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About the Organization

Indian Institute of Mass Communication  considers communication as an imperative for development and is committed to serving society by providing world class teaching, training and research, thus preparing students, officers and practitioners to take on the challenges of an ever-evolving world. IIMC’s training programmes have been tailored to meet the needs of developing countries and this makes IIMC different and places it in a unique position. This also gives a unique identity and character to IIMC alumni, who hold positions of responsibility and repute all across the world.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. ii) Note: Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET or who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET :

Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions :-

• The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
• The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
• An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
• The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
• The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency.

The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the Registrar or the Dean (Academic Affairs) of the University concerned.

                                           OR

• The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).

Application forms have to be filled only in online mode as available on the website of the IIMC, New Delhi www.iimc.gov.in/vacancy, within the prescribed time limit as indicated in the advertisement. Payment should be made through Demand Draft in favor of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. No addition/modification request will be consider after submission of the application form. Fee submitted in any other mode will not be accepted nor refunded.

Applicants should clearly fill out their qualifications in the online form, including the details of desirable qualifications that they meet. They should upload the documents to support qualifications, both essential and desirable.

The Last date for submitting online application is 6 th October, 2025.

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