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6.0.2 The Universities shall adopt these Regulations for selection committees and selection procedures through their respective statutory bodies incorporating the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) at the institutional level for University Departments and their Constituent colleges/affiliated colleges (Government/ Government-aided/Autonomous/Private Colleges) to be followed transparently in all the selection processes. An indicative PBAS template proforma for direct recruitment and for Career Advancement Schemes (CAS) based on API based PBAS shall also be sent separately by the UGC to the universities. The universities may adopt the template proforma or may devise their own self-assessment cum performance appraisal forms for teachers in strict adherence to the API criteria based PBAS prescribed in these Regulations."

23. Clause 6.0.7 requires selection to the post of Professor and is thus reproduced hereinafter:-

"6.0.7. The process of selection of Professor shall involve inviting the bio-data with duly filled Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) proforma developed by the respective universities based on the API criteria based PBAS set out in this Regulation and reprints of five major publications of the candidates.
Provided that such publications submitted by the candidate shall have been published subsequent to the period from which the teacher was placed in the Assistant Professor stage-II.

28. The recommendation made by the selection committee is duly signed by all nine members and only respondent no. 6 has been approved for appointment to the post of Professor. The report of selection committee is Annexure 4 to the counter affidavit.

29. Selection under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) to the post of Professor has to be made in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2010. The regulations contemplate a selection procedure which is transparent, objective and the analysis of merits and credentials of applicants are based on credible methodology. The weightage to performance of candidate in different parameters is based on a scoring system proforma based on the Academic Performance Indicator (API). The procedure specified in the UGC Regulations, 2010 are to be followed for both direct recruitment and CAS promotion. The Universities are expected to adopt these regulations for selection committee by virtue of Clause 6.0.2, by incorporating API based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) at the University level. The PBAS contemplates that proforma for Career Advancement Scheme is required to be adopted by the University and the liberty is also given to the University to device their own self-assessment-cum-performance appraisal forms for teachers in strict adherence to the API criteria based PBAS, prescribed in the Regulations of 2010. The process of selection for Professor starts with submission of Bio Data by the Associate Professor with duly filled PBAS proforma developed by the respective University on the API criteria based PBAS set out in the regulations and reprints of five major publications of the candidates. Such publication has to be subsequent to the teacher being placed in Assistant Professor stage-II. The publications are provided to subject experts for assessment before the Interview and the evaluation of publication of experts is required to be factored into the weightage scores while finalizing the outcome of selection. Clause 6.2.0 specifically contemplates that minimum norms of selection committee and selection procedure both for CAS and direct recruitment shall be similar. The emphasis in categorical terms, as per UGC Regulations, is on following a fair and transparent selection based on objective criteria on the basis of Academic Performance Indicator (API) and Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS).