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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

The UGC Standing Committee may also, suo-moto, recommend journals for inclusion in the
“List of Journals”. The clause 6.0.5 (i) will be strictly followed by the University.
APPENDIX - III TABLE - II (A) MINIMUM APIS AS PROVIDED IN APPENDIX - III
TABLE I TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PROMOTION OF TEACHERS UNDER CAREER
ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) IN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND COLLEGES,
AND WEIGHTAGES FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT

Category Activity Assistant Assistant Assistant Associate Professor
Professor / Professor / Professor (Stage Professor (Stage 5) to
equivalent equivalent 3) to Assoc. (Stage 4) tO
Professor/
equivalent
cadres: (Stage 1 cadres: (Stage cadres (Stage 4) Professor / Professor
to Stage 2) 2 to Stage 3) equivalent (Stage 6)
cadres (Stage 5)
I Teaching-learning, 80/Year 80/year 75/year 70/year 70/year
Evaluation Related
Activities
II Professional 50 / 50 / 50 / Assessment 50 / 100 /
Development and Assessment Assessment period Assessment Assessment
Extension activities period period period period
- Minimum score
required to be
assessed cumulatively
III Research and 20 / 50 / 75 / Assessment 100 / 400 /
Academic Assessment Assessment period Assessment Assessment
Contributions- period period period period
Minimum Score
required - to be
assessed cumulatively
II + III Minimum total API 90 / 120 / 150 / Assessment 180 / 600 /
score under Assessment Assessment period Assessment Assessment
Categories II and III* period period period period
IV Expert Assessment Screening cum Screening cum Selection Selection Expert
System evaluation evaluation Committee Committee Committee
committee committee
V Percentage No separate No separate 30% - Research 50% - Research 50% -
Distribution of points. Screening points. Contribution Contribution. Research
Weightage Points committee Screening 50% - Assessment 30% - Contribution.
in the Expert to verify API Committee of domain Assessment 50%-
Assessment (Total scores to verify API knowledge of domain Performance
weightage = 100. scores & teaching knowledge evaluation
Minimum required practices. & teaching and other
for promotion is 50) 20% - Interview practices. credential by
performance 20 % - Interview referral
performance procedure
* Teachers may score the balance of points from either Category II or Category III to
achieve the minimum score required under Category II + III.

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