JKPSC Recruitment: Filling of Various Posts in Higher Education Department

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JKPSC Recruitment: Status Update on Assistant Professor (Computer Application) Posts in Higher Education Department
Date: 29-07-2025

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The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has issued a notice regarding the recruitment for the post of Assistant Professor in Computer Application under the Higher Education Department, following a decision made by the Appellate Authority.

Background of the Recruitment

The Higher Education Department had referred 18 vacancies for the post of Assistant Professor, Computer Application, vide letter HE/Coll/Coord/Apptt/A.P/2021 dated 05.07.2021 and No. HED-GAZ/85/2022-04 dated 13.04.2022. The distribution of the posts was as follows:

  • OM: 08
  • RBA: 02
  • SC: 02
  • ST: 02
  • EWS: 01
  • ALC/IB: 01
  • PSP: 01
  • SLC: 01

These posts were subsequently advertised through Notification No. 06-PSC (DR-P) of 2023, dated 01.03.2023.

Essential Qualification Criteria

As per the notification, the minimum eligibility criteria for the post included:

  • A good academic record with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/Differently-abled/Ph.D. degree holders who completed their Master’s before 19th September 1991) or an equivalent grade at the Master’s level in Computer Applications or a relevant discipline.
  • The candidate must have cleared NET/SLET/SET conducted by UGC/CSIR/AIU.

Exemptions from NET/SLET/SET:

  • Candidates with a Ph.D. degree awarded in accordance with UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree Regulations), 2009.
  • Candidates in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted.

Examination and Results

  • A written examination was conducted on 29.08.2024.
  • The result was declared via Notification No. PSC/Exam/S/2024/67, dated 05.11.2024.

Rejection of Candidature and Appellate Review

Following document verification, several candidates were found ineligible due to lack of the requisite qualification, leading to rejection of their candidature through a notice issued on 13.06.2025.

Candidates were informed that they may submit a representation before the Appellate Authority if they felt aggrieved by the rejection decision.

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