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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

In lieu of curtailment of vacation by 2 weeks, the university teachers may be credited with
I/3 of the period of Earned Leave. However, the colleges may have an option of a total
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vacation of 10 weeks in a year and no earned Leave except when asked to work during the
vacations for which, as in the case of University teachers, 1/3 of the period will be credited
as Earned Leave.

15.0.0 WORK LOAD
The workload of the teach« in full employment not be less a week for 30 working weeks (180
teaching days) in an academic year. It be necessary for the teacher to be available for at least
5 hours daily in the University/College Br which necessary space and infrastructure should
be provided by the University/College.

The direct teaching hours should be as follows :
Lecturer/Sr. Lecutrer/Lecturer(Sel. Grade) 16 hours
Readers & professors 14hours
However, a relaxation of two hours in the workload may be given to the Professors who are
actively involved in Research, Extension and Administration.
16.0.0 SUPERANNUATION AND RE-EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS

16.1.0 Teachers will retire at the age of 62. However, it is open to a University or a
college to re-employ a superannuated teacher according to the existing guidelines
framed by the UGC up to the age of 65 years.

16.2.0 Age of retirement of Registrars, Librarians, Physical Education personnel,
Controllers of Examinations, Finance Officers, and such other university
employees who are being treated Rt par with the teachers and whose age of
superannuation was 60 yean, would be 62 years. No re-employment facility is
recommended for the
Registrars, Librarians and Directors of Physical Education.
17.0.0 SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS

17.1.0 The benefit in service, up to a maximum of 3 years, should be provided for the
teachers who have acquired Ph.D. degree at the time of entry, so that, almost all
teachers get full retirement benefits which are available after 33 years of service,
subject to the overall age of Superannuation.
17.2.0 Other conditions with respect to Superannuation Benefits may be given as per
Centra/State Government Rules.
18.0.0 LEAVE RULES

The leave rules, as laid down by the University Grants Commission, may be followed for the
University and College teachers (See Appendix-VI).
19.0.0 SERVICE AGREEMENT
At the time of recruitment in Universities and Colleges, service agreement should be signed
between the University/College and the Teacher which should be lodged with the Registrar/
Principal with copy to the concerned teacher. The self-appraisal of performance should be a
part of the service agreement .
20.0.0 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Each University should evolve its own professional ethics after discussion in Oe academic
bodies and association s and should incorporate it in Act, Ordinances and it should be
applicable to all teaching md non-teaching administrators.

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