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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

1.5 A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator
(API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) developed by
UGC in these Regulations shall be a mandatory requirement.
2. Associate Professor:

2.1. Basic degree in pharmacy (B. Pharm).
2.2. Registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act.
2.3. Ph.D. Degree with First Class at Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in the
appropriate branch of specialization in Pharmacy, and experience of 5 years
in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of Lecturer or
equivalent grade; excluding period spent on obtaining the research degree.
OR
2.4. applicable only to candidates from industry and the profession
2.4.1. First Class Master’s Degree in the appropriate branch of specialization
in Pharmacy

2.4.2. Significant professional work which can be recognized* as
equivalent to a Ph.D. Degree in appropriate branch of specialization
in Pharmacy and industrial / professional experience of 5 years in a
position equivalent to the level of Lecturer.
(*This recognition shall be valid only if the same is recommended
unanimously by a 3Member Committee of Experts appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor of the University).
2.4.3. Teaching, research industrial and / or professional experience in a
reputed organization;
2.4.4. Published work, such as research papers, patents filed / obtained,
books, and / or technical reports;
2.4.5. Experience of guiding the project work / dissertation of PG /
Research Students or supervising R&D projects in industry;
2.4.6. A minimum score as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator
(API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) developed
by UGC in these Regulations shall be a mandatory requirement.
3. Professor:

3.1. Basic degree in pharmacy (B. Pharm).
3.2. Registration as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act.
3.3. Ph.D. Degree with First Class at Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in the
appropriate branch of specialization in Pharmacy, and experience of 10
years in teaching, research, industry and / or profession at the level of
Lecturer or equivalent grade;
OR
3.4. applicable only to candidates from industry and the profession
3.4.1. First Class Master’s Degree in the appropriate branch of specialization
in Pharmacy
3.4.2. Significant professional work which can be recognized* as
equivalent to a Ph.D. Degree in appropriate branch of specialization
in Pharmacy and industrial / professional experience of 5 years at a
senior level comparable to Assistant Professor / Reader.
(*This recognition shall be valid only if the same is recommended
unanimously by a 3Member Committee of Experts appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor of the University).
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