SGOU Assistant Professor Recruitment Notification 2026 for 32 Contract Posts

To qualify for the Assistant Professor role, you must hold a master’s degree in the relevant or allied subject with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade from a recognized Indian or accredited foreign university. For Computer Science and Data Science & Analytics positions, a Master of Technology degree is also accepted as per AICTE standards, alongside the usual Master of Science degree. Additionally, candidates need to have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), or the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET)/State Eligibility Test (SET). Alternatively, having a Ph.D. in line with UGC regulations is sufficient for eligibility.

Applicants must submit their applications online through the official Sreenarayanaguru Open University website by 11 November 2026. After completing the online form, candidates should print the application and send a hard copy by post, which must arrive no later than 18 November 2026. The application instructions and notification documents are available on the SGOU website to guide you through the process. No application fee is mentioned, so you can apply without a cost barrier. Keep copies of your submitted form and supporting documents for your records.

The 32 Assistant Professor vacancies are spread across a wide range of subjects. Social work has the highest number of openings with 5 posts, followed by Arabic, Public Administration, Library Science, Mathematics, and Multimedia with 3 posts each. Other disciplines such as English, Computer Science, and various humanities and commerce subjects have between 1 to 2 openings. This distribution allows candidates from many academic backgrounds to find suitable opportunities at SGOU.