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6.2. He would further submit that the post of Assistant Statistical Officer in the State Government service cannot be treated as equivalent to post of Assistant Professor. According to learned standing counsel, the pay and nature of duties of Assistant Professor in the University are different and distinct from the post of Assistant Statistical Officer in the State Government service. Therefore, the service rendered as Assistant Statistical Officer cannot be computed towards eligibility service of eight years. It is further case of the respondent- University that petitioner has to get minimum score of 300 as stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API), Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) from category 3 of API's Regulations 2006 on Teaching, Research and Extension Activities, whereas, she could not get minimum PBAS score.

vi) A minimum score (300) has stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) from category III of API's of UGC Regulations 2006."

9. It is thus seen from clause-11 (ii) that to acquire eligibility a person must have eight years of experience as Assistant Professor or in an equivalent post. This requirement is in tune with the UGC Regulations, 2010. It is not in dispute that the petitioner rendered just three months of service as Assistant Professor as on the date of recruitment notification. Thus, unless experience gained by her while working as Assistant Statistical Officer, before joining the University as Assistant Professor, is counted, she was not qualified as on the date of recruitment notification.

14. It is the assertion of the respondent University that the pay band of the post of Assistant Statistical Officer and nature of duties and responsibilities attached to the post in the State Government service are not same as that of Assistant Professor in the University service. In paragraph-8 of the counter affidavit, it is PNR,J asserted that an Assistant Professor has to work in three fields, such as, teaching, research and extension, whereas an Assistant Statistical Officer does not involve in all these aspects. The pay scale of Assistant Professor is not same as that of Assistant Statistical Officer in State Government service. Further, a candidate must secure minimum score (300) stipulated in the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) from category-III of API Regulations, 2006 and she just joined as Assistant Professor, when recruitment notification was issued, she was on probation, she could not get minimum PBAS score.