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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

9.0. INCENTIVES FOR Ph.D. / M.Phil. AND OTHER HIGHER QUALIFICATION TO
TAKE EFFECT FROM 01-09-2008.
9.1. Five non-compounded advance increments shall be admissible at the entry level of
recruitment as Assistant Professor to persons possessing the degree of Ph.D. awarded in
a relevant discipline by the University following the process of admission, registration,
course work and external evaluation as prescribed by the UGC.
9.2. M.Phil. Degree holders at the time of recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor
shall be entitled to 2 non-compounded advance increments.
9.3. Those possessing Post-graduate degree in the professional course such as LL.M./M.
Tech./M.Arch./M.E./M.V.Sc./M.D., etc. recognized by the relevant statutory body /
council, shall also be entitled to 2 non-compounded advance increments at the entry
level.
9.4 (i) Teachers who complete their Ph.D. Degree while in service shall be entitled to
3 non-compounded increments if such Ph.D. is in a relevant discipline of the
discipline of employment and has been awarded by a University complying with
the process prescribed by the UGC for enrolment, course work, evaluation, etc.
(ii) However, teachers in service who have already been awarded Ph.D. by the time
of coming into force of these Regulations or having been enrolled for Ph.D. have
already undergone course-work as well as evaluation, if any, and only Notification
in regard to the award of Ph.D. is awaited, shall also be entitled to the award of 3
non-compounded increments even if the university awarding such Ph.D. has not
yet been notified by the UGC as having complied with the process prescribed by
the Commission.
9.5. In respect of every other case, a teacher who is already enrolled for Ph.D. shall avail
the benefit of 3 non-compounded increments only if the university awarding the Ph.D.
has been notified by the UGC to have complied with the process prescribed by the
Commission for the award of Ph.D. in respect of either coursework or evaluation or
both, as the case may be.
9.6 Teachers in service who have not yet enrolled for Ph.D. shall therefore derive the
benefit of 3 non-compounded increments on award of Ph.D., while in service only if
such enrolment is with a university which complies with the entire process, including
that of enrolment as prescribed by the UGC.
9.7 Teachers who acquire M.Phil. Degree or a post graduate degree in a professional course
recognized by the relevant Statutory Body/Council, while in service, shall be entitled to
one advance increment.
9.8 Five non-compounded advance increments shall be admissible to Assistant Librarian/
College Librarian who are recruited at entry level with Ph.D. degree in the discipline
of library science from a university complying with the process prescribed by the UGC
in respect of enrolment, course-work and evaluation process for the award of Ph.D. in
Library Science.

9.8.1 (i) Assistant Librarian / College Librarian acquiring the degree of Ph.D. at any
time while in service, in the discipline of library science from a university
complying with the process prescribed by the UGC in respect of enrolment,
course-work and evaluation shall be entitled to 3 non-compounded advance
increments.

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