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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX – III TABLE – I

PROPOSED SCORES FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (APIs) IN
RECRUITMENTS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) PROMOTIONS
OF UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TEACHERS.

CATEGORY I: TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION RELATED ACTIVITIES
Brief Explanation: Based on the teacher’s self-assessment, API scores are proposed for
(a) teaching related activities; (b) domain knowledge; (c) participation in examination and
evaluation; (d) contribution to innovative teaching, new courses etc. The minimum API score
required by teachers from this category is 75. The selfassessment score should be based on
objectively verifiable criteria wherever possible and will be finalized by the screening/selection
committee.
Universities will be required to detail the activities and in case institutional specificities require,
adjust the weightages, without changing the minimum total API scores required under this
category.

S. No. Nature of Activity Maximum Score
Lectures, seminars, tutorials, practicals, contact hours undertaken
1 50
taken as percentage of lectures allocateda
2 Lectures or other teaching duties in excess of the UGC norms 10
Preparation and Imparting of knowledge / instruction as per curriculum;
3 20
syllabus enrichment by providing additional resources to students
Use of participatory and innovative teaching-learning methodologies;
4 20
updating of subject content, course improvement etc.
Examination duties (Invigilation; question paper setting, evaluation/
5 25
assessment of answer scripts) as per allotment.
Total Score 125
Minimum API Score Required 75

Note: a: Lectures and tutorials allocation to add up to the UGC norm for particular category of
teacher. University may prescribe minimum cut-off (net of due leave), say 80 %, for 1 and 5 above,
below which no scores may be assigned in these sub-categories.

CATEGORY II: CO-CURRICULAR, EXTENSION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RELATED ACTIVITIES.

Brief Explanation: Based on the teacher’s self-assessment, category II API scores are proposed
for co-curricular and extension activities; and Professional development related contributions.
The minimum API required by teachers for eligibility for promotion is 15. A list of items and
proposed scores is given below. It will be noticed that all teachers can earn scores from a number
of items, whereas some activities will be carried out only be one or a few teachers. The list of
activities is broad enough for the minimum API score required (15) in this category to accrue
to all teachers. As before, the self-assessment score should be based on objectively verifiable
criteria and will be finalized by the screening/selection committee.
The model table below gives groups of activities and API scores. Universities may detail the
activities or, in case institutional specificities require, adjust the weightages, without changing
the minimum total API scores required under this category.

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