The college service commission (CSC) and public service commission (PSC) of many Indian states recruit Assistant Professors and University Lecturers for the Govt.-aided general degree colleges and the candidates often have many doubts regarding the interview process. Here I will try to clear out all your doubts.
First of all, the question arises, how to prepare for the interview?
The basic funda of passing any job interview is your Confidence. Yes, you heard it right. Interviewers judge you by your inner confidence and by confidence I don't mean here fake show off of how confident you are. If you believe in your abilities and are mature enough, you will look confident. And to become that much confident, one of the most important parts is preparation.
Start preparing from; tell me about yourself. Here you should mention your name, from where you are coming, what is your last education, what you are doing as a profession now and in one why you want this job. This full thing should not last more than 60 seconds and you should tell calmly without hurrying anything.
The next part is preparing a teaching demonstration. For that, you prepare on at least 3 topics of your choice which fall in between the levels of bachelor's and masters - without going to well-known general and simple topics, a conceptual topic will be an added advantage so that you can showcase your teaching skills there. Prepare in a way that you can teach the topic starting from 5 minutes to even 25 minutes, so gather everything about the topic which is available from all sources - books, internet, you tube, notes, research articles, Wikipedia, blogs etc. Your preparation should be full proof so that you don't miss any question asked from your teaching demonstration. Practice many times on a whiteboard so that you are comfortable.
Get a glimpse of your master's research project and doctorate thesis and publications. Because questions are asked from those projects too and you should not forget what you did otherwise it would be an embarrassment.
2 days before interview - Arrange all your original certificates starting from birth certificate, class 10, class 12, bachelors, masters, MPhil, PhD, Post-doc, Job/Teaching/Research Experience, Caste Certificate, ID Proof, Application Form in proper order. Keep at least 2 copies of photocopy (xerox) for each of the original certificates. Don't forget to print all your publications (not only the first page, print all the pages without supporting information), Awards/Recognitions, National Level Examinations which you qualified (GATE/CSIR-UGC-NET/JEST/SLET/SET etc.). These all will carry marks/weightage in the interview. Don't forget to take your PhD thesis with you along with all the above documents. If it is online it is fine, otherwise you should be aware of the venue where interview is supposed to happen. Properly iron your formal shirts and pants, keep everything ready.
On the day of interview - Reach the interview centre at least one hour before the scheduled time. Get properly dressed in a formal attire. No collarless T-shirts or jeans please. Shirt can be inn or our based on your comfort. Enter the interview when you are asked to and keep a tone which is not so loud or not so low. Be confident. Have a good posture in your body. Don't sit unless you are asked to. If you don't know anything about a topic, you must say that you don't have any idea but will look into it. But if you know something about a topic you should try solving it as much as you can. You can be asked about your current research topics and the issues which you are facing, what is future research ideas. Be prepared for that. What kind of setup do you want to establish a research laboratory?
You should also be aware of the syllabus of the university to which you are applying; they may also ask you about the topics which you are most comfortable teaching to the students.
Answer all the questions maturely, passionately, and energetically. You don't need to smile always in an interview as it is suggested often. You should have the positive vibe, that's it. Give your best!
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