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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

UGC REGULATIONSS ON MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF
TEACHERS AND OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND
MEASURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

These Regulations are for revision of pay scales, minimum qualifications for appointment, and
other service conditions of University and College Teachers, Librarians and Directors of Physical
Education as a measure for the maintenance of standards in higher education.
1.0.0 COVERAGE
1.1.0 These Regulations applies to University and College Teachers, Librarians, Directors of
Physical Education admitted to the privileges of the Universities.

1.1.1 For teachers in the Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, the norms /Regulations
of Indian Council of Agricultural Research; for Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and
AYUSH, the norms/Regulations of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government
of India; for Faculty of Education, the norms/Regulations of National Council of Teacher
Education and for Engineering, Pharmacy and Management, the norms/Regulations of All
India Council for Technical Education shall apply.
2.0.0 PAY SCALES AND PAY FIXATION FORMULA

2.1.0 The revised scales of pay, as decided by the Government of India, Ministry of Human
Resource Development (Department of Education) may be seen as Appendix-I. The pay
“fixation formula” developed by UGC and approved by MHRD appended as Appendix-II.
This fixation formula shall be adopted for teachers and equivalent positions in the Library
and Physical Education cadres in Universities and Colleges.
3.0.0. RECRUITMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS
3.1.0 The direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors
in the Universities and Colleges shall be on the basis of merit through all India advertisement
and selections by the duly constituted Selection Committees as per the guidelines prescribed
under these Regulations to be incorporated under the Statutes/Ordinances of the concerned
university. The composition of such committees should be as prescribed by the UGC in these
Regulations.
3.2.0 The minimum qualifications required for the post of Assistant Professors, Associate
Professors, Professors, Principals, Assistant Directors of Physical Education, Deputy
Directors of Physical Education, Directors of Physical Education, Assistant Librarians, Deputy
Librarians, Librarians will be those as prescribed by the University Grants Commission in
these Regulations.
3.3.0 The minimum requirements of a good academic record, 55% of the marks at the master’s
level and qualifying in the National Eligibility Test (NET), or an accredited test (State Level
Eligibility Test - SLET/SET), shall remain for the appointment of Assistant Professors.

3.3.1 NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and
appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities / Colleges / Institutions. Provided,
however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph. D. degree in compliance
of the “University Grants Commission (minimum standards and procedure for award
of Ph.D. Degree), Regulations 2009, shall be exempt from the requirement of the
minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges / Institutions”.

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