The UGC expects teachers in higher educational institutions to be highly qualified. Therefore, it is becoming important to acquire a PhD to teach at the college and university levels, says Dr B Krishnamurthy.
Now, teachers in colleges and universities are designated as professors, assistant professors or associate professors.
This new designation was introduced by the University Grants Commission when the new pay-scales were revised. The same designations have been extended to teachers in Karnataka by an order passed on December 24, 2009 by the Government of Karnataka.
The UGC expects teachers in higher educational institutions to be highly qualified, and to contribute to the field of education through research and research publications. It is felt that the quality of students will improve automatically when the teacher improves his qualifications.
The UGC, in its revised regulations 2010 made it mandatory for candidates to possess a PhD in order to be appointed or promoted as associate professors or professors. In addition, he/she should have published research papers in journals.
Teachers in service can improve their qualification by using the study leave provision. Various incentives have also been introduced by the UGC to candidates who acquired a PhD/MPhil degree before recruitment, and to teachers who acquire this qualification during their period of service.
NAAC, an institution established by the UGC to assess the quality of education in higher educational institutions, grants quality grades to institutions on the number of faculties with a PhD or MPhil qualification. It also considers research publications. Higher educational institutions are recognised and known globally for the number and quality of their research and research publications.
As a PhD becomes the basic qualification for appointments and promotions, candidates are eager to register for the course. The course may be done on regular or part-time basis by registering at a recognised University/Research Centre. However, one-semester of regular course work is compulsory, for both regular and part-time candidates.
The following are the incentives and facilties introduced by the UGC to improve the qualification of degree college teachers.
Incentives
*Candidates with a PhD qualification who join at the entry level designation of assistant professor in a college, are eligible to get five non-compoundable advance increments and MPhil degree holders are entitled to two advance increments under the present rules. Teachers who complete their PhD while in service are entitled to three non-compounded advance increments under the new rule.
*Teachers with a PhD qualification can step up to Stage 2 of assistant professorship (Grade pay of Rs. 7,000) with a service period of four years, while it requires six years for those without a PhD.
*Those who want to acquire an MPhil/PhD while in service can get study leave under the Faculty Improvement Programme. However, the teacher should be below the age of 50 (relaxation exists for women, SC/ST candidates). The study leave will be for a period of two years for candidates who have registered for a PhD and one year for an MPhil.
During this period of study, the teacher will get a full salary, in addition to a contingency grant of Rs.15,000 per year for the course. With this provision, the institution is also not burdened, because, it can appoint a substitute teacher whose salary will be paid by the UGC.
Post of Professor: UGC-2006 created the post of professor in a degree college. Accordingly, the number of posts of professors in a college should be equivalent to 10 per cent of the number of posts of associate professors. Out of such posts, one-fourth (25 per cent) should be filled through direct recruitment and three-fourth (75 per cent) under the Career Advancement Scheme of promotions.
There was no such provision in the earlier UGC regulations. However, the identification of the post of professors should be made by the concerned University in consultation with the college. Thus, college teachers can enjoy the designation of professor, the highest designation to a teacher in the field of education.
Publications:Publications are compulsory for teachers for the post of associate professor or professors. Under direct recruitment for the post of professor, the candidate should have published 10 research papers/articles with ISBN/ISSN and for associate professors it is five publications.
According to the UGC, those who wish to be promoted under the CAS promotion should acquire the minimum API score points under Research and Publication section of Category-III. Accordingly, an assistant professor has to earn a minimum of 20 points per assessment period in order to move from Stage 1 to Stage 2, and 50 points per assessment period in order to move from Stage 2 to 3.
To move from assistant professor to associate professor (Stage 3 to 4), he/ she needs to earn 45 points during the assessment period and to move from associate professor to professor (Stage 4 to 5), he/she should acquire 60 points during the assessment period in addition to other conditions.
Research Projects:The API score points can also be obtained by undertaking major/minor research projects by teachers in service.
Research Guidance: Teachers guiding PhD/MPhil candidates are entitled to get score points. For guiding and awarding PhD degree, the teacher is entitled to get 10 points per candidate and three points per MPhil candidate.
Research Papers: Research papers published in a referred journal will earn the teacher 15 points per publication, and 10 points per publication in a non-referred journal. In the same way, research papers published in conference proceedings will also get 10 points per publication.
Presentation: Teachers who present research papers in an international conference will earn 10 points per paper, 7.5 points for papers presented at a national conference, five points at regional/state level conferences, and three points at the University/college level.
Books published: Teachers who have written texts or reference books, and have been published by international publishers, will earn 50 points. If it is an edited book, they earn 10 points per chapter. Likewise, they earn points for publishing at the national and state level publishers.
Consultancy: Teachers can also earn points by generating funds for the educational institution by undertaking consultancy projects.
For more detail visit: www.ugc.ac.in
Now, teachers in colleges and universities are designated as professors, assistant professors or associate professors.
This new designation was introduced by the University Grants Commission when the new pay-scales were revised. The same designations have been extended to teachers in Karnataka by an order passed on December 24, 2009 by the Government of Karnataka.
The UGC expects teachers in higher educational institutions to be highly qualified, and to contribute to the field of education through research and research publications. It is felt that the quality of students will improve automatically when the teacher improves his qualifications.
The UGC, in its revised regulations 2010 made it mandatory for candidates to possess a PhD in order to be appointed or promoted as associate professors or professors. In addition, he/she should have published research papers in journals.
Teachers in service can improve their qualification by using the study leave provision. Various incentives have also been introduced by the UGC to candidates who acquired a PhD/MPhil degree before recruitment, and to teachers who acquire this qualification during their period of service.
NAAC, an institution established by the UGC to assess the quality of education in higher educational institutions, grants quality grades to institutions on the number of faculties with a PhD or MPhil qualification. It also considers research publications. Higher educational institutions are recognised and known globally for the number and quality of their research and research publications.
As a PhD becomes the basic qualification for appointments and promotions, candidates are eager to register for the course. The course may be done on regular or part-time basis by registering at a recognised University/Research Centre. However, one-semester of regular course work is compulsory, for both regular and part-time candidates.
The following are the incentives and facilties introduced by the UGC to improve the qualification of degree college teachers.
Incentives
*Candidates with a PhD qualification who join at the entry level designation of assistant professor in a college, are eligible to get five non-compoundable advance increments and MPhil degree holders are entitled to two advance increments under the present rules. Teachers who complete their PhD while in service are entitled to three non-compounded advance increments under the new rule.
*Teachers with a PhD qualification can step up to Stage 2 of assistant professorship (Grade pay of Rs. 7,000) with a service period of four years, while it requires six years for those without a PhD.
*Those who want to acquire an MPhil/PhD while in service can get study leave under the Faculty Improvement Programme. However, the teacher should be below the age of 50 (relaxation exists for women, SC/ST candidates). The study leave will be for a period of two years for candidates who have registered for a PhD and one year for an MPhil.
During this period of study, the teacher will get a full salary, in addition to a contingency grant of Rs.15,000 per year for the course. With this provision, the institution is also not burdened, because, it can appoint a substitute teacher whose salary will be paid by the UGC.
Post of Professor: UGC-2006 created the post of professor in a degree college. Accordingly, the number of posts of professors in a college should be equivalent to 10 per cent of the number of posts of associate professors. Out of such posts, one-fourth (25 per cent) should be filled through direct recruitment and three-fourth (75 per cent) under the Career Advancement Scheme of promotions.
There was no such provision in the earlier UGC regulations. However, the identification of the post of professors should be made by the concerned University in consultation with the college. Thus, college teachers can enjoy the designation of professor, the highest designation to a teacher in the field of education.
Publications:Publications are compulsory for teachers for the post of associate professor or professors. Under direct recruitment for the post of professor, the candidate should have published 10 research papers/articles with ISBN/ISSN and for associate professors it is five publications.
According to the UGC, those who wish to be promoted under the CAS promotion should acquire the minimum API score points under Research and Publication section of Category-III. Accordingly, an assistant professor has to earn a minimum of 20 points per assessment period in order to move from Stage 1 to Stage 2, and 50 points per assessment period in order to move from Stage 2 to 3.
To move from assistant professor to associate professor (Stage 3 to 4), he/ she needs to earn 45 points during the assessment period and to move from associate professor to professor (Stage 4 to 5), he/she should acquire 60 points during the assessment period in addition to other conditions.
Research Projects:The API score points can also be obtained by undertaking major/minor research projects by teachers in service.
Research Guidance: Teachers guiding PhD/MPhil candidates are entitled to get score points. For guiding and awarding PhD degree, the teacher is entitled to get 10 points per candidate and three points per MPhil candidate.
Research Papers: Research papers published in a referred journal will earn the teacher 15 points per publication, and 10 points per publication in a non-referred journal. In the same way, research papers published in conference proceedings will also get 10 points per publication.
Presentation: Teachers who present research papers in an international conference will earn 10 points per paper, 7.5 points for papers presented at a national conference, five points at regional/state level conferences, and three points at the University/college level.
Books published: Teachers who have written texts or reference books, and have been published by international publishers, will earn 50 points. If it is an edited book, they earn 10 points per chapter. Likewise, they earn points for publishing at the national and state level publishers.
Consultancy: Teachers can also earn points by generating funds for the educational institution by undertaking consultancy projects.
For more detail visit: www.ugc.ac.in