Notification No.2 /2018

Dated :18.07. 2018

Government of Tamil Nadu

TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD

4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai-600006.

Website : www.trb.tn.nic.in

DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS / ASSISTANT PROFESSORS (PRE-LAW) IN GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGES - 2017-2018

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited only through online mode from eligible candidates upto 11.59 P.M on 06.08.2018 to the vacancies of the following posts for the year 2017-2018.

Sl.No.	Name	Post	N
1.	Assistant Professors / Assistant Professors (Pre-Law) in Government Law Colleges Rs. 15600-39100 + AGP Rs. 7000 (Pre-revised) Academic Level-11 with rationalised entry Pay of Rs. 68,900/- (Revised as per G.O.(MS) No 145,, Higher Education (H1) Department, dated 6-7-2018)	18 LC	186 (including 14 backlog vacancies)

(1) Important Dates:

1. A. Date of Notification :18.07.2018
   
   
2. B. Commencement of submission of application through online mode :23.07.2018
   
   
3. C. Last date for submission of application through online mode :06.08.2018
   
   

(2) The details of vacancies are as follows:

(As per the G.O. Ms.No.464, Law (LS) Department, dated:17.07.2017 and Govt.

Letter No. 348/S/P/LS/2017-2, dated 27.07.2017).

BACK LOG VACANCIES

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

S.NO	SUBJECT	GT	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST	TOTAL
		G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	ALL
1	Crime and Torts								1								1	1
2	Labour Law									1						1		1
Total	1	1	2

BACK LOG VACANCIES

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS (PRE-LAW)

S.NO	SUBJECT	GT	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST	TOTAL
		G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	ALL
1	English							1		1			1			2	1	3
2	Sociology							1		1			1			2	1	3
3	Economics							1		2			1			3	1	4
4	History							1					1			1	1	2
Total	12

CURRENT VACANCIES

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

S.NO	SUBJECT	GT	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST	TOTAL
		G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	ALL
1	International law	2	1	2	1			1	1	1			1			6	4	10
2	Business Law	3	1	2	1			1	1	1	1		1			7	5	12
3	Law of Contracts	2		1	1				1		1					3	3	6
4	Property Law	3	1	3	2	1		2	1	1	1					10	5	15
5	Crime and Torts	2		1				1			1					4	1	5
6	Criminal Law	3	1	2	1			1	1	1			1			7	4	11
7	Labour Law	3	1	2	1			1	1	1	1		1			7	5	12
8	Human Rights Law	2	1	2	1			1	1	1			1			6	4	10
9	Environmental Law	3	1	2	1			1	1	1	1		1			7	5	12
10	Intellectual Property Law	3	1	2	1			2	1	1	1		1			8	5	13
11	Constitutional Law	3	1	3	1	1		2	1	1	1		1			10	5	15
12	Administrative Law	2	1	2	1			1	1	1			1			6	4	10
13	Taxation Law	2	1	2	1			1	1	1			1			6	4	10
Total	87	54	141

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS (PRE-LAW)

S.NO	SUBJECT	GT	BC	BCM	MBC	SC	SCA	ST	TOTAL
		G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	G	W	ALL
1	English	2		2	1	1		2	1	1	1					8	3	11
2	Sociology	2		1	1			1	1		1					4	3	7
3	Political Science	1	1	2	1				1	1						4	3	7
4	Economics	2		1	1				1		1					3	3	6
Total	19	12	31

ABBREVIATIONS

GT	BC	BCM	MBC :
DNC : De-notified Community	SC: Scheduled Caste	SCA : Scheduled Caste Arunthathiar	ST: Scheduled Tribe
G : General	W : Women

(3) Reservation:

(i) Communal reservation: Communal reservation will be followed as per section 27 of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (conditions of service) Act, 2016. Reservation will be as follows: General Turn (GT) - 31%, Backward Class (other than Muslims) (BC)- 26.5%, Backward Class Muslims (BCM) - 3.5%, Most Backward Class / De-notified Communities (MBC/DNC) - 20%, Scheduled Caste (SC) - 18% inclusive of 3% of reservation to Arunthathiyar on preferential basis within the reservation available under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (ST)- 1%.

(ii) Women Reservation : 30% Women reservation will be provided horizontally as per existing Government Rules / Orders.

(iii) Reservation for Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) : There is no Tamil Medium of instruction for the Masters Degree in Law in the state of Tamil Nadu and since Masters Degree in Law has been prescribed as an essential qualification for the post of Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor (Pre-Law), the Reservation for Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) for these posts will not arise.

(iv) Special Reservation: The reservation of 4% as per G.O.(Ms) No.21 Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department dated.30.5.2017 for differently abled persons will be followed.

(4) Qualifications:

Assistant professor in Law

ii	Must have qualified in the National Eligibility Test (NET) or an accredited Test. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, as amended 2016 (3rd Amendment) shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET or an accredited Test. AND
iii	Must have enrolled as an advocate in the Bar council, Provided that other things being equal, preference shall be given to persons who have actual experience at the Bar or teaching experience.

Note 1: Candidates who have obtained their Post Graduate Degrees in Law through Correspondence Course are not eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor in view of the Orders dated 23-2-2012 and 21-3-2012 of the Hobble High Court, Madras in Writ Petition Nos 19396 of 2011 and 5014 of 2012.

Note 2:

1. i. Candidates who possess M.L/LL.M. Degree in Contracts can apply to the post of Assistant Professor for both Business Law and Law of Contracts.
   
   
2. ii. Candidates who possess M.L/LL.M Degree in Constitutional Law and International Law can apply to the post of Assistant Professor for both Constitutional Law and International Law
   
   
3. iii. Candidates who possess M.L/LL.M, Degree in Constitutional Law and Human Rights can apply to the post of Assistant Professor for both Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law.
   
   
4. iv. Candidates who possess M.L/LL.M., Degree in Labour Law and Administrative Law can apply to the post of Assistant Professor for both Labour Law and Administrative Law.
   
   

Assistant Professor (Pre-Law)

i	MA
ii	Master's degree in Law of any recognised University with not less than 55 percent of marks and a good academic record. Provided that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall possess not less than 50 percent marks; Provided further that holders of PhD in Law who have passed their Master's degree in Law prior to the 19th September 1991, shall possess not less than 50 percent marks in the Master's degree in Law ; AND
iii	Must have qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET) or an accredited Test.
iv	Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, as amended in 2016 (3rd Amendment) shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET or an accredited Test. AND Must have enrolled as an advocate in the Bar council.

Note. Candidates who have obtained their Post Graduate Degree in Law through Correspondence Course are not eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor (Pre-Law) in view of the Orders dated 23-2-2012 and 21-3-2012 of the Honble High Court, Madras in Writ Petition Nos. 19396 of 2011 and 5014 of 2012.

(5) Age:

No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant professor and Assistant Professor (Pre-Law), if he/she has completed the age of 40 years as on 01.07.2018, provided that for BC, BC(M), MBC, SC, SC(A), ST and Differently Abled candidates, the age shall not exceed 45 years as on 01.07.2018. Provided further that for appointment to the posts of Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor (Pre-Law), for each year of service, whether regular or temporary, rendered in any of the teaching posts in a Law College in the State by a person, the age limit will be increased by one year subject to a maximum of five years.

(6) Submission of Application Form:

a) The Application Forms should be submitted through online only.

b) The candidates who are willing to apply for more than one post have to submit separate application form for each post subject to a maximum of two posts.

c) Last date for submission of application through online mode is 06.08.2018

(7) Procedure to Apply:

(I) Candidates should apply only online mode through the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) website www.trb.tn.nic.in.

(II) The applicants has to restrict their application to only 2 posts (both assistant professor and assistant professor (pre-law), Separate application has to be submitted for each posts.

(III) All the particulars mentioned in the online application including name of the candidate, post applied, communal category, date of birth, address and all other fields will be considered as final. Since certain fields are firm and fixed and cannot be edited, candidates are requested to fill in the online application form with utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

(IV) Evidence for claims made by the candidate while applying online should be submitted by the candidate at the time of Interview/Certificate Verification, if candidates are called for.

(V) The applicants are advised to submit only one application for one post. The fee paid against one application shall not be adjusted against any other.

(VI) Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances.

(8) Examination Fee:

(1) The candidates have to pay a fee of Rs.600/- (Rs.300/- for SC/SCA/ ST and Differently Abled candidates) towards examination fee, payable only through online Net-banking/ Credit card/ Debit card/ Wallet.

(2) The candidates should bear the service charges as applicable for online payment.

(3) Off-line mode of payment in the form of Demand Draft/ Postal Order etc. will not be accepted and the applications forwarded with such modes of payments will be summarily rejected.

(4) Since the application process is entirely online, application in paper will not be accepted by TRB.

(9) Scheme of Examination:

The written competitive examination will consist of a single paper and the question paper will be of objective type with multiple choice questions. The question paper for all posts / subjects will only be in English. The special OMR answer sheet is provided to the candidates who have to answer the questions, by shading a single answer for each question in Blue or Black Ball-point pen only. The allotment of marks is as follows.

I. Assistant Professor

Subject	Duration	Maximum
Law (PG level) (as per G.O.Ms.No.35 Law (LS) dept. dt.30.1.2018)	3 hours	175

II. Assistant Professor (Pre Law)

Subject	Duration	Maximum
English, Sociology, Political Science & Economics (P.G. Level) (as per G.O.Ms.No.35 Law (LS) dept. dt.30.1.2018) History (P.G. Level) (as per G.O.Ms.No.133 Law (LS) dept. dt.21.5.2009)	3 hours	100
	Law (as per G.O.Ms.No.35 Law (LS) dept. dt.30.1.2018)	75
Total		175

(10) Date and Venue of the Examination:

The date, time and venue will be intimated on the Teachers Recruitment Board Website (http://trb.nic.in) separately. The candidates should check the Teachers Recruitment Board website at regular intervals.

(11) Admission to the Examination:

Admit Cards /Hall tickets for the Examination will be uploaded on the website of the TRB. Admit Cards will not be issued by post for any stage of examination. If any candidate does not find his / her detail on the website; he/she should immediately contact TRB with proof of having submitted his/her application. Failure to do so will deprive him/her claim for consideration. Facility for download of Admit Cards will be available on the website of TRB. Candidates are advised to visit the website of TRB regularly for updates and information about the examination.

(12) Interview:

The Candidates will be shortlisted for interview in the ratio of 1:2 based on written examination marks and following the rules of reservation. The Interview Board may award 25 marks on the following basis.

Sl.No.	Type of Weightage	Maximum Marks
1	Personality and bearing	5
2	General Knowledge	5
3	Capacity to express ideas in subject	10
4	Bar Experience (or) Teaching Experience	5
Total Marks	25

(13) Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:

Candidates are warned that they should not furnish particulars that are false or suppress any material information while filling in the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should in no case attempt to alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or the attested certified copy submitted by them nor should they submit a tampered/ fabricated document. If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy, in filling Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated.

Without prejudice to criminal action/ debarment from writing TRB's examination wherever necessary, candidature will be summarily cancelled at any stage of the recruitment in respect of candidates found to have indulged in any of the following:

(I) In possession of mobile phone & accessories, blue tooth devices and other electronic gadgets within the premises of the examination centres, whether in use or in switched off mode and on person or otherwise.

(II) Involved in malpractices.

(III) Using unfair means in the examination hall.

(IV) Obtaining support for his/ her candidature by any means.

(V) Impersonate/procuring impersonation by any person.

(VI) Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with.

(VII) Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information.

(VIII) Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for the examination.

(IX) Misbehaving in any manner in the examination hall with the Supervisor, invigilator or TRB's representatives.

(X) Taking away the Answer Sheet with him/ her from the examination hall, or passing it on to unauthorized persons during the conduct of the examination.

(XI) Intimidating or causing bodily harm to the staff employed by the TRB for the conduct of examination.

(XII) Candidature can also be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment for any other ground which the TRB considers to be sufficient cause for cancellation of candidature.

(14) Decision of the Chairman of the Expert Committee appointed by the High Court is final :

The decision of the Chairman of the Expert Committee appointed by the High Court is final in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information or any malpractices, mode of selection, conduct of examinations, allotment of examination centres and selection of candidates will be final and no enquiry/ correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

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