holders will have to clear NET or SLET,” said Thorat.