UGC Notification 2025
Draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025
4.1. IV. Assistant Librarian (Academic Level 10) in Universities and Colleges
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- A UG degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6) with at least 75% marks or a PG Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6.5) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) and a Ph.D. Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 8).
- Or A PG degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6.5) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) and qualification in the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or a similar test like SLET/SET in Library Science, Information Science or a relevant/allied discipline.
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4.1. V. Deputy Librarian (Academic Level 13 A) in universities
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- A UG degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6) with at least 75% marks or a PG Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6.5) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) and a Ph.D. Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 8).
- A minimum of eight years experience as an Assistant Librarian in a University/College.
- Notable contributions in at least four areas out of the nine given at 4.1.
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4.1. VI. Librarian (Academic Level 14) in universities
| Qualifications |
- A UG degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6) with at least 75% marks or a PG Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 6.5) with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade) and a Ph.D. Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a relevant/allied discipline (NCrF Level 8).
- A minimum of ten years of experience at the level of Assistant Librarian/Deputy Librarian/Additional Librarian in a University/College/Indian or Foreign Research Institution of comparable standards, of which at least three years should be at the level of a Deputy Librarian/Additional Librarian.
- Notable contributions in at least four areas out of the nine given at 3.9.
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5.4 II. Assistant Librarian (Academic Level 11 to Academic Level 12)
5.4 III. Assistant Librarian (Academic Level 12) to Deputy Librarian (Academic Level 13A)
5.4 IV. Deputy Librarian (Academic Level 13A) to Additional Librarian (Academic Level 14)
Note: The above provisions shall apply only to the persons in the librarian cadre employed in a library of a university or college.
For more information, please visit the official UGC Notification.
