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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(iv) Encourage students to improve their attainments, develop their personalities and
at the same time contribute to community welfare;
(v) Inculcate among students scientific outlook and respect for physical labour and
ideals of democracy, patriotism and peace;
(vi) Be affectionate to the students and not behave in a vindictive manner towards any
of them for any reason;

(vii) Pay attention to only the attainment of the student in the assessment of merit;
(viii) Make themselves available to the students even beyond their class hours and help
and guide students without any remuneration or reward;
(ix) Aid students to develop an understanding of our national heritage and national
goals; and
(x) Refrain from inciting students against other students, colleagues or
administration.
III. TEACHERS AND COLLEAGUES Teachers should:

(i) Treat other members of the profession in the same manner as they themselves
wish to be treated;
(ii) Speak respectfully of other teachers and render assistance for professional
betterment;
(iii) Refrain from lodging unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues to higher
authorities; and
(iv) Refrain from allowing considerations of caste, creed, religion, race or sex in their
professional endeavour.

IV. TEACHERS AND AUTHORITIES:
Teachers should:
(i) Discharge their professional responsibilities according to the existing rules and
adhere to procedures and methods consistent with their profession in initiating
steps through their own institutional bodies and/or professional organizations for
change of any such rule detrimental to the professional interest;
(ii) Refrain from undertaking any other employment and commitment including
private tuitions and coaching classes which are likely to interfere with their
professional responsibilities;
(iii) Co-operate in the formulation of policies of the institution by accepting various
offices and discharge responsibilities which such offices may demand;
(iv) Co-operate through their organizations in the formulation of policies of the other
institutions and accept offices;
(v) Co-operate with the authorities for the betterment of the institutions keeping in
view the interest and in conformity with dignity of the profession;

(vi) Should adhere to the conditions of contract;
(vii) Give and expect due notice before a change of position is made; and
(viii) Refrain from availing themselves of leave except on unavoidable grounds and
as far as practicable with prior intimation, keeping in view their particular
responsibility for completion of academic schedule.

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