new delhi doctoral degree holders from the top 500 foreign universities are now eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor in indian universities according to the university grants commission ugcas per the new recruitment norms the top 500 ranking of the university shall be referred from four famous world university ranking systems quacquarelli symonds times higher education rankings and the academic ranking of world universities of the shanghai jiao tong universitythe direct recruitment eligibility of international phd holders is applicable for the disciplines of arts commerce humanities education law social sciences sciences languages library science physical education and journalism and mass communication this will help students learn from global talent in india itself a senior ugc official said