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(i) The Committee will adopt the following criteria for assessment of the teachers. (a) Professional performance in relation to the duties and tasks assigned. The emphasis will be on the contributions and achievements of the individual in relation to the requirements of the job and the duties assigned to the post for which he was recruited. (b) Spirit of co-operation and team work. (c) Organisational abilities/attributes. (d) Personal/behavioural abilities/attributes. (ii) The Assessment Committee will take into consider- ation the following factors while making its recommendations : (a) Material furnished in the assessment proforma submitted by the teacher concerned. (b) Teaching/Research/Extension work done by the teacher. (c) Confidential Character Rolls/Annual Progress and Assessment Reports of the teacher concerned. (d) Personal discussions with the teacher concerned except for placement in senior scale. (e) Any other additional information the Assessment Committee may like to call for from the teacher. On receipt of the recommendations of the Assess- ment Committee, the Vice-Chancellor will consider the same for acceptance. He may, however, if he considers it necessary, refer the recommendations back to the Committee for reconsideration. Where, the Vice-Chancellor decides to accept the recommendations of the Assessment Committee, he will, on behalf of the Board of Management, approve the placement in the senior scale/ selection grade/promotion by upgrading the post presently held by the concerned teacher. Where, however, the Vice-Chancellor differs with the recommendations of the Assessment Committee, he shall place the same alongwith his comments before the Board of Management for approval of his proposal or otherwise. CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS 71 72 STATUTES CHAPTER IV-C STATUTES REGARDING CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS W.E.F. 27-7-1998 The Board of Management at its 191st meeting held on 19-12-2000 decided to adopt the scheme of “Career Advancement of Teachers” formulated by the ICAR for State Agricultural Universities (Annexure-I) circulated vide their letters No. 21(10)-99/Per.IV dated 19-7-2000 and 6- 12-2000 in toto w.e.f. 27-7-1998. The Board also authorised the Vice- Chancellor to notify necessary amendments/clarifications on the scheme made by the ICAR from time to time. Further, the Board of Management at its 194th and 195th meetings held on 28-5-2001 and 30-7-2001 respectively approved the procedure (Annexure-II) for the proper implementation of this scheme. ANNEXURE - I SCHEME FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS EFFECTIVE FROM 27-7-1998 (1) Career Advancement (a) Minimum length of service for eligibility to move into the grade of Lecturer (Sr. Scale)/Asstt. Prof. (Senior Scale) would be four years for those with Ph.D., five years for those with M.Phil, and six years for others as Assistant Professor/Lecturer and for eligibility to move into the Grade of Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)/Lecturer (Selection Grade)/Associate Professor/Reader, the minimum length of service as Lecturer (Sr. Scale)/Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) shall be uniformly five years. (b) For movement into grades of Associate Professor/Reader and above, the minimum eligibility criteria would be Ph.D. Those teachers without Ph.D. can go upto the level of Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)/Lecturer (Selection Grade). (c) An Associate Professor/Reader with a minimum of eight years of service will be eligible for consideration for appointment as a Professor. (d) The Selection Committees for Career Advancement shall be the same as those for direct recruitment for each category. (e) The existing scheme of Career Advancement for non-academic staff namely Asstt. Director of Physical Education/Asstt. Registrar, Asstt. Librarian would continue. 2.0 Eligibility Criteria (2.1) Lecturer (Senior Scale)/Asstt. Professor (Sr. Scale) A Lecturer/Asstt. Professor will be eligible for placement in a senior scale through a procedure of selection, if he/she has : (i) Completed 6 years of service after regular appointment with relaxation of one year and two years respectively, for those with M.Phil and Ph.D. (ii) Participated in one orientation course and one refresher course of approved duration, or engaged in other appropriate continuing education programmes of comparable quality as may be specified or approved by the University Grants Commission/ICAR. (Those with Ph.D. degree would be exempted from one refresher course). (iii) Consistently satisfactory performance appraisal reports. CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS 73 74 STATUTES (2.2) Lecturer (Selection Grade) Lecturers/Asstt. Professors in the Senior Scale who do not have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent published work, and who do not meet the scholarship and research standards, but fulfil the other criteria given above for the post of Reader /Associate Professor, and have a good record in teaching and, preferably, have contributed in various ways such as to the corporate life of the institution, examination work, or through extension activities, will be placed in the Selection Grade, subject to the recommendations of the Selection Committee which is the same as for promotion to the post of Reader/Associate Professor. They will be designated as Lecturers/Asstt. Professors in the Selection Grade. They would offer themselves for fresh assessment after obtaining Ph.D. and or fulfilling other requirements for promotion as Reader/Associate Professor if found suitable, could be given the designation of Reader/Associate Professor. (2.3) Reader/Associate Professor (Promotion) A Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the Senior Scale will be eligible for promotion to the post of Reader/Associate Professor, if he/she has : (i) Completed 5 years of service in the Senior Scale; (ii) Obtained a Ph.D. degree or has equivalent published work; (iii) Made some mark in the areas of scholarship and research as evidenced e.g. self-assessment, reports of referees, quality of publications, contribution in educational innovation, design of new courses and curricula and extension activities; (iv) After placement in the Senior Scale participated in two refresher courses/summer institutes of approved duration, or engaged in other appropriate continuous education programmes of comparable quality as may be specified or approved by the University Grants Commission/ICAR; and (v) Possesses consistently good performance appraisal reports. (2.4) Promotion to the post of Reader/Associate Professor will be through a process of selection by a Selection Committee to be set up under the Statutes/Ordinances of the concerned University or other similar Committees set up by the appointing authorities. 2.5 Professor (Promotion) In addition to the sanctioned position of Professors, which must be filled in through direct recruitment through all India advertisements, promotions may be made from the post of Reader/Associate Professor to that of Professor after 8 years of service as Reader/Associate Professor. The Selection Committee for promotion to the post of Professor should be the same as that for direct recruitment. For the promotion from Reader/Associate Professor to Professor, the following method of promotion may be followed. The candidate should present herself/himself before the selection committee with some of the following : (a) Self-appraisal reports (required). (b) Research contribution / books / articles published. (c) Any other academic contributions. The best three written contributions of the teacher (as defined by him/her) may be sent in advance to the Experts to review before coming for the selection. The candidate should be asked to submit these in 3 sets with the application. (d) Seminars/Conferences attended. (e) Contribution to teaching/academic environment/institutional corporate life. (f) Extension and field outreach activities. The requirement of participation in orientation/refresher courses/ summer institutes, each of at least 3 to 4 weeks duration, and consistently satisfactory performance appraisal reports, shall be the mandatory requirement for Career Advancement from Lecturer (Senior Scale)/Asstt. Professor (Sr. Scale) to Lecturer (Selection Grade/Asstt. Professor (Selection Grade). Wherever the requirement of orientation/refresher courses has remained incomplete, the promotions would not be held up but these must be completed by the year 2002. The requirement for completing these courses would be as follows: (i) For Lecturer/Asstt. Professor to Lecturer (Senior Scale)/Asstt. Professor (Sr. Scale), one orientation course would be compulsory for University and College teachers. Those without Ph.D. would be required to do one refresher course in addition. CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS 75 76 STATUTES (ii) Two refresher courses for Lecturer (Senior Scale)/Asstt. Professor (Sr. Scale) to Lecturer (Selection Grade)/Asstt. Professor (Selection Grade). (iii) The senior teachers like Readers/Associate Professors/Lecturers (Selection Grade)/Asstt. Professors (Selection Grade) and Professor may opt to attend two Seminars/Conference in their subject area and present paper as one aspect of their promotion/selection to higher level or attend refresher course to be offered by ASCs for this level. (2.6) If the number of years required in a feeder cadre are less than those stipulated in notification, thus entailing hardship to those who have completed more than the total number of years in their entire service for eligibility in the cadre, may be placed in the next higher cadre after adjusting the total number of years. This situation is likely to arise as in the earlier scheme, the number of years required in feeder cadre were much more than those envisaged under this notification. 3.0 Counting of Past Service Previous service, without any break as a Lecturer or equivalent, in a university, college, national laboratory, or other scientific organisation, e.g. CSIR, ICAR, UGC, DRDO, ICSSR, ICHRI and as a UGC Research Scientist, should be counted for placement of lecturer in Senior Scale/Selection Grade provided that : - (i) The post was in an equivalent grade/scale of pay as the post of a Lecturer. (ii) The qualifications for the post were not lower than the qualifications prescribed by the UGC for the post of Lecturer. (iii) The candidates who apply for direct recruitment should apply through proper channel. (iv) The concerned Lecturers possessed the minimum qualifications prescribed by the UGC. (v) The post was filled in accordance with the prescribed selection procedure as laid down by the University /State Government/Central Government/Institution’s regulation; (vi) The appointment was not adhoc or in a leave vacancy of less than one year duration. Ad-hoc service of more than one year duration can be counted provided (a) the ad-hoc service was of more than one year duration. (b) the incumbent was appointed on the recommendation of duly constituted Selection Committee; and (c) the incumbent was selected to the regular post in continuation to the ad-hoc service, without any break. 4.0 Merit Promotion Merit Promotion Scheme of 1983 which was terminated in 1987 for those who did not opt for it, stands abolished. However, Professors who were governed by the old merit promotion scheme of 1987 would be eligible for full scale of professor w.e.f. 1-1-1996. The University can discuss in its academic body and decide inter-se-seniority between the merit promotees and direct recruits, based on the date of selection, and as per the existing/amended Acts and Statutes of the University. 5.0 Professor of Eminence i) The proposal relating to Super time scale for Professor of Eminence will be taken up after the scheme in respect of UGC is finalised and implemented. ii) Meritorious teachers who may not have M.Phil/Ph.D./M.Tech. but who have made outstanding contributions would be rewarded and recognised as per the scheme to be approved by MHRD/ICAR. 6.0 Redressal of Anomalies Anomalies arising after implementation of this order/notification shall be brought to the notice of ICAR which will be considered in consultation with DOPT/Deptt. of Expr., Ministry of Finance. CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHERS 77 78 STATUTES PROFORMA FOR CONSIDERING CASES UNDER THE CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND EQUIVALENT TO ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND EQUIVALENT (SR. SCALE)