UGC Issues Draft Guidelines for Professor of Practice: Check Eligibility Here

The University Grant Commission (UGC) recently released the drafted guidelines for hiring a Professor of Practice in universities and colleges.

Piyushi Rai

Updated on - Oct 2, 2022 | 10:56 PM IST

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The University Grant Commission (UGC) recently released the drafted guidelines for hiring a Professor of Practice in universities and colleges.

As per the UGC, "This will help to take real-world practices and experiences into the classrooms and also augment the faculty resources in higher education institutions. In turn, the industry and society will benefit from trained graduates equipped with the relevant skills."

Main Objective

The aim of UGC 2022 guidelines is to engage distinguished professionals in academic institutions from a variety of sectors, including engineering, science, technology, entrepreneurship, business, social sciences, media, literature, fine arts, civil services, military forces, the legal profession, and public administration.

Eligibility Criteria for Professor of Practice

Below is the eligibility criteria released as per UGC 2022 Guidelines

Experts from a variety of fields, including engineering, science, technology, entrepreneurship, commerce, social sciences, media, literature, fine arts, civil services, armed forces, the legal profession, and public administration are eligible to be employed as Professors of Practice in universities and colleges.
A candidate for Professor of Practice must have at least 15 years of senior-level experience.
Ranks: The professor can be recruited for different ranks based on their experience. The three ranks are Assistant Professor Of Practice, Associate Professor Of Practice, and Professor Of Practice.
Tenure: The instruction provides that the experts would be employed for a fixed time a maximum tenure of three years, which may be extended by one year. Additionally, the proportion of these experts in a given institute should never be greater than 10% of the authorised positions.

"The maximum duration of service of 'Professor of Practice' at a given institution should not exceed three years and is extendable by one year in exceptional cases and the total service should not exceed four years under any circumstances," read the draft guidelines.

"For skilling of youth at the optimum level, learners are required to think like employers and employers are to think like learners. Towards this, the UGC has taken a new initiative to bring the industry and other professional expertise into the academic institutions through a new category of positions called 'Professor of Practice," said Jagdish Kumar, UGC Chairman.

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