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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

No.F.1-22/97-U.1.
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
(Department of Education)
New Delhi, the 27” July, 1998.

To,

The Secretary
University Grants Commission Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.

Subject: Revisi0Q of pay scales of teachers in universities and colleges following the
revision of pay scales of Central Government employees on the recommendations
of Fifth Central Pay Commission.

Sir,
I am directed to say that the Government of India have, after taking into consideration
the recommendations made by the University Grants Commission, decided to revise the pay
scales of teachers in Central Universities. The revision of pay scales of teachers will be
subject to various provisions of the Scheme of revision of pay scales as contained in this
letter, and the Regulations to be framed by the UGC in this behalf. The revised pay scales
and other provisions of the Same are as under :
Pay Scale

A statement Showing the existing and revised scales of pay is attached as Annexure.
The revised scales of Demonstrators/Tutors is for the existing incumbents only, No fresh
recruitment shall be made to the cadre of Demonstrators/Tutors.
(ii) Incentives for Ph.D./M.phil.
(a) Four and two advance increments will be admissible to those who hold Ph.D. and
M.Phil degrees, respectively, at the time of recruitment as Lecturers.

(b) increment will be admissible to those teachers with M.Phil who acquire Ph.D.
within two years of recruitment.

(e) A Lecturer with Ph.D. will be eligible for two advance increments when he moves
into Selection grade as Reader.
(d) A teacher will be eligible for two advance increments as and when he acquires a
Ph.D. degree in his service career.
(iii) Career Advancement
(a) Minimum length of service for eligibility to move into the grade of Lecturer
(Senior Scale) would be four years for those with Ph.D., five years for those with
M.Phil, and Sik years for others as a Lecturer, and for eligibility to move into the
Grade of Lecturer (Selection Grade)/Reader, the minimum length of service as
Lecturer (Senior Scale) shall be uniformly five years.
(b) For movement into grades of Reader and above, the minimum eligibility criterion
would be Ph.D. Those teachers without Ph.D. can go up to the level of Lecturer
(Selection Grade).
(c) A Reader with a minimum of eight years of service will be eligible for consideration
for appointment as a Professor.

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