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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

19.0 Other Terms and Conditions
19.1 Incentives for Ph.D./M.Phil. and other Higher Qualification

i. Five non-compounded advance increments shall be admissible at the entry level
of recruitment as Assistant Professor to persons possessing the degrees of Ph.D.
awarded in a relevant discipline by the University following the process of
admission, registration, course work and external evaluation as prescribed by the
UGC.
ii. M.Phil degree holders at the time of recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor
shall be entitled to two noncompounded advance increments.
iii. Those possessing Post-graduate degree in the professional course such as
LL.M./M.Tech/M.Arch./ M.E./M.V.Sc./M.D., etc. recognized by the relevant
statutory body/ council, shall also be entitled to two non-compunded advance
increments at the entry level.
iv.
a) Teachers who complete their Ph.D. degree while in service shall be entitled
to three non-compounded increments fixed at increment applicable at
entry level only if such Ph.D. is in a relevant discipline of the discipline
of employment and has been awarded by a University complying with the
process prescribed by the UGC for enrolment, course work, evaluation, etc.
b) However, teachers in service who have already been awarded Ph.D. by the
time of coming into force of these Regulations or having been enrolled for
Ph.D. have already undergone course-work as well as evaluation, if any,
and only Notification in regard to the award of Ph.D. is awarded, shall
also be entitled to the award of three non-compounded increments fixed at
increment applicable at entry level only, even if the university awarding
such Ph.D. has not yet been notified by the UGC as having complied with
the process prescribed by the Commission.
v. In respect of every other case, a teacher who is already enrolled for Ph.D. shall
avail the benefit of three noncompounded increments fixed at increment applicable
at entry level only if the university awarding the Ph.D. has been notified by the
UGC to have complied with the process prescribed by the Commission for the
award of Ph.D. in respect of either course-work or evaluation or both, as the case
may be.
vi. Teachers in service who have not yet enrolled for Ph.D. shall therefore, derive the
benefit of three noncompounded increments fixed at increment applicable at entry
level only on award of Ph.D. , while in service only if such enrolment is with a
university which complies with the entire process including that of enrolment as
prescribed by the UGC.
vii. Teachers who acquire M.Phil. Degree or a post-graduate degree in a professional
course recognised by the relevant Statutory Body / Council, while in service, shall
be entitled to one advance increment fixed at increment applicable at entry level only.
viii. Five non-compounded advance increments shall be admissible to Assistant
Librarian / College Librarian who are recruited at entry level with Ph.D. degree
in the discipline of library science from a university complying with the process
prescribed by the UGC in respect of enrolment, course-work and evaluation
process for the award of Ph.D. in Library Science.

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