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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

(a) The essential qualifications of the post held were not lower than the qualifications
prescribed by the UGC for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, as
the case may be.
(b) The post is/was in an equivalent grade or of the pre-revised scale of pay as the post of
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) Associate Professor (Reader) and Professor.
(c) The concerned Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor should possess
the same minimum qualifications as prescribed by the UGC for appointment to the post
of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, as the case may be.
(d) The post was filled in accordance with the prescribed selection procedure as laid down in
the Regulations of the University/State Government/Central Government/ Institutions
concerned, for such appointments.
(e) The previous appointment was not as guest lecturer for any duration.

(f) The previous Ad-hoc or Temporary or contractual service (by whatever nomenclature it
may be called) shall be counted for direct recruitment and for promotion, provided that:
(i) the essential qualifications of the post held were not lower than the qualifications
prescribed by the UGC for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor,
as the case may be
(ii) the incumbent was appointed on the recommendation of a duly constituted
Selection Committee/Selection Committee constituted as per the rules of the
respective university;
(iii) the incumbent was drawing total gross emoluments not less than the monthly
gross salary of a regularly appointed Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and
Professor, as the case may be; and
(g) No distinctions shall be made with reference to the nature of management of the
institution where previous service was rendered (private/local body/Government),
while counting the past service under this clause.
11.0 Period of Probation and Confirmation
11.1 The minimum period of probation of a teacher shall be one year, extendable by a
maximum period of one more year in case of unsatisfactory performance.
11.2 The teacher on probation shall be confirmed at the end of one year, unless extended by
another year through a specific order, before expiry of the first year.

11.3 Subject to Clause 11 of this Regulation, it is obligatory on the part of the university/the
concerned institution to issue an order of confirmation to the incumbents within 45 days
of completion of the probation period after following the due process of verification of
satisfactory performance.

11.4 The probation and confirmation rules shall be applicable only at the initial stage of
recruitment, issued from time to time, by the Central Government.

11.5 All other Central Government rules on probation and confirmation shall be applicable
mutatis mutandis.
12.0 Creation and Filling-up of Teaching Posts
12.1 Teaching posts in universities, as far as feasible, may be created in a pyramidal order,
for instance, for one post of Professor, there shall be two posts of Associate Professors
and four posts of Assistant Professor, per department.

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