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16. Furthermore, it reveals that UGC Regulations, 2018 does not contain or, to say it otherwise, has not made any provision allocating any marks for possession of professional degree like Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) and Master of Education (M.Ed.).

17. Reference being made to the issuance of the Addendum dated 30th April, 2021, Mr. Datta, learned counsel appearing for TPSC adding an additional criteria submits that under the said Addendum, M.Ed. degree had been made equivalent to M.A. in Education subject and for that reason, candidates possessing either of the said two degrees were eligible for recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor in the subject of Education. Learned counsel for TPSC has referred to following decision of the TPSC from the Addendum dated 30.04.2021 "(1) For the post of Assistant Professor in Education in Degree Colleges candidates who have NET/SLET/SET/Ph.D. in Education besides M.A. Education or M.Ed.", which in my opinion, does not constitute any reasonable meaning, and inclusion of M.Ed. as an alternative qualification to fill up the post of Assistant Professor in the subject of Education is a misnomer and contrary to UGC Regulations, 2018. In the opinion of this Court, M.Ed. can in no way be an alternative to Master of Arts in Education. Noticeably, Table-3B dealing with "Criteria for short-listing of candidates for Interview for the post of Assistant Professors in Colleges" under University Grants Commission Notification dated 18th July, 2018 [Annexure-R/14 to the counter affidavit] does not provide the degree of B.Ed or M.Ed. under the "Academic Record" column to count in the Academic Performance Indicator [API] score.