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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

3. The clause 6.0.2 of the Principal Regulations shall stand amended and be substituted by the
following clause: -
“6.0.2 The Universities shall adopt these Regulations for selection committees and
selection procedures through their respective statutory bodies incorporating the Academic
Performance Indicator (API) based performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) at the
institutional level for University Departments and their Constituent colleges/ affiliated
colleges (Government/Government-aided/Autonomous/ Private Colleges) to be followed
transparently in all the selection processes. An indicative PBAS template proforma for
direct recruitment and for Career Advancement Schemes (CAS) based on API based PBAS
is annexed in Appendix III. The universities may adopt the template proforma or may
devise their own self-assessment cum performance appraisal forms for teachers. While
adopting this, universities shall not change any of the categories or scores of the API given
in Appendix-III. The universities can, if they wish so, increase the minimum required
score, or devise appropriate additional criteria for screening of candidates at any level of
recruitment.”
4. The clause 7.3.0 of the Principal Regulations shall stand amended and be substituted by the
following clause: -
7.3.0 VICE CHANCELLOR:
i. Persons of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional
commitment are to be appointed as Vice-Chancellors. The Vice-Chancellors to be
appointed should be a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years
of experience as a Professor in a University system or ten years of experience
in an equivalent position in a reputed research and/or academic administrative
organization.
ii. The selection of Vice-Chancellor should be through proper identification of a panel of
3-5 names by a Search Committee through a public notification or nomination or a talent
search process or in combination. The members of the above Seach committee shall
be persons of eminence in the sphere of higher education and shall not be connected in
any manner with the university concerned or its colleges. While preparing the panel,
the Search Committee must give proper weightage to academic excellence, exposure
to the higher education system in the country and abroad, and adequate experience in
academic and administrative governance to be given in writing along with the panel
to be submitted to the Visitor/ Chancellor. The constitution of the Search Committee
could be as per the Act/ Statutes of the concerned university.
iii. The Visitor/ Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor out of the Panel of names
recommended by the Search Committee.
iv. The conditions of services of the Vice Chancellor in conformity with Principal
Regulations.
v. The terms of office of the Vice Chancellor shall be form part of the service
period of the incumbent concerned making him/her eligible for all service-related
benefits.”
5. The Table I [Category I, II & III] of Appendix-III of the Principal Regulations shall stand
amended and be substituted by Table I [Category I, II & III] appended to these amendment
Regulations.

AKHILESH GUPTA, Secy., UGC
[ADVT. III/ 4/ Exty. / 113/ 13]

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