Section 12(iv) in The West Bengal Universities (Control of Expenditure) Act, 1976
(iv)The existing Lecturers in Colleges who did not possess at the time of their initial recruitment minimum qualifications as prescribed by the University concerned should be required to attain these qualifications within five years from the date of placement in the revised scale. If they arc unable to do so during this period, they shall not be allowed to earn any future increment till they have satisfied this condition.
