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4. On 03.01.2019, a special meeting of the Academic Council was held. Subject No.12/2019 pertained to the modalities in the matter of effecting promotions on the post of Associate Professor especially in the light of Statute 75 of the Statutes. Resolution No.10/2019 was WPs 2444, 2471 & 2806/19 6 Common Judgment accordingly passed in which it was stated that Statute 75 permitted modifications to be made in the manner in which the Selection Committee had to discharge its functions. Reference was made to an earlier meeting held under the Chairmanship of the Director, Higher Education on 27.11.2018 in which it was decided that for effecting promotions to the posts of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor the seniority of the candidates and minimum educational qualification as prescribed by Statute 73 (Schedule III) alongwith the Academic Performance Index (API) points obtained under the Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) and confidential reports should be taken into consideration. Similarly, the candidature of eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:2 instead of the earlier ratio of 1:5 was resolved to be taken into consideration after revoking the earlier decision. If no eligible candidate was available by applying the ratio of 1:2 then the candidates were to be considered on the basis of their seniority. This procedure was adopted and the proposal was forwarded to the Executive Council for its acceptance.