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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

6.3.2 The “Screening cum Evaluation Committee” for CAS promotion of assistant professors/
equivalent cadres in Librarians/Physical Education from one AGP to the other higher AGP
shall consist of -
6.3.2.1 For University teachers:

a. The Vice Chancellor as the Chairperson of the Selection Committee
b. The Dean of the concerned Faculty
c. The Head of the Department /Chairperson of the School
d. One subject expert in the concerned subject nominated by the Vice Chancellor
from the University panel of experts.
6.3.2.2 For College teachers:

a. The Chairman of the Governing body of the College or the Director of Higher
education / collegiate education at the State level (in the case of Govt. colleges)
or his nominee not below the rank of principal as the chairperson of the selection
committee.

b. Principal of the college.
c. Head of the concerned department from the college.
d. One subject expert in the concerned subject nominated by the Vice Chancellor
from the university panel of experts.

e. The quorum for these committees in both categories shall be three including the
one subject expert/ university nominee need to be present.

6.3.3 The Screening cum Evaluation Committee on verification/evaluation of API score secured
by the candidate through the ‘PBAS’ methodology designed by the respective university
based on these Regulations and as per the minimum requirement specified in Tables II & III
for each of the cadre of Assistant Professor, shall recommend to the Syndicate/ Executive
Council /Board of Management of the University about the suitability of the promotion of the
candidate(s) under CAS for implementation.
6.3.4 All the selection procedures outlined above shall be completed on the day of the selection
committee meeting, wherein the minutes are recorded along with scoring proforma and
recommendation made on the basis of merit and duly signed by all members of the selection
committee.
6.3.5 CAS promotions being personal promotion to the incumbent teacher holding a substantive
sanctioned post, on superannuation of the individual incumbent, the said post shall revert
back to its original cadre.
6.3.6 The incumbent teacher must be on the role and active service of the Universities/Colleges on
the date of consideration by the Selection Committee for Selection/CAS Promotion.

6.4.0 PAY SCALES, DESIGNATIONS AND STAGES OF PROMOTION UNDER CAS OF
INCUMBENT AND NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT PROFESSORS/ ASSOCIATE
PROFESSORS/PROFESSORS

6.4.1 Persons entering the teaching profession in universities and colleges shall be designated as
Assistant Professors and shall be placed in the Pay Band III of Rs.15600 – 39100 with AGP
of Rs.6000. Lecturers already in service in the pre-revised scale of Rs.8000-13500, shall be
re-designated as Assistant Professors with the said AGP of Rs.6000. Their CAS promotions
would be subject to the norms laid out in 6.3.1 and 6.3.2.

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