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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

iv) A teacher on sabbatical leave shall not take up, during the period of that leave,
any regular appointment under another organisation in India or abroad. He/she
may, however, be allowed to accept a fellowship or a research scholarship or
ad hoc teaching and research assignment with honorarium or any other form
of assistance, other than the regular employment in an institution of advanced
studies, provided that in such cases the Executive Council/Syndicate may, if it so
desires, sanction the sabbatical leave on reduced pay and allowances.

v) During the period of sabbatical leave, the teacher shall be allowed to draw the
increment on the due date. The period of leave shall also count as service for
purposes of pension/contributory provident fund, provided that the teacher rejoins
the university on the expiry of his/her leave.
8.4 Other Kinds of Leave Rules for Permanent Teachers of the Universities / Colleges
The following kinds of leave would be admissible to permanent teachers:
(i) Leave treated as duty, viz. casual leave, special casual leave, and duty leave;
(ii) Leave earned by duty, viz. earned leave, half-pay leave, and commuted leave;
(iii) Leave not earned by duty, viz. extraordinary leave; and leave not due;
(iv) Leave not debited to leave account

(v) Leave for academic pursuits, viz. study leave, sabbatical leave and academic
leave;
(vi) Leave on grounds of health, viz., maternity leave and quarantine leave.
(b) The Executive Council/Syndicate may grant, in exceptional cases, for the
reasons to be recorded, any other kind of leave, subject to such terms and
conditions as it may deem fit to impose.
I. Casual Leave

(i) The total casual leave granted to a teacher shall not exceed eight days in
an academic year.
(ii) Casual leave cannot be combined with any other kind of leave except
special casual leave. However, such casual leave may be combined with
holidays including Sundays. Holidays or Sundays falling within the period
of casual leave shall not be counted as casual leave.
II. Special Casual Leave
(i) Special casual leave, not exceeding 10 days in an academic year, may be
granted to a teacher:
(a) To conduct examination of a university/Public Service Commission/
Board of Examination or any other similar body/institution; and
(b) To inspect academic institutions attached to a statutory board.
(ii) In computing the 10 days’ leave admissible, the days of actual journey, if
any, to and from the places where activities specified above, take place,
will be excluded.
(iii) In addition, special casual leave to the extent mentioned below, may also
be granted;
(a) To undergo sterilization operation (vasectomy or salpingectomy)
under family welfare programme. Leave in this case shall be
restricted to six working days; and
(b) To a female teacher who undergoes non-puerperal sterilization.
Leave in this case shall be restricted to 14 days.

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