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11.5. Important Policies Concerning Faculty

11.5.1. Faculty Appraisal Policy (DU-HR-009)
Faculty members are the intellectual capital of the University and the driving force for academic

excellence. They shoulder the responsibility of providing quality education to the most important
university constituency, the students. Therefore, it is important that faculty performance be
assessed on a regular basis. Assessment provides the means to identify areas of concerns and
provides necessary feedback to improve performance.

At DU, the performance of each faculty member is assessed annually. Performance is assessed on
the basis of three criteria viz. (1) Teaching and Learning ( 04 %), (2) Research and Scholarly
Activities ( 05 %) and (3) University & Community Service (10%). The assessment results are used
in merit increase, professional development, contract renewal or severance decisions.

Every academic year, in the beginning of Fall semester (By mid-October), the Chairperson of the
Department initiates the “Appraisal Process”. By the last week of April, the faculty member submits
the completed Annual Faculty Activities Report (AFAR), along with all the appendices, to the
Chairperson of the Department. The Chairperson will complete the AFAR received from the faculty
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by 10 of May. He/she will then discuss the final appraisal results with the faculty and provide them
with an opportunity to put their comments on the AFAR. The faculty will sign AFAR after putting
his/her comments and also complete “Performance Planning Form” for the next year in
consultation with Chairperson.

The completed AFAR, with the Chairperson’s comments, will be submitted by him/her to the
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College Dean by 15 of May every year. The Dean shall put his/her comments on AFAR received
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from the Chairperson and submit AFARs of all faculty in the College to the DVC not later than 20
May of every year.

11.5.2. Academic Promotion Policy (DU-HR-006)

The promotion policy of DU acknowledges the importance of career progression and staff retention.
DU promotes its faculty based on their achievements in: (1) Teaching and Learning (40%), (2)
Research and Scholarly Achievements (50%) and (3) University and Community Service (10%).
The Lecturer is the entry-level academic post at the University, followed by Assistant Professor
and Associate Professor and finally Full Professor is the senior academic post. The promotion

policy of DU provides for three types of promotions namely:
1) Promotion from Lecturer to Assistant Professor

2) Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
3) Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor

Each College at DU has a College Academic Promotion Committee (CAPC), which processes all
promotion applications submitted to it and recommends the names of eligible candidates to
University Academic Promotion Committee (UAPC) for further processing. UAPC Evaluates the
applications received from different CAPCs and submits the names of successful applicants to the
DVC for endorsement, who submits them to the University Council.

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