Gujarat Vidyapith Assistant Professor Commerce Recruitment 2026

Gujarat Vidyapith Assistant Professor (Commerce) Recruitment 2026 — Walk-in Interview

Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad (a Deemed to be University, NAAC "B++") has invited applications for 1 Assistant Professor post in Commerce on a contract basis, under Advertisement No. 10/2026-27 dated 6 November 2026, signed by Registrar Dr. Himanshu Patel. Selection is through a walk-in interview on 17 November 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Central Office, Gujarat Vidyapith, Near Income Tax, Ahmedabad.

Post and pay

Assistant Professor (Commerce) — 1 post. The appointment is purely temporary, on contract for 11 months or till completion of the semester, whichever is earlier. Pay is a fixed Rs. 50,000 per month, with no other benefits.

Eligibility

A Master's degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) in Commerce or a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university; AND cleared NET (UGC/CSIR) or SLET/SET, or awarded a Ph.D. as per the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2009 or 2016 and amendments. Ph.D. candidates registered before 11 July 2009 are governed by the then-existing ordinances, and the Ph.D. must be in regular mode with the thesis evaluated by at least two external examiners, an open viva conducted, two research papers published (at least one in a refereed journal) and two papers presented at UGC/ICSSR/CSIR-sponsored conferences or seminars, certified by the Registrar or Dean (Academic Affairs). Alternatively, a Ph.D. from a foreign university ranked among the top 500 in the World University Ranking (QS / THE / ARWU Shanghai) is accepted. A 5% relaxation at Bachelor's and Master's level applies for SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy Layer)/Differently-abled candidates, and a 5% relaxation (55% to 50%) for Ph.D. holders who obtained their Master's degree before 19 September 1991. Academic score as per Appendix II (Table 3A for Universities / Table 3B for Colleges) is used only for short-listing for the interview; selection is based only on performance in the interview. Knowledge of Gujarati/Hindi is essential, as the medium of instruction at all levels in the Vidyapith is generally Gujarati.

Age

No age limit is stated in the advertisement.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the advertisement, including the application form. No fee is charged for attending the walk-in interview.

How to apply

Attend the walk-in interview on 17 November 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Central Office, Gujarat Vidyapith, Near Income Tax, Ahmedabad – 380009, with the filled application form (pages 4–5 of the advertisement PDF) and original testimonials. The Vidyapith reserves the right not to fill the vacancy and to increase or decrease the number of posts.