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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

CATEGORY I: TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION RELATED ACTIVITIES

Category Nature of Activity Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor
Max. Actual Score Max. Actual Score Max. Actual Score
Score Score Score
I a. Direct Teaching 70 Actual hours spent 60 Actual hours 60 Actual hours spent per
per spent per
academic year academic year academic year
÷7.5 ÷7.75 ÷7.75
b. Examination duties 20 Actual hours spent 20 Actual hours 10 Actual hours spent
(question paper setting, per academic year spent per per academic year
Invigilation, evaluation ÷10 academic year ÷10
of answer scripts) as per ÷10
allotment
c. Innovative Teaching - 10 Actual hours spent 15 Actual hours 20 Actual hours spent
learning methodologies, per academic year spent per per academic year
updating of subject ÷10 academic year ÷10
contents/courses, ÷10
mentoring etc.
Note:

1. Direct Teaching 16/14/14 hours per week include the Lectures/Tutorials/Practicals /Project
Supervision/Field Work. .

2. University may prescribe minimum cut-off, say 75%, below which no scores may be assigned
in these sub-categories.
3. In consonance with established academic and teaching traditions, and with a view to
reinforcing a student-centric and caring approach the teachers are encouraged to work with
students, beyond the structure of classroom teaching. Indicatively, this could entail mentoring,
guiding and counseling students. In particular teachers would be the best placed to identify
and address the needs of students who may be differently abled, or require assistance to
improve their academic performance, or to overcome a disadvantage. There are no prescribed
hours for such efforts, measured either in weeks or months, or in the context and calculation
of the API scores, these are nevertheless important and significant activities that could be
carried out by teachers.
CATEGORY II: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTENSION
ACTIVITIES

Based on the teacher’s self-assessment, Category II API scores are proposed for Professional
development, cocurricular and extension activities; and related contributions. The minimum API
required by teachers for eligibility for promotion is fixed in Table II (A). A list of items and scores is
given below. The self-assessment score should be based on objectively verifiable records and shall
be finalized by the screening cum evaluation committee for the promotion of Assistant Professor
to higher grades and selection committee for the promotion of Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor and Associate Professor to Professor and for direct recruitment of Associate Professor
and Professor.

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.

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