Section 49A(1) in The M.P. Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973
(1)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other provisions of this Act, a Lecturer or a Reader in the University substantively appointed under Section 49, who has put in such length of service and possesses such qualifications as prescribed in the promotion scheme formulated by the University Grants Commission, or the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Education, Government of India and adopted by the State Government and the University, may be given promotion to the post of Reader or Professor, respectively.