The criteria of selection by merit and the test format shall be prescribed by an Ordinance.

Constitution of Selection Committees for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers under the CAS

1. (1) The Selection Committee constituted for appointment to the posts of Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors, under direct recruitment and under the Career Advancement Scheme, shall be as laid down by the UGC Regulations on "Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education 2018" dated 18th July 2018 and such other Notifications as may be issued from time to time by the UGC and /or such other relevant regulatory bodies and the orders of the Government of Andhra Pradesh thereon: Provided that the subject experts to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor are selected from a panel of names recommended each year by the Board of Studies in the subject concerned and approved by the Executive Council; Provided further that no person shall participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee for any appointment if he or his near relative is a candidate for that appointment; Provided also that no teacher, holding a post lower in rank than the one to which appointment is to be made, shall be a member of the Selection Committee.
2. (2) The quorum for the meetings of the Selection Committee shall have minimum of five
3. (5) members, which shall necessarily include the Chairperson and two
4. (2) subject experts.
5. (3) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Selection Committee.