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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

5.1.5 In the case of posts of Associate Professor and Professors in Colleges, the Committee
shall consist of
1. The Chairperson of the Governing Body or his or 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. The Head of the Department of the concerned subject from the college.

4. Two University representatives nominated by the vice chancellor, one of whom will be
the Dean of College Development Council or equivalent position in the University, and
the other must be expert in the concerned subject;
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 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
5.1.6 College Principal
1. Chairperson of the Governing Body as Chairperson.

2. Two members of the Governing Body of the college to be nominated by the Chairperson
of whom one shall be an expert in academic administration.

3. One nominee of the Vice Chancellor who shall be a Higher Education expert.
4. Three experts consisting of the Principal of a college, a Professor and an accomplished
educationist not below the rank of a Professor (to be nominated by the Governing Body
of the college) out of a panel of six experts approved by the by the relevant statutory
body of the university concerned.
5. 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 five members, including two experts, should constitute the quorum.
All the selection procedures of the selection committee shall be completed on the day
of the selection committee meeting itself, wherein minutes are recorded along with
scoring proforma and recommendation made on the basis of merit with the list of
selected &waitlisted candidates/ Panel of names in order of merit, duly signed by all
members of the selection committee.

The term of appointment of the college principal shall be FIVE years with eligibility
for reappointment for one more term only after a similar selection committee process.
5.1.7 Selection Committees for the posts of Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors of
Physical Education, Librarians, Deputy Librarians and Assistant Librarians shall be the same
as that of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor respectively, except that
the concerned expert in Physical Education or Sports Administration or Library, practicing
Librarian/Physical Director, as the case may be, shall be associated with the Selection
Committee as one of the subject experts.
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