An MPhil Degree and a Post-Graduate degree in a relevant discipline with minimum fifty-five per cent marks (fifty percent marks for SC/ ST/ PH candidates) or an equivalent grade from a University or a recognised institution of higher training; OR Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with minimum fifty-five per cent marks (fifty percent marks for SC/ST/PH candidates) or an equivalent grade from a university or a recognised institution of higher learning and five years of teaching/industry/ administration/ professional experience at senior level.