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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX - III TABLE - II(B)

Minimum Scores for APIs for direct recruitment of teachers in university departments/
Colleges and weightages in Selection Committees to be considered along with other specified
eligibility qualifications stipulated in the Regulation.

Assistant Professor Associate Professor (Stage 4) Professor (Stage 5)
(Stage 1)
Minimum API Minimum Consolidated API score Consolidated API score
requirement
Scores Qualification as of 300 points from categories II & requirement of 400 points
stipulated in these III of APIs (cumulative) from categories II & III of APIs
regulations (cumulative)
Selection Academic Record and Academic Background (20%) Academic Background (20%)
Committee Research Performance Research performance based Research performance based on API
criteria/ (50%) on API score and quality of score and quality of publications
weightages (Total Assessment of Domain publications (40%) (40%).
Weightages = Knowledge & Teaching Assessment of Domain Assessment of Domain
100) Skills (30%) Knowledge and knowledge and Teaching Skills
Interview performance Teaching Skills (20%) (20%).
(20%) Interview performance: (20%) Interview performance:(20%)
APPENDIX-III - TABLE: III MINIMUM ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION OF TEACHERS IN UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES

S.No. Promotion of Service requirement Minimum Academic Performance Requirements and
Teachers through Screening/Selection Criteria
CAS
1 Assistant Professor/ Assistant Professor in Minimum cumulative API scores using PBAS scoring
equivalent cadres Stage 1 and completed proforma developed by the UGC as per the norms provided
from Stage 1 to four years of service in Table II (A).
Stage 2 with Ph.D. or five years One Orientation and one Refresher / Research
of service who are with Methodology Course of 2/3 weeks duration.
M.Phil / PG Degree in Screening cum Verification process for recommending
Professional Courses such promotion.
as LLM, M.Tech, M.V.Sc.,
M.D., or six years of
service who are without
Ph.D/ M.Phil / PG Degree
in Professional courses
2. Assistant Professor/ Assistant Professor with Minimum cumulative API scores using the PBAS scoring
equivalent cadres completed service of five proforma developed by the UGC as per the norms provided
from Stage 2 to years in Stage 2. in Table II(A)
Stage 3 One course / programme from among the categories of
refresher courses, methodology workshops, Training,
Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Technology Programmes,
Soft Skills development Programmes and Faculty
Development Programmes of 2/3 week duration.
Screening cum Verification process for recommending
promotion.

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