JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 70 Posts

📋 Overview

Higher Education Department (HED), Jammu & Kashmir has released the official notification for JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 70 Posts. A total of 70 Posts vacancies have been announced. Interested and eligible candidates can apply before 2026-08-31. Read below for complete details on eligibility, salary, age limit, and how to apply.

📊 Key Details

✅ Eligibility

Option A: A Master's Degree with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/Differently Abled/PhD degree holders who obtained their Master's Degree prior to 19 September 1991), or an equivalent grade on a point scale, in the concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. Candidates must also have cleared NET conducted by UGC/CSIR, or an equivalent test accredited by UGC such as SLET/SET, OR hold a PhD degree awarded in accordance with UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of M.Phil/PhD Degree) Regulations 2009 or 2016 (subject to specified conditions such as evaluation by two external examiners, an open PhD viva voce, and publication/presentation of research papers). NET/SLET/SET is not required for disciplines in which it is not conducted by UGC/CSIR or similar accredited bodies. | Option B: A PhD Degree obtained from a foreign university/institution ranked among the top 500 in the world by QS World University Rankings, The Times Higher Education (THE), or the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

📅 Important Dates

📝 How to Apply

Visit the official website of Higher Education Department (HED), Jammu & Kashmir to apply online for JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 70 Posts.

ℹ️ About This Job

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has invited online applications for filling up 70 backlog vacancies of Assistant Professor across 24 disciplines in Government Colleges under the Higher Education Department (HED), Jammu & Kashmir, vide Notification No. 06-PSC(DR-P) of 2026 dated 31 July 2026. Only domiciles of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir possessing the prescribed academic/professional qualification and age are eligible to apply. The application form will be available on the JKPSC website from 1 August 2026, and the last date to complete the online application, including fee payment and document upload, is 31 August 2026. Age will be reckoned as on 1 January 2026, and selection will be made as per Rule 45 of the JKPSC (Business & Procedure) Rules, 2021, through a written examination followed by the Commission's selection process.