Eligibility conditions for the teachers to attend the course

The Courses are convened for in service teachers who are eligible as per UGC-ASC rules and regulations. The newly appointed teachers may have to attend the orientation programme/course up to 6 years of continuous services and also even after 6 years of service if the orientation programme has to be attended by the lecturers under career advancement scheme. Then after a gap of one year, such teachers may opt for Refresher course.

The eligibility for attending Refresher course for teachers who have not attended earlier Orientation programme has been reduced to "two years" from "five years". However, the gap in two successive Refresher courses should normally be "one year" and may be relaxed if it is essential for the teacher to fulfil eligibility condition for his career advancement.

Lecturers working in the Universities and Colleges, who are included in the list of Colleges under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, even though they may not yet be fit under 12-B of the UGC Act, may be invited to participate in the Refresher courses. It has also been agreed that teachers of colleges which do not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f), but have been affiliated to a University for at least 5 years, be permitted to participate in the Refresher courses. The temporary/contract teachers, who have been teaching for at least two academic sessions in an Institution which has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be allowed to participate in the Orientation Programmes/Refresher Courses to enhance their skills.

Required number of courses under career advancement scheme:

As per UGC notification on "Revision of pay scales and minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers in universities & colleges and other measures for the maintenance of standards, 1998" for placement in senior scale, in addition to the other requirement in the guidelines, the lecturer should also participate in one orientation programmes and one refresher courses. (those with Ph.D Degree would be exempted from one refresher course).

For senior scale to selection grade after placement in the senior scale, a lecturer should participate in two Refresher Courses.

The participation in Orientation Course and Refresher Course is mandatory requirement for career advancement from lecturer to lecturer (Senior Scale) and from Lecture (Senior Scale) to Lecturer (Selection Grade).

However, UGC has decided that the teachers who are supernnuating within next three years be exempted from attending Refresher Courses.

All eligible teachers are essentially required to attend orientation programme and refresher courses as per the terms of reference under the programme/course.

The UGC's preference lies towards the teachers in attending the course and not in considering or approving equivalence of courses as are requested by many teachers.

The Universities and Colleges will allow interested eligible teacher to attend the UGC - ASC courses based on their eligibility otherwise valid reasons will have to be intimated to the teachers concerned for non sending of teacher for the purpose as the courses so organized for their teachers will ultimately benefit the university and college.