(a) whether the Government/University Grants Commission (UGC)
has constituted any Committee to formulate new regulations in
regard to the performance assessment and other associated
matters concerning university/college teachers;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Committee has submitted its report to
the Government;
(d) if so, the major recommendations made by the Committee;and
(e) the action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.351 FOR 18.08.2010, ASKED BY SHRI P.
L. PUNIA HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING REGULATIONS
FOR TEACHERS.
(a) to (e): An Expert Committee was constituted by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) under the Chairpersonship
of Prof. S.P.Thyagarajan, for the purposes of suggesting the
Pay Structure, Service conditions, Minimum Qualifications for
appointment and eligibility for promotions of Teachers and
other academic staff and measures for maintenance of standards
in universities and colleges.
Based on the recommendations of the committee, UGC
Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of
Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges
and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education,
2010 have been notified by the Commission. The Regulations
mentioned above are available on the UGC website at
http://www.ugc.ac.in/policy/regulation.