J&K Higher Education Deptt announces part-time PhD policy for faculty

Srinagar, May 31: The Higher Education Department (HED) of Jammu and Kashmir has established a structured framework to support college assistant professors and associate professors in pursuing part-time PhD programmes while maintaining their teaching and professional responsibilities.

As per an order, Director Colleges, J&K, will invite applications annually on March 1 from faculty members through their respective principals. The applicants have to include a detailed statement of purpose and a plan for managing their workload and receive the principal’s approval.

Thereafter, a committee, including the Director Colleges and two nodal principals, will evaluate applications based on the potential impact on teaching and institutional duties, permitting up to 10 percent of faculty per subject per year to register for PhD programmes from UGC-recognised universities.