DTU Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 219 Posts

Delhi Technological University has released recruitment advertisement number 04/2026 inviting online applications for 219 posts of Assistant Professor across 24 disciplines. The recruitment is open to Indian citizens, and selection is conducted through a multi-stage procedure comprising screening score calculation on a 100 score scale, physical document verification, teaching presentation, and personal interview. The online application portal opens on 23 October 2026 and closes on 7 December 2026.

Under this recruitment drive, Delhi Technological University seeks qualified subject scholars to fill 219 direct recruitment positions, including backlog vacancies and dedicated seats for persons with benchmark disabilities. Registered applications are first auto-processed using pre-PhD examination marks and national test qualifications to establish a consideration zone of candidates up to 1.2 times the shortlisting capacity. Shortlisted applicants must subsequently dispatch physical application printouts with self-attested academic certificates to the DTU recruitment cell before appearing for in-person document screening, pedagogical presentation, and final selection committee interviews in Delhi.

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Vacancies and Department-Wise Posts

Delhi Technological University has announced 219 vacant positions for the post of Assistant Professor. Vacancies are allocated across 24 distinct disciplines and academic departments. The unreserved category has 62 posts, scheduled caste candidates have 27 posts, scheduled tribe candidates have 21 posts, other backward classes have 80 posts, economically weaker sections have 29 posts, and persons with benchmark disabilities have 17 horizontal seats.

Pay scale and academic remuneration

The detailed Recruitment Rules including pay scale, essential qualifications, relevant branches, and experience are available at links provided in Annexure-II of the advertisement. Assistant Professor appointments in teaching departments of Delhi Technological University are governed by statutory university recruitment norms and 7th CPC academic pay regulations corresponding to Academic Pay Level 10. Selected faculty members are entitled to basic pay, applicable allowances, and service benefits under university rules.

Eligibility and Educational Qualifications

Candidates applying for the posts of Assistant Professor must satisfy the following conditions:

• Recruitment Rules: The detailed Recruitment Rules including pay scale, essential qualifications, relevant branches, and experience are available at links provided in Annexure-II.
• Academic Qualifications: Candidates must hold relevant undergraduate qualifications (such as BTech, BE, BSc Engg, BSc, BA, BBA, BCA, BCom, BIS, or BDes) and postgraduate degrees (such as MTech, ME, MSc Engg, MS, MSc, MBA, MCA, MA, MCom, MIS, or MDes) or PhD in the concerned discipline.
• National Eligibility Tests: Qualification in UGC, CSIR, ICAR, GPAT, GATE, ICMR, CEED, or equivalent examinations at national or state level in the relevant field.
• Equivalence of Degrees: Four-year degree programs in BSc Engineering, BE, BTech, and BS Four Years are treated as equivalent qualifications. Similarly, MSc Engineering, ME, MTech, and MS are considered equivalent. AMIE and IETE qualifications in relevant branches are also eligible.
• Foreign Degrees: Degrees obtained from foreign universities must possess equivalence and recognition certificates issued by the Association of Indian Universities AIU.
• Division Standard: If a class or division is not awarded, a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate is considered equivalent to first class or division.
• Cutoff Date: Educational qualifications, age, experience, and other eligibility conditions are determined as on the closing date of 7 December 2026 (till 05:00 PM).
• Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India.

Age limits and norms

Delhi Technological University specifies distinct age provisions for academic recruitment:

• There is no upper age limit for appointment of Assistant Professor; however, the age of superannuation shall be governed by the prevailing University norms.
• The crucial date for reckoning age conditions and service eligibility is 7 December 2026.

Application fee and payment mode

Candidates must remit the requisite application fee online during form submission. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee are summarily rejected.

Fee concessions and exemptions apply only where the post is reserved for the respective category and the candidate has applied against such reserved post. The application fee will be accepted through Online Mode only. The application fee once paid, will not be refunded under any circumstances or adjusted against any other recruitment process or selection.

Selection process and screening criteria

The recruitment process for Assistant Professor comprises multiple evaluation stages:

1. Preliminary Screening (Table-II, 100 Score Scale): Applications received online are auto-processed based on a 100-score scale. Candidates are assigned points for PhD degrees (maximum 30 score), pre-PhD degrees (maximum 60 score calculated as 35 + 0.5 (X-50), where X is the percentage of marks in the pre-PhD degree of at least 2 years duration), and qualifying national tests like UGC/CSIR-NET JRF, GATE, or CEED (maximum 10 score).
2. Consideration Zone: DTU publishes a provisional list of candidates falling within the consideration zone for detailed scrutiny. The consideration zone comprises candidates up to 1.2 times the number of candidates to be shortlisted. Maximum (4+8X) candidates are provisionally shortlisted, where X denotes the number of advertised posts in that discipline and category.
3. Document and Point Mark Verification: Shortlisted candidates must appear in person for physical document verification with all original certificates and self-attested photocopies. Candidates who complete this stage receive two entry tickets.
4. Presentation: Candidates must deliver a presentation before the committee on a designated schedule to assess teaching aptitude and ability.
5. Personal Interview: Candidates appear before the selection committee for evaluation of domain knowledge and interview performance. Final selection is based on academic record, research credentials, teaching presentation, and interview marks.

Academic and Research Scoring Scheme

In the online application form, candidates record their scholarly achievements under Table-1, which assigns points across academic records and research productivity:

• Academic Record (Table-1 Part A, Maximum 20 Points): Under graduation carries up to 4 points (marks from 45% to 90% award 0.5 to 4 points). Post graduation carries up to 4 points (marks from 50% to 90% award 0.5 to 4 points). Awarded PhD degree confers 8 points. Qualified national level examinations confer up to 4 points (SLET or SET awards 2 points; NET-Lectureship, GATE, GPAT, or CEED awards 3 points; NET-JRF, GATE/GPAT All-India Rank up to 500, or CEED All-India Rank up to 50 awards 4 points).
• Experience and Research Performance (Table-1 Part B, Maximum 30 Points): Regular or contractual teaching and industrial experience awards 1 point per 12 months (maximum 5 points). Research publications in SCI, SCIE, or SSCI journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics award 3 points per paper for first, second, third, or corresponding authors, and 1 point per paper for other co-authors (maximum 15 points). Published books and book chapters confer up to 3 points. Sponsored research projects of minimum Rs 2 lakh value or patents confer up to 5 points (completed projects award 4 points to PI and 2 points to Co-PI; ongoing projects award 2 points to PI and 1 point to Co-PI; awarded patents grant 2 points and published patents grant 1 point). Research guidance confers up to 2 points (2 points per awarded PhD scholar and 0.5 points per master dissertation scholar).

Interview and Presentation Details

Shortlisted applicants who successfully complete physical document and point mark verification are issued two entry tickets to participate in the evaluative rounds:

1. Presentation Stage: Candidates are required to make a presentation before the committee on a specified date and time for assessing their teaching aptitude and ability. Specific guidelines and schedules are uploaded on the university website dtu.ac.in.
2. Personal Interview Stage: Following the presentation, candidates appear before the statutory selection committee for rigorous assessment of domain knowledge and interview performance. Biometric verification is captured during document verification, presentation, and interview stages, and re-verified at the time of final joining.

Reservation and Category Benefits

Reservation benefits for EWS, SC, ST, OBC (NCL-Delhi), and PwBD are implemented strictly according to Government of Delhi circulars and statutory guidelines:

• OBC Reservation Rules: Only OBC (Non-Creamy Layer - Delhi) candidates notified by the Government of NCT of Delhi are eligible for reservation benefits. The OBC certificate must be issued by the Revenue Department of Govt. of NCT of Delhi on or before 7 December 2026, and the Non-Creamy Layer certificate must be issued on or after 1 April 2026 but not later than 7 December 2026. OBC candidates from outside Delhi and creamy layer applicants are treated as Unreserved and must apply under UR category.
• EWS Category Conditions: Applicants seeking EWS reservation must possess an Income and Asset Certificate for Financial Year 2026-27 issued on the basis of income for financial year 2025-26 in accordance with DoPT OM dated 31 January 2019 and Delhi Government circular dated 28 May 2019.
• Marks Relaxation: For specified disciplines including Applied Mathematics, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, Humanities (Economics), Humanities (English), Economics (USME), Geospatial Science, and Biotechnology, a relaxation of 5% is permissible at Bachelor and Master levels (from 55% to 50%) for SC, ST, OBC (NCL-Delhi), and PwBD candidates under UGC regulations dated 18 July 2018. A similar 5% relaxation is provided to PhD holders who obtained their Master degree prior to 19 September 1991.
• Horizontal Reservation for PwBD: Reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities is horizontal and operates across 17 identified posts. In case any post remains unfilled due to non-availability of suitable PwBD candidates, the post may be filled by candidates from other categories and carried forward.

How to Apply Online

Candidates must submit their applications through the online recruitment portal by adhering to the following instructions:

1. Visit the official Delhi Technological University recruitment portal at https://www.dtu.ac.in.
2. Select Advertisement Number 04/2026 and click on the online application link for the post of Assistant Professor.
3. Complete the online registration form by providing valid personal details, active email address, and mobile number.
4. Enter academic marks, Pre-PhD details, qualifying examination scores, and research publications as specified in Table-1 and Table-II.
5. Upload a recent and clear colour photograph with plain white or off-white background and full face front view, along with scanned signatures.
6. Pay the applicable application fee (Rs 2,000 for UR/OBC; Rs 1,000 for EWS/SC/ST; Nil for PwBD) through the online payment gateway.
7. Submit the completed online application before the cutoff deadline of 7 December 2026 (till 05:00 PM).
8. Download and print copies of the submitted application form for submission and verification records.
9. Candidates applying for more than one discipline must submit separate online application forms along with separate application fees for each discipline.

Documents Required for Verification

Candidates placed in the consideration zone must compile a single sealed envelope clearly super-scribed as "Application for the post of Assistant Professor in the discipline of [Name of Discipline]" containing the following papers:

• Printed copy of the online application form, signed on each page by the candidate.
• Self-attested copies of certificates and mark sheets for educational qualifications from Class 10 onward.
• Valid Category Certificate (SC, ST, OBC (NCL-Delhi), or EWS Income and Asset Certificate).
• Disability Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD).
• Front page of PhD thesis and degree notification.
• Front page and proof of indexed research publications in SCI/SCIE/SSCI journals.
• Documentary evidence in support of research projects, patents, and research guidance claimed in Table-1.
• Regular or contractual teaching, industrial, and research experience certificates.
• Fee payment receipt and proof of transaction.
• Vigilance clearance certificate for private sector applicants claiming prior government experience.

The sealed envelope must reach the following destination on or before the announced cutoff date:

The Recruitment Cell, Room 818, 8th Floor, AB-3 Block, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Bawana Road, Delhi - 110042.

Points to check before applying

Before submitting the recruitment form, applicants should carefully examine the following critical rules:

• Crucial Determination Date: Educational qualifications, age, experience, and category certificates must be valid and held on or before 7 December 2026 (till 05:00 PM).
• Strict Online Submission Deadline: The online portal closes at 05:00 PM on 7 December 2026. No applications are accepted after the cutoff deadline under any circumstances, even if fee payment is accepted by the gateway.
• No Modification Allowed: Once the online form is submitted, no request for correction, modification, or category change is entertained by post, email, or in person.
• Single Application per Discipline: Submitting multiple forms for the same discipline may lead to cancellation of all applications. Candidates wishing to apply for different disciplines must submit separate online forms with separate application fees.
• Hard Copy Dispatch for Consideration Zone: Hard copy documents are required only from candidates placed in the consideration zone as notified on the university portal.
• Experience Calculation Rules: Experience is counted only from the day the candidate becomes eligible as per Recruitment Rules. Only regular or contractual experience of at least 11 months per year is counted; guest faculty experience and stints of less than 6 months are excluded.
• Non-Refundable Fee: Application fees are non-refundable and cannot be adjusted against any future recruitment.
• Queries Helpline: In case of technical or recruitment queries, candidates may write to [email protected].

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