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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

1.1 For the purposes of direct recruitment to teaching posts in disciplines relating to
university and collegiate education, interalia in the fields of health, medicine, special
education, agriculture, veterinary and allied fields, technical education, teacher
education, norms or standards laid down by authorities established by the relevant Act
of Parliament under article 246 of the Constitution for the purpose of co-ordination and
determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and scientific
and technical institutions, shall prevail
i. Provided that where no such norms and standards have been laid down by any
regulatory authority, UGC Regulations herein shall be applicable till such time as
any norms or standards are prescribed by the appropriate regulatory authority.
ii. Provided further that for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor and
equivalent positions pertaining to disciplines in which the National Eligibility
Test (NET), conducted by the University Grants Commission or Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research as the case may be, or State level Eligibility
Test (SLET) or the State Eligibility Test (SET),conducted by bodies accredited by
the UGC for the said purpose, qualifying in NET/SLET/SET shall be an additional
requirement.

1.2 Every university or institution deemed to be University, as the case may be, shall as
soon as may be, but not later than within six months of the coming into force of these
Regulations, take effective steps for the amendment of the statutes, ordinances or other
statutory provisions governing it, so as to bring the same in accordance with these
Regulations.
2.0 Pay Scales, Pay Fixation, and Age of Superannuation

Pay scales as notified by the Government of India from time to time will be adopted by
the University Grants Commission.
2.1 Subject to the availability of vacant positions and fitness, teachers such as Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Senior Professor only, may be re-
employed on contract appointment beyond the age of superannuation, as applicable to
the concerned University, college and Institution, up to the age of seventy years.

Provided further that all such re-employment shall be strictly in accordance with the
guidelines prescribed by the UGC, from time to time.

2.2 The date of implementation of the revision of pay shall be 1st January, 2016.
3.0 Recruitment and Qualifications
3.1 The direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and
Professor in the Universities and Colleges, and Senior Professor in the Universities,
shall be on the basis of merit through an all-India advertisement, followed by selection
by a duly-constituted Selection Committee as per the provisions made under these
Regulations. These provisions shall be incorporated in the Statutes/Ordinances of the
university concerned. The composition of such a committee shall be as specified in
these Regulations.

3.2 The minimum qualifications required for the post of Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor, Professor, Senior Professor, Principal, Assistant Librarian, Deputy Librarian,
Librarian, Assistant Director of Physical Education and Sports, Deputy Director of
Physical Education and Sports and Director of Physical Education and Sports, shall be
as specified by the UGC in these Regulations.

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