UGC Regulation-2018 (Amendment) Rules Approved | 14 Feb 2023

On February 13, 2023, Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has approved the UGC Regulation-2018 (Amendment) Rules.

With the acceptance of this amended rules, the minimum qualification for appointment and promotion of teachers, officials and principals has been fixed.
The requirement of PhD point on the basis of NAAC grading has been done away with for the appointment of Assistant Professor in universities. In such a situation, maximum participation of youth will be ensured in the appointment of Assistant Professor.
Earlier, 30 points were fixed for PhD from 1 to 100 NIRF ranking or A/A+/A++ institute. Due to this the students of Jharkhand were lagging.
Jharkhand Eligibility Test (JET) will now be organized by Jharkhand Public Service Commission for the appointment of Assistant Professor.
Apart from this, those who pass NET till July 1, 2023, will be eligible for the appointment of Assistant Professor, but those who pass NET from July 2, 2023, it will be mandatory for them to do PhD. Only then they will be eligible for the appointment of Assistant Professor.
Similarly, those who have become principals from August 6, 2021, will directly become professors after five years. But those principals who want to remain on the post of principal again, they will have to take approval from the Jharkhand Public Service Commission for the next five years. For Principal, the candidate must be at least Associate Professor.
At least 19 years of service as Senior Scale shall be required for appointment to the University Officer.