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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

8.2.3. For posts at the entry level where no such advance increments were admissible for
possessing PhD/M. Phil under the earlier Schemes Regulations, the benefit of five advances
for possessing PhD/M. Phil shall be available to only those appointments which have been
made on or after the coming into force of this Schemes Regulations.

9.0.0 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
9.1.0 INCREMENTS
9.1.1 Each annual increment shall be equivalent to 3% of the sum total of pay in the relevant Pay
Band and the AGP as applicable for the stage in the Pay Band.
9.1.2 Each advance increment shall also be at the rate of 3% of the sum total of pay in the relevant
Pay Band and the AGP as applicable and shall be non-compoundable.
9.1.3 The number of additional increment(s) on placement at each higher stage of AGP shall be
as per the existing Schemes Regulations of increment on promotion from lower Pay Scale
to higher Pay Scale; however, in view of the considerable raise in effective pay between the
two Pay Bands, there shall be no additional increment on movement from the Pay Band of
Rs.15600-39100 to the Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000.
9.1.4 All issues relating to grant of advance increments to teachers engaged in engineering /
technical courses in the university system shall be subject to recommendations of the
Committee separately constituted by the Central Government for pay review of teachers in
technical education.
9.2.0. ALLOWANCES:

9.2.1. Allowances such as Leave Travel Concession, Special Compensatory Allowances,
Children’s Education Allowance, Transport Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Deputation
Allowance, Traveling Allowance, Dearness Allowance, area based Special Compensatory
Allowance etc. as applicable to teachers and Library and Physical Education Cadres, shall be
at par with the Central Government employees with the Centrally funded institutions and at
par with the State Government employees with State funded institutions.

9.2.2. If the number of years required in a feeder cadre are less than those stipulated in these
Regulations, thus entailing hardship to those who have completed more than the total number
of years in their entire service for eligibility in the cadre, may be placed in the next higher cadre
after adjusting the total number of years.
10.0. DUTY LEAVE, STUDY LEAVE, SABBATICAL LEAVE
10.1. DUTY LEAVE:

(i) Duty leave of the maximum of 30 days in an academic year may be granted for:
(a) Attending conferences, congresses, symposia and seminars on behalf of the
university or with the permission of the university;
(b) delivering lectures in institutions and universities at the invitation of such
institutions or universities received by the university, and accepted by the Vice
Chancellor;
(c) working in another Indian or foreign university, any other agency, institution or
organization, when so deputed by the university;
(d) participating in a delegation or working on a committee appointed by the
Government of India, State Government, the University Grants Commission, a
sister university or any other academic body, and
(e) For performing any other duty for the university.

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