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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (PAY REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2016)

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR UNIVERSITIES

(Excluding Constituent & Affiliated Colleges)

Basic information as of March, 2016 regarding scales of pay, allowances and other related

conditions of service of teachers of the Universities for the use of Pay Review Committee

constituted to review the scales of pay and services conditions of academic staff in Universities

and Colleges.

I. Basic Information

1. (i) Name of the University/University Level Institution : _____________________

(ii) Postal Address : ___________________________________________________

(iii) Website : ________________________________________________________

2. (i) Year of Establishment : (ii) Year when declared University

Type of the University : Central State Deemed

3. Contact Details of Officer providing the information :

(i) Name __________________ (ii) Designation ___________________

(ii) Contact Tel. No. ____________ (iv) Email id : ___________________

4. Location of the University / University Level Institution : Rural : Urban :

5. Type of University / University Level Institution (Specify the code ) :

(Codes : Central University (01), State Public University (02), State Private University (03), Government Deemed University – (04), Deemed University-Government Aided (05), Deemed University – Private (06), Institute of National Importance (07), Institute under State Legislature Act (08), Central Open University (09), State Open University (10), State Private Open University (11), Others (12) (Pl. specify)…………….)

6. (i) Is it a specialized university : Yes No

(ii) if yes, then select any one :

(Codes : Agriculture (01), Medical (02), Law (03), Engineering & Technology (04), Veterinary (05), Education (07), Sports (08), Others (09) (Pl. specify …………………)

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7. (i) Whether the University has affiliated or constituent colleges, Affiliated /

Recognized / Research Institutions, PG Centre / Off-Campus Centres ?

(ii) If yes, Number of :

(a) Affiliated Autonomous Colleges : UG PG UG&PG

(b) Affiliated Non-Autonomous Colleges : UG PG UG&PG

(c) Constituent/University Colleges : UG PG UG&PG

(d) Affiliated/Recognized/ Research Institutions :

(e) PG Centres/Off-Campus Centres :

8. Whether the University offers Programme through Online or Distance Education Mode :

Yes No

9. (i) Whether the University is accredited by NAAC or any other agency ?

Yes No

(ii) If yes, names of the agencies :

Grade & CGPA : Year :

(iii) Whether University is ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

Yes No If yes, Rank :

10. Whether the University is recognized under UGC-University with Potential for Excellence

Yes : No : If yes, year since :

II. Academic Departments, Programmes and Enrolment

11. No. of Faculties : No. of Departments : No. of Schools/Centres:

12. Total Number of Programmes offered at :

UG : PG : M.Phil : Ph.D :

Others including Diploma / Certificate, specify : Number :

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13. Total Number of students enrolled : UG : PG : M.Phil : Ph.D :

Others, specify : Number :

14. Number of students enrolled in distance mode : UG : PG :

M.Phil : Ph.D : Others, specify : Number :

15. (i) Whether the University has MoU with Foreign countries /Universities for teaching

or research collaboration : Yes No

(ii) If yes, Total : Active

Nature of MoU & Activities (Not more than 100 words) :

Teaching / Research :

16. Total receipts in the University during the academic year 2014-15 & 2015-16 from ;

Year 2014-15 (Rupees) Year 2015-16 (Rupees)

i) Central Government / UGC : i) Central Govt./UGC

ii) State Government : ii) State Government

iii) Student Fees : Total : iii) Student Fees : Total :

Part –time Regular Course Distance Mode Part-time Regular course Distance Mode

iv) Other Sources (endowments, interest, etc.) iv) Other Sources (endowments, interest etc.)

v) G. Total : G. Total :

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III. Teaching Posts Filled / Vacant Post , Recruitment and Career Advancement

Scheme (CAS)

17. Please provide the following details for the University Departments including PG Centres, Colleges

and Institutes of Correspondence Courses, etc. wherever they exist as of March, 2016 :

Designation (include positions equivalent to the

category)

Number of Reason for unfilled vacancies (use codes)

Sanctioned posts

Posts filled up

Professor in HAG Scale ( Rs.67000- 79000)

Professor (10,000)

Associate Professor (9000)

Assistant Professor (All AGP)

University Librarian (10,000)

Deputy Librarian (9,000)

Assistant Librarian (All AGP)

Director of Physical Education & Sports (10,000)

Deputy Director of Physical Education & Sports (9,000)

Assistant Director of Physical Education & Sports (All AGP)

Other Academic Staff (Pl. specify –add rows if required)

Codes : Non-availability of suitable candidate : (01), Not advertised due to administrative reasons : (02), Not filled due to financial constraints : (03), Due to court cases : (04), Administrative approval of State Govt. : (05), Others, specify briefly : (06)

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18. (i) Does the University follows Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) as per the UGC /

State Govt. guidelines/Regulations ?

UGC Norms : State Govt. Norms : University Modified Norms :

(ii) If the University modified the UGC Norms, briefly state the norms modified by the

University for CAS :

a. Disciplines : All : Selected : If selected, specify

b. Qualification (API Score ) : Yes : No :

If yes, details (in 50 words only) :

c. Number of Year of Experience : Yes : No :

If yes, details (in 50 words only) :

d. Whether participation of Orientation and Refresher Courses should be linked

with promotion ? Yes : No :

If answer is “No”, please specify reasons (in 50 words only) :

19. How does the University fill up the sanctioned positions of Professors :

Direct Recruitment : Adjustment against CAS positions : Any Other :

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20. Number of Teachers & other academic staff promoted under CAS since 01.01.2006

(After implementation of the new pay scales ) :

Serial No.

Category Number of Teachers promoted

1 Professor to HAG Scale ( Rs.67000- 79000) from Professor with AGP 10000.

2 Associate Professor with AGP of Rs.9000 to Professor with AGP of Rs, 10,000

3 Assistant Professor with AGP of Rs.8000 to Associate Professor with AGP of Rs. 9000

4 Assistant Professor with AGP of Rs.7,000 to Assistant Professor with AGP of Rs. 8,000

5 Assistant Professor with AGP of Rs. 6,000 to Assistant Professor with AGP of Rs.7,000

6 Librarian/Dy. Librarian/ Asstt. Librarian

7 DPE&S/ Dy. DPE&S/Asstt. DPE&S

8 Other Academic Staff (Pl. specify)

21. Please provide the following details as of March, 2016 :

Designation Number of Teachers recruited with open advertisement

Number of Teachers promoted under CAS

Professors

Associate Professors

Assistant Professors (all AGP)

Librarian/Dy. Librarian/ Asstt. Librarian

DPE&S/ Dy. DPE&S/Asstt. DPE&S

Other Academic Staff (Pl. specify)

22. Faculty Recruitment :

a) Please state whether minimum qualifications for various teaching posts as notified

by the UGC from time to time have been adhered to : Yes No

b) If yes, since when ?

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c) If the answer is ‘no’ to any of the above, please state variations and reasons

thereof:

Designation Yes/No

Remarks (variations and reasons)

Date

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Asstt. Librarian

Deputy Librarian

Librarian

Asstt. DPE&S

Dy. DPE&S

DPE&S

Other Academic Staff (Pl. specify)

(d) Whether recruitment of Assistant Professors is done in accordance with NET or the

duly accredited examination ? Yes No

(e) Whenever there is a departure from the procedure laid down by the UGC, please

indicate the authority which approved such departure from the procedure laid down

by the UGC ( Not more than 100 words) :

(f) Number of Teachers who possess : M.Phil Ph.D

i) Regular :

ii) Ad-hoc :

iii) Part-time :

iv) Contractual :

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23. Contractual/Ad hoc/Guest Lecturer/Adjunct Faculty Appointments

(a) How many teachers appointed and their remuneration during the academic year

2015-16 under the following category:

Category No. of Teachers appointed

Duration of appointment (academic year/ semester/ less than semester)

Basis for Remuneration or any other *

Workload (hrs. per week)

Contractual

Ad hoc

Adjunct Faculty

Guest Lecturer

Any Other

* If it is in per hour, per month, consolidated or scales

(b) How many teachers appointed against regular vacancy ?

(c) How does the University appoint contractual/Adhoc/guest/part-time teachers?

(i) Duly constituted selection committee :

(ii) Directly by the Vice-Chancellor :

(iii) Any other (Please specify) :

IV. Teacher Performance Assessment

24 . Information Relating to Academic Performance Indicator (API)

(a) Whether the University follows the Academic Performance Indicator (API) as

prescribed by the UGC in Recruitments and CAS :

Fully : Modified : No :

(b) If answer is Modified or No, then briefly state the reasons for modifying/ not following

API:

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(c) What are major difficulties faced by the University in implementing the API scheme:

(d) Whether the University faces any problem in implementing the CAS scheme for

Librarians and Physical/Sports Personnel ?

(e) Any suggestions to improve or simplify the API Scheme:

Note : (b), (c), (d) & (e) should not be more than 100 words.

V. Teacher Shortage and Enhancing the Teacher Performance

25. Does the University faces any difficulty in recruiting qualified teachers?

Yes No

If Yes;

(a) What are the disciplines in which shortage of teachers?

Agriculture : Medical : Law : Engg. & Tech.

Veterinary : Education : Commerce/Management :

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences : Science : BPT :

Pharmacy : Other :

(b) What are the nature of difficulty faced ? ( Not more than 100 words)

(c) What are the suggestions for improving availability of qualified teachers in those

disciplines? (Not more than 100 words)

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(d) Whether the University has any performance based incentive schemes to encourage

teachers ? Yes No

If yes, give details in not more than 100 words;

VI. Pay Parity, Allowances and Other Benefits

26. Details of Pay and other related benefits of teachers & other academic staff :

(a) Allowances and Benefits (indicate whether at par with Central Government Rules or State Government Rules or neither of the two) (Pl. tick the appropriate option)

Allowances Central State Time Lag in implementatio

n (in years)

DA/Additional DA

House Rent Allowance City Compensatory Allowance

Hill Allowance (if applicable)

Transport Allowance

Other Allowances, if any (Please specify). i) ii)

(b) Benefits: Medical Facilities (Please state, yes or no}

i) Contributory or Non-Contributory : Yes : No :

ii) CGHS : Yes : No :

iii) Reimbursement : Yes : No :

iv) Any other, specify (50 words only) :

(c) Leave Travel Concession (LTC): whether available? : Yes : No : (d) Residential Accommodation : Yes : No : If yes, percentage of staff provided with residential accommodation :

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(e) Leave: Type of Leave Admissible No. of Days Per Annum/Academic year

Teachers Librarians and sports personnel

Casual Leave (CL) Earned Leave (EL) Child Care Leave (CCL) Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL) Half Pay Leave/Commuted Leave

Maternity leave/Paternity Leave Detention Leave (leave in lieu of vacation)

Encashment Leave during service (Earned Leave)

Encashment Leave during service (Detention Leave)

Any Other (Please specify).

(f) Provision for attending Conferences in India & Abroad : Yes : No : (g) Superannuation Benefits:

a) Age of Superannuation

b) Is there a provision for re-employment ? Yes No

If yes, then;

i. Average percentage of superannuating teacher getting re- employment in the last 5 years :

ii. Professors Assoc. Professors Asstt. Professors

Others (Pl. specify) (Not more than 50 words) :

iii. Average duration of re-employment (in years) :

(h) i) Whether provision exists for transferring services/ accepting services rendered elsewhere for pensionary benefits (in case of pre-2004 Pension Scheme) ? Yes : No :

ii) Whether provision exists for pay protection ?

Yes : No :

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VII. Work Load, Mobility, Leave, Capacity Building and Incentives for Teachers

27. Actual Workload in hours/week for different categories of teachers : Category Hours per week

Teaching Tutorial/Practical Research Co-curricular Activities & Extension

Others

Professor Associate Professors Assistant Professors Librarian/Dy. Librarian/ Asstt. Librarian

DPE&S/ Dy. DPE&S/Asstt. DPE&S

Other academic staff (Pl. specify)

(a) The number of working days per week in the University :

(b) Number of actual teaching days (excluding examination and preparation days) in

last academic year 2015-16 :

28. Outward mobility of Teachers:

(i) How many teachers (fully paid by Government) have left in the past five years ?

Designation Left to join (use Code A)

Number % of total teachers

Reasons for leaving (use Code B)

Total :

Code-A for ‘Left to join’ :i) public university/college/educational institution (Code 1)

ii) private university/college/ educational institution (Code 2) iii)other public sector organization (Code 3) iv) private sector (Code 4) v) Others (Code 5)

Code-B for ‘Reasons’ : i) Higher Post (Code 1) ii) Better/Higher starting salary (Code 2) iii) Better Career/ Promotion Prospects (Code 3) iv) more Attractive Perks (Code 4) v) Others (Code 5)

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(ii) From amongst the following disciplines which discipline witnessed highest number of

teachers leaving your university? Give your ranking for the highest 1 and down the line 2, 3, 4..

Faculty Ranking

Arts, humanities and social sciences Science Commerce/Management Education Engineering/Technology Medicine

Agriculture Veterinary Science Law Pharmacy BPT Others

(iii) Which level experiences the highest outward mobility of teachers from your

University?

Professor Assoc. Professor Asstt. Professor

(iv) What measures do you suggest for retaining the faculty? (Not more than 100 words)

(v) How many teachers granted the following leaves during the last 5 years ?

Leave category Number of Teachers on leave

% of total teachers

% of number of teachers who applied for the leave

Study Leave

Sabbatical Leave Academic Leave

Duty/deputation Leave

Any Other (Please specify).

(vi) Whether the University has any incentive scheme to reward the high performers in

teaching, research and co-curricular extension? Yes No

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(vii) If Yes, please briefly indicate the scheme and how teachers were rewarded during the

academic year 2014-15 & 2015-16 (Not more than 100 words)

(viii) Provision for professional paid consultancy/expert assignments (Not more than 100 word)

29. i) Does the University provide research grant/funds to individual faculty?

If yes, provide the following details about the number of teachers/faculty provided

research grant/fund for the academic year 2015-16:

Faculty Number of faculty

provided grants/funds

Number as % of number of

those who applied for grant/funds

Number as % of total number of

faculty strength

Grant /fund per individual

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Science

Commerce/Management

Education

Engineering/Technology

Medicine

Agriculture

Veterinary Science

Law

BPT

Pharmacy

Others

ii) Extra-mural funds received for research purpose in last 5 years :

Govt. Agencies : Non-Govt. Agencies :

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30. Whether the University has adopted Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) ?

Yes : No :

31. Whether University faces any problem in implementing Choice Based Credit System ? If

yes, please specify and suggest to overcome the problem.(Not more than 100 words)

32. It is believed that new technologies including MOOCs and other forms of ICT has major

role in teaching and research methods in Universities (Not more than 100 words).

Have you implemented any new technology beside smart classroom ?

Yes : No :

If yes, pl. specify:

33. Do you believe that public perception about the University is relevant for the teaching &

research performance ?

Yes : No :

If yes, what should be the measure of public perception ? (Not more than 100 words)

34. a) What type of anomalies arise out of implementation of 6th Pay Commission ?

Please specify (Not more than 100 words) ;

b) Please give suggestions to overcome these anomalies (Not more than 100 words):

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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (PAY REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2016)

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VICE-CHANCELLORS/DIRECTORS

1. Would you like the present system of hierarchy (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant

Professor) to be continued as it is ? Yes No Needs to be modified

If it needs to be modified, please give your suggestions : (Not more than 100 words)

2. Many Universities are facing difficulty to recruit qualified candidates at the entry level

(Assistant Professor). Can you suggest, how to improve the quality of candidates

entering into teaching profession? (Not more than 100 words)

3. Should the pay package be linked with merit, performance and achievements over the

years ? Yes No

If yes, briefly state how to introduce performance based pays and rewards? (Not more

than 100 words)

4. Do you favour a single running scale of pay for all College and University teachers or

separate pay bands for each cadre? Yes No

5. Do you have suggestions to improve the present system of Career Advancement

Scheme using the Academic Performance Indicators (API) ? Please list your suggestions

in not more than 100 words :

6. Unlike many countries, teachers in India are employed on a permanent basis. Would

you suggest to introduce tenure-track positions at the entry level for appointments at

University level? Yes No

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If yes, briefly explain: (Not more than 100 words)

7. (i)Do you think that there should be a link between education / skills learnt at the

University by its graduates with the Industry-Community ?

Yes No

(ii) What are the ways in which the University Industry Community (UIC) link can be

strengthened ? (Not more than 100 words)

(iii)Do you favour appointing experts from industry as Adjunct faculty on a fixed tenure

overlooking the qualifications prescribed for teaching cadres? (Not more than 100 words)

Yes No

8. In India, teacher mobility from one institution to another is constraint by government

and institution rules. Could you please suggest how to liberalize the rules so that

teachers can move temporarily or permanently among education institutions and

between university and industry? (Not more than 100 words)

9. What should be the age of retirement for teachers? How long a retired teacher can be

reemployed? How to make use of the talents and service of the retired teachers in both

teaching and research without affecting the employment opportunities of entry level

candidates for teaching? (Not more than 100 words)

10. Do you suggest special benefits and privileges (such as flexible working hours, liberal

leave for maternity and child care etc., for women teachers ? (Not more than 100

words)

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