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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX – III: TABLE – VIII(c)

MINIMUM APIS AND OTHER NORMS FOR THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF
LIBRARIAN POSITIONS IN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS/COLLEGES
(TO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH OTHER SPECIFIED ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN THIS UGC
REGULATION)

S. No. of Minimum Norm / Criteria Assistant University Deputy Librarian in Librarian (university
category Librarian / College universities (Stage 4) only) (Stage 5)
Librarian (Stage 1)
I API score (Research and ---- Consolidated API Consolidated API score
Academic Contribution – score requirement of requirement of 400 points
Category III) 300 points
II Selection Committee a). Teaching / compute a). Library related Library Research papers
criteria/weightages (Total and communication Research / Theme (Five) evaluation (60%)
weightage = 100) skills by a Lecture papers (3 Nos) organisational track
demonstration (30%) E v a l u a t i o n : record of innovation
b). Record of Library (50%) b). Library library service and vision
management skills (20%) automation skills and plan (20%) Interview
c). Interview performance Organisational Plans performance (20 %)
(50%) (20%) c). Interview
performance (30%)

Note: For universities for which Sixth PRC Awards (vide Appendix 2) are applicable, Stages 1, 4,
5 and 5 correspond to scales as given and AGP of Rs. 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000 and 12000
respectively.
APPENDIX – III: TABLE - IX

MINIMUM ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROMOTION OF LIBRARIAN CADRES IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

S. No Promotion of Librarian cadres Service (as prescribed by Minimum Academic Performance
through CAS the MHRD Notification) Requirements and Screening/Selection
requirement Criteria
1. Assistant Librarian University Assistant University (i) Minimum API scores using PBAS scoring
/ Librarian to College (Senior Librarian / College proforma developed by the university as
Assistant Librarian College (Senior Librarian (Stage 1) per the norms provided in Table VIII (a)
Scale) / Librarian completed four years of of Appendix III for Librarian cadres in
Scale) (Stage 1 to service with Ph. D. or universities and Table VIII(b) of Appendix
Stage 2) five years of service who III for college Librarian cadres.
are with M. Phil or six (ii) One Orientation and one Refresher
years of service who are Course of 3/4 weeks duration
without Ph. D./M.Phil. No separate interview points for the
Screening cum Verification process of
recommending promotion.

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