Can I apply for lectureship without doing PhD?

Hi, once you are done with masters and qualified UGC Net yes you can apply for the Lectureship in the Universities but it is also essential to have a PhD degree. You can enrol yourself in PhD programme and side by side continue with the teaching in the University. For admission in PhD programme, you would be requiring to prepare a strong research proposal on the topic you want to research. You can apply before enrolling PhD programme but it will be better if enrol yourself while you are teaching or applying for the lecturership positions. For further clarity please go through the following link https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5323630_New_Draft_UGCRegulation-2018-9-2.pdf

Lectureship and Research is one of the best career options for the aspirants from the Science, Arts, Humanities, Commerce as well as other fields. Mainly to apply for the Lectureship and Professorship it is the requirement of doing Ph.D. program from the recognized University and Organization.

One more option for the candidates is to appear in the National Eligibility test and apply for Lectureship. The UGC NET Exam is conducted every year in the month of June and December in more than 80 subjects. If you clear the Exam you can easily apply in the UGC Approved Universities and Colleges for Assistant Professor Posts.

Eligibility for Lectureship by UGC NET –

You must complete the masters or Post graduation in the subject with 55% marks (50% marks for the Reserved cat. candidates)

There is no age limit for the Exam.

The Exam is conducted in two phases – Paper 1 and Paper 2.

There are many Colleges and Universities in India that provides Job opportunities in lectureship and Research program by the UGC Approved Score card. Whereas you also have other career opportunities in other fields. You can also avail Scholarships worth INR 25000 per month after clearing this exam.