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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

2.0.0 CAREER ADVANCEMENT
2.1.1 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
six years for others at the level of 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.

2.1.2 For movement into grades of Reader and above, the minimum eligibility criterion
would be Ph.D. Those without Ph.D. can go up to the level of Lecturer (Selection
Grade).

2.1.3 A Reader with a minimum of eight years of service in that grade will be eligible to be
considered for appointment as a Professor.

SEVEN POINT SCALE
Grade Point Percentage Equivalent
‘O’ = Outstanding 5.50-6.00 75-100
‘A’ = Very Good 4.50-5.49 65-74
‘B’ = Good 3.50-4.49 55-64
‘C’ = Average 2.50-3.49 45—54
‘D’ = Below Average 1.50-2.49 35—44
‘E’ = Poor 0.50-1.49 25-34
‘F’ = Fail 0-0.49 0-24

2.1.4 The Selection Committee for Career Advancement shall be the same as those for Direct
Recruitment for each category.
2.2.0 LECTURER (SENIOR SCALE)
A Lecturer will be eligible for placement in a senior scale through a procedure of selection,
if she/he has:

(i) Completed 6 years of service after regular appointment with relaxation of one year and
two years, respectively, for those with M.Phil. and Ph. D.
(ii) Participated in one orientation course and one refresher course of approved duration, or
engaged in other appropriate continuing education programmes of comparable quality
as may be specified or approved by the University Grants Commission. (Those with
Ph.D. degree would be exempted from one refresher course).

(iii) Consistently satisfactory performance appraisal reports.
2.3.0 Lecturer (Selection Grade).
Lecturers in the Senior Scale who do not have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent published work,
and who do not meet the scholarship and research standards, but fulfil the criteria given
above for the
post of Reader, and have a good record in teaching and, preferably, have contributed in
various ways such as to the corporate life of the institution, examination work, or through
extension activities, will be placed in the Selection Grade, subject to the recommendations
of the Selection Committee which is the same as for promotion to the post of Reader. They
will be designated as Lecturers in the Selection Grade. They could offer themselves for fresh
assessment after obtaining Ph.D. and/or fulfilling other requirements for promotion as Reader
and, if found suitable, could be given the designation of Reader.

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