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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

APPENDIX - III TABLE - VIII (A) MINIMUM APIs FOR THE CAREER ADVANCEMENT
SCHEME (CAS) PROMOTION OF ASSISTANT/COLLEGE LIBRARIAN AND DEPUTY
LIBRARIAN AND WEIGHTAGES FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT IN SELECTION
COMMITTEES, IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Category Activity Assistant/ College Assistant/ Assistant/College Deputy
Librarian (Stage College Librarian (Stage 3) Librarian (Stage
1 to Stage 2) Librarian (Stage to Deputy/College 4) to Librarian
2 to Stage 3) Librarian (Stage 4) (Stage 5)
I Procurement, organization, 80/Year 80/year 75/year 70/year
and delivery of knowledge
and information through
Library services
II Professional Development 50/ Assessment 50 / Assessment 50 / Assessment 50 / Assessment
and Extension activities - period period period period
Minimum score required to
be assessed cumulatively
III Research and Academic 20 / Assessment 50 / Assessment 75 / Assessment 100 / Assessment
Contributions – Minimum period period period period
Score required - to be
assessed cumulatively
II + III Minimum total API score 90 / Assessment 120 / Assessment 150 / Assessment 180 / Assessment
under Categories II and III* period period period period
Expert Assessment System Screening cum Screening cum Selection Committee Selection
evaluation evaluation Committee
committee committee
IV Percentage Distribution of No separate No separate 30% - Library 50% Library
Weightage Points in the points. Screening points. Screening related research publication work
Expert Assessment (Total committee to committee papers evaluation 30% Assessment
weightage = 100. verify API scores to verify API 50% - Assessment of of innovative
scores domain knowledge Library service
on Library and organization
automation and of digital library
Minimum required 50)) Organizational skills services 20%
20 % - Interview Interview
performance performance
* One may score the balance points from either Category II or Category III to achieve the
minimum score required under Category II+ III.

APPENDIX - III TABLE – VIII (B)
Minimum APIs and Other Norms for the Direct Recruitment of Librarian Positions in
University Departments/Colleges and weightages in Selection Committees to be considered
along with other specified eligibility qualifications stipulated in the Regulation.

Minimum Norm / Assistant University Librarian Deputy Librarian in Librarian (university only)
Criteria / College Librarian (Stage 1) universities (Stage 4) (Stage 5)
API score (Research Minimum Qualification as Consolidated API score Consolidated API score
and Academic stipulated in the regulations requirement of 300 points requirement of 400 points
Contribution - from categories II & III of from categories II & III of
Category III) APIs (cumulative) APIs (cumulative)
Selection Committee Teaching / computer and a) Library related Research / Library Research papers
criteria/weightages communication skills by a Theme papers (3 Nos) (Five) evaluation (60%)
(Total weightage = Lecture demonstration (50%) Evaluation: (50%) organizational track record
100) Record of Library management .b) Library automation skills ofinnovation library service
skills (20%) c) Interview and Organizational Plans and vision plan (20%)
performance(30%) (20%) Interview performance (20%)
.c) Interview performance
(30%)
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