Editing Lecturer (section)

===India===
{{Further|Academic ranks in India}}

In India, one can appear for interviews for a post of a lecturer after passing the combility Test conducted by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]].

The position is equivalent to assistant professor in the US system. The term is not universally applied, with some universities preferring the lecturer/reader/professor titles, while others work with the assistant professor/associate professor/professor title.

As such, most lecturers' position can be considered tenure track.

In many states of India, the term lecturer or Post Graduate Teacher (PGT)<ref name="kvs">{{cite web|title=KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN|url=http://kvsangathan.nic.in/FAQ/recruitmentrulesfooter.htm|website=kvsangathan.nic.in|access-date=27 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509234607/http://kvsangathan.nic.in/FAQ/recruitmentrulesfooter.htm|archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> is also used for the intermediate college teachers.<ref name="lect">{{cite book |last1=Alam |first1=Shah Manzoor |title=Urban Growth Theories and Settlement Systems of India|date=2011|publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=9788180697395|page=xii|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E-XejrqHt0C&q=lecturer+intermediate+college&pg=PR12 |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> The intermediate colleges or Junior Colleges are equivalent to [[Higher Secondary Examination|higher secondary]] schools. Such lecturers are subject experts specifically engaged to teach a particular subject in higher classes.<ref name="pgt">{{cite book|last1=Gore|first1=C. S.|title=Professional Preparation in Physical Education and Sports|date=17 January 2010|publisher=Pinnacle Technology|isbn=9781618205803|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZUEih1Vy90C&q=PGT+or+lecturer&pg=PT69|access-date=27 April 2016|language=en}}</ref>