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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(c).Additional services such as 15 Actual 15 Actual 10 Actual
extending library facilities on hours spent hours spent hours spent
holidays, shelf order maintenance, per per per
library user manual, building and academic academic academic
extending institutional library year year ÷ year ÷
facilities to outsiders through ÷ 10 10
external membership norms 10

CATEGORY II: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CO-CURRICULAR AND
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Based on the Librarian Cadre’s self-assessment, category II API scores are proposed for co-curricular
and extension activities; and Professional development related contributions. The minimum API
required for eligibility for promotion is 15. A list of items and scores is given below. The self-
assessment score should be based on objectively verifiable criteria and shall be finalized by the
screening cum evaluation committee for the promotion of Assistant Librarian / College Librarian to
higher grades and selection committee for the promotion of Assistant Librarian to Deputy Librarian
and Deputy Librarian to Librarian and for direct recruitment of Deputy Librarian and Librarian.
The model table below gives groups of activities and API scores. Universities may detail the
activities or, in case institutional specificities require, adjust the weightages without changing the
minimum total API score required under this category.

Maximum
Nature of Activity API Actual score
Score
a) Student related co-curricular, extension and field based activities Actual hours
(such Cultural exchange and Library service Programmes (various spent per
level of extramural and intramural programmes); extension, library- 15 academic
literary work through different channels. year
÷
10
Actual hours
b) Contribution to Corporate life and management of the library units spent per
and institution through participation in library and administrative 15 academic
committees and responsibilities. year
÷
10
Actual hours
c) Professional Development activities (such as participation in spent per
seminars, conferences, short term, e- library training courses, 15 academic
workshops and events, talks, lectures, membership of associations, year
dissemination and general articles, not covered in Category III below) ÷
10

CATEGORY-III: RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Based on the self-assessment, API scores are proposed for research and library contributions. The
minimum API scores required from this category are different for different levels of promotion in
universities/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 Librarian / College
Librarian to higher grades and Selection Committee for the promotion of Assistant Librarian to Deputy

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