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Provided that API scores will be used for screening purpose only and will have no bearing on expert assessment of candidates in Direct Recruitment/C AS (Career Advancement Scheme).
Provided also that the API score claim of each of the sub-categories in the Category III (Research and Publications and Academic Contributions) will have the following cap to calculate the total API score claim for Direct Recruitment/CAS.

19. Clause 6.0.9 speaks about the API scoring system in the process of selection and the assessment by the Selection Committee with the appropriate weightages. It is apposite to reproduce the said provision.

“6.0.9 The Academic Performance Indicator (API) scoring system in the process of selection of Principal shall be similar to that of directly recruited College Professors. In addition, the selection committee shall assess the the following dimensions with the weightages given below: 

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                                 e. Analysis of the merits and credentials
                          of    the    candidates     on    the    basis     of   the
Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) proforma developed by the affiliating University based on these Regulations (deduced to 40% of the total API score).”

20. Interpretation of 6.1.0:— 6.1.0 of the Regulation lays emphasis on the procedure, which will have to incorporated. It is required to be transparent, objective with the credible methodology of analysis of the merits and credentials of the applicants. It has two parts. One is based on the weightages given to the performance of the candidates in different relevant http://www.judis.nic.in dimensions. The second one is on the performance on a scoring system proforma, based on the API as provided in the Regulations in Tables 1 to IX of Appendix III. The proviso to Regulation 6.1.0 says that API scores will be used for screening purpose only. It will not have any bearing on expert assessment of candidates.

As discussed above, there is no difficult in understanding the object and rationale behind clause 6.1.0. It makes it abundantly clear that over all selection process shall have transparent objective and credible methodology. Though the proviso states that API scores will be used for screening purpose only but it should be construed inconsonance with Regulation 6.0.9. In other words, the marks obtained by way of API scores form a different category and they do not have any bearing on the expert assessment on the candidates. To put it differently, the API scores cannot act as a bar with respect to the expert assessment of Clause a to d of the Regulation 6.0.9 as dealt with already. The object and rationale behind this is to prevent a selection solely based upon API scores and give a elbow room for the expert assessment.