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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

For purposes of computation of period of actual service, all periods
of leave except casual, special casual and duty leave shall be
excluded.
(ii) Earned leave at the credit of a teacher shall not accumulate beyond 300
days. The maximum earned leave that may be sanctioned at a time shall
not exceed 60 days. Earned leave exceeding 60 days may, however, be
sanctioned in the case of higher study, or training, or leave with medical
certificate, or when the entire leave, or a portion thereof, is spent outside
India.
For avoidance of doubt, it may be noted:
1. When a teacher combines vacation with earned leave, the period of
vacation shall be reckoned as leave in calculating the maximum amount
of leave on average pay which may be included in the particular period of
leave..
2. In case where only a portion of the leave is spent outside India, the grant
of leave in excess of 120 days shall be subject to the condition that the
portion of the leave spent in India shall not in the aggregate exceed 120
days.
3. Encashment of earned leave shall be allowed to non-vacation members
of the teaching staff as applicable to the employees of Central/State
Governments.
8.4.4 Half-pay Leave
Half-pay leave admissible to a permanent teacher shall be 20 days for each
completed year of service. Such leave may be granted on the basis of medical
certificate from a registered medical practitioner, for private affairs or for academic
purposes.

Explanation:
A “completed year of service” means continuous service of specified duration
under the university and includes periods of absence from duty as well as leave
including extraordinary leave.
8.4.5 Commuted Leave
Commuted leave, not exceeding half the amount of half pay leave due, may be
granted on the basis of medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner
to a permanent teacher subject to the following conditions:
(i) Commuted leave during the entire service shall be limited to a maximum
of 240 days;
(ii) When commuted leave is granted, twice the amount of such leave shall be
debited against the half-pay leave due; and
(iii) The total duration of earned leave and commuted leave taken in conjunction
shall not exceed 240 days at a time. Provided that no commuted leave shall
be granted under these rules unless the authority competent to sanction
leave has reason to believe that the teacher will return to duty on its expiry.
8.4.6 Extraordinary Leave

(i) A permanent teacher may be granted extraordinary leave when:
(a) No other leave is admissible; or
(b) Other leave is admissible and the teacher applies in writing for the
grant of extraordinary leave.

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