Section 6(1) in The U.P. Higher Education Services Commission (Procedure For Selection Of Teachers) Regulations, 1983
(1)The Commission shall scrutinise the applications and call for interview such number of candidates as it may consider proper :Provided that, if on account of excess number of applications or for any other reasons, the Commission considers it desirable to limit the number of candidates to be called for interview, it may -(i)in the case of the post of a teacher, not being the post of Principal, either hold preliminary screening on the basis of academic record or hold a competitive examination, so however that no competitive examination shall be held before the recruitment year 1984.(ii)in the case of the post of the Principal, hold preliminary screening on the basis of academic record, teaching and administrative experience :Provided further that the number of candidates to be called for interview for any category of post shall, as far as possible, be between three to eight times the vacancies as the Commission may consider proper.
