Section 3 in Jammu and Kashmir Government Degree Colleges (Adoption of UGC Revised Pay Levels) Rules, 2018
3. Definitions.
- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,-a. "Degree College" means a Government College established as such by the Government ;b. "Faculty Member" means and includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any other employee notified by the Government as Faculty Member or Teacher of the College and includes the Principal of the College ;c. "UGC" means the University Grants Commission of India ;d. "UGC Pay Scale/Structure" means the pay scale/pay structure adopted by the University Grants Commission of India ;e. "Existing basic pay" means the pay drawn in the prescribed existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or Pay drawn in the existing pay scale ;f. "Existing Pay Band and Grade Pay" means the Pay Band and the Grade Pay applicable to the post held as on the date immediately before the commencement of these rules ;g. "Existing scale" means the pay scale applicable to the post held as on the date immediately before the date of commencement of these rules ;h. "Existing pay structure" means the present system of Pay Band and Grade Pay or the Pay Scale applicable to the post held as on the date immediately before the commencement of these rules ;i. "Existing emoluments" mean the sum of (i) existing basic pay and (ii) existing dearness allowance as on 1st day of January, 2016 ;j. "Pay matrix" means Matrix specified in the Schedule, with Levels of Pay arranged in vertical cells as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or existing scale ;k. "Academic Level" in the Pay Matrix means the Level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or existing scale as specified in the Schedule ;
