About the University
Gauhati University was established the beginning of the year 1948. It started functioning from the academic year of 1948 as an associating, education and residential university in a few provisional constructions situated in Guwahati, The main objective of Gauhati University is to convey about social, cultural, economic, moral and spiritual upliftment of the people from Assam state. As stated in the objects and reasons affixed to the Gauhati University Bill, of the year 1947, “Assam offers great opportunities of study in many fields-linguistic, historical, ethnological, archaeological, geological, scientific and agricultural aspects. It will be the objective of the proposed University to strengthen the study of the period long spirit of Assamese life and eccentric, and to convey in them the essential modifications in relation to Indian civilization and to the diverse and new instincts of the West. The aspiration of seeing the university “illumine the banks of the Luit” is mirrored in the college’s anthem, Jilikaba Luitare Par, which was composed by Bhupen Hazarika.
Application Procedure
The candidates must ascertain their eligibility before applying, they do not accept any applications from the candidates do not fulfilling the eligibility mentioned by them. Check for all the details given there clearly, look for the eligibility criteria like age limit, basic education qualifications, number of vacancies, whether it is a contractual basis or a permanent job, application fee if applicable, the last date for submitting your application form, etc. Once you make sure that you meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned by them, you can start with your application procedure. Interested and eligible candidates may apply by sending softcopy of the complete application in the given format with a cover letter showing interest and self-attested copies of the certificates and proof of research experience by e-mail provided in their official notification. Check the notification clearly for application deadlines. The subject of e-mail should be as mentioned in the notification, kindly pay attention to such details. Note: ONLY soft copy of the application in the given format will be accepted.
Mode of Recruitment
For most of the notifications advertised by them, the selection procedure is through a face to face interview. After successful submission of your application, they shortlist the candidates that are eligible for the interview. They will inform the candidates same via email or post it on their website. So the shortlisted candidates would have to attend the interview on the specified date with all the documents required. In some cases, for non-technical jobs, they would open for walk-in interviews. In such cases, the job offer would be given to the eligible candidates based on the performance during the interview.
Various positions notified by Gauhati University
As an educational institute they recruit for teaching and non-teaching positions. For teaching positions they release notifications for professors, assistant and associate professors, guest faculty, etc. The other vacancies available at Gauhati University are scientists in different grades, research associates, junior engineers in different specializations, junior research fellows, senior research fellows, etc. Most of these project positions are purely on a temporary basis.