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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

III(F) Discipline specific a) Awards by Accredited a) Awards by Accredited 50 /each
(i) Awards International Bodies; National International Bodies; National
bodies like by UGC,CSIR, bodies like by UGC, ICSSR,
DST, DBT, ICAR & other ICCR, Sahitya Academy and
Government bodies and Professional Academies like
Professional Academies like Gnana-peet award etc.
Bhatnagar Award etc.
b) State/university level b) State/university level 20 /each
c) Regional / local c) Regional / local 10 /each
III F Honours / a) Governments & a) Foreign countries 50 /each
(ii) Recognitions International bodies like Governments &
UNESCO etc.; National like International bodies like
Padma Sri etc., UNESCO etc.; National like
Padma Sri etc.
b) State level/university level b) State level/university level 20 /each
c) Regional / local by c) Regional / local by GO/ 5 /each
GO/NGOs/Rotary/ Lions etc., NGOs/Rotary/ Lions etc.,
d) Professional Subject Based d) Professional Subject Based 5 /each
associations associations
III Fellowship Titles a) By universities/bodies like a) Foreign universities/bodies 50 /each
F(iii) FRCP, FRCS etc.; Indian like Trinity title etc.; Indian
Science & other Academies Academies of Languages, Arts
like Fellow of Indian National etc.,
Science Academy FNA,
FNASC, FAMS etc.,
b) Discipline specific b) Discipline specific 10 /each
National level National level Associations
Associations
III Post-doctoral degrees a) D. Sc from an university (a) D.Litt from an university 50 /each
F(iv) based on post-doctoral thesis based on post –doctoral thesis
b) Honorary doctorate (b) Honorary doctorate 30/each
conferred by UGC - conferred by UGC -
recognized universities recognized universities in
in sciences, engineering, Language, Arts, Humanities
medicine etc., etc.,
* If a paper presented in Conference/Seminar is published in the form of Proceedings, the points
would accrue for the publication (III(a)) and not under presentation (III(e)(ii)).

N.B. The API for joint research publications/joint book/chapter publications will have to be
calculated in the following manner: Of the total accrued score for all categories of publications by
the concerned teacher, the first/Principal author and the corresponding author/supervisor/mentor
of the teacher would share equally 60% of the total points and the remaining 40% would be shared
equally by all other authors.

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