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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

14.0 TEACHING DAYS
14.1. The Universities/Colleges must adopt at least 180 working days, i.e. there should be a
minimum of 30 weeks of actual teaching in a 6-day week. Of the remaining period, 12
weeks may be devoted to admission and examination activities, and non-instructional
days for co-curricular, sports, college day, etc., 8 weeks for vacations and 2 weeks may
be attributed to various public holidays. If the University adopts a 5 day week pattern,
then the number of weeks should be increased correspondingly to ensure equivalent of
30 weeks of actual teaching with a 6 day week.

The above is summarized as follows:

Number of weeks: 6 day a Number of weeks: 5 day a
week pattern week pattern
Categorization University College University College
Teaching and Learning 30 (180 days) 30 (180 days) 36 (180 days) 36 (180 days)
Process weeks weeks weeks weeks
Admissions/Examinations 12 10 8 8
preparation for
Examination

Vacation 8 10 6 6
Public Holidays 2 2 2 2
(to increase and adjust
teaching days accordingly)
Total 52 52 52 52

14.2. 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 required 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.
15.0. WORKLOAD

15.1. 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 and Professor 14 hours
15.2 A relaxation of two hours in the workload may, however, be given to Professors who
are actively involved in extension activities and administration. A minimum of 6 hours
per week may have to be allocated for research activities of a teacher.
16.0 SERVICE AGREEMENT AND FIXING OF SENIORITY
16.1. At the time of recruitment in Universities and Colleges, a service agreement should be
executed between the University/College and the teacher concerned and a copy of the
same should be deposited with the Registrar/Principal. Such service agreement shall be
duly stamped as per the rates applicable.

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