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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

F- 1-1/2002(PS) Exemp. 3 1 July, 2002
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NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) & (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
13 June, 1983, No.F.1-11/87(CPP-11) dated 19 September, 1991 and No. F.l-11/ 87(CPP) dated
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21 June 1995 and Notification No. 1-93/74(CP) dated 19 February, 1985, 26 November, 1985
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and No.F.3-1/94(PS) dated 24 December, 1998 and UGC Regulations No.f.31/2000(PS) dated
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4.4.2000, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following Regulations to amend
the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications required for the appointment and
Career Advancement of teachers in universities and institutions affiliated to it) Regulation, 2000,
namely:-
1. Short Title, Application and Commencement:

(i) These regulations may be called University Grants Commission (Minimum
Qualifications required for the appointment and Career Advancement of teachers in
universities and institutions affiliated to it) (1st Amendment), Regulation, 2002.

(ii) They 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 consolation with the university
concerned under Clause (O 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.
In the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications required for the
appointment and Career Advancement of teachers in universities and institutions
affiliated to it) Regulation, 2000, wherever the following para occurs:
“NET shall remain the compulsory requirement for appointment as Lecturer even for
candidates having Ph.D. degree. However, the candidates who have completed M.Phil
degree or have submitted Ph.D. thesis in the concerned subject upto 31 December,
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1993 are exempted from appearing in the NET examination.”
I should be substituted with the following para:

”NET shall remain the compulsory requirement for appointment as Lecturer even for
candidates having Ph.D. degree. However, the candidate who have completed M.Phil
degree by 31 st December, 1993 or have submitted Ph.D. thesis to the university in the
concerned subject on or before 3 1 st December, 2002 are exempted from appearing in
the NET examination. In case such candidates fail to obtain Ph.D. degree, they shall
have to pass the NET examination.”
Sd/- (Dr. Tilak R. Kern)
Additional Secretary
To
The Assistant Controller
Publication Division
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development Poverty Alleviation Civil Lines
Delhi-110 054.

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