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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

University Grants Commission
(minimum qualifications required for the appointment and career

Advancement of teachers in Universities and institutions affiliated to it )
Regulations, 2000.

No. F.3-l/2000(PS) March, 2000

NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) and (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 26 read
with Section 14 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and in supersession of
the Regulations issued under University Grants Commission letter No.F. 1-93/74 (CPP) Part (v)
dated 13th June, 1983 and No.F. 1-11/87 (CPPIl) dated 19th September, 1991 and Notification
No. 1-93/74 (CP) dated 19th February, 1985, 26th November, 1985 and No.Fj-1/94 (PS) dated
24th December, 1998, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations,
namely :-
1. Short Title, application and commencement
(i) These regulations maybe called the University Grants Commission(minimum
qualifications required for the appointment and career Advancement of teachers in
Universities and institutions affiliated to it ) Regulations, 2000.

(ii) They shall apply to every university established or incorporated by or under a.
Central Act. Provincial Act or a State Act, eyery institution including a constituent
or an affiliated college recognised by the Commission, in consultation. with
the university concerned under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 and every institution deemed-to be a university under
Section 3 of the said Act.
(iii) They shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. Qualifications .
No person shall be appointed to a teaching post in university or ir any of institutions including
constituent or affiliated colleges recognised under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956 or n an institution deemed to be a university under Section 3
of the said Act in a subject if he/she does fulfil the requirements as to the qualifications for
the appropriate subjects as provided in the Annexure.
Provided that any relaxation in the prescribed qualifications can only be made by the
University Grants Commission in a particular subject in which NET is not being conducted
or enough number of candidates are not available with NET qualifications for a specified
period only. (This relaxation, if allowed, would be given based on sound justification and
would apply to affected Universities for that particular subject for the specified period. No
individual applications would be entertained.)
Provided further that these regulations shall not be applicable’ to such cases where selections
of the candidates having had the then requisite minimum qualification as were existing at
that time through duly constituted Selection Committees for making appointments to the tea
ching posts have been made prior to the enforcement of these regulations.
3. Consequences of failure of universities to comply with recommendations of the Commission,
as per provisions of Section 14 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956:

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