Guidelines issued for API score system

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, OCT 10

Haryana Higher Education Department has issued guidelines for the Academic Performance Indicator  (API) score system  for Assistant Professor and Associate Professor and other Academic Staff in Government and Private Aided College In Haryana Colleges under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).

While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Department said that the Department has asked the Registrars of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra; Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak;Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa; Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishvidyalya, Khanpurkalan in district Sonepat and all the Principals of Government and non Government aided colleges in the State to  strictly adhere  to these guidelines  while making promotions under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS)  and in recruitments.

          He said that these guidelines would be applicable on recruitment and CAS promotion of teachers and other academic staff working in affiliated colleges covered under Government’s Notification  issued on July 21, 2011.

According to the guidelines, an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) shall be established in all colleges as per the UGC/National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) guidelines with the principal as Chairperson. The IQAC shall act as the documentation and record keeping centre for the institution including assistance in the development of the API criteria based performa laid down in the above mentioned notification.  The API score given hereunder will be applicable from the academic session 2012-13. The academic session means  July 1 to  June 30 of every year.  The API score will be considered on yearly performance basis for the purpose of CAS.

If a teacher is considered for CAS promotion in 2013-14, one year API score for 2012-13 alone will be required for assessment. If the next stage of a teacher is due in the academic session 2014-2015 the only two years API score that is  2012-13 and 2013-14 will be counted for the purpose and so on leading progressively for the complete assessment period for the years required for the purpose. An Assistant Professor having post graduate with NET qualification with grade pay of Rs. 6,000 will be placed in the grade pay of Rs. 7,000  after six years service subject to fulfilling all other requirements. The period for Assistant Professor having M.Phil and Ph.D degree will be five and four years respectively as the case may be. Provided further if an Assistant Professor possesses Ph.D degree in lieu of relaxation of NET as essential eligibility condition, then he will be treated at par of Assistant Professor having post graduate degree with NET qualification. An Assistant Professor in the grade pay of Rs. 7,000  will be moved to grade pay of Rs. 8,000  after completion of five years service in grade pay of Rs. 7,000 subject to meeting the API based requirements.An Assistant Professor completing three years of service shall be eligible subject to the qualifying conditions and the API based  requirements to move to the next higher grade that is pay band IV with Grade Pay Rs. 9000.

A teacher who wishes to be considered for promotion under CAS may submit in writing to the college authorities that he fulfils all qualifications under CAS and submit to the college, the PBAS proforma as evolved under these guidelines duly supported by all credentials.Candidates who do not fulfill the minimum score requirement under the API scoring system or those who obtain less than 50 per cent  in the expert assessment will have to be re-assessed only after a minimum period of one year. The date of promotion shall be the date on which he successfully got re-assessed.