GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LAW DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 30, dated 4th July 2013)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with the

Notification No. 24/78/68-DH(S), dated 24th September 1968 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and

in supersession of the notification issued in G.O. Ms. No.15, dated 30th September, 2004 of the

Law Department, Government of Puducherry and published as Supplement to the Gazette No. 41, dated 12th October,

2004 relating to the post of Lecturer in Law in Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry, save as respects

things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry hereby makes

the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the Group 'A' posts of Lecturer in Law in Dr. Ambedkar

Government Law College, Puducherry, namely :—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Puducherry,

Law Department, Group 'A' Post of Assistant Professor in Law in Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry

Recruitment Rules, 2013.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official gazette.

2. Number of post, its classification, Pay Band with Grade Pay/Pay Scale.— The number of the said posts, its

classification and the Pay Band with Grade Pay/Pay Scale attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2)

to (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age-limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the said posts,

age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the

said Schedule.

4. Disqualifications.— No person,–

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living ; or

(b) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the said post :

Provided that the Lieutenant-Governor, may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal

law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt

any person from the operation of these rules.

5. Power to relax.— Where the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is of the opinion that it is necessary or

expedient so to do, he may, by order, in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission and for reasons to

be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect the reservations and other concessions required to be

provided for the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other special categories of persons in accordance with

the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.

SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN LAW IN DR. AMBEDKAR

GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, PUDUCHERRY

1. Name of the post

Assistant Professor

2. Number of posts

17 (Seventeen) [2013] Subject to variation dependent on

work-load.

3. Classification

General Central Services–Group ‘A’ Gazetted-Non-

Ministerial.

4. Pay Band with Grade Pay/Pay Scale

Pay Band ` 15,600-39,100 with Academic Grade Pay

` 6,000

5. Whether selection or non-selection post

Not applicable

6. Age-limit for direct recruits

Not exceeding 35 years

7. Educational and other qualifications required ^:

I. Good academic record as defined by the concerned

for direct recruits.

University with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade

in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) at

the Master's Degree level in a relevant subject from an

Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an

accredited Foreign University.

II. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate

must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET)

conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by

the UGC like SLET/SET.

III. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (I)

and (II) above, candidates, who are, or have been awarded

a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants

Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award

of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted

from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition

of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of

Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities /

Colleges/Institutions.

IV. NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such

Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/

SET is not conducted.

Note 1: A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the

graduate and master's level for the scheduled caste/

scheduled tribe/differently-abled (physically and visually

differently-abled) categories for the purpose of eligibility

and for assessing good academic record during direct

recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility marks of

55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale

wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation

of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible,

based on only the qualifying marks without including any

grace mark procedures.

Note 2: A relaxation of 5% may be provided from 55%

to 50% of the marks to the Ph.D. Degree holders, who

have obtained their Master's Degree prior to 19th

September, 1991.

Note 3: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of

the Union Public Service Commission for reasons to be

recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise

well qualified.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications :

Not applicable

prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees.

9. Period of probation, if any

One year

10. Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment :

By direct recruitment

or by promotion or by deputation/absorption

and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by

various methods.

11. In case of recruitment by promotion /deputation/ :

Not applicable

absorption, grades from which promotion /

deputation/absorption is to be made.

12. If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what :

Composition of Group 'A' Departmental Confirmation

is its composition?

Committee :—

(1) Chief Secretary, Government of

. . Chairman

Puducherry.

(2) Secretary (Law), Government of Puducherry . . Member

(3) Principal, Dr. Ambedkar Government Law . . Member

College, Puducherry.

13. Circumstances in which Union Public Service : Consultation with Union Public Service Commission

Commission to be consulted in making recruitment.

necessary while making direct recruitment.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

R. ELANGOVAN,

Under Secretary to Government (Law).

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