Section 6(a) in The Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur Statutes, 1987
(a)(i)All posts of officers of the Vishwavidyalaya as detailed under Section 11 of the Act and Statute 3 (except those of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor) and teachers as defined under Section 2 (x) of the Act and detailed in Statute 3 (1) shall be filled by selection based strictly on merit through All India advertisement. The employees of the Vishwavidyalaya possessing the prescribed qualifications shall be eligible to apply and their applications shall be considered alongwith those of other candidates. However, the posts of Director Research Services, Director of Extension Services, Director Instructions, Deans of Faculties and Dean Student Welfare shall be inter-transferable provided the requirements of minimum qualifications laid down for the post are fulfilled.(ii)Not more than one-third of the total number of positions of teachers in the cadre of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor may be promoted to the cadre of Associate Professor and Professor, respectively, strictly based on merit and in accordance with the norms laid down by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the State Government from time to time :
