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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

5. Teachers:
1. No teacher shall be appointed who does not fulfil the minimum qualification prescribed
for recruitments as per University Grants Commission (Qualifications required of
a person to be appointed to the teaching staff of a University or other Institutions
affiliated to it Regulations, 1982) notified under Section 26(i) (e) of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956.
2. Every teacher shall be available in the Institution on a working day during the period
prescribed and shall in addition to participating in teaching as indicated in subregulation
3(3), undertake examination/ test/evaluation/

invigilation work, general assistance to students in removing their academic difficulties,
and participate in extracurricular and institutional support activities as required.

3. The work load of a teacher shall take into account teaching, research and extension
activities, preparation of lessons, evaluation of assignments, term papers etc. and shall
be in accordance with the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission
from time to time.
Provided that the time spent on extension work where it forms an integral part of
the course prescribed shall count towards the teaching load. Provided further that no
teacher shall be expected to lecture for more than three clock hours per day.
4. The number of fulltime and/or parttime teachers shall be provided, keeping in view
the total institutional workload as provided in subregulation 3(5), teachers workload in
subregulation 5(3) and class size in subregulation 6(1) and 6(2)
5. The group for tutorials shall not normally be more than 15 or 20 students.
6. A teacher shall not be expected to supervise more than 2025 students in a laboratory
class.

6. Physical facilities:
i. Every University shall lay down norms in respect of class rooms, laboratories, library,
canteen/cafeteria, hostel accommodation etc. and all institutions admitted to its
privileges shall adhere to the same. The University while prescribing these facilities
as a condition of affiliation shall keep in view the guidelines of the University Grants
Commission in this regard.
ii. The lecture classes shall normally not exceed 80 students, unless, in special cases,
the University has accommodation for larger classes and makes suitable audiovisual
arrangements for effective lecturing accompanied by tutorial classes.
Information:

Every University shall furnish to the University Grants Commission information relating to the
observance of these Regulations in the form prescribed for the purpose. The information shall be
supplied to the University Grants Commission within 60 days of the close of the academic year.

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