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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

6.2.0 The minimum norms of Selection Committees and Selection Procedures as well as API
score requirements for the above cadres, either through direct recruitment or through
Career Advancement Schemes Regulations, shall be similar. However, since teachers
recruited directly can be from different backgrounds and institutions, Table II(c) of
Appendix III provides norms for direct recruitment of teachers to different cadres, while
Tables II (a) and Table II(b) provide for CAS promotions of teachers in universities and
colleges respectively, which accommodate these differences.
6.3.0 In order to remedy the difficulties of collecting retrospective information and to facilitate
the implementation of these regulations from 31-12-2008 in the CAS Promotion, the
API based PBAS will be progressively and prospectively rolled out. Accordingly, the
PBAS based on the API scores of categories I and II as mentioned in these tables is
to be implemented for one year, initially based on the existing systems in universities/
colleges for one year only with the minimum annual scores as depicted in Table II
(a) and II (b) for university and college teachers, or by Librarian/Physical Education
and Sports cadres as depicted in Tables V(a) and V (b), Tables VIII(a) and VIII (b)
respectively.. This annualized API scores can then be compounded progressively as
and when the teacher becomes eligible for CAS promotion to the next cadre. Thus,
if a teacher is considered for CAS promotion in 2010, one year API scores for 2009-
10 alone will be required for assessment. In case of a teacher being considered for
CAS promotion in 2011, two years average of API scores for these categories will be
required for assessment and so on leading progressively for the complete assessment
period. For Category III (research and academic contributions), API scores for this
category will be applied for the entire assessment period.
6.3.1 A teacher who wishes to be considered for promotion under CAS may submit in writing
to the university/college, with three months in advance of the due date, that he/she fulfils
all qualifications under CAS and submit to the university/college the Performance Based
Appraisal System proforma as evolved by the concerned university duly supported by
all credentials as per the API guidelines set out in these Regulations. In order to avoid
delays in holding Selection Committee meetings in various positions under CAS, the
University/College should immediately initiate the process of screening/selection, and
shall complete the process within six months from the date of application. Further, in
order to avoid any hardships, candidates who fulfill all other criteria mentioned in these
Regulations, as on 31 December, 2008 and till the date on which this Regulation is
notified, can be considered for promotion from the date, on or after 31 December, 2008,
on which they fulfill these eligibility conditions, provided as mentioned above.
6.3.2 Candidates who do not fulfill the minimum score requirement under the API Scoring
System proposed in the Regulations as per Tables II(a and b) of Appendix III or those
who obtain less than 50% in the expert assessment of the selection process will have to
be re-assessed only after a minimum period of one year. The date of promotion shall be
the date on which he/she has successfully got re-assessed.

6.3.3 The Selection Committee specifications as delineated in Clauses 5.1.0 to 5.1.7 are
applicable to all direct recruitments of Faculty Positions and Career Advancement
promotions of Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and to that of Associate
Professor to Professor.
6.3.4 CAS promotions from a lower grade to a higher grade of Assistant Professor shall be
conducted by a “Screening cum Evaluation Committee” adhering to the criteria laid out
as API score in PBAS in the Tables of Appendix-III.

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