API GUIDE
Academic Performance Indicators (API) and Proposed Scores Developed by UGC for Adoption of Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) for Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). It is Academic Performance Indicator (API) score that indicate the performance of an faculty / researcher in academics and research.
Objectives of the API
View performance snapshots, at various levels
Assess current situation and determine root causes of identified problem areas
Set goals, expectations
Trend the performance of the selected individual
Keep a record and tell a story
Benchmark against your goals
By helping new teachers achieve their full potential.
To provide fair, effective and consistent teacher evaluation in every educational institution
o promote professional growth
The parameters listed below are for Research and Academic contributions shall have following capping in relation to the total API score claimed by the candidates :-
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (API) SCORESHEET FOR PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Note: The self assessment score will be based on verifiable criteria and will be finalized by the screening / selection committee.
CATEGORY-IIIS. No.:RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
S.No.(A)
APIs
Faculties of Engineering/Sciences
Faculties Languages/Arts/
Humanities/Social Sciences/Library/
Management
Humanities/Social Sciences/Library/
Management
Maximum points
Self Assessment Score
III (A)
Research Paperspublished in:
Refereed Journals* Non-refereed but recognized andreputable journals and periodicals,having ISBN/ISSN numbersConference proceedings as fullpapers, etc. (Abstracts not to be included)Text or Reference Books Publishedby International Publishers with anestablished peer review systemSubject Books by National levelpublishers/State and Central Govt.Publications with ISBN/ISSN numbers
Refereed Journals* Non-refereed but recognized andreputable journals and periodicals,having ISBN/ISSN numbersConference proceedings as fullpapers, etc. (Abstracts not to be included)Text or Reference Books Publishedby International Publishers with anestablished peer review systemSubject Books by National levelpublishers/State and Central Govt.Publications with ISBN/ISSNnumbers
15 / publication
10 / publication
10 / publication
50 / sole author
10 / chapter in editedbooks
25 / sole author;
5 / chapter in edited books
10 / publication
10 / publication
50 / sole author
10 / chapter in editedbooks
25 / sole author;
5 / chapter in edited books
III (B)
Research Publications (books, chapters in books, other than refereed journal articles)
Subject Books by Other local publishers with ISBN/ISSN numbers Chapters contributed to edited knowledge based volumes published knowledge based volumes published 10 / Chapter Chapters contributed to edited by International Publishers Chapters in knowledge based volumes by Indian/National level publishers with ISBN/ISSN numbers and with numbers of national and international directories
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 national and international directories
15 / sole author;
3 / chapter in edited
books
10 / Chapter
5 / Chapter
3 / chapter in edited
books
10 / Chapter
5 / Chapter
S. No. (A)
APIs
Faculties of Engineering/Sciences
Faculties Languages/Arts/
Humanities/Social Sciences/Library/
Management
Humanities/Social Sciences/Library/
Management
Maximum points
Self Assessment Score
III (C)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
III (C) (i)
Sponsored Projectscarried out/ ongoing
(a) Major Projects amount mobilized with grants above ` 30.00 lakhs (b) Major Projects amount mobilized with grants above ` 5.00 lakhs up to 30.00 lakhs
(c) Minor Projects (Amount mobilized with grants above `50,000up to ` 5.00 lakhs)
(c) Minor Projects (Amount mobilized with grants above `50,000up to ` 5.00 lakhs)
(a) Major Projects amount mobilized with grants above ` 5.00 lakhs
(b) Major Projects amount mobilized with minimum of ` 3.00 lakhs up to ` 5.00 lakhs
(c) Minor Projects (Amount mobilized with grants above `25,000 up to ` 3.00 lakhs)
(b) Major Projects amount mobilized with minimum of ` 3.00 lakhs up to ` 5.00 lakhs
(c) Minor Projects (Amount mobilized with grants above `25,000 up to ` 3.00 lakhs)
20/ each Project
15 / each Project
10 / each Project
15 / each Project
10 / each Project
III (C) (II)
Consultancy Projects carried out / ongoing
Amount mobilized with minimum of ` 10.00 lakhs
Amount mobilized with minimum of ` 2.00 lakhs
10 per every ` 10.00 lakhs and ` 2.00 lakhs, respectively
III (C)(III)
Completed projects : Quality Evaluation
Completed project Report (Accepted by funding agency)
Completed project Report (Accepted by funding agency)
20 project and 10 / eachminor project/ each major 30/ each national
III (C) (iv)
Projects Outcome / Outputs
Patent/Technology transfer/ Product/Process
Major Policy document of Govt.Bodies at Central and State level
level output or patent: 50 / each International level output or patent
III (D)
RESEARCH GUIDANCE
III (D) (I)
M.Phil
Degree awarded only
Degree awarded only
Degree awarded only
III (D) (II)
Ph.D
Degree awarded
Thesis submitted
Thesis submitted
Degree awarded
Thesis submitted
Thesis submitted
10 / each candidate
7 / each candidate
7 / each candidate
III (E)
TRAINING COURSES AND CONFERENCE / SEMINAR / WORKSHOP PAPERS
Refresher courses,Methodology workshops, Training, Teaching- Learning-Evaluation
(a) Not less than two weeks duration
(a) Not less than two weeks duration
20 / each
III (E) (I)
Technology Programmes, Soft Skills development Programmes, Faculty Development Programmes (Max: 30 points)
(b) One week duration Participation and Presentation ofresearch papers (oral/poster) in
(b) One week duration Participation and Presentation ofresearch papers (oral/poster) in
10 / each
III (E) (II)
Papers in Conferences/ Seminars/workshops etc.**
a) International conference
b) National c) Regional/State level d) Local-University/ College level
b) National c) Regional/State level d) Local-University/ College level
a) International conference
b) National
c) Regional/State level
d) Local-University/ College level
b) National
c) Regional/State level
d) Local-University/ College level
10 / each
10 / each
5 / each
3 / each
10 / each
5 / each
3 / each
III (E) (IV)
Invited lectures or presentations for conferences /symposia
a) International level
b) National level
b) National level
a) International level
b) National level
b) National level
10 / each
5 / each
5 / each
Associate Professor
Professor
Minimum API Scores
Consolidated API score requirement of 300 points from Category III of APIs
Consolidated API score requirement of 400 points from Category III of APIs
Total Self Assessment Score by Applicant
Score by the Screening/Selection Comt.
Score by the Screening/Selection Comt.
*Wherever relevant to any specific discipline, the API score for paper in refereed journal would be augmented as follows: (i) indexed journals – by 5 points;(ii) papers with impact factor between 1 and 2 by 10 points; (iii) papers with impact factor between 2 and 5 by 15 points;
(iv) papers with impact factor betweenand 10 by 25 points.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 underpresentation (III (e)(ii)).
Note: 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 theconcerned teacher, the first/Principal author and the corresponding author/supervisor/mentor of the teacher would share equally 60% of the total points andthe remaining 40% would be shared equally by all other authors.
(iv) papers with impact factor betweenand 10 by 25 points.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 underpresentation (III (e)(ii)).
Note: 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 theconcerned teacher, the first/Principal author and the corresponding author/supervisor/mentor of the teacher would share equally 60% of the total points andthe remaining 40% would be shared equally by all other authors.