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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

6.3.12 (a) If a candidate applies for promotion on completion of the minimum
eligibility period and is successful, the date of promotion will be from that
of minimum period of eligibility.
(b) If, however, the candidates find that he/she fulfills the eligibility conditions
at a later date and applies on that date and is successful, his/her promotion
will be effected from that date of application fulfilling the criteria.
(c) If the candidate does not succeed in the first assessment, but succeeds in
the eventual assessment, his/her promotion will be deemed to be from the
later date of successful assessment.
6.4.0. STAGES OF PROMOTION UNDER CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME OF
INCUMBENT AND NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT PROFESSORS/ ASSOCIATE
PROFESSORS/PROFESSORS

6.4.1. Entry level Assistant Professors (Stage 1) would be eligible for promotion under the
Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) through two successive stages (stage 2 and Stage
3), provided they are assessed to fulfill the eligibility and performance criteria as laid
out in Clause 6.3. of this Regulation.

6.4.2. An entry level Assistant Professor, possessing Ph. D. Degree in the relevant discipline
shall be eligible, for moving to the next higher grade (stage 2) after completion of four
years service as Assistant Professor.

6.4.3. An entry level Assistant Professor possessing M.Phil. Degree or post-graduate Degree
in professional courses, approved by the relevant statutory body, such as LL.M. / M.
Tech., etc. shall be eligible for the next higher grade (stage 2) after completion of five
years service as Assistant Professor.
6.4.4. An entry level Assistant Professor who does not have Ph.D. or M.Phil, or a Master’s
Degree in the relevant professional course, shall be eligible for the next higher grade
(stage 2) only after completion of six years service as Assistant Professor.
6.4.5. The upward movement from the entry level grade (stage 1) to the next higher grade
(stage 2) for all Assistant Professors shall be subject to their satisfying the API based
PBAS conditions laid down by the UGC in this Regulation.
6.4.6. Assistant Professors who have completed five years of service in the second grade (stage
2) shall be eligible, subject to meeting the API based PBAS requirements laid down by
these Regulations, to move up to next higher grade (stage 3).

6.4.7. Assistant Professors completing three years of teaching in third grade (stage 3) shall
be eligible, subject to the qualifying conditions and the API based PBAS requirements
prescribed by these Regulations, to move to the next higher grade (stage 4) and to be
designated as Associate Professor.
6.4.8. Associate Professor completing three years of service in stage 4 and possessing a Ph.D.
Degree in the relevant discipline shall be eligible to be appointed and designated as
Professor and be placed in the next higher grade (stage 5), subject to (a) satisfying the
required credit points as per API based PBAS methodology provided in Table I-III of
Appendix IV stipulated in these Regulations, and (b) an assessment by a duly constituted
selection committee as suggested for the direct recruitment of Professor.
Provided that no teacher, other than those with a Ph.D., shall be promoted or appointed
as Professor.
6.4.9. In the case of Associate Professors in Colleges, promotion to the post of Professor under
CAS shall be further subject to Clause 6.5.1.and 6.5.2 of this Regulation.

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