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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)
(Second Amendment) Regulations, 2006.

F.No.1-1/2002(PS) Exemp. 14 June, 2006
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NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) & (g) of sub-section(I) 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-II) dated 19 September, 1991 and No.F.1-11/87(CPP) dated
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21 June, 1995 and Notification No.F.1-93/74(CP) dated 19 February, 1985, 26 November,
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1985 and No.F.3-1/94(PS) dated 24 December, 1998. UGC Regulations No.F.3-1/2000(PS)
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dated 4.4.2000 and No.F.1-1/2002(PS) Exemp. Dated 31 July, 2002, the UGC hereby makes
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the following Regulations to amend the UGC (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 UGC (Minimum Qualifications Required For The
Appointment And Career Advancement Of Teachers in Universities and Institutions

affiliated to it) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2006.
(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 consultation with the university
concerned under Clause (f) of Section-2 of the UGC 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, 1993 are exempted from
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appearing in the NET examination.”
should be substituted with the following para:

Institutions affiliated to it) Regulation, 2000, wherever the following para occurs:-

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