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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX-III - TABLE: III
MINIMUM ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
S.No. Promotion of Service requirement Minimum Academic Performance Requirements
Teachers and
through CAS Screening/Selection Criteria
1 Assistant Assistant Professor in (i) Minimum cumulative API scores using
Professor/ Stage 1 and completed PBAS scoring proforma developed by the UGC as
equivalent four years of service with per the norms provided in Table II (A).
cadres from Ph.D. or five years of (ii) One Orientation and one Refresher /
Stage 1 to service who are with Research Methodology Course of 2/3 weeks
Stage M.Phil / PG Degree in duration.
2 Professional Courses such (i) Screening cum Verification process for
as LLM, M.Tech, recommending promotion.
M.V.Sc., M.D., or six
years of service who are
without Ph.D/ M.Phil /
PG Degree in
Professional courses
2. Assistant Assistant Professor with (i) Minimum cumulative API scores using the
Professor/ completed service of five PBAS scoring proforma developed by the UGC as
equivalent years in Stage 2. per the norms provided in Table II(A)
cadres from (ii) One course / programme from among the
Stage 2 to categories of refresher courses, methodology
Stage workshops, Training, Teaching-Learning-
3 Evaluation Technology Programmes, Soft Skills
development Programmes and Faculty
Development Programmes of 2/3 week duration.
(iii) Screening cum Verification process for
recommending promotion.

3. Assistant Assistant Professors (i) Minimum cumulative API scores using the
Professor with three years of PBAS scoring proforma developed by the UGC as
(Stage completed service in per the norms provided in Table II (A).
3) to Associate Stage 3. (ii) At least three publications in the entire period
Professor as Assistant Professor (twelve years). However, in
(Stage the case of College teachers, an exemption of one
4) publication may be given to M. Phil. holders and an
exemption of two publications may be given to Ph.
D. holders.
(iii) One course / programme from among the
categories of methodology workshops, Training,
Teaching-Learning - Evaluation Technology
Programmes, Soft Skills development Programmes
and Faculty Development Programmes of minimum
one week duration.
(iv) A selection committee process as stipulated in
the regulation and in Tables II(A).

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