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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

University Grants Commission
(Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic

Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of
Standards in Higher Education) (4th Amendment), Regulations, 2016.

New Delhi, the 11th July, 2016

No.F.1-2/2016(PS/Amendment) -In exercise of the powers conferred under clauses (e) and (g)
of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the
University Grants Commission hereby frames the following amendment Regulations, namely :-

1. Short title, application and commencement:
1.1 These Regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Minimum
Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities
and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education)
(4th Amendment), Regulations, 2016.

1.2 They shall apply to every University established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, every institution including a constituent or an
affiliated College recognized by the Commission, in consultation with the University
concerned under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956
(3 of 1956) and every Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said
Act.

1.3 They shall come into force with immediate effect from the date of their publication in
the Official Gazette.
2. The following regulations in the University Grants Commission (Minimum qualifications
for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in Universities and Colleges and other
measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education) Regulations, 2010 shall
stand amended and be read as under:-

Regulation Existing provisions in Principal Regulations on Amended provisions in principal Regulations
Minimum Qualifications for on Minimum Qualifications for
Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Appointment of Teachers and other
Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges
for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher and Measures for the Maintenance of
Education, 2010 Standards in Higher Education, 2010

3.4.1 A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the
graduate and Master’s level for the Scheduled graduate and Masters level for the Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Differently-abled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Differently-abled
(physically and visually differently-abled) (physically and visually differently-abled) /
categories for the purpose of eligibility and for Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy
assessing good academic records during direct layer) categories for the purpose of eligibility
recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility and for assessing good academic records during
marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a direct recruitment to teaching positions. The
point scale wherever grading system is followed) eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent
and the relaxation of 5% to the categories grade in a point scale wherever grading system
mentioned above are permissible, based on only is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the
the qualifying marks without including any grace categories mentioned above are permissible,
mark procedures. based on only the qualifying marks without
including any grace mark procedures.

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