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16. The learned Advocate General appearing for the respondents would submit that the Vice Chancellor of the respondent/University had already constituted the committee consisting of 14 members for the Internal Quality Assurance Cell as per UGC Regulations 2010. The duly constituted IQAC / screening committee would process the API score for listing the eligible candidates processed as per the norms fixed by UGC. It is further submitted that the Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, in his letter dated 28.07.2015 has given the names and designations of 14 members of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell and for the question asked to provide details of IQAC work regarding computation of API for different categories for direct as well as CAS recruits for the last three years, answer was given stating that IQAC has not computed any API score for the past three years. So, the reply will no way support the case of the petitioners.

17. The learned Advocate General has further submitted that the Internal Quality Assurance Cell would compute API scoring for the candidates who were already recruited and for direct recruitment, IQAC is not computing API score. Therefore, the contention of the petitioner has to be rejected. The learned Advocate General submitted that explanatory note of Tables 11A and 11B relied on by the learned counsel for the petitioner is applicable only for the candidates who were already selected and for direct recruitment, Appendix III, Table II(c) is applicable which is found in Page No.102 of the typed set which is extracted below -

APPENDIX  III TABLE  II ) Minimum Scores for APIs for direct recruitment of teachers in university departments/colleges, Librarian/Physical Education cadres in Universities/Colleges, and weightages in Selection Committees to be considered along with other specified eligibility qualifcations stipulated in the Regulation.

Assistant Professor/ equivalent cadres (Stage 1) Associate Professor/ equivalent cadres (Stage 4) Professor/equivalent cadres (Stage 5) Minimum API Scores Minimum Qualification as stipulated in these regulations Consolidated API score requirement of 300 points from category III of APIs Consolidated API score requirement of 400 points from category III of APIs Selection Committee criteria/ weightages (Total Weightages= 100)

a) Academic Record and Research Performance (50%)

b) Assessment of Domain Knowledge and Teaching Skills (30%)

c) Interview performance (20%)

a)Academic Background (20%)

b)Research performance based on API score and quality of publications (40%)

c)Assessment of Domain knowledge and Teaching Skills (20%)

d)Interview performance (20%)

e)Academic Background (20%)

f)Research performance based on API score and quality of publications (40%)

g)Assessment of Domain Knowledge and Teaching Skills (20%) Interview performance (20%)