Scheme of revision of pay of  teachers and equivalent cadres in  universities and  colleges following  the  revision  of  pay  scales  of  Central Government employees  on  the  recommendations  of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.

2.  Revised Pay Scales, Service conditions and Career Advancement Scheme for teachers and equivalent positions:
The  pay  structure  for  different  categories  of  teachers  and  equivalent  positions shall be as indicated  below:-

(a)  Assistant Professor/Associate  Professors/Professors  in  Colleges  & Universities

(i)  Persons entering the teaching profession in Universities and Colleges shall be designated as  Assistant  Professors and  shall  be  placed  in the Pay  Band  of  R5.15600-39100 with AGP  of Rs.6000.  Lecturers already  in service  in the pre-revised  scale of  Rs. 8000-13500,  shall  be  re-designated  as  Assistant  Professors with  the  said  AGP  of  Rs. 6000.

(ii)  An  Assistant  Professor  with  completed  service  of  4  years,  possessing  Ph.D Degree in  the relevant discipline shall be eligible, for moving up to AGP of Rs.  7000.

(iii)  Assistant  Professors  possessing  M.Phil  degree  or  post-graduate  degree  in professional courses approved by  the  relevant Statutory Body,  such as LL.M/M.Tech  etc. shall be eligible  for  the AGP  of Rs.  7,000 after completion of 5 years service as Assistant Professor.

(iv)  Assistant Professors who do not have Ph.D or M.Phil  or a Master’s  degree in  the relevant  Professional  course  shall  be  eligible  for  the  AGP  of  Rs.  7,000 only after completion of 6 years’ service as Assistant Professor.

(v)  The upward movement from AGP of Rs.  6000 to AGP of Rs.  7000 for all Assistant Professors shall be subject to their satisfying other conditions as laid down by the UGC.

(vi)  The  pay  of  the  incumbents  to  the  posts of  Lecturer  (senior  scale)  (i.e.  the un-revised  scale  of Rs.  10,000-15200)  shall  be  re-designated  as Assistant  Professor,  and shall be fixed  at the appropriate stage  in Pay  Band of Rs.15600-39100  based on  their present pay, with AGP  of Rs. 7000.

(vii)  Assistant  Professors with  completed  service  of  5 years  at  the  AGP  of  Rs.  7000 shall be eligible, subject to other requirements laid down by the UGC, to move up to the AGP of Rs.  8000.

(viii)  Posts of Associate  Professor shall  be  in  the  Pay  Band  of Rs.37400-67000,  with AGP  of  Rs.9000.  Directly recruited Associate Professors shall be placed in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000 with an AGP of Rs. 9000, at the appropriate stage in the Pay Band in terms of the conditions of appointment.

(ix)  Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who have completed 3 years in  the current pay scale of Rs.  12000-18300on 1.1.2006 shall be placed in Pay Band of Rs.  37400-67000 with AGP Pay of Rs. 9000 and shall be re-designated as Associate Professor.

(x)  Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who had not completed three years in the pay scale of Rs.  12000-18300  on  1.1.2006  shall  be  placed  at  the appropriate  stage  in the  Pay  Band of  Rs.  15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.  8000  till  they complete  3  years  of  service  in  the  grade  of  Lecturer  (Selection  Grade)/Reader,  and thereafter  shall be placed in  the higher Pay  Band of Rs.37400-67000 and accordingly  re-designated as Associate Professor.

(xi)  Readers1 Lecturers  (Selection  Grade)  in  service  at present  shall  continue  to  be designated as Lecturer  (Selection Grade) or Readers,  as the case may be,  until they are placed in  the Pay  Band of Rs.  37,400-67000 and re-designated as Associate Professor in the manner described in (x) above.

(xii)  Assistant Professors completing 3 years of teaching in the AGP of Rs.  8000 shall be  eligible,  subject  to other  conditions,  that  may  be  prescribed  by  the  UGC  and  the university,  to move to the Pay  Bandof Rs.  37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.9000 and to be designated as Associate Professor.

(xiii)  Associate Professor  completing  3  years  of  service  in  the AGP  of  Rs.  9000  and possessing a Ph.D.degree  in  the  relevant discipline shall be eligible to be appointed and designated  as  Professor,  subject  to other  conditions  of  academic  performance as  laid down by the UGC and  ifany by the university. No teacher other than those with a Ph.D. shall be promoted, appointed or designated as Professor.  The Pay Band for the post of Professors shall be Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.  10000.

(xiv)  The pay of a directly recruited Professor shall be fixed at a stage not below Rs. 43000 in the Pay Band of Rs.  37400-67000, with the applicable AGP of Rs. 10000.

(xv)  Ten percent of the posts of Professors in a university shall be in the higher AGP of Rs.  12000, however, teachers appointed to the posts shall continue to be designated as Professor. Eligibility  for  appointment  as  a  Professor  in  the higher  Academic Grade Pay shall be as may be laid down  by the UGC,  and such eligibility  conditions shall,  inter alia, include publications  in peer reviewed/ refereed Research Journals,  and  the  requirement of at least 10 years of  teaching as  Professor and post-doctoral  work  of a high standard. No person appointed directly as Professor in the AGP of Rs.12000 shall be fixed at a stage less than Rs.48000 along with the AGP.

(xvi)  For  initial direct  recruitment at  the  level of Associate  Professors and Professors, the  eligibility  conditions  in  respect of academic and  research  requirements  shall  be  as may be or have been  prescribed  by  the UGC  through  Regulations and as may  be  laid down by the university.

(xvii)  Discretionary award of advance increments for  those who  enter  the profession as Associate  Professors  or  Professors  with  higher  merit,  high  number  of  research publications and experience  at the appropriate  level,  shall  be within the competence of the  appropriate  authority  of  the  concerned  University  or  recruiting  institution  while negotiating with  individual candidates  in the  context of the merits of each case,  taking into account the pay structure of other teachers  in the faculty and other specific factors.

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