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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

notification in regard to the award of Ph.D. is awaited, shall also be entitled to the
award of three 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.
(xviii) In respect of every other case of persons in the posts of Assistant Director of Physical
Education/ College DPE or higher positions who are already enrolled for Ph.D. in
Physical Education shall avail the benefit of three 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
course-work or evaluation or both, as the case may be.
(xix) Assistant Director of Physical Education/ College DPE and others in higher Physical
Education positions in service who have not yet enrolled for Ph.D. shall therefore
derive the benefit of three 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.

(xx) Two non-compounded advance increments shall be admissible for Assistant Director
of Physical Education/ College DPE with M.Phil degree in Physical Education at the
entry level. Assistant Director of Physical Education/ College DPE and those in higher
positions acquiring MPhil degree in Physical Education at any time during the course
of their service, shall be entitled to one advance increment.

(xxi) Not withstanding anything in the foregoing clauses, those who have already availed the
benefits of advance increments for possessing Ph.D./ M.Phil. at the entry level under
the earlier scheme shall not be entitled to the benefit of advance increments under this
Scheme.

(xxii) For posts at the entry level where no such advance increments were admissible for
possessing Ph.D/ M.Phil. under the earlier scheme, the benefit of five advance
increments for possessing Ph.D./ M.Phil. shall be available to only those appointments
which have been made on or after the coming into force of this Scheme.
(xxiii) Teachers, Library and Physical Education cadres who have already availed the benefits
of increments as per existing policy for acquiring Ph.D./M.Phil while in service, would
not be entitled to benefits under this Scheme.
8. Other terms and conditions:
(a) Increments:

(i) Each annual increment shall be equivalent to 3% of the sum total of pay in the
relevant Pay Band and the AGP as applicable for the stage in the Pay Band.
(ii) Each advance increment shall also be at the rate of 3% of the sum total of
pay in the relevant Pay Band and the AGP as applicable and shall be non-
compoundable.
(iii) The number of additional increment(s) on placement at each higher stage of AGP
shall be as per the existing scheme of increment on promotion from lower Pay Scale
to higher Pay Scale; however, in view of the considerable raise in effective pay
between the two Pay Bands, there shall be no additional increment on movement
from the Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100 to the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000.

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