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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

11.5.0 The University may devise a mechanism for. ensuring that the of the University
Department/Co11ege Principal sponsors teacher for the required orientation and
refresher course, and such opportunity is not denied to the teacher, except on
sufficient grounds to be specified in writing to the university. The university should
also bring to the attention of the UGC any complaints received from university or
college teachers that they did not get admission to the courses for which they applied
with details (name of teacher, name of institution where employed, course applied
for, ASC or Department where applied, dates of course and reasons given for refusal).
12.0.0 PART-TIME TEACHERS
The minimum qualifications for appointment ‘of part-time teachers should be the same
as that of regular teachers and selected by regularly constituted Selection Committees.
The part-time teachers should be appointed only in exceptional •circumstances when it is
appropriate to the requirements of the institution in terms of subjects to be taught or workload.
They can be appointed on a contract appointment if only for a short period or as permanent
half-time/proportionate time employees against half/proportionate salary of the scale (and
should include proportionate increments, dearness allowance and any other permissible
benefits). Such permanent part-time teachers will also be entitled to the scheme of Career
Advancement from Lecturer to Senior Scale Lecturer, Selection (3rade Lecturer I Reader, and
Professor. However, they will be entitled to half/proportionate 00amount of the basic of the
scale and proportionate increments, dearness allowance and any other permissible benefits.
13.0.0. CREATION OF POST

13.1.0 UGC — recognized autonomous colleges may create posts of Professor on the
basis of felt needs In general, I post of Professor may be created if there are
already at least 4 Readers and 12 Lecturers and it is felt that creation of a post
of Professor is academically necessary. The procedure of selection of Professor
will be through direct recruitment as in the university. Other colleges of similar
standard will be identified by the UGC as per the scheme to be approved by the
Government of India.
14.0.0. TEACHING DAYS
The Universities/Colleges must observe at least 180 actual teaching days, i.e., there should
be a minimum of 30 weeks of actual teaching in a 6-day week Of remaining period, 12
weeks may be devoted to admission and examination activities and non-instructional days
(e.g. for sports, college day, etc.), 8 weeks for vacation 2 weeks may be to various public
holidays. If the university adopts a 5 day pattern then the number of weeks should be
increaed correspondingly to ensure equivalent of 30 weeks with a 6 day week. The above is
summarised as follows :

No. of Weeks
University
Teaching 30 (180 days) 30 (180 days)
Admissions/Examinations 12 10
preparation for Examinations

Vacation 8 10
Public Holidays 2 2
(to increase & adjust teaching days accordingly)
Total 52 52

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