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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

3.0.0. Recruitment and Qualifications 3.0.0. Recruitment and Qualifications
3.1.0 The direct recruitment to the posts of 3.1.0 The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant
Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors, Associate Professors and Professors in
Professors in the Universities and Colleges shall the Universities and Colleges shall be on the basis of
be on the basis of merit through all India merit through all India advertisement and selections
advertisement and selections by the duly by the duly constituted Selection Committees as per
constituted Selection Committees as per the the provisions made under these Regulations to be
provisions made under these Regulations to be incorporated under the Statutes/Ordinances of the
incorporated under the Statutes/Ordinances of concerned university. The composition of such
the concerned university. The composition of committees should be as prescribed by the UGC in
such committees should be as prescribed by the these Regulations.
UGC in these Regulations. 3.2.0 The minimum qualifications required for the
3.2.0 The minimum qualifications required for post of
the post of Assistant Professors, Associate Assistant Professors, Associate Professors,
Professors, Professors, Professors,
Principals, Assistant Directors of Physical Principals, Assistant Directors of Physical Education
Education and Sports, Deputy Directors of and Sports, Deputy Directors of Physical Education
Physical Education and and Sports,
Sports, Directors of Physical Education and Directors of Physical Education and Sports,
Sports, Assistant Librarians, Deputy Librarians, Assistant Librarians, Deputy Librarians, Librarians
Librarians will be those as prescribed by the will be those as prescribed by the UGC in these
UGC in these Regulations. 3.3.0 The minimum Regulations.
requirements of a good academic record, 55% 3.3.0 The minimum requirements of a good
marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale academic record, 55% marks (or an equivalent grade
wherever grading system is followed) at the in a point scale wherever grading system is
master’s level and qualifying in the National followed) at the master’s level and qualifying in the
Eligibility Test (NET), or an accredited test National Eligibility Test (NET), or an accredited test
(State Level Eligibility Test - SLET/SET), shall (State Level Eligibility Test - SLET/SET), shall
remain for the appointment of Assistant remain for the appointment of Assistant Professors.
Professors. 3.3.1. NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum
3.3.1. NET/SLET/SET shall remain the eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment
minimum eligibility condition for recruitment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/
and appointment of Assistant Professors in Institutions :
Universities / Colleges / Provided however, that candidates, who are or have
Institutions : been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with
Provided however, that candidates, who are or the University Grants Commission (Minimum
have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in Standards and Procedure for
accordance with the University Grants Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or the
Commission (Minimum Standards and subsequent Regulations if notified by the UGC, shall
Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) be exempted from the requirement of the minimum
Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for
requirement of the minimum eligibility condition recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor
of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges /
appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent Institutions.
positions in Universities / Colleges / Institutions. Further, the award of degrees to candidates
registered for the M.Phil/Ph.D programme prior
to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the
provisions of the then existing Ordinances/ By
laws/ Regulations of the Institution awarding the
degrees and the Ph.D candidates shall be
exempted from the requirement of the minimum
eligibility condition of “NET/SLET/SET for

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