JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 70 Posts

The 70 backlog vacancies (1st Special Drive, from Notification No. 06-PSC(DR-P) of 2023 & 17-PSC(DR-P) of 2023) are distributed across the following disciplines, with category-wise breakup: Category abbreviations used: OM = Open Merit, SC = Scheduled Caste, ST = Scheduled Tribe, ALC/IB = Actual Line of Control/International Border, PSP = Persons Settled in Pakistan, EWS = Economically Weaker Section.

Candidates applying for the JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 must be domiciles of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and must meet the prescribed educational qualification and age limit detailed below. For most disciplines, candidates must fulfil either of the following: 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 su

Selected candidates will be appointed in the Pay Band of ₹15,600–39,100 with Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of ₹6,000 (Pre-revised), equivalent to ₹57,000 in Level-10 of the applicable pay matrix.

The requisite fee must be deposited through online mode after successful submission of the online application form. Applications submitted without fee deposition will be treated as incomplete and rejected without notice.

Selection for the JKPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 will be made in terms of Rule 45 of the J&K Public Service Commission (Business & Procedure) Rules, 2021, as amended up to date. The process includes: A written examination consisting of a single paper of 3 hours' duration, carrying 120 multiple choice questions. The syllabus is available on the official JKPSC website. The written examination will be held at Srinagar and Jammu centres, as opted by the candidate; centre allotment is at the sole discretion of the Commission. Admit cards will be available for download about two weeks before the examination date on jkpsc.nic.in. Document verification will follow, where candidates must produce original certificates supporting all claims made in the application, including educational qualification, age, category, and domicile. The JKPSC will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applica

While filling the online application, candidates are required to upload the following documents: Date of Birth Certificate (Secondary School/Matric Certificate) Domicile Certificate of the UT of J&K Graduation Degree PG (Postgraduate) Degree NET/SET/SLET/PhD certificate (any one) Category Certificate Disability Certificate (for PwD candidates) In-service certificate signed by HOD (for in-service candidates) M.Phil certificate along with result notification PhD notification JRF/NET/SET/SLET certificate Experience certificates (as per prescribed format, up to 5 leaves) List of books published as 1st/2nd author Gold Medal certificate for overall first position in the prescribed qualification National/State/Institution Award certificate List of research papers as I/II or corresponding author, as per format Post Doctorate certificate (minimum 1 year) No further opportunity to upload documents

Only domiciles of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are eligible to apply, and a valid Domicile Certificate must be uploaded; certificates issued after the last date for submission of the application will not be entertained. The last date for receipt of online applications will be the cut-off date for determining eligibility related to acquisition of educational/professional qualification or any certificate on the basis of which reservation is claimed, notwithstanding any extension of the submission deadline. Candidates who have successfully submitted the online application along with the requisite fee will be allowed to edit some fields between 01.09.2026 and 03.09.2026; detailed instructions will be made available separately on the website. Candidates will not be required to submit a hard copy of the application or documents to the Commission, but must present a downloaded copy of