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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

University Grants Commission
(Qualifications Required for the Appointment to the Post of Assistant

Director, Deputy Director and Director of Physical Education & Sports in
Universities, Deemed to be Universities, Colleges and Institutions Affiliated
to it) Regulations, 1999

F.1-40/89(PS)

September,1999

NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (e) of the sub- section (1) of the Section 26 read
with Section 14 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and in supersession
of the UGC’s Notification No. F.1-40/80 dated 19.10.95 & 27.10.97 the University Grants
Commission hereby makes the following regulations namely:-

1. Short Title, application and Commencement

(I) These Regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Qualification
required of a person to be appointed to the post of assistant Director, Deputy Director
and Director of Physical Education & Sports in Universities, deemed to be Universities,
Colleges and Institutions affiliated to it) Regulations, 1999.

(II) The shall apply to every University established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, every institution including a constituent or an
affiliated college recognized by the Commission, in consultation with the university
concerned under Clause (i) of Section 2 of the UGC Act, 1956 and every institution
deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said Act.
(III) These shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. Qualification:-

No person shall be appointed to the post of Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Director
of physical Education & Sports in Universities, deemed to be Universities/Colleges or in any
institution including constituent or affiliated colleges recognised under Clause (f) of Section
2 of the UGC Act, 1956 or in any institution deemed to be a university under Section 3 of
the said Act if he/she does not fulfill the requirement as to the qualifications for the post of
Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Director of Physical Education & Sports as provided
in the Schedule-!.

Provided that any relaxation in the prescribed qualifications can only be made by a University
in regard to the posts under it or any of the institutions including constituent or affiliated
colleges recognised under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the aforesaid Act or by an institution
deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the said Act with the approval of the U.G.C.
Provided further that these regulations shall not be applicable to such cases where
selection through duly constituted selection committees for making appointment to the
post of Assistant Director, Deputy Director and director of Physical Education & Sports in
Universities, deemed to be universities, colleges have been made prior to the enforcement
of these regulations.

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