entry level is on the post of Assistant Professor and he would be entitled to higher pay scale of two stages namely; senior and selection scale. If the Regulations of 2010 is read with the Notification dated 12.10.2009 where different stages of pay scales have been notified which are ordinary scale, senior scale and selection scale and referred as stage 1, 2 and 3 in the Regulations of 2010 because after getting stage 3 (selection scale) an Assistant Professor is moved to the higher post of Associate Professor. It is taken to be stage 4 in the Regulations of 2010 and would be clear from para 6.4.7 where an Assistant Professor on completion of required length of service would move to higher Stage 4 and be designated as Associate Professor. As per para 6.4.8, an Associate Professor would move to stage 5 and to be designated as Professor. In the background aforesaid, Regulations of 2010 make a reference of 5 stages, out of which, 4th and 5th stages are on promotion to the post of Associate Professor and Professor respectively. The first three stages are on the post of Assistant Professor and, as stated and compared with the table appended to the Notification dated 12.10.2009 , three stages are ordinary scale, senior scale and selection scale on the post of Assistant Professor earlier known as Lecturer. The selection scale is now having two pay bands but higher pay band is granted on the required length of service in selection scale and not by scrutiny of record.
