NEHU Guest Faculty Recruitment 2026 — 107 Posts, Apply by 31 Aug (Meghalaya)

North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, a central university under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has released NEHU Guest Faculty Recruitment 2026 under Advertisement No. F.No.8-2/Estt.II(B)/GL/Advertisement/2026-3 dated 19 August 2026 for 107 temporary Guest Faculty posts across 43 departments spanning 8 Schools on its Shillong and Tura campuses. This central government job invites candidates meeting UGC Regulations, 2018 or AICTE eligibility norms as applicable to their subject, covering disciplines from Economics, Management and Journalism to Engineering, Life Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Selected Guest Faculty at NEHU will deliver semester-based classroom teaching at the department to which they are engaged, with the appointment purely temporary — terminable at the end of the current semester or on joining of a regular faculty member, whichever is earlier. The selection process for NEHU Guest Faculty 2026 is through an interview conducted by the concerned department, with no written examination; meeting the essential qualifications alone does not guarantee an interview call, since the University reserves the right to shortlist candidates. The remuneration for NEHU Guest Faculty 2026 is ₹1,500 per lecture, subject to a maximum ceiling of ₹50,000 per month, with no pension, gratuity, medical reimbursement, or vacation salary admissible. The NEHU Guest Faculty 2026 online application is available at nehut.samarth.edu.in. The last date to apply for NEHU Guest Faculty Recruitment 2026 is 31 August 2026, and no application will be entertained after this deadline. There is no application fee mentioned in the official notification. Candidates must read the complete official NEHU Guest Faculty 2026 notification PDF at nehu.ac.in before applying, and must select the exact department, campus, and specialisation matching their qualification from the 43 department-wise listings.

• School of Economics, Management & Information Sciences (7 departments): Postgraduate degree in the relevant discipline (Tourism, Hotel Management, Agribusiness, Food Technology, Journalism & Mass Communication, Commerce, Library and Information Science, Management, Economics) per UGC/AICTE norms, with NET/Ph.D. or equivalent as applicable
• School of Education (3 departments): Postgraduate degree in Education/Adult and Continuing Education as per UGC norms, with NET/Ph.D. or equivalent as applicable
• School of Human and Environmental Sciences (6 departments): Postgraduate degree in Horticulture, Geography, Geology, Forestry, Environmental Studies, or Anthropology as per UGC norms, with subject specialisation as listed in the official notification
• School of Humanities (7 departments): Postgraduate degree in Linguistics, Khasi, Garo, Philosophy, Hindi, or English as per UGC norms, with NET/Ph.D. or equivalent as applicable
• School of Life Sciences (4 departments): Postgraduate degree in Biochemistry, Zoology, Botany, or Biotechnology & Bioinformatics as per UGC norms, with subject specialisation as listed in the official notification
• School of Physical Sciences (3 departments): Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Physics, or Chemistry as per UGC norms, with subject specialisation as listed in the official notification
• School of Social Sciences (7 departments): Postgraduate degree in Cultural and Creative Studies, History and Archaeology, Social Work, Sociology, Law, Political Science, or History as per UGC norms, with subject specialisation as listed in the official notification
• School of Technology (6 departments): B.Arch/B.E./B.Tech and relevant Master's degree in Architecture, Computer Applications, Nanotechnology, Commerce/Chemistry, Information Technology, or Biomedical Engineering as per AICTE/UGC norms, with experience requirements as specified per department
• Note: Eligibility criteria and terms follow UGC Regulations, 2018 / AICTE latest regulations as applicable to the concerned department/School; exact department-wise specialisation is listed in the Vacancy Details (post-wise) section below and must be verified against the official notification PDF

Not specified in the official notification.

• Eligibility criteria and other terms and conditions follow UGC Regulations, 2018 / AICTE latest regulations, as applicable to the concerned department/School, along with their subsequent notifications and guidelines
• Department-specific specialisation requirements are listed against each of the 43 departments in the official notification and Vacancy Details table
• Meeting the essential qualifications alone does not entitle a candidate to be called for an interview; the University reserves the right to shortlist candidates
• Selection is purely temporary — the term of appointment is for the current semester only, or until a regular faculty member joins the department, whichever is earlier
• For external candidates, the interview may be conducted online
• No TA/DA will be paid to candidates for attending the interview

No application fee is mentioned in the official notification.

• Rate per lecture: ₹1,500
• Maximum monthly ceiling: ₹50,000 (conditions apply)
• No other emoluments, allowances, medical reimbursement, or vacation salary are admissible
• Pension and gratuity are not admissible to Guest/Part-time Faculty

1. Visit the University website www.nehu.ac.in to read the full advertisement and department-wise details
2. To apply, visit the application portal at nehut.samarth.edu.in and complete the online application form
3. Select the department, campus (Shillong or Tura), and specialisation matching your qualification
4. Fill in personal, educational, and experience details as prompted by the portal
5. Upload the required certificates and documents in the prescribed format
6. Review all entered details carefully before final submission
7. Submit the application on or before 31 August 2026, since no application will be entertained after this date and time
8. Retain a copy of the submitted application confirmation for future reference during the interview stage