MGU Assistant Professor (Botany) on Contract Recruitment 2026

MGU Assistant Professor (Botany) on Contract Recruitment 2026 — 1 post (E/B/T)

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala has invited applications for one post of Assistant Professor on Contract (Botany) at the National Institute of Plant Science Technology (NIPST), under the E/B/T (Ezhava/Billava/Thiyya) community reservation quota. The engagement is purely on contract for the academic year 2026-2027, till 15 April 2027, and the selected candidate executes an agreement as per existing norms.

A note on the last date

The notification does not print a calendar last date. It says applications must reach within 10 days from the date of the notification (7 November 2026), which works out to 17 November 2026. That date is computed, not printed — treat it as the deadline and apply early, since late applications are summarily rejected.

Who can apply

Qualification is as per UGC norms. The application proforma asks for NET and Ph.D. details, teaching experience, ICT practices and research publications. Age is as per the UGC Regulations for Assistant Professors. Teachers who have retired from Colleges or Universities will also be considered, subject to a maximum age limit of 70 years as on 1 January 2026. No separate minimum age is stated in the notification.

The pay is a consolidated Rs. 40,000 per month, with no allowances in addition.

Restrictions — read before applying

This post is notified exclusively under the community reservation quota, so natives of States other than Keralam need not apply. Community-quota candidates must enclose the Community Certificate and Non-Creamy Layer Certificate. Degrees or Ph.D. obtained outside Keralam need an Equivalency/Eligibility certificate from MGU.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the 5-page notification. Do not assume any fee.

How to apply

Email the duly filled proforma ("Application for the Temporary Engagement to the Post of Assistant Professor on Contract at Graduate School / IIRBS / NIPST for the Academic Year 2026-27", attached to the notification) with scanned copies of original documents — age proof, Community Certificate and Non-Creamy Layer Certificate for community-quota candidates, mark lists and degree certificates, proof of UGC/peer-reviewed journals and impact factor, experience certificate and awards, CGPA-to-percentage conversion proof, equivalency/eligibility certificate where applicable, and Differently Abled/EWS certificate where applicable — to recruitmentada7@mgu.ac.in within 10 days of the notification. Applications not in the prescribed format and applications without scanned certificates are summarily rejected. Read the official notification PDF linked below in full before applying.