ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION (A Statutory Body of the Government of A.P) 1 & Il Floors, C-Block, Sri Mahendra Enclave, Tadepalli, Guntur — 522 601, Andhra Pradesh Web: yew apsche org. Email: umsapsche@amail.com DR. S. VARADARAJAN SECRETARY Lt.No, APSCHE-UMs-C3-1089 / Govt. Dept- CCE -UGC Clari/2019 Dt. 17.07.2019 To ‘The Special CI hief Secretary to Government Higher Education (CE) Department, AP loor, AP Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravathi 4" Block, 1° FI Sir, Sub Ref APSCHE - University Matters Section - Revised UGC Scales of Pay 2016 - Implementation of revised scales to the Lecturers working in the Government and Private Aided Colleges in the State w.e.f. 1.1.2016 to those who are drawing UGC Pay Scales as on 31.12.2015 — clarification on sanction of M.Phil. and Ph.D. increments, entry level, Academic Level of the Principal ete., - sending — regarding 4. CCE Re.No, O1/UGC-PF/2019 dt. 24.4.2019 2. Govt. Memo No. EHEO1/CCEOMISC/171/2019-CE dt. 29.5.2019 -000- While referring to the subject and references cited, | am directed to inform that the Government has forwarded the reference 1* cited to this Office and requested to furnish remarks / clarification immediately. | am directed to furnish hereunder the clarifications on each point raised in the reference 1" cited. (1) Whether the College Principal is equal to Associate Professor (Academic Level 13A) or Professor (Academic Level 14) as the Principals of Govt Degree Colleges are drawing Pay in the pay band of Rs. 10,000 in UGC 2006 Scales? The UGC Regulations 2018 issued in G.O.Ms.NO. 14 dt. 13.2.2019 mention that the Pay of Principals shall be equivalen! to the pay of Associate Professor ie Academic Level 13A with rationalised entry pay of Rs. 1,31,400 with the existing special allowance of Rs. 2,000 per month. The UGC Regulations gave a Note that the existing pay scale of persons appointed as Principal shall be protected. APSCHE clarifies that: (a) The teachers who are promoted as Principals on or after 1.1.2016 are entitled to the pay of the Principal equal to that of Associate Professor in Academic Level 13-A.(2) (3) (b) The teachers who were promoted as Principals prior to 1.1.2016 and who have drawn the Pay Band VI with AGP of Rs. 10,000 are entitled to Academic Level 14 since the UGC Regulations clearly specify that the existing pay scale of persons appointed as Principals shall be protected. Whether the revised special allowance of Rs. 4,500 per month be allowed or not? After issue of UGC Regulations 2018, the MHRD/UGC vide No. F.No. 11- 1/2017 (CU) dt. 19.2.2019 enhanced special allowances to various categories which includes Principals from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 4500. APSCHE clarifies that the Government is yet fo issue separate orders on the enhanced allowances to various categories and hence the Principals are entitled to only Rs. 2000 as special allowances till Government issues orders on the enhanced special allowance. Whether the Lecturers working in the Government and Private Aided Degree Colleges possessing / acquiring LLM / M.Tech. / M. Arch./ M.V.Sc/M.D. who are not teaching such professional courses and possessing such degrees in the areas not relevant to their basic degrees be given the additional increments or not? APSCHE clarifies that (@) A mere possessing / acquiring qualification of LLM / M.Tech. / M, Arch/ M.V.Sc/M.D does not automatically entitle a teacher for advance increments. (6) If the qualification of LLM / M.Tech. / M. Arch/ M.V.Sc/M.D is the mandated qualification for the post concerned at the time of recruitment, the teacher is not entitled for advance increments. (c) If the qualification of LLM / M.Tech. / M. Arch/ M.V.Sc/M.D is not a mandated qualification at the time of recruitment to the post concerned and the qualification of LLM / M.Tech. / M. Arch/ M.V.Sc./M.D is a prescribed additional / higher qualification in that discipline by the relevant statutory bodies, and the teacher is teaching the subject in the same discipline, such teacher is entitled fo two advance increments as prescribed in UGC Regulations 2018, (d) Where LLM / M.Tech, / M. Arch/ M.V.Sc/M.D is an additional qualification not mandated and the teacher is not teaching the subject concemed in the relevant discipline, he / she is not entitled to any advance increments. (e) In case of M.Tech. candidates, the Major / Core Branches of Engineering / Technology and the relevant / appropriate courses leading to degrees in Engineering / Technology for recruitment to teaching positions for B.Tech. and M.Tech should be verified as per AICTE Regulations issued vide F. No. 27/RIFD/Pay/01/2017 - 18 dated 28.4.2017,What does ‘at entry level’ mean? Entry into service or entry into a particular academic level? APSCHE clarifies that the Entry Level means Academic Level 10 ie Assistant Professor which is the entry appointment in the Universities and the Colleges. In case of the promotion of Junior Lecturers as Degree College Lecturers on recruitment by transfer / promotion, the meaning of Entry Level shall be construed Academic Level 10 ie Lecturer / Assistant Professor. Whether the advance increments are calculated on the entry pay of the entry level of Assistant Professor ie Rs. 57,700 ie Academic Level 10 or be calculated at the entry pay of the Academic Levels 11 or 12 in the cases of teachers acquire Ph.D. while in service? The sanction / calculation of advance increments on the entry pay of Rs. 57,700 of Academic Level 10 avoids anomalies in the matter of sanction of advance increments for teachers who enter Level 10 with the requisite qualification and those who acquire the qualification while in service. APSCHE clarifies that the advance increments be sanctioned / calculated on the entry pay of Rs. 57,700 of Academic Level 10 only to those teachers who acquire Ph.D. degree while in service irrespective of their Academic Level at the time of acquiring their Ph.D. Whether the teachers enter into service with M.Phil and drawn M.Phil, Increments and subsequently acquires Ph.D. while in service are eligible for advance increments to Ph.D.? If eligible how many increments may be given either three (irrespective of MPhil. increments) or one / two (taking into consideration the already availed M.Phil increments)? APSCHE clarifies that (a) A teacher who enters service with Ph.D. degree as per UGC Regulations 2009 and or UGC Regulations 2016 is entitled to five (5) non-compounded advance increments at the entry level of recruitment as Assistant Professor. (b) A teacher who enters service with M.Phil. Degree is entitled to two (2) non-compounded advance increments. (c) Ph.D. degree is a mandatory qualification for recruitment and CAS as Associate Professor in the Degree Colleges and it is mandatory qualification for Assistant Professor from 2021 onwards. With a view to encourage the M.Phil. Degree holders to obtain Ph.D. while in service, the scheme of awarding advance increments both for M.Phil. and Ph.D. was evolved since Ph.D. is a higher degree and Ph.D. is mandatory qualification for vertical career of the teachers to the post of Associate Professor both for direct recruitment and CAS as per UGC Regulations 2018 issued in G.O.Ms.No. 14 dt. 13.2.2019. (d) A teacher, who acquires Ph.D. degree as per UGC Regulations 2009 or UGC Regulations 2018, while in service, is entitled to three (3) non- compounded advance increments on the entry pay of Rs. 57,700 of Academic Level 10.(@) The teachers who acquire M.Phil. degree while in service as per UGC Regulations 2010 and UGC Regulations 2018 issued vide G.O.Ms.No 38 at. 23.6.2016 and G.O.Ms.No.14 dt. 13.2.2019 respectively aro entitled to one (1) non-compounded advance increment at Entry Level ie Academic Level 10 ie Assistant Professor / Lecturer. After acquiring Ph.D. degree, such teachers are also entitled to three (3) non- compounded advance increments at Entry Level ie Academic Level 10 ie Assistant Professor / Lecturer. () The UGC Regulations do not bar a teacher who joins service at Level 10 with M Phil and two non-compounded incentive increments from earning three more non-compounded incentive increments for obtaining Ph D degree while in service. The cap is five increments and if one joins at Level 10 with both M Phil and Ph D or only Ph.D, the teacher eams only five non-compounded incentive increments. (9) The UGC has evolved the scheme of awarding two advance increments to those teachers who enter service with M.Phil and subsequently three increments to those who acquire Ph.D. while in service on entry pay to encourage M.Phil. degree holders to pursue Ph.D. not only for their vertical growth in their career but also to avoid anomaly between the teachers who enter with Ph.D. degree and the teachers who acquire Ph. D subsequently while in service. The illustration table as given hereunder justifies the same. Illustration: () ‘A’ ishaving Ph.D., at the time of entry into service i.e. 01-01-2016 (i) ‘Bis having M.Phil. at the time of entry into service i.e. 01-01-2016 and acquired Ph.D., while in service i.e. 01-08-2018, B-case-1 (2 increments for M.Phil. at the time of into service + 3 increments for Ph.D., while in service) (iv) B-case-2 (2 increments for M.Phil. at the time of entry into service +4 increment for Ph.D., while in service ie 3 increments for Ph.D. - 2 increments for M.Phil. = 1 for Ph.D.) — which is an anomaly / not justified Content [aA B(Case-1) | 8 (Case-2) | Basie pay on the date of joining i¢. 04-07-2016 Rs.57,700- Rs, 87,700 Rs. 87,7000 Incentive! Advance increments for having MPHilPhD as 7 7 |_per UGC regulations 2018. L Basic pay es on 01-01-2016 including Incentivel Advance | increments Rs. 61,200). | Rs. 61.2001. Basic pay es on 01-07-2016 Peet Rs. 63,000/- “Rs. 63,000/- Basic pay as on 01-07-2017 Rs, 64,900/- | Rs, 64,900, Basic pay as on 01-07-2018 Rs. 65,800/- Rs, 66,800 Incentive Advance increments for acquiring Ph while in service saeaeiucnaii | i : Basic pay as on 01-06-2019 including Incentivel Advance | eamaanen Rs, 73,000/- Rs. 73.000/ | Rs. 66,200" ‘There is clear anomaly in the pay between sancion of 3 increments for PhD. and ‘increment for Ph.D and also with a Ph.D. holder at entry into service 3 1For conducting CAS to the teachers who acquired Ph.D. while in service between Level 10 to Level 13, APSCHE further clarifies that : oO @) (hy ‘Assistant Professors who have completed four years of service and having a Ph.D. degree" are eligible to be promoted to the Academic Level 11 provided they meet certain performance appraisal criteria as prescribed in the UGC Regulations 2018 issued vide G.O.Ms.No. 14 at. 13.2.2019, itis immaterial whether the individual has entered Academic Level 10 with the Ph.D. of not, the individual eams the Ph.D. degree during the four year period, the individual is eligible at the end of the fourth year for CAS to next Academic Level provided the individual satisfies other requirements as prescribed in the UGC Regulations 2018 issued vide G.O.Ms.No. 14 at. 13.2.2019, Supposing a candidate eams the Ph. D. degree during the fifth year or during the sixth year as the case may be with M.Phil. or without M.Phil respectively, the individual is eligible to be promoted to the next level from the date of the award of the Ph.D. degree, provided the individual meets the requirements as prescribed in the UGC Regulations 2018 issued vide G.O.Ms.No. 14 dt 13.2.2019, 7. Whether a teacher who is enrolled for Ph.D. is eligible for availing the benefit of three non-compounded increments or becomes eligible only after the teacher is awarded the Ph.D. degree? Copy to APSCHE clarifies that : (Mere admission to a Ph.D. or M.Phil. program does not qualify him/her for availing advancement increments. (i) The benefit of advance increments for higher degree should be considered after the teacher is awarded the higher degree of Ph.D. as per the UGC Regulations 2018, (iii) The Government is requested to amend the relevant provisions in the G.O. suitably to avoid confusion Yours faithfully, cer 1 ‘The Special Commissioner for Collegiate Education ANR Towers, Prasadam Padu, Vijayawada, 2. The Deputy Secretary to Government Higher Education (UE) Department, AP (with reference to Lr.No. 898789/UE/A1/2019 dt. 29.5.2019)