MGU Course Mentor (Online MBA) Recruitment 2026

MGU Course Mentor (Online MBA) Recruitment 2026 — 1 post on contract

Mahatma Gandhi University, Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), Kottayam, Kerala, has invited applications for the post of Course Mentor (Online MBA) on contract. This is Re-Notification-2, Ref No. 116383/ADA7-1/2023/VC SECTION dated 09 November 2026. There is 1 post, reserved for the OBC community. This is a purely contractual engagement at CDOE, NOT a regular or permanent post — do not read it as one.

Pay and tenure

The pay is a consolidated Rs. 40,000 per month. The tenure is 1 year, likely to be extended for another 2 years based on the annual appraisal report. The selected candidate will execute an agreement with the University.

Who can apply

You need a postgraduate degree in the relevant subject area with a minimum of 55% marks, and NET or Ph.D., subject to the UGC ODL/OL Regulation 2020. The maximum age is 50 years as on 01 January 2026. No minimum age is stated in the advertisement.

This post is notified under the OBC community reservation quota. A Community Certificate and a Non-Creamy Layer Certificate are required. Natives of States other than Kerala need not apply for this post. Degrees from universities or institutions outside Kerala must be accompanied by an equivalency or eligibility certificate from Mahatma Gandhi University.

Fee

No application fee is stated anywhere in the notification. Do not assume any fee.

Selection

There will be an interview after initial screening. The interview format and date will be announced later. Late applications, and applications not in the prescribed format or without scanned certificates, are summarily rejected.

Last date — computed from the notification

The last date is 19 November 2026. It is computed from the notification's rule, "within 10 days from the date of this notification" (09 November 2026), and is not printed as a calendar date in the notification itself. An independent aggregator also gives 19 November 2026, but the computation from the notification is the basis used here.

How to apply

Email the duly filled proforma attached to the notification, with scanned copies of your documents (age, community reservation, qualification mark lists and degree certificates, specialisation, UGC-approved journal proof, impact factor, experience, awards, CGPA-to-percentage conversion and other qualifications), to recruitmentada7@mgu.ac.in, with the subject "Application for the post of Course Mentor (Online MBA) on contract - CDOE". Read the official notification linked below in full before applying.