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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX – III TABLE – II (A)

MINIMUM APIS AS PROVIDED IN APPENDIX – III TABLE I TO BE APPLIED FOR THE
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS UNDER CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) IN
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS, AND WEIGHTAGES FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT

Assistant Professor/ Assistant Professor/ Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor (Stage 5)
equivalent cadres: equivalent cadres: (Stage 3) to (Stage 4) to to Professor
(Stage 1 to Stage 2) (Stage 2 to Stage 3) Associate Professor/ Professor/ (Stage 6)
equivalent cadres equivalent cadres
(Stage 4) (Stage 5)
I Teaching-learning, 75/Year 75/year 75/year 75/year 75/year
Evaluation Related
Activities (category I)
II Co-curricular, Extension 15/Year 15/Year 15/Year 15/Year 15/Year
and Profession related
activities (Category II)
III Minimum total average 100/Year 100/Year 100/Year 100/Year 100/Year
annual Score under
Categories I and II*
IV Research and Academic 10/Year 20/Year 30/Year 40/Year 50/Year
Contribution (Category III)– (40/assessment (100/assessment (90/assessment (120/assessment (500/assessment
period) Period) period) period) period)
Expert Assessment System Screening Screening Selection Committee Selection Committee Expert Committee
Committee Committee
V Percentage Distribution of No separate points. No separate 30% - Contribution 50% - Contribution 50% - research.
Weightage Points in the Screening committee points. Screening to Research 50% to Research. 30 50 % -
Expert Assessment (Total to verify API scores committee to verify - Assessment of % - Assessment Performance
weightage = 100. Minimum API scores domain knowledge of domain evaluation and
required for promotion is 50) and teaching knowledge and other credential
practices. 20 teaching practices. by referral
% - Interview 20 % - Interview procedure
performance performance

* Teachers may score 10 points from either Category I or Category II to achieve the
minimum score required under Category I + II.
Note: For universities for which Sixth PRC Awards (vide Appendix 2) are applicable,
Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 correspond to scales with AGP of Rs. 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000
and 12000 respectively

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