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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(vi) National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be compulsory for appointment at the entry level of
Assistant Professor, subject to the exemptions to the degree of Ph.D. in respect of those
persons obtaining the award through a process of registration, course-work and external
evaluation, as have been/ or may be laid down by the UGC through its regulations, and
so adopted by the University. NET shall not be required for such Masters’ programmes in
disciplines for which there is no NET.
2. Revised Pay Scales , Service conditions and Career Advancement Scheme for teachers
and equivalent positions:

The pay structure for different categories of teachers and equivalent positions shall be as
indicated below:-
(a) Assistant Professor / Associate Professors / Professors in Colleges & Universities

(i) Persons entering the teaching profession in Universities and Colleges shall be designated
as Assistant Professors and shall be placed in the Pay Band of Rs.1560039100 with
AGP of Rs,6000. Lecturers already in service in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 8000-
13500, shall be redesignated as Assistant Professors with the said AGP of Rs. 6000.

(ii) An Assistant Professor with completed service of 4 years, possessing Ph.D Degree in
the relevant discipline shall be eligible, for moving up to AGP of Rs. 7000.

(iii) Assistant Professors 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 AGP of Rs. 7,000 after completion of 5 years service as Assistant Professor.

(iv) Assistant Professors who do not have Ph.D or M.Phil or a Master’s degree in the relevant
Professional course shall be eligible for the AGP of Rs. 7,000 only after completion of
6 years’ service as Assistant Professor.
(v) The upward movement from AGP of Rs. 6000 to AGP of Rs. 7000 for all Assistant
Professors shall be subject to their satisfying other conditions as laid down by the UGC.

(vi) The pay of the incumbents to the posts of Lecturer (senior scale) (i.e. the unrevised
scale of Rs. 10,000-15200) shall be re-designated as Assistant Professor, and shall be
fixed at the appropriate stage in Pay Band of Rs.15600-39100 based on their present
pay, with AGP of Rs. 7000.
(vii) Assistant Professors with completed service of 5 years at the AGP of Rs. 7000 shall be
eligible , subject to other requirements laid down by the UGC, to move up to the AGP
of Rs. 8000.
(viii) Posts of Associate Professor shall be in the Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000, with AGP
of Rs.9000. Directly recruited Associate Professors shall be placed in the Pay Band of
Rs. 37400-67000 with an AGP of Rs. 9000, at-the appropriate stage in the Pay Band in
terms of the conditions of appointment.
(ix) Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who have completed 3 years in the
current pay scale of Rs. 12000-18300 on 1.1.2006 shall be placed in Pay Band of Rs.
3740067000 with AGP Pay of Rs . 9000 and shall be re-designated as Associate Professor.
(x) Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who had not completed three years
in the pay scale of Rs. 12000-18300 on 1.1.2006 shall be placed at the appropriate stage
in the Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100 with AGP of Rs. 8000 till they complete 3 years
of service in the grade of Lecturer (Selection Grade)/Reader, and thereafter shall be
placed in the higher Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000 and accordingly re-designated as
Associate Professor.

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