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GovernmentofIndia
MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment
03October200818:52IST

PayReviewCommitteeofUGCsubmitsitsreport
HUGEPAYHIKEPROPOSEDFORTHETEACHINGCOMMUNITYTWONEWPOSTS
OFSENIORPROFESSORANDPROFESSOREMINENCECREATED
The Pay Review Committee after detailed deliberations has made the following recommendations about
various aspects of revision of pay and allowances, service and working conditions of teachers, Librarians,
Directors of Physical Education and other Academic Staff in colleges and universities recognized by the
UniversityGrantsCommission.
I.NewNomenclatureforvariousteachingposts
AssistantProfessorforLecturer
AssistantProfessor(SeniorScale)forLecturer(SeniorScale)
AssistantProfessor(SelectionGrade)forLecturer(SelectionGrade)
AssociateProfessorforAssociateProfessor
SeniorAssociateProfessorNewPosition
ProfessorforProfessor
SeniorProfessorNewPosition
ProfessorofEminenceNewPosition
II.NewScalesofPayandAllowances
EXISTINGANDPROPOSEDSCALESOFPAYFOR
UNIVERSITYANDCOLLEGETEACHERS

A.POSTSSPECIFICTOUNIVERSITIES

CATEGORY

EXISTINGPAYSCALE

NEWPAYBAND

GRADE
PAY

AssistantProfessor

800027513500

1560039100

6600

1000032515200

1560039100

7200

AssistantProfessor
(SeniorScale)

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AssistantProfessor

1200042018300

1560039100

8000

1640045020900500
22400

3740067000

11000

NewPostProposed

3740067000

12000

1840050022400.

3740067000

12000

(SelectionGrade)/
AssociateProfessor
4

Professor

SeniorProfessor

ProVC

Plus
increments

Adv

ProfessorofEminence

NewPostProposed

80000(fixed)

Nil

ViceChancellor

25000(Fixed)

80000(Fixed)

Nil

Librarian/DirectorofPE

1640045020900500
22400

3740067000

11000

10

Deputy Librarian/Deputy
DirectorofPE

1200042018300

1560039100

8000

11

Asstt. Librarian (Sr.

Scale)/AssttDirectorof
PE(Sr.Scale)

1000015200

1560039100

7200

12

AssttLibrarian/

800027513500

1560039100

6600

Asstt
Director
PE/Sports
Officer/Physical
Instructor

B.POSTSSPECIFICTOCOLLEGES

AssistantProfessor

800027513500

1560039100

6600

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AssistantProfessor

1000032515200

1560039100

7200

1200042018300

1560039100

8000

NewPostProposed

3740067000

8700

(SeniorScale)

AssistantProfessor
(SelectionGrade)/
AssociateProfessor

Senior
Professor

Associate

Professor
Colleges

in

PG

a. Principal of UG
College

NewPostProposed

3740067000

11000

1200018300

3740067000

8700

Plus
2
increments.

Adv

b. Principal
College

of

PG

1640045020900500
22400

11000
3740067000
Plus2Advincrements

CollegeLibrarian/

800013500

1560039100

6600

1000015200

1560039100

7200

DirectorofPE/
SportsOfficer/PI
8

CollegeLibrarian/
Director
Scale)

PE

(Senior

College Librarian(S.G)/
Director of Physical
Education(SG)

1200018300

1560039100

8000

10

*SeniorCollegeLibrarian
(Selection Grade)Senior
College DPE (Selection
Grade)

NewPostProposed

3740067000

8700

* The eligibility condition for promotion for this position may better be decided by the UGC in
consultationwiththespecialcommitteeheadingbyaSeniorProfessorofLibrary/seniorprofessorof
Physicaleducation

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AnnualIncrement
3%oftheBasicSalary(BasicPay+GradePay)withcompoundingeffect
4%oftheBasicSalary(BasicPay+GradePay)withcompoundingeffectfor2yearsforaselectfew25%in
thePayBandRs.1560039100onthebasisofbetterteachingandresearchperformance.Freshappraisals
arebemadeaftertwoyears.
StagnationRemoval
Anincumbentafterreachingthetopofthescaleinthepaybandshallmovetothenextpaybandwithoutany
changeinthegradepay.
IncrementsforHigherQualifications/onPromotion.

Five advance increments instead of present four to a Ph.d degree holder at the time of recruitment as
AssistantProfessor.

Threeadvance increments instead of present two to an M.Phil degree holder at the time of recruitment as
AssistantProfessor.

Three advance increments to an incumbent holding M.Tech, M.D., M.S. L.L.M. degree at the time of
recruitmentasAssistantProfessor.

Twoadvance increments to an incumbent who joins as Assistant Professor with basic M.A./MSc./M.Com
etc.withNET/SETexaminationqualifications.

Twoadvanceincrementstoanincumbentwhojoinsas/AssociateProfessorinopenselection.

Twoadvanceincrementstoanincumbentonbeingpromotedas/AssociateProfessorunderCAS.

ThreeadvanceincrementsinsteadofpresenttwotoaninserviceteacheroncompletingPh.D.degree.

TwoadvanceincrementsinsteadofpresentonetoaninserviceteacheroncompletingM.Phildegree.

A selection committee may recommend up to seven instead of present five advance increments to an
incumbentwithhighermerit,betterpublicationsandmoreexperienceetc.

Alladvanceincrementstobegivenonnoncompoundingbasis

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Allowances
HouseRentAllowance

30%ofbasicsalaryforCategoryXcities(A1earlier)population50lakhsandabove)

20%ofbasicsalaryforCategoryYcities(A,B1,B2earlier)populationbetween5and50lakhs)

10%ofbasicsalaryforCategoryZcities(Candunclassifiedearlier)(populationbelow5lakhs)
TransportAllowance

Rs.3200/plusDAthereonpermonthforA1/AClasscities(13notifiedcities)

Rs.1600/plusDAthereonpermonthforotherCities

ChildrensEducationAllowance(CEA)

Rs.1000/perchildpermonthforuptoamaximumoftwochildren

Rs3000/perchildpermonthforthoseresidinginhostel,foruptotwochildren.

However,bothhostelsubsidyandchildreneducationallowancecannotbeavailedofconcurrently.
AcademicAllowance

Rs. 1500/ per month for Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor(Senior Scale), Assistant
Professor(SelectionGrade)

Rs.1200/permonthforAssociateProfessor,SeniorAssociateProfessor,ProfessorandProfessor.

SpecialCompensatory(HillArea)AllowanceandSpecialCompensatory(RemoteLocality)Allowancewillbe
allowedasadmissibletocentralgovernmentemployees.

Special(Duty)AllowanceforTeachersServinginNorthEasternRegionincludingSikkimandLadakh

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The Committee recommends a Special (Duty) Allowance at the rate of 12.5% on pay plus grade pay to
teachersservingintheseareasasapplicabletoCentralGovernmentemployees.

LeaveTravelconcession

LTCtraveltoHomeTownthreetimesinafouryearblock,notexceedingonceinayear.

LTCmaybeallowedforanyplaceinIndiaonceinablockoffouryears.ThusfourLTCinablockof4years
butnotexceedingoneinanyoneyear.

NoencashingofLTCifnotavailedofduringablockyear.

LTC for family members may be allowed to be combined with seminars/workshops and other academic
assignmentsbeingattended.

Modificationsmade by the VI Central Pay Commission as notified by the Government may be adopted for
teachersaswell.
TravelingAllowance

TA rules admissible to central Government employees wherein all those with grade pay of Rs. 5400 and
abovehavebeenallowedairtravelmayalsobeextendedtoteachersaswell.Teachersmayalsobeallowed
TA/DAasadmissiblefromtimetotimetoCentral/StateGovernmentemployees,asthecasemaybe.

MedicalInsurance

Medical Insurance for all teachers with a teacher contributing 30% of the premium and the rest to be
contributedbytheemployer.UGCtonegotiatewithleadingmedicalinsurance companies to get a better all
Indiadeal.

GroupInsurance

TheVI Central Pay Commission recommendations of raising an employees contribution from Rs. 120/ to
Rs.720/foragroupinsurancemaybeadoptedforalluniversityandcollegeteachersthroughoutthecountry.
UGCshouldonceagainnegotiatewithleadinginsurancecompaniestogetabetterdealforallinstitutions.

Consultancy
Teachers in universities and colleges should be encouraged to accept Consultancy, Directing Projects,
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registeringpatents,R&Dproductsandtechnologytransfers.Resourcesearnedtobeinthefollowingmanner:
Amountreceivedupto30%ofthegrosssalary
(basicsalary+gradepay+academicallowance)Nosharing

Amountreceivedbeyond30%anduptotheSharingof
grosssalaryamountbeyond30%intheratio70%and
30%betweentheteacherandtheInstitution

Amountreceivebeyondthegrosssalary5050ofthe
amountreceivedbeyondthegrosssalarybetweentheteacherand
theinstitution

Thisarrangementshouldworkforfiveyearsthereafteritshouldbereviewedinviewoffuturedevelopments.

Superannuation,Reemployment,Pension,ProvidentFundandGratuity

TheageofsuperannuationofallcollegeanduniversityteachersthroughoutIndiatobe65years.

IntheinterestofstudentsIndividualteachersshouldhoweverbeallowedtocontinueascontractteacherstill
theendofacademicsession.

ReemploymentofTeachers

Teachersmaybereemployedselectivelyaftersuperannuationoncontractbasisuptotheageof70years.

Pension

Teachersshouldbeeligibleforfullpensionafter20yearsofqualifyingyears.

UGCshould take up the matter of restoring triple benefit scheme for teachers employed after2004withthe
CentralGovernment.

The revised rates of family pension to the family of the deceased employee minimum of Rs. 3500/ per
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monthandamaximumof30%ofthehighestpayintheGovernmentofIndiashouldbeextendedtoteachers
aswell.

Additionalquantumofpensiontoseniorpensionersandfamilypensionersshouldbeallowedasnotifiedbythe
GovernmentofIndia.
ProvidentFund

Teachers governed by Contributory Provident Fund should be given another chance to opt for General
ProvidentFund.
Gratuity

TheupperlimitofgratuitytobepaidtoteachersshouldberevisedtoRs.Tenlakhsfrompresentthreeand
halflakhsashasbeendoneforcentralGovernmentemployeesbythegovernmentofIndia.

ExGratiaLumpsumcompensationincaseofDeathonDuty

Sr.No.

CircumstancesJustifyingCompensation

Amount
Compensation

Death occurring due to accidents in the course of performance of

duties.

Rs.10Lakhs

Death occurring due to accidents in the course of performance of

duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists/ anti social
elementsetc.

Rs.10Lakhs

of

FinancialSupportforimplementationofthePayReviewCommitteerecommendations.

Centralgovernmenttoprovide100%assistanceforadditionalexpenditureforfiveyearsforimplementingthe
recommendationsofthePayReviewCommittee.

Addition assistance to the extent of 50% for next five years for only those states that implement the
recommendations successfully in toto. UGC to review the implementation in the fifth year for the additional
assistance.
Implementationfromasingledate

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Allrecommendationstobeimplementedintotoasapackagewitheffectfrom1.1.2006.

However,variousallowancesexceptDAtobeadmissiblewitheffectfrom1.9.2008.
ServiceandWorkingConditionsofTeachers

Allinstitutionsshouldfillvacantpositionsonurgentbasis.

AllbansonrecruitmentofteachersimposedbystatesshouldbeliftedimmediatelyandUGCshouldmonitor
thissituation.

UGCtomakespecialeffortsfromattractingpersonsfromsociallychallengedsectionstoteaching.
ContractTeachers

Teachersshouldbeappointedoncontractonlyifabsolutelynecessaryandtheirqualificationsandprocedure
ofselectionshouldbethesameasforaregularlyappointedteachers.

Thefixed emoluments to be paid per month to a teacher on contracts should not be less than the monthly
grosssalaryofaregularlyappointedteacher.

GuestTeachers/PartTimeTeachers

Ifthereisaneedforappointingateacherasaguestteachers/parttimeteachers,heshouldbepaid@Rs.
1000/perteachersandthetotalpaymentduringamonthshouldnotexceedRs.25000.

Retiredteacherscouldalsobeinvolvedinteachingasguestteachers.

EligibilityConditionsforAppointmentinUniversitiesandColleges

Besidesthe other qualifications laid down by the UGC for the post of Assistant Professor, qualifying in the
NET/SETexaminationshallbeessentialforbeingeligibletoapplyforthepostofAssistantProfessor.

However, those who possess a Ph.D degree in the subject shall be exempted from the NET/SET
qualifications,providedtheUniversities,however,carryoutreformstoraisethestandardofPh.D.degrees.

ThosepossessingM.PhildegreesshallbenomoreexemptfromqualifyingtheNET/SETexamination.
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SelectionProcess/SelectionCommittees
The UGC should draw up exhaustive lists of experts in each subject and put them up on their website. It
should be incumbent on institutions holding selections to include at least one of the subject experts on the
selectioncommitteefromthislist.

TheUGCshouldmonitorthisforcompliance.
NewPositions

PositionsofProfessorshouldbesanctionedfordirectrecruitmentincollegesfordisciplineswhichhavepost
graduateteaching.

There should be at least one post of Professor in each of these disciplines where there is post graduate
teaching.

ThebasicqualificationsandtheprocedureforselectionofPostofProfessorincollegesshallbethesameas
forthepostofProfessorinauniversitydepartment,chairedbytheViceChancellororhisnominee.

Position of Adjunct Professor and Concurrent Professor should be created in universities in order to
encourage mobility between institutions and industry/corporate world and also between one institution and
another.

Upto 15% of the total strength of the teaching faculty in a university may be Floating Positions for making
appointmentsinadepartmentwherenovacancyexits.
PromotionofTeachersthroughCareerAdvancementScheme(CAS)

A new position of Associate Professor should be created as a third avenue for promotion for college
teachersunderCAS.

AnewpositionofSeniorProfessorshouldbecreatedintheuniversitiesforpromotionofProfessors.

ThetitleofProfessorofEminencemaybeconferredonnotmorethan10%ofthetotalstrengthofprofessors
inauniversity.
ProcessofPromotionofteachersunderCAS

The process of promotion of a teacher under CAS should be started at least three months before s/he
becomeseligibleforpromotion.

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ForCollege teachers, greater emphasis should be laid on class room teaching, holding tutorials,conducting
examinations and evaluating answer scripts and less on research work while considering their cases for
promotionunderCAS.
VariousKindsofLeaveadmissibletoteachers

Theduration of leave admissible to teachers under FIP for pursuing a Ph.D programme may be increased
frompresentthreeyears(two+one)tofouryears(three+one)

Alsorestrictingsuchleaveuptotheageof45yearsshouldberemoved.Ateachermaybeabletogetthis
leaveanytimeinher/hiscareertillfiveyearsbeforethesuperannuation.

Ateacherinauniversityoracollegeshouldbeentitledtostudyleaveforaspanoftwoyearstopursuean
approvedresearchproject.

Ateacherwouldbeentitledtostudyleaveonlyonceinher/hiscareer.

BothuniversityandcollegeteachersshouldbeentitledtoSabbaticalleavewhichshouldbeavailabletoany
teacherforayearaftersixyearsofteachingorforasemesterafterthreeyearsofteaching.

Ateachershouldbeentitledforsabbaticalforonlytwoyearsorfoursemestersduringher/hisentirecareer.

There should be no bar on a teacher getting both sabbatical and study leave against approved research
projects.

Maternityleavemaybegrantedtoafemaleteacherfor180daysandtwiceinonescareer.

Paternityleaveof15daysmaybegrantedtoteacherfather.

Childcareleavefor2years(730days)maybegrantedtoafemaleteacher.

Admissibilityofotherkindsofleaveremainsunchanged.

TeachingWorkload

A teacher must spend five hours everyday for five days in a week in the institution for teaching, holding
tutorials,guidingresearchorcarryingoutcocurricularactivities.
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Thepractice of dual workloadone for directly appointed teachers and another for promoted teachersin a
particularcategoryisabolished.Allteachersinacategoryshouldcarryoutthesameworkloadprescribedfor
theircategory.

UGC must make large scale inputs to improve the infrastructure and support services for teaching and
researchininstitutions,particularlyinpostgraduatecolleges.
EvaluationofTeachersperformanceandacademicaccountability

Multisourceevaluationself assessment, assessment by students who have been taught a course by the
teacherandassessmentbytheacademichead/s.

Multiple parameters like regularity in class room teaching, holding tutorials, availability to students for
consultation, participating in faculty meetings, guiding and carrying out research, and participating in other
academic activities like seminars, etc should be taken into consideration while assessing a teachers
academicaccountability.

Theassessmentshouldbemadeonceayearandshouldbemadeavailabletotheteacherconcerned.

Theassessmentshouldbeplacedbeforetheselectioncommitteeatthetimeoftheteacherspromotion.

UGC should evolve parameters relevant to universities and colleges respectively for carrying out such
evaluationsuniformallythroughoutthecountry.

LibrariansandDirectorsofPhysicalEducation

DeputyLibrariansandDeputyDirectorsofPhysicalEducationshouldbeconsideredforpromotiontoLibrarian
andDirectorofPhysicalEducationrespectivelyunderCAS.

Thesenior most Librarian and Senior most Director of Physical Education should be redesignated as Chief
LibrarianandChiefDirectorofPhysicalEducationrespectively.

Incolleges,CollegeLibrarian(SelectionGrade)andCollegeDirectorofPhysicalEducation(SelectionGrade)
shouldbeeligibleforpromotiontoSeniorCollegeLibrarian(SelectionGrade)/SeniorCollegeDPE(Selection
Grade)sixyearsserviceinthegrade.

ThoseSportsOfficersandPhysicalInstructorswhopossessqualificationsequivalenttoDirectorsofPhysical
Education and who have been selected against regular posts according to the procedure laid down by the
UGC should be given the UGC scales and should also be redesignated as College Director of Physical
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Education.

PrincipalsofColleges

The scale of pay of a Principal of an undergraduate college should be equivalent to that of a Associate
Professor.Hisbasicpayshouldbefixedaftergrantingher/himtwoadvanceincrements.

ThescaleofpayofaPrincipalofapostgraduatecollegeshouldbeequivalenttothatofaProfessorandthe
basicpayshouldbefixedaftertwoadvanceincrements.

TheessentialqualificationsforthepostofaprincipalforanundergraduatecollegeshouldbePh.D.plusten
yearsteaching/researchexperience.

TheessentialqualificationsforthepostofaprincipalforapostgraduatecollegeshouldbePh.Dplusfifteen
yearsteaching/researchexperience.

AppointmentandScaleofPayofViceChancellor

AppointmentofaViceChancellorshouldbemadethroughasearchcumselectioncommittee.

TheCommitteeshould,amongothers,holdconsultationswiththeseniorfacultyoftheinstitution.

ThetermofappointmentofaViceChancellorshoulduniformallybeforfiveyearsandnopersonshouldhold
thetermofViceChancellorformorethantwicealtogetherwhetherinthesameinstitutionorelsewhere.
ThescaleofpayofViceChancellorshouldbeRs.80000/

A ViceChancellor may be allowed lump sum terminal benefit on prorata basis of Rs. 1.00 lakh for every
completedyearofserviceasViceChancellor.

AnomaliesandNonImplementedPartsofthelastPRC

Allteachersshouldbegiventhebenefitsofthelastpayrevisionw.e.f.1.1.1996.

Teachersshouldbepaidarrearsofsalaryw.e.f.1.1.1996.

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TeacherswhowereinthescaleofAssociateProfessor/AssistantProfessor(Selectiongrade)on1.1.1996and
whocompletedfiveyearsbetween1.1.1996and27.7.1998shouldbeplacedatRs14940/basic.

DualemolumentsofAssociateProfessorsunderCASandMPSshouldbeabolishedandallteachersshould
beplacedinthesamescaleofpayofAssociateProfessor.

AllteacherswhoarepromotedasAssociateProfessorunderCASshouldbegiventwoadvanceincrements
atthetimeofpromotion.

Teacherspromoted under CAS should be given the news scales of pay with effect from the date of their
eligibilityandnotfromalaterdate.

All those teachers who were promoted earlier under MPS should be considered eligible for a subsequent
promotionunderCAS.

Ateacher who has applied for an open position should not be debarred from applying for a position under
CAS.

OtherAcademicCategories

SystemAnalysts who possess qualifications equivalent to that of a Assistant Professor or MCA/ M.Tech.
(ComputerScienceorInformationTech.)shouldbeplacedinthescaleofpayofAssistantProfessorandbe
consideredforpromotionunderCASashasbeenrecommendedbytheCommitteeforLibrariansandDPEs.

HB/KKP

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