Terms and conditions of appointments
Lecturers
a. Appointment will be on temporary basis for one year, to be assessed and renewed every year based on their performance in teaching and research for a maximum of 6 years and subject to the following:
i. They will normally be required to engage in research towards their PhD for 50% of the time,
ii. They must make every effort to complete their PhD within 6 years, failing which they may continue to work on PhD as full time or part time students without financial support from BITS.
b. Once he/she completes the PhD, he/she can apply to BITS for the position of an Assistant Prof., if he/she chooses to, in which case the application will be processed following the usual process of short‐listing and interview for position of Assistant Prof. It is re-emphasized that appointment as an Assistant Professor will not be automatic.
Assistant Professors
a. A fresh Ph.D. in any discipline will be eligible to be appointed as an Assistant Professor on "temporary against a regular position" with the minimum pay of Rs. 30000 in the Pay Band of 15600-39100 .
b. Once he/she successfully completes three years period, his/her performance will be assessed. If appraisal is favorable, his/her appointment becomes "regular" and will be placed in the Pay Band of 37400-67000 with a minimum pay of Rs.37400 and AGP of Rs.9500. However, he/she will continue to be designated as Assistant Professor. If appraisal is not favorable, the temporary appointment will normally cease to exist at the end of six months of his/her existing term.
Associate Professors, Professors and Senior Professors
New appointment of Associate Professors, Professors or Senior Professors will be on "temporary against a regular position" for a period of one year in the Pay Band, minimum pay in pay-band, and AGP as given above. Such appointments will be made "regular" after a favorable assessment at the end of one year. If the appraisal is not favorable, temporary appointment will cease to exist at the end of his/her existing term.
Regular vs. "temporary against a regular position"
a. The appointment of a faculty under "temporary against a regular position" may be terminated by either side with a notice period of one month.
b. The appointment of faculty under "regular" position will be valid till he/she attains the age of superannuation. Such a faculty will be assessed periodically and if his/her performance is found to be "unsatisfactory" or "needs improvement" in each of the three preceding assessments, his/her appointment will be terminated with a notice period of six months (normally).
Age of superannuation
a. The age of superannuation is 60 years.
b. However, a faculty member in his/her 55th year of age will be assessed for his/her performance over the previous five years. If the assessment is favorable, his/her age of superannuation will be revised to 65 years.
c. If it is unfavorable his/her age of superannuation remains sixty years. An "unfavorable" assessment may be reviewed subsequently at any time before he/she superannuates.