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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(v) Holders of Ph.D. degree as on the date of Notification of these Regulations, along with
those candidates who are awarded a Ph.D. degree through a process of admission,
registration, course work and external evaluation as laid down in the UGC (Minimum
Standards and Procedure for award of M.Phil/Ph.D Degree), Regulations, 2009 and so
adopted by the university shall be exempted from NET/SLET/SET.
4.6.4 Physical Fitness Test Norms:

NORMS FOR MEN
12 MINUTES RUN/WALK TEST
Up to 30 years Up to 40 years Up to 45 years Up to 50 years
1800 metres 1500 metres 1200 metres 800 metres

NORMS FOR WOMEN
8 MINUTES RUN / WALK TEST
Up to 30 years Up to 40 years Up to 45 years Up to 50 years
1000 Metres. 800 metres. 600 metres. 400 metres.

4.7. Since UGC has prescribed the above qualifications for teaching positions in all higher
education institutions for maintenance of minimum standards in consultation with
the Statutory Councils governing the approval of courses respectively, any future
modification in qualifications brought about by appropriate Statutory Councils for
appointment of teachers in universities/colleges offering such courses coming under the
perview of appropriate Staturoty Councils will automatically be considered as adopted
by UGC as the prescribed qualifications for those teachers of such courses.
5.0.0 SELECTION COMMITTEES AND GUIDELINESS ON SELECTION PROCEDURES:
The University Grants Commission has evolved the following guidelines on (a) Constitution
of Selection Committees for selection of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor,
Assistant Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Librarian, Assistant Director of Physical Education,
Deputy Director of Physical Education and Director of Physical Education and (b) specified
selection procedures for direct recruitment and Career Advancement Schemes Regulations
for teachers in universities and colleges.
5.1.0 Selection Committee Specifications:

5.1.1 Assistant Professor in the University:
1. At the University level, all selections must be done with the Vice Chancellor or Acting
Vice Chancellor as the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.
1. The Vice Chancellor to be the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.
2. Three experts in the concerned subject out of the panel of names recommended by
the Vice Chancellor and approved by the relevant statutory body of the university
concerned, at least one of whom to be drawn from the panel of subject experts
developed by UGC and hosted in its web-site 3. Dean of the concerned Faculty,
wherever applicable

4. Head/Chairperson of the Department/School.
5. An academician nominated by the Visitor/Chancellor, wherever applicable.
6. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Women/Differently-abled
categories to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor, if any of the candidates
representing these categories is the applicant and if any of the above members of
the selection committee do not belong to that category.
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