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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

UGC NOTIFICATION ON REVISION OF PAY SCALES, MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS IN UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES AND OTHER
MEASURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS, 1998.
The scheme of revision of pay scales, minimum qualifications for appointment, other service
conditions of University and College Teachers, Librarians, of Physical Educnion and Registrars
of Universities as a measure for the maintenance of standards in higher education.

1.0.0 COVERAGE
1.1.0 The scheme applies to University and College Teachers, Librarians, Directors of Physical
Education and Registrars of Universities (excluding Agricultural Universities), and
Colleges (excluding Agricultural, Medical, and Veterinary Science Colleges) admitted
to the privileges of the Universities they specifically exercise an option in writing to
remain out of this scheme. However, the scheme will apply to the Teachers in the
Faculty of Agriculture, Medicine and Veterinary Science in the Central Universities.
2.0.0 PAY SCALES
2.1.0 The revised scales of pay, as decided by the Government of India, Ministry of Human
Resource Development (Deptt. of Education) may be seen at Appendix-I.
2.2.0 Pay scales for academic staff of the Departments of Adult and Continuing Education,
Women’s Studies, Academic Staff Colleges and University Science Instrumentation
Centre should be equivalent to those of the Teachers of the corresponding levels and
dry should have same designation and channel of promotion provided that they have
equivalent qualifications.
3.0.0 RECRUITMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS
3.1.0 The direct recruitment to the post of Lecturers, Readers and Professors in the
Universities and Colleges shall be on the basis of merit through all India advertisement
and selections by the duly constituted Selection Committees to be set up under the
Statutes/Ordinances of the concerned university. Such Committees should have a
minimum of three experts, the head of the concerned Department and the Principal of
the concerned College (in case of selection of college teachers).
3.2.0 The minimum qualifications required for the of Lecturers, Professors Principals,
Assistant Directors of Physical Education, Directors of Physical Education, Directors
of Physical Education, Assistant Librarians, Deputy Librarian, Librarians, Assistant
Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Registrars, will be those as prescribed by the
University Grants Commission from time to time.
3.3.0 The minimum requirements of a good record, 55% marks at the master’s level and
qualifying in the National Eligibility Test, or an accredited test shall rennin for the
appointment of Lecturers. It would be optional for the University to exempt Ph.D.
holders from NET or to require NET, in their case, either as a desirable or essential
qualification for appointment as Lecturers in the University Departments and Colleges.
The minimum requirement of 55% should not be insisted upon for Professors, Readers,
Registrars, Deputy Registrars, Librarians, Deputy Librarians, Directors of Physical
Education, Depaty Directors of Physical Education for the existing incumbents who
are already in the University system. However, these marks should be insisted upon
for those entering the system from outside and those at the entry point of Lecturers,
Assistant Registrars, Assistant Librarians, Assistant Director of Physical Education.

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