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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(iii) This Scheme does not extend to the Accompanists, Coaches, Tutors and
Demonstrators. Pay and Grade Pay of the said categories of employees shall
be fixed in the appropriate Pay Bands relative to their existing Pay in each
university/ institution corresponding to such fixation in respect of Central
Government employees as approved by the Central Government on the basis of
the recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission.
(iv) This Scheme does not extend to the posts of professionals like System Analysts,
Senior Analysts, Research Officers etc. who shall be treated at par with similarly
qualified personnel in research/ scientific organizations of the Central Government.
(v) This Scheme may be extended to universities, Colleges and other higher
educational institutions coming under the purview of State legislatures, provided
State Governments wish to adopt and implement the Scheme subject to the
following terms and conditions:
(a) Financial assistance from the Central Government to State Governments
opting to revise pay scales of teachers and other equivalent cadre covered
under the Scheme shall be limited to the extent of 80% (eighty percent) of
the additional expenditure involved in the implementation of the revision.
(b) The State Government opting for revision of pay shall meet the remaining
20% (twenty percent) of the additional expenditure from its own sources.
(c) Financial assistance referred to in sub-clause (a) above shall be provided
for the period from 1.01.2006 to 31.03.2010.
(d) The entire liability on account of revision of pay scales etc. of university
and college teachers shall be taken over by the State Government opting
for revision of pay scales with effect from 1.04.2010.
(e) Financial assistance from the Central Government shall be restricted
to revision of pay scales in respect of only those posts which were in
existence and had been filled up as on 1.01.2006.
(f) State Governments, taking into consideration other local conditions, may
also decide in their discretion, to introduce scales of pay higher than those
mentioned in this Scheme, and may give effect to the revised bands/ scales
of pay from a date on or after 1.01.2006; however, in such cases, the details
of modifications proposed shall be furnished to the Central Government
and Central assistance shall be restricted to the Pay Bands as approved by
the Central Government and not to any higher scale of pay fixed by the
State Government(s).
(g) Payment of Central assistance for implementing this Scheme is also subject
to the condition that the entire Scheme of revision of pay scales , together
with all the conditions to be laid down by the UGC by way of Regulations
and other guidelines shall be implemented by State Governments and
Universities and Colleges coming under their jurisdiction as a composite
scheme without any modification except in regard to the date of
implementation and scales of pay mentioned herein above.
9. Date of implementation of revised pay and allowance and payment of arrears:

(i) The revised Pay and revised rates of Dearness Allowance under this Scheme shall be
effective from 1.01.2006. The revised rates of all other applicable allowances such as
House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, Children Education Allowance etc. and
the noncompounded advance increments shall take effect from 1.09.2008.

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