6th pay commission report for UGC scale

No.1-32/2006-U.II/U.I(!)
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education
To
The Secretary,
University Grants Commission,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi - 110 002.
New Delhi, dated the 31St December, 2008
Subject:- 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.
Sir,
I am directed to say that the Government of India have decided, after taking into
consideration the recommendations made by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
based on the decisions taken at the meeting of the Commission held on 7-8 October
2008, to revise the pay scales of teachers in the Central Universities. The revision of pay
scales of teachers shall be subject to various provisions of the Scheme of revision of pay
scales as contained in this letter, and Regulations to be framed by the UGC in this behalf
in accordance with the Scheme given below. The revised pay scales and other provisions
of the Scheme are as under:-
1. General
(i) There shall be only three designations in respect of teachers in universities and
colleges, namely, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors. However,
there shall be no change in the present designation in respect of Library and Physical
Education Personnel at various levels.
(ii) No one shall be eligible to be appointed, promoted or designated as Professor,
unless he or she possesses a Ph.D. and satisfies other academic conditions, as laid down
by the University Grants Commission (UGC) from time to time. This shall, however, not
affect those who are already designated as 'Professor'.
(iii) The pay of teachers and equivalent positions in Universities and Colleges shall be
fixed according to their designations in two pay bands of Rs. 15600-39100 and Rs.
37400-67000 with appropriate "Academic Grade Pay" (AGP in short). Each Pay Band
shall have different stages of Academic Grade Pay which shall ensure that teachers and
other equivalent cadres covered under this Scheme, subject to other conditions of
eligibility being satisfied, have multiple opportunities for upward movement during their
career.
(iv) Posts of Professors shall be created in under-graduate (UG) colleges as well as in
post-graduate (PG) colleges. The number of posts of Professors in a UG College shall be
equivalent to 10 percent of the number of posts-of Associate Professors in that College.
There shall be as many posts of Professors in each PG College as the number of
Departments in that College. No new Departments shall be created in UG or PG Colleges
without prior approval of the UGC.
(v) Up to 10% of the posts of Professors in universities shall be in the higher
Academic Grade Pay of Rs. 12000 with eligibility conditions to be prescribed by the UGC.
(vi) National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be compulsory for appointment at the entry
level of Assistant Professor, subject to the exemptions to the degree of Ph.D. in respect
of those persons obtaining the award through a process of registration, course-work and
external evaluation, as have been/ or may be laid down by the UGC through its
regulations, and so adopted by the University. NET shall not be required for such
Masters' programmes in disciplines for which there is no NET.
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 Rs.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 unrevised
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. 12000-18300 on 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 redesignated
as Associate Professor.
(xi) Readers/ 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 Band of 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 if any 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.
(b) Professors in Under Graduate and Post Graduate Colleges:
(xviii) Ten percent of the number of sanctioned posts of Associate Professor in an Under
Graduate College shall be that of Professors and shall be subject to the same criterion
for selection/ appointment as that of Professors in Universities, provided that there shall
not be more than one post of Professor in each Department; and provided further that
One-fourth (25%) of the posts of Professor in UG Colleges shall be directly recruited or
filled on deputation by eligible teachers and the remaining three-fourths (75%) of posts
of Professors shall be filled by merit promotion from among eligible Associate Professors
of the relevant department of the Under Graduate College. Identification of posts of
Professor in an Under Graduate College for being filled through direct
recruitment/deputation shall be within the competence of the University acting in
consultation with the College. Where the number of posts of Professor worked out as a
percentage of the number of posts of Associate Professor for merit promotion or direct
recruitment/ deputation is not an integer, the same shall be rounded off to the next
higher integer.
(xix) There shall be one post of Professor in each Department of a Post Graduate
College and shall be subject to the same criterion for selection/ appointment as that of
Professors in Universities, provided that One-fourth (25%) of the posts of Professor shall
be filled on deputation/direct recruitment from among eligible teachers and the
remaining three-fourths (75%) of posts shall be filled through merit promotion from
among the eligible Associate Professors in the relevant department of the Post Graduate
College. Identification of posts of Professor in a Post Graduate College for being filled
through direct recruitment/deputation shall be within the competence of the University
acting in consultation with the College. Where the number of posts of professor for merit
promotion or direct recruitment/ deputation worked out as a percentage of the total
number of posts in a Post Graduate College is not an integer, the same shall be rounded
off to the next higher integer. The UGC shall issue separate guidelines to ensure
availability of minimum standards of academic infrastructure (library, research facilities
etc.) for starting Post Graduate Courses in Colleges.
3. Pay Scales of Pro -Vice Chancellor/ Vice Chancellor of Universities:
(i) Pro-Vice-Chancellor
The posts of Pro-Vice Chancellor shall be in the Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of
Rs. 10000 or Rs. 12000, as the case may be, along with a Special Allowance of Rs.4000
per month, subject to the condition that the sum total of pay in the Pay Band, the
Academic Grade Pay and the Special Allowance shall not exceed Rs. 80,000.
(ii) Vice Chancellor
The posts of Vice Chancellor shall carry a fixed pay of Rs. 75000 along with a Special
Allowance of Rs. 5000 per month.
4. Pay Scales of Principals in Colleges:
(i) Principal of Under Graduate Colleges
Appointments to the posts of Principal in Under Graduate Colleges shall be based on the
conditions of eligibility in respect of educational qualifications and teaching/research
experience laid down by the University Grants Commission and if any by the university
from time to time. The posts of Principal in Under Graduate Colleges shall be in the Pay
Band of Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.10000, plus a Special Allowance of Rs. 2000 per
month. All Principals in service shall be appropriately fixed in the Pay Band with the AGP
of Rs. 10000.
(ii) Principal of Post Graduate Colleges
Appointments to the posts of Principal in Post Graduate Colleges shall be based on the
conditions of eligibility in respect of educational qualifications and teaching/research
experience laid down by the University Grants Commission and if any by the university
from time to time. Posts of Principal in Post Graduate Colleges shall also be in the Pay
Band of Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.10,000, plus a Special Allowance of Rs. 3000
per month. All Principals in service shall be appropriately fixed in the Pay Band with the
AGP of Rs. 10000.