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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

20.2. In lieu of curtailment of vacation by 2 weeks, the university teachers may be credited with
1/3rd of the period of Earned Leave. However, colleges may have an option of a total vacation
of 10 weeks in a year and no Earned Leave except when asked to work during the vacations
for which, as in the case of University teachers, 1/3 of the period will be credited as Earned
Leave.

21.0. WORKLOAD
21.1. The workload of the teachers in full employment should not be less than 40 hours a week
for 30 working weeks (180 teaching days) in an academic year. It should be necessary for
the teacher to be available for at least 5 hours daily in the University/College for which
necessary space and infrastructure should be provided by the University/College. Direct
teaching-learning process hours should be as follows:

Assistant Professor 16 hours
Associate Professor, & Professor 14 hours

21.2 A relaxation of two hours in the workload may, however, be given to Professors who are
actively involved in extension and administration. A minimum of 6 hours per week may have
to be allocated for research activities of the teacher.
22.0 SERVICE AGREEMENT:
22.1. At the time of recruitment in Universities and Colleges, a service agreement should be signed
between the University/College and the teacher concerned and a copy of the same should be
deposited with the Registrar/Principal.
22.2. The self-appraisal or any other performance appraisal methodology shall form a part of the
service agreement/Record.
23.0. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

23.1. Each University should evolve its own professional ethics after full discussion in the academic
bodies and associations and incorporate the same in its Acts, Ordinances and/or Statute, as
the case may be, for strict observance by the academic faculty.
24.0 APPLICABILITY OF THE SCHEMES REGULATIONS
24.1. These Regulations shall be applicable to teachers and other equivalent cadres of Library
and Physical Education in all the Central Universities and Colleges there-under and the
Institutions Deemed to be Universities whose maintenance expenditure is met by the
UGC. The implementation of the revised scales shall be subject to the acceptance of all the
conditions mentioned in these Regulations, framed by the UGC. Universities implementing
this Schemes Regulations shall have to amend their relevant statutes and ordinances in line
with the UGC Regulations within three months from the date of issue of the Notification of
these Regulations.

24.2. These Regulations shall extended to universities, colleges and other higher educational
institutions coming under the purview of State legislature, subject to adherence of the terms
and conditions laid down in the MHRD Notifications provided as Appendix-I of these
Regulations.

24.3. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED PAY AND ALLOWANCE AND
PAYMENT OF ARREARS:
Except as provided in the MHRD Notifications, vide Appendix I of these Regulations, the
provisions of these Regulations shall have prospective applications only.

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