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The Complainant filed an RTI application dated 04.07.2023 seeking information on following points:-
S.No. Particular of the RESPONSE OF THE Information Letters/Communication SKUAST-KASHMIR Need
1. AU/Adm(GAD)/Report(HBM) As per the API Score Please furnish HR/11975-79, Dated: card. The Chapters in rel xx 27/01/2020 addressed Edited Books by the this response toShri Sandeep Wazir, AIG Screening Committee has xx Policy, ACB, UT of JK foraward of marks in case of Dr Abid Sultan andall other candidates across all other posts of Assistant Professor/Jr. Page 1 Scientist as per scaleviz.

2. Enquiry report of SKUAST- Book chapters have been Please furnish Committee, Ref.No:AU/ considered in view of rel xx Adm(T)/Enquiry UGC Guidelines having this response Report/22/23702.Dated:04/ ISBN numbers despite has xx 03/202 not having any clause in API Score. The Enquiry Committee of SKUAST-

                                  Khave     accepted   my
                                  version     that   Book
                                  Chapters have no clause
                                  in API Scorecard.

3.   Enquiry report of SKUAST-    Enquiry Committee has         Please furnish
     Committee,      Ref.No:AU/   accepted      that  Book      rel xx
     Adm(T)/Enquiry               Chapters though not part      this   response
     Report/22/23702.Dated:04/    of the API Score Card         has xx
     03/202                       have been considered in
                                  view     of    the  other
                                  guidelines which cannot
                                  be done selectively for
                                  Book     Chapters.   The
                                  selection has to be made
                                  as          per       the
                                  Advertisement/API Score
                                  Card and not as per
                                  other guidelines.

4.   RTI response of SKUASTRef Chapters in edited books Please          furnish



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       no                             have     been      given rel xx
      Au/Adm/GAD/2020/17585          maximum score of 0. 50 this     response
      Dated:18/01/2020               marks     per    chapter has xx
                                     across the board. Now
                                     here again a different
                                     response    that   Book
                                     Chapters    have   been
                                     considered across the
                                     Board.

5.    No.An/Adm/GAD/2019/137         In some cases, Edited        Please furnish
      69, Dated:13/11/2019           books with minimum           rel xx
                                     NAAS score of 0.50 was       this   response
                                     considered as per the        has xx
                                     UGC Guidelines which
                                     gives weightage to these
                                     publications. Again a
                                     different response, Book
                                     Chapter is not part of the
                                     advertisement/API Score
                                     Card      for   Assistant
                                     Professor and hence
                                     cannot be considered.

6.    No.An/Adm/GAD/RTI/11031 The      Edited      book           Please furnish
      , Dated:31/12/2020      chapters of Dr. Abid                rel xx
                              Sultan were considered              this   response
                              for marks strictly as per           has xx
                              scale indicated in the
                              API score      card.
                              reproduced here under
                              Where NAAS Journals
                              ID/Rating       is    not
                              available = No. *0.50
                              marks       (1.05*0.5-2.5
                              marks). The scale viz.
                              where     NAAS     Rating
                              10/Rating       is    not
                              available is for research
                              papers and not for Book
                              Chapters.


       As           per         letter          no.
       Au/Adm(GAD)/2019/5182-83,             Dated:

20/08/2020 addressed by Assistant Registrar, SKUAST-K to the Registrar SMVDUKatra, the clarification was sought by the SKUASTK regarding conversion of Pre-PhD Coursework percentage into CGPA at the PhD Level for purpose of evaluation of percentage of marks in the API Score Card for direct recruitment. SMVDUKatra has already provided factual position to SKUAST-K vide letter no.