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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

At least four members, including two outside subject experts shall constitute the
quorum.
5.1.2 Associate Professor in the University

The Selection Committee should have the following composition:
1. Vice Chancellor to be the Chairperson of the Selection Committee.
2. An academician who is the nominee of the Visitor/Chancellor, wherever applicable.

3. Three experts in the concerned subject/field 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
4. Dean of the faculty, wherever applicable.
5. Head/Chairperson of the Department/School.

6. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/ Minority/Women/Differently-abled
categories, if any of candidates representing these categories is the applicant, to be
nominated by the VC, if any of the above members of the selection committee do not
belong to that category.
At least four members, including two outside subject experts, shall constitute the
quorum.
5.1.3 Professor in the University
The composition of the Selection Committee for the post of Professor shall be similar in
composition as that for the post of Associate Professor.

5.1.4 Assistant Professor in Colleges including Private Colleges:
1. Chairperson of the Governing Body of the college or his/her nominee from
among the members of the Governing body to be the Chairperson of the Selection
Committee.
2. The Principal of the College.

3. Head of the Department of the concerned subject.
4. Two nominees of the Vice Chancellor of the affiliating university of whom one should
be a subject expert.
5. Two subject-experts not connected with the college to be nominated by the Chairperson
of the governing body of the college out of a panel of five names approved by the
relevant statutory body of the university concerned.

6. An academician representing SC/ST/OBC/ Minority/Women/Differently-abled
categories, if any of candidates representing these categories is the applicant, to be
nominated by the VC, if any of the above members of the selection committee do not
belong to that category.

The quorum for the meeting should be five of which at least two must be from out of
the three subject-experts.
For Government colleges, the State Public Services Commissions / Teacher Recruitment
Boards must invite three subject experts for which involving the concerned University ,
be involved in the selection process by the State PSC.

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