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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

IV. The process of selection of a Professor shall involve the inviting of the application
developed by the respective university, based on the Assessment Criteria and
Methodology guidelines set out in these Regulations in Appendix II, Table 1 and 2 and
reprints of all significant publications of the candidates.

Provided that the publications submitted by the candidate shall have been published
during the qualifying period.

Provided further that such publications shall be made available to the subject experts
for assessment before holding the interview. The evaluation of the publications by the
experts shall be taken into consideration while finalizing the outcome of selection.
V. In the case of selection of faculty members who are from outside the academic field and
are considered under Clause 4.1 (III.B), 4.2 (I.B, II.B, III.B), 4.3 (I.B, II.B, III.B) and
4.4 (III.B) of these Regulations, the university’s statutory bodies must lay down clear
and transparent criteria and procedure so that only outstanding professionals who can
contribute substantially to the university knowledge system are selected.
VI. In the selection process for the posts involving different nature of responsibilities in
certain disciplines/areas, such as Music and Fine Arts, Visual Arts and Performing Arts,
Physical Education and Sports, and Library, greater emphasis may be laid on the nature
of deliverables indicated against each of the posts in these Regulations which need
to be taken up by the institution while developing the Proforma for both the direct
recruitment and the CAS promotion.
VII. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) shall be established in all Universities/
Colleges as per the UGC/ National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) guidelines
with the Vice-Chancellor, as Chairperson (in the case of Universities), and Principal, as
Chairperson (in case of Colleges). The IQAC shall act as the documentation and record-
keeping Cell for the institution, including assistance in the development of Assessment
Criteria and Methodology Proforma based on these Regulations. The IQAC may also
introduce, wherever feasible, the student feedback system as per the NAAC guidelines on
institutional parameters without incorporating the component of the students’ assessment
of individual teachers in the Assessment Criteria and Methodology Proforma.
A. The Assessment of the performance of College and University teachers for the
CAS promotion is based on the following criteria:
i. Teaching-Learning and Evaluation: The commitment to teaching based
on observable indicators such as being regular to class, punctuality to class,
remedial teaching and clarifying doubts within and outside the class hours,
counselling and mentoring, additional teaching to support the college/
university as and when the need arises, etc. Examination and evaluation
activities like performing of examination supervision duties, question-
papers setting for university/college examinations, participation in the
evaluation of examination answer scripts, conducting examinations for
internal assessment as per the schedule to be announced by the institution
at the beginning of each Academic Session and returning and discussing
the answers in the class.
ii. Personal Development Related to Teaching and Research Activities:
Attending orientation/refresher/methodology courses, development of
e-contents and MOOC‘s, organising seminar/ conference/ workshop
/ presentation of papers and chairing of sessions/guiding and carrying
out research projects and publishing the research output in national and
international journals etc.
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