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Permalink Reply by Dr. Harpreet Kaur on August 26, 2012 at 19:58

 API of paper published in journal- 15 points each

API of paper published in conference- 10 points each

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Permalink Reply by Jaishankar on August 26, 2012 at 20:56

Sir see this pdf file. at the end of this you can find the API scores for various levels.

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• revised_finalugcregulationfinal10.pdf, 1.1 MB

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rajpal Purohit on August 26, 2012 at 22:46

thanks a lot

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Permalink Reply by Jaishankar on August 27, 2012 at 0:30

If u have any idea on API, please share with us 

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Permalink Reply by Digambar Bhaurao Waghmare on August 26, 2012 at 21:58

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (APIs) AND PROPOSED SCORES DEVELOPED BY UGC FOR
ADOPTION OF PERFORMANCE BASED APPRAISAL SYSTEM (PBAS) FOR DIRECT
APPOINTMENT/CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) PROMOTIONS APPLICABLE TO LIBRARIAN,
(UNIVERSITY) DEPUTY LIBRARIAN AND ASSTT. LIBRARIAN /COLLEGE LIBRARIAN.
____________________________________________________________________________
Category – I : Procurement, organisation, and delivery of knowledge and information through
Library services

S.No Nature of Activity Maximum Score
1. Library resources organisation and maintenance of books, journals,
reports; Provision of library reader- services, literature retrieval
services to researchers and analysis of reports; Provision of
assistance to the departments of University/College with the required
inputs for preparing reports, manuals and related documents;
Assistance towards updating institutional website with activity related
information and for bringing out institutional Newsletters, etc.
2. ICT and other new technologies’ application for upgradation of library
services such as automation of catalogue, learning resources
procurement functions, circulation operations including membership
records, serial subscription system, reference and information
services, library security (technology based methods such as RFID,
CCTV), development of library management tools (software), Intranet
management.
3. Development, organisation and management of e-resources including
their accessibility over Intranet/Internet, digitization of library
resources, e-delivery of information, etc.
4 User awareness and instruction programmes (Orientation lectures,
users’ training in the use of library services as e-resources, OPAC;
knowledge resources user promotion programmes like organizing
book exhibitions, other interactive latest learning resources, etc.
5. Additional services such as extending library facilities on holidays,
shelf order maintenance, library user manual, building and extending
institutional library facilities to outsiders through external membership
norms
40
30
25
20
10
Total Score 125

Minimum API score required 75
122
Category- II – CO-CURRICULAR, EXTENSION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED
ACTIVITIES.

S. No. Nature of Activity Maximum Score
1
Student related co-curricular, extension and field based
activities (such Cultural exchange and Library service
Programmes (various level of extramural and intramural
programmes); extension, library-literary work through
different channels,
2
Contribution to Corporate life and management of the
library units and institution through participation in library
and administrative committees and responsibilities.
3
Professional Development activities (such as
participation in seminars, conferences, short term, e-
library training courses, workshops and events, talks,
lectures, membership of associations, dissemination
and general articles, not covered in Category III below)

Minimum API Score Required 15
Category – III – Research and academic contributions

S No. APIs Activity Maximum Point

III A
Research Papers
published in:
III (B)
Research Publications
(books, chapters in
books, other than
refereed journal articles)
Refereed Journals 15 / publication
Non-refereed but recognized
and reputable journals and
periodicals, having ISBN/ISSN
numbers.
Conference proceedings as full
papers, etc. (Abstracts not to be
included)
Text or Reference Books
Published by International
Publishers with an established
peer review system
10 /
Publication
10 / publication
50 /sole author;
10 / chapter in an
edited book
20
15
15
123

III (C)
Subjects Books by National
level publishers/State and
Central Govt. Publications with
ISBN/ISSN numbers.
Subject Books by Other local
publishers with ISBN/ISSN
numbers.
Chapters contributed to edited
knowledge based volumes
published by International
Publishers
Chapters in knowledge based
volumes by Indian/National
level publishers with ISBN/ISSN
numbers and with numbers of
III (C) (i)
Sponsored Projects
carried out/ ongoing
national and international
directories
(d) Major Projects amount
mobilized with grants above
30.0 lakhs
(e) Major Projects amount
mobilized with grants above 5.0
lakhs up to 30.00 lakhs
(f) Minor Projects (Amount
mobilized with grants above Rs.
50,000 up to Rs. 5.0 lakh)
III (C) (ii)
Consultancy Projects
carried out / ongoing
Amount mobilized with
minimum of Rs.10.00 lakhs
Quality Evaluation
Completed project Report
III (C) (iii)
Completed projects :
III (C)
(iv)
III (D)
III (D)
Projects
(Acceptance from funding
agency)
Outcome / Outputs
Patent/Technology transfer/
Product/Process
25 /sole author,
and 5/ chapter in
edited books
15 / sole author,
and 3 / chapter in
edited books
10 /Chapter
5 / Chapter
20 /each Project
15 /each Project
10/each Project
10 per every
Rs.10.0 lakhs and
Rs.2.0 lakhs,
respectively
20 /each major
project and 10 /
each minor
project
30 / each national
level output or
patent /50 /each
for International
level,
(i)
M.Phil. Degree awarded only 3 /each candidate
III (D) (ii)
Ph.D Degree awarded
10 /each
124
candidate
Thesis submitted 7 /each candidate
III(E)
III(E)
(i)
III(E)
(ii)

Refresher courses,
Methodology
workshops, Training,
Teaching-LearningEvaluation
Technology

Programmes,
Soft
Skills
development

Programmes,
Faculty
Development

Programmes
(Max: 30

points)

Papers in Conferences/
Seminars/
workshops etc. *
Not less than two weeks
duration
20/each
One week duration
10/each
Participation and Presentation
of research papers (oral/poster)
in
International conference Each
b) National 6 / each
c) Regional/State level /each
Local –University/College level 3 / each
III(E)
(iv)
Invited lectures or
presentations for
conferences/ /
symposia

International 10 /each

National level 5

* If a paper presented in Conference/Seminar is published in the form of Proceedings, the points would accrue for
the publication (III (a)) and not under presentation (III (e)(ii)).

Notes.
1. The API for joint publications will have to be calculated in the following manner: Of the total score for the
relevant category of publication by the concerned teacher, the first/Principal author and the corresponding
author/supervisor/mentor of the teacher would share equally 60% of the total points and the remaining
40% would be shared equally by all other authors.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rajpal Purohit on August 26, 2012 at 22:47

very nice info thanks

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