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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

7.1.5 The existing scheme of Career Advancement for non academic staff namely, Assistant
Director of Physical Education, Assistant. Registrar, Assistant. Librarian would
continue.
7.2.0 LECTURER (SENIOR SCALE)
A Lecturer will be eligible for placement in a senior scale through a procedure of selection,
if she/he has :

(i) Completed 6 years of service after regular appointment with relaxation of or year and
two years, respectively, for those with M.PhiI. and Ph.D.

(ii) Participated in one orientation course and one refresher course of approved duration, or
engaged in other appropriate continuing education programmes of comparable quality
as may be specified or approved by the University Grants Commission. (Those with
Ph.D. degree would be exempted from one refresher course).

(iii) Consistently satisfactory performance appraisal reports ,
7.3.0 LECTURER (SELECTION GRADE)
Lectures in the Senior Scale who do not have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent published work,
and who do n« meet the scholarship and research standards, but fulfil the other criteria given
above for the POQ of Reader, and have a good record in teaching, and, preferably, have
contributed in various ways such as to the corporate life of the institution, examination work,
or through activities, will be placed in the Selection Grade, abject to the recommendations
of the Selection Committee which is the same as for promotion to the post of Reader. They
will be designated as Lecturers in the Selection Grade. They could offer themselves for fresh
assessment after obtaining Ph.D.
and/or fulfilling other requirements for promotion as Reader and, if found suitable, could be
given the designation of Reader.

7.4.0 READER (PROMOTION)
7.4. I A in the Senior Scale will be eligible for promotion to the of Reader if she/he has :
(i) Completed 5 years of service in the Senior Scale;
(ii) Obtained a Ph.D. degree or has equivalent published work;

(iv) Made some mark in the areas of scholarship and research as evidenced e.g. by self-
assessment, reports of referees, quality of publications, contribution to educational
innovation, design of new courses and curricula and extension activities.

(v) ARer placement in the Senior Scale participated in two refresher courses/summer
institutes of approved duration, or engaged in other appropriate continuing
education programmes of comparable quality as may be specified or approved by
the University Giants Commission, and

(vi) Possesses consistently good performance appraisal reports.
7.4.2 Promotion to the post of Reader will be through a process of Election by a Selection
Committee to be set up the statutes/ordinance of the concerned University or other
similar Committees up by the appointing authorities.
7.5.0 PROFESSOR (Promotions)
In addition to the sanctioned position of Processors, which must be filled in through direct
recruitment through all India advertisements, promotions may be made from the of Reader
to that of Professor after 8 years of service as Reader.

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