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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

8.2.1 of The posts of Vice-Chancellor shall carry a fixed The post of Vice-Chancellor shall carry a
Schedule for pay of Rs.75,000/- along with a special pay of fixed pay of Rs.75,000/- along with a special
clause 6.8.0 Rs.5,000/- per month. All other eligibility and allowance of Rs.5,000/- per month. All other
facilities for the Vice-Chancellor as provided in eligibility and facilities for the Vice-Chancellor
the Act/Statutes of the University concerned shall as provided in the Act/Statutes of the University
be applicable besides the pay. concerned shall be applicable besides the pay.
5.1.6 (d) The term of appointment of the College The term of appointment of the College
Principal shall be FIVE years with eligibility for Principal shall be five years with eligibility for
reappointment for one more term only after a reappointment for one more term only after a
similar Selection Committee process. similar Selection Committee process which
shall take into account an external peer review,
its recommendations and its outcomes. The
framework of the external peer review shall be
specified by the UGC.
6.0.5(i) Besides the indexed publications documented The University shall identify the journals
by various discipline-specific databases, the subject-wise through subject expert committees
University concerned shall draw through and forward the recommendations to UGC in
committee(s) of subject experts and the format prescribed by UGC for approval
ISBN/ISSN experts : (a) a comprehensive list of of the UGC Standing Committee. The
National/Regional level journals of quality in the journals approved from this list, by the UGC
concerned subject(s); and (b) a comprehensive list Standing Committee, shall be included in
of Indian language journals/periodicals/official the “List of Journals” notified by the UGC.
publication volumes of language bodies and The UGC Standing Committee shall give its
upload them on the University website which are recommendations within 60 working days of
to be updated periodically. the receipt of the list from the University. The
UGC Standing Committee may also, suomotu,
recommend journals for inclusion in the “List of
Journals”.

3. The proviso prescribed under Regulation 3.3.1, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 4.5.3 and 4.6.3
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) (3th Amendment) Regulations, 2016 regarding exemption
to the candidates registered for Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009 shall stand amended
and be read as under:-

“Provided further, the award of degree to candidates registered for the M.Phil/Ph.Dprogramme
prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/
Bylaws/Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree and the Ph.D candidates shall
be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of
Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions subject to
the fulfillment of the following conditions:-

a) Ph.D. degree of the candidate awarded in regular mode only;
b) Evaluation of the Ph.D. thesis by at least two external examiners;
c) Open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate had been conducted;
d) Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work out of which at
least one must be in a refereed journal;

e) Candidate has made at least two presentations in conferences/seminars, based on his/
her Ph.D work.
(a) to (e) as above are to be certified by the Vice-Chancellor/Pro-Vice-Chancellor/
Dean(Academic Affairs)/Dean(University instructions).”

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