Nowboicha College Principal Recruitment 2027 – Apply Offline

Applications for the post of Principal in Nowboicha College, P.O- Nowboicha, Dist- Lakhimpur, Assam, must be addressed to the President, Governing Body, Nowboicha College, Nowboicha, within 15 days from the date of publication of the advertisement. The Governing Body's covering letter is dated 31 October 2026, which puts the deadline at about 15 November 2026 (15 days from 31 October 2026); the actual deadline counts from the newspaper publication date, and the notice does not say whether it applies to receipt or dispatch. Each application needs a non-refundable demand draft of Rs.5000.00/-, the DHE, Assam proforma and an NOC from the concerned authority.

Nowboicha College Principal at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the number of vacancies or the pay.

About the College

Nowboicha College is in Lakhimpur district, Assam. The office of the President of its Governing Body is at P.O.-Doolahat, PIN-787027, North Lakhimpur, (Assam), and its letterhead gives the year of establishment as 1985. The advertisement responds to DHE's Memo E. 856576/1 dated 26/10/2026. The Governing Body sent it to the Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam, under Ref. No. NBC/President/GB/2026/146, to be published in The Assam Tribune and The Asomiya Pratidin and uploaded on the Madhabdev University and college websites.

Where and How to Send

Address the application to: The President, Governing Body, Nowboicha College, Nowboicha. The notice does not mention a postal mode such as speed post or registered post, and it does not say what to write on the envelope.

Use the prescribed proforma issued by the DHE, Assam. The notice says this proforma is available on the College/DHE, Assam website (www.nowboichacollege.ac.in). It is titled "Application Form for the Post of Principal (Provincialised Colleges) in Assam" and is also printed in the notice in two parts:

• Part-A: General Information and Academic Background. This covers name, parents' names, department and institution, current designation and grade pay, date of last promotion, date and place of birth, category, addresses, academic qualifications from HSLC to post graduate, research degrees (M.Phil., Ph.D./D.Phil, D.Sc./D.Litt.), and teaching, research and administrative experience.
• Part-B: Academic Performance Indicators, Category-III: Research and Academic Contributions. This records journal papers, conference papers, books and chapters, sponsored, consultancy and completed projects, research guidance, refresher and training courses, papers presented, conference participation and invited lectures, each with an API score and a total score.

For conference, seminar or workshop participation, the form gives these points: International 7 each, National 6 each, Regional / State 5 each, Local 3 each.

The application must be submitted through the proper channel with an NOC from the concerned authority.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

The advertisement is for the post of Principal. Candidates must have valid norms as per the latest guideline issued by UGC and the Govt. of Assam vide OM No. AHE45/2019/2, dated 25/02/2019. The notice lists these conditions:

• A Master Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) by a recognized University.
• A Ph.D. degree in concerned/allied/relevant discipline(s) in the institutions concerned, with evidence of published work.
• Professor / Associate Professor with a total service/experience of 15 (fifteen) years of teaching/research in university, college and other institutions of Higher education or Research institutions.
• A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based on the Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS), as set in the UGC regulations in Appendix III for direct recruitment of Professor in Colleges.
• A minimum of 10 research paper publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-Listed Journals (self-attested valid supporting documents).
• A minimum of 110 research score as per Appendix-II at Table 2 (UGC guidelines dated 18/07/2018).

Age Limit

The upper age limit is 55 years as prescribed rules. The notice does not print a cut-off date for counting age.

Relaxation in Marks

• A relaxation of 5% of marks may be provided at the Graduate and Master's level for the Scheduled Caste/Tribes/Differently abled (Physical and Visually Differently Abled) categories, for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic records.
• The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade) and the 5% relaxation for these categories are based only on the qualifying marks, without including any grace mark procedures.
• A relaxation of 5% marks, from 55% to 50%, may be provided to Ph.D. Degree holders who obtained their Master's Degree prior to 19 September 1991.

Term and Pay

The term of the Principal shall be 5 years. The pay is not specified in the notice.

Candidates should check the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of the post.

Enclosures

• A non-refundable demand draft of Rs.5000.00/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) in favour of Principal, Nowboicha College.
• Complete bio-data.
• Attested copies of all required testimonials from HSLC onwards.
• The duly filled prescribed proforma issued by the DHE, Assam.
• An NOC from the concerned authority, as the application goes through the proper channel.
• Self-attested valid supporting documents for the research papers.
• A category document, if the candidate belongs to the SC/ST/OBC category (as the form asks).
• Certificates for participation in the corporate life of the institution (from the Head of the Institution), teaching experience, research experience, research guidance and administrative experience, which the form says are to be produced.

Selection Process

Applications are scrutinised first. Incomplete or defective applications will be rejected at the time of scrutiny, and no call letter will be issued to those applicants. Candidates are then called for interview. Call letters will be issued in due course of time to the candidate's email as well as through WhatsApp. The interview date and venue are not specified in the notice.

Important Instructions

• TA/DA will not be paid to the candidates called for interview.
• A working Principal in any Provincialized/Government College may apply with proper permission from the competent authority.
• The demand draft fee of Rs.5000.00/- is non-refundable.
• Give a valid email address and a WhatsApp-reachable phone number in the form, because call letters are sent through these.
• For queries, the letterhead gives Mobile No. 6000067739 and Mail ID [email protected] (Office of the President, Governing Body).

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