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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

7.6.0 ne Selection Committee for promotion to the of Professor should be the same as that for
direct recruitment. For the promotion from Reader to Professor, the following method of
promotion may be followed.
The candidate should present herself/himself before the Selection Committee with some of
the following :
a) Self-appraisal reports (required).

b) Research contribution/books/articles published.
c) Any other academic contributions.
‘Ihe best three written contributions of the teacher (as defined by her/him) may be sent
in advance to the Expats to review before coming for the candidate should be asked to
submit these in 3 sets with the application.
d) Seminars/Conferences attended.
e) Contribution to teaching/academic environment/institutional corporate life.
f) Extension and field outreach activities.

7.7.0 The requirement of participation in orientation/refresher courses/summer institutes, each of
at least 3 to 4 weeks duration, and consistently satisfactory performance appraisal reports,
shall be the mandatory requirement for Career Advancement from Lecturer to Lecturer
(Senior Scale) and from Lecturer (Senior Scale) to Lecturer (Selection Grade). Wherever the
requirement of orientation/refresher courses has remained incomplete, the promotions would
not be held up but these must be completed by the year 2000.
The requirement for completing these courses would be as follows :
i) For Lecturer to Lecturer (Senior Scale) , one orientation course would be compulsory
for University and College teachers. Those without Ph.D. -would be required to do one
refresher course in addition.
ii) Two refresher courses for Lecturer (Senior Scale) to Lecturer (Selection Grade).

iii) The senior teachers like Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade) and professors may opt to
attend two Seminars/Conferences in their subject area and present papers B one aspect
of their promotion/selection to higher level or attend refresher courses to be offered by
ASCs for this level.
7.8.0 If the number of years required in 8 feeder cadre are less than those stipulated in this
notification, thus emailing hardship to those who have completed more than the total number
of years in their entire service for eligibility in the cadre, may be placed id the next higher
cadre after adjusting the total number of years.
This situation is likely to arise as, in the earlier scheme, the number of years required in a
feeder cadre were much more than those envisaged under this notification.
8.0.0 COUNTNG OF PAST SERVICE

Previous service, without any break as a Lecturer or equivalent, in a university, college,
national laboratory, or other scientific organisations, e.g. CSIR, ICAR, DRDO, UGC, ICSSR,
ICHR and as a UGC Research Scientist, should be counted for placement of lecturer in
Senior Scale/Selection Grade provided that :
8.1 0 The post was in an equivalent grade/scale of pay as the post of a Lecturer;

8.2.0 The qualifications for the post were not lower than the qualifications prescribed by the
UGC for the post of Lecturer;

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