How can I become a professor?

Hello Srigaythri,

To become a professor, you must fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria that is the candidates must have completed post graduation degree.

Candidates who wants to become a professor or assistant professor must have NET Certificate to apply in any Indian universities according to the UGC regulations.

The UGC NET is a national level exam which is conducted for the determination of the candidates for the assistant professor in the national universities or colleges.

After clearing the NET exam candidates will be awarded a certificate through which you can apply for the vacant posts in the universities.

The minimum eligibility to appear for UGC NET Exam is post graduation degree. there is no age limit criteria for the lectureship. the UGC NET Exam is conducted for around 84 subjects while the candidates who have completed their post graduation in science stream can apply for the CSIR NET Exam.

Hope you understand the procedure to become a professor.

All the best for the future ahead.

Many colleges provide incredible teaching programs. A few of the best in the nation are Johns Hopkins University, NYU, and UConn

Teaching involves a number of different skills and qualities. I would say the most important are:

1. People skills - being friendly and working well with others. You will need to be personable, caring, kind, friendly, compassionate, and understanding. These qualities make a great teacher. But you also need to be stern and firm in your directions, rules, and discipline
2. Public speaking - every day in your class you will need to be able to speak and present information to your students, practice speech, and practice fluency of language and talking in front of others
3. The subject you plan to teach - become a master of the subject you plan to teach, make sure you know as much as possible and learn as much as you can about the subject you plan to teach. Take as many classes as possible in this subject and learn everything you can about it.
4. Psychology & Human Development - start reading books and research articles on human development and psych. It will be helpful for you to know how people learn at different stages and the best ways to teach them at these stages (depending on stage of development and schema).