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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

Provided that the Executive Council/College Governing Body may waive
off, in any other exceptional case, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the
refund of leave salary for the period of leave yet to be earned.
VIII. Maternity Leave

(i) Maternity leave on full pay may be granted to a woman teacher for a
period not exceeding 180 days, to be availed of twice in the entire career.
Maternity leave may also be granted in case of miscarriage, including
abortion, subject to the condition that the total leave granted in respect of
this to a woman teacher in her career is not more than 45 days, and the
application for leave is supported by a medical certificate.
(ii) Maternity leave may be combined with any earned leave, half-pay leave
or extraordinary leave, but any leave applied for in continuation of the
maternity leave may be granted if the request is supported by a medical
certificate.
IX. Child-care Leave
Woman teachers having any minor child/children may be granted leave up to a
period of two years for taking care of the minor child/children. The child-care
leave for a maximum period of two years (730 days) may be granted to the woman
teachers during entire service period in lines with the Central Government woman
employees. In the cases, where the child-care leave is granted for more than 45
days, the University/College/Institution may appoint a part-time / guest substitute
teacher with intimation to the UGC.
X. Paternity Leave
Paternity leave of 15 days may be granted to male teachers during the confinement
of their wife, and such leave shall be granted only up to two children.
XI. Adoption leave
Adoption leave may be provided as per the rules of the Central Government.

XII. Surrogacy leave
Leave for Surrogacy shall be applicable as per the Rules, Regulations and Norms
as laid down by the Government of India.
9. Research Promotion Grant
The UGC or the respective agency (Central/State Governments) may provide a start-up grant
at the level of Rs. 3.0 lakhs in Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages and Rs. 6.0 lakhs
in Sciences and Technology to teachers and other non-vocational academic staff to take up
research immediately after their appointment.
9.1 Consultancy Assignments
The consultancy rules, terms, conditions and the model of revenue sharing between
institutions and consultantteachers shall be as per the UGC Consultancy Rules to be
provided separately.
10.0 Counting of Past Services for Direct Recruitment and Promotion under CAS
Previous regular service, whether national or international, as Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor or Professor or equivalent in a University, College, National Laboratories or other
scientific/professional organisations such as the CSIR, ICAR, DRDO, UGC, ICSSR, ICHR,
ICMR and DBT, should count for the direct recruitment and promotion under the CAS of
a teacher as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor or any other nomenclature,
provided that:
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