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University Grants Commission (Qualifications Required Of A Person To Be Appointed To The Teaching Staff Of The University And Institutions Affiliated To It) Regulations, 1991

To be Published in the Gazette of India on 5th October, 1991, Part III Section 4

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No.F.111/87(CPP), 19th Sept. 1991.

Notification. - In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of subsection (1) of Section 26 read with Section 14 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and in supersession of the Regulations issued under University Grants Commission letter No.F.193/74 (CPP) Part (v) dated 13th June, 1983 and Notifications No. 193/74(CP) dated 19th February, 1985 and 26th November, 1985, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations, namely :-

  1. Short Title, application and commencement.- i. These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Qualifications required of a person to be appointed to the teaching staff of the University and institutions affiliated to it) Regulations, 1991.
  2. They shall apply to every University established or incorporated by or under a central Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, every institution including a constituent or an affiliated college recognised by the Commission, in consultation with the University concerned under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and every institutions deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said Act.

iii. They shall come into force with immediate effect.

  1. Qualifications.- No person shall be appointed to a teaching post in university or in any of institutions including constituent or affiliated colleges recognised under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or in an institution deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said Act in a subject if he does not fulfil the requirements as to the qualifications for the appropriate subjects as provided in the Schedule 1. Provided that any relaxation in the prescribed qualifications can only be made by a University in regard to the posts under it or any of the institutions including constituent or affiliated colleges recognised under clause (f) of Section 2 of the aforesaid Act or by an institution deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the said Act with the prior approval of the University Grants Commission.

Provided further that these regulations shall not be applicable to such cases where selections through duty constituted selection committees for making appointments to the teaching posts have been made prior to the enforcement of these regulations.

  1. Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with recommendations of the Commission; as per provisions of Section 14 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 :

If any University Grants affiliation in respect of any course of study to any college referred to in subsection (5) of Section 12A in contravention of the provisions of that sub section of fails within a reasonable time to comply with any recommendations made by the Commission under Section 12 or Section 13, or contravenes the provisions of any rule made under clause (f) of clause (c) of subsection (2) of Section 25 or of any regulations made under clause (c) or clause (f) or clause (g) of section 26, the Commission after taking into consideration the clause, if any, shown by the University for such failure or contravention, may withhold from the University, the grants proposed to be made out of the Fund of the Commission.

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Secretary

To

The Manager,

Govt. of India Press,

Faridabad.