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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX – III TABLE – VIII (a)

Minimum APIs as provided in Appendix III Table VII to be applied for the Promotion of
Library staff of universities and Weightages for Expert Assessment UNDER CAREER
ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS)

Assistant Librarian Deputy Librarian Deputy Librarian/ Librarian
to Assistant / Assistant Assistant (university only)
Librarian (senior Librarian Librarian (Stage 4 to Stage 5)
scale) (Stage 1 to (Selection Grade) (selection Grade)
Stage 2 ) (Stage 2 to Stage 3) (Stage 3 to Stage 4)
I Procurement, organisation 75/Year 75/Year 75/year 75/year
and delivery of knowledge
and information thro’
library services (category I)
II Extension and Profession 15/Year 15/Year 15/Year 15/Year
related activities (Category
II)
III Minimum total average 100/Year 100/Year 100/Year 100/Year
annual Score under
Categories I and II*
IV Research and Academic 10/Year (40/ 20/Year (100/ 30/Year (90/ 40/Year (120/
Contribution (Category III) assessment period) assessment period) assessment period) assessment period)
– Minimum Annual Score
Required – to be assessed
cumulatively
Expert Assessment System Screening Screening Selection
Committee Committee Committee
V Percentage Distribution No separate No separate 30% - Library 50% Library
of Weightage Points in points. Screening points. Screening related research publication work
the Expert Assessment committee to verify committee to verify papers evaluation 30% Assessment
(Total weightage = 100. API scores API scores 50% - Assessment of innovative
Minimum required 50)) of domain Library service
knowledge on and organisation
Library automation of digital library
and Organisational services 20%
skills 20 % Interview
- Interview performance
performance
* Candidates may score 10 points from either Category I or Category II to achieve the minimum
score required under Category I + II.
Note: For universities/colleges for which Sixth PRC Awards (vide Appendix 2) are applicable,
Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond to scales as given with AGP of Rs. 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000
and 10000 respectively

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