New Delhi:
The HRD minister Prakash Javdekar on Wednesday has notified that Ph.D will be mandatory for the direct recruitment of assistant professors in Indian universities. The new UGC regulation in this regard will be in place from July 2021 and the same rule will also be applied for promotion to Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in colleges.
In a statement it is said that it has done away with the Academic Performance Indicator (API) as a tool to measure the performance of college teachers. Instead, the University Grants Commission has introduced a new, simplified teacher evaluation grading system.
The HRD ministry said that publication of research in academic journals too is no longer a criterion for promotion. However, teachers can continue to conduct research.
Ph.D Degree shall be mandatory requirement for Direct Recruitment to the post of Asst. Prof. in univ effect from 1-07-2021. However, Masters degree with NET or Ph.D. will continue to be minimum eligibility requirement for Direct Recruitment to the post of Asst. Prof. in colleges. pic.twitter.com/6teuzGo7NY
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 13, 2018
Promotion criteria under UGC’s Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) for teachers has been made more research oriented while in case of College teachers, CAS criteria is more focused on teaching, the regulation maintains.
In order to attract & retain best quality teachers & other academic staff in #Universities & #Colleges,@ugc_india has brought out new regulations. API based PBAS System has been removed. New simplified teacher evaluation grading system has been introduced #TransformingEducation pic.twitter.com/FtmW1K7esE
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 13, 2018
Special category of medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in eligibility criteria for Assistant Director/College Director, Physical Education and Sports, and Deputy Director, Physical Education and Sports in Universities has been made to promote sports in Universities and Colleges.
Special category of medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games & Commonwealth Games- in eligibility criteria for Assistant Director/College Director, Physical Education & Sports & Deputy Director, Physical Education & Sports in Univ- has been made to promote sports in Univ & Colleges pic.twitter.com/uZa9XwBdc8
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 13, 2018
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