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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

CATEGORY-III: RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Based on the teacher’s self-assessment, API scores are proposed for research and academic
contributions. The minimum API scores required for teachers from this category are different for
different levels of promotion in universities and colleges. The self-assessment score shall be based on
verifiable criteria and shall be finalized by the screening cum evaluation committee for the promotion
of Assistant Professor to higher grades and Selection Committee for the promotion of Assistant
Professor to Associate Professor and Associate Professor to Professor and for direct recruitment of
Associate Professor and Professor.

Category Activity Sciences / Engineering / Faculties of Languages / Maximum score
Agriculture / Medical / Humanities / Arts / Social for
Veterinary Sciences Sciences / Library / Physical University /
education / Management College teacher*
Research Refereed Journals as notified Refereed Journals as 15 per
III (A) Papers by the notified by the UGC Publication
published UGC
in: Other Reputed Journals as Other Reputed Journals as 10 per
notified by the UGC notified by the UGC Publication
III (B) Text/Reference Books by Text/Reference Books by 30 per Book for
International Publishers as International Publishers as Single Author
notified by the UGC notified by the UGC
Subject Books by National Subject Books by National 20 per Book for
level publishers as identified level publishers as identified Single Author
Publications by the UGC or State / Central by the UGC or State /
other than Govt. Publications Central Govt. Publications
journal
articles Subject Books by Other local Subject Books by Other 15 per Book for
(books, publishers as identified by local publishers as identified Single Author
chapters in the UGC by the
books) UGC
Chapters in Books published Chapters in Books International –10
by National and International published by per Chapter
level publishers as identified National and International National – 5 per
by the UGC level publishers identified by Ch
the UGC
III (C) RESEARCH PROJECTS
III (C) Sponsored (a) Major Projects with Major Projects with 20 per Project
(i) Projects grants above Rs. 30.0 lakhs grants above Rs. 5.0
lakhs
(b) Major Projects with Major Projects with 15 per Project
grants above Rs. 5.0 lakhs grants above Rs. 3.0
up to Rs. 30.0 lakhs lakhs up to Rs.
5.0 lakhs
(c) Minor Projects with Minor Projects with 10 per Project
grants above Rs. 1.00 lakh grants above Rs. 1.0
up to Rs. 5 lakhs lakh up to Rs. 3 lakhs
Amount mobilized with 10 for every Rs.10.0
III (C) Consultancy Amount mobilized with a a minimum of Rs. 2.0 lakhs and Rs.2.0
(ii) Projects minimum of Rs.10.00 lakhs
lakhs lakhs, respectively

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