Professors of practice

About:

• No formal educational qualification such as a PhD is needed to apply for a position.
• To be eligible for appointment, an individual will have to be a “distinguished expert” who has “made remarkable contributions in their professions”, and has at least 15 years of service or experience.
• The idea is to bring practical experience into classroom teaching.
• It is open to the institutions themselves to decide the sector from which they want to rope in professionals.
• A professor of practice can be anyone with a background in a diverse range of areas from technology, science, social sciences, media, literature, armed forces, law, fine arts, etc.
• However, the position is not open for those in the teaching profession — either serving or retired.
• Currently, under the UGC’s minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff, an individual needs a PhD to be recruited as a professor or associate professor, and also needs to have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET).
• It can be either a full-time or a part-time engagement for at least four years. Initially, the hiring will be for one year. Based on performance, extensions may be given.
• The remuneration will be decided at the level of the institutes and the experts being hired.

Source : Indian Express