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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

Expert Assessment Screening Screening Selection Selection
System cum cum Committee Committee
evaluation evaluation
committee committee
V Percentage No separate No separate 30% - Library 50% Library
Distribution of points. points. related research publication work
Weightage Points Screening Screening papers 30% Assessment
in the Expert committee committee evaluation 50% - of innovative
Assessment to verify to verify Assessment Library service
(Total weightage API scores API scores of domain and organisation
= 100. knowledge on of digital library
Minimum Library services 20%
required automation Interview
50)) and Organisational performance
skills
20 % - Interview
performance
* One may score the balance points from either Category II or Category III to achieve the
minimum score required under Category II+ III.

APPENDIX - III TABLE – VIII (B)
Minimum APIs and Other Norms for the Direct Recruitment of Librarian Positions in
University Departments/Colleges and weightages in Selection Committees to be considered along
with other specified eligibility qualifications stipulated in the Regulation.

Minimum Norm / Assistant University Deputy Librarian in Librarian (university
Criteria Librarian / College universities (Stage 4) only) (Stage 5)
Librarian (Stage 1)
API score Minimum Qualification Consolidated API score Consolidated API score
(Research and as requirement of 300 points requirement of 400 points
Academic stipulated in the from categories II & III of from categories II & III of
Contribution - regulations APIs (cumulative) APIs (cumulative)
Category III)
Selection (a) Teaching / (a) Library related (a) Library Research
Committee computer and Research / papers
criteria/weightages communication skills by Theme papers (3 Nos) (Five) evaluation (60%)
(Total weightage = a Evaluation: (50%) (b) organisational
100) Lecture demonstration (b) Library track record of innovation
(50%) automation skills and library service and vision
(b) Record of Library Organisational Plans plan (20%) (c) Interview
management skills (20%) performance
(20%) (c) Interview (20%)
(c) Interview performance
performance(30%) (30%)

APPENDIX-III - TABLE IX
MINIMUM ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROMOTION OF
LIBRARIAN CADRES IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

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