Assessment of Hours spent by College Teacher for Paper
Government of West Bengal
Higher Education Department
Appointment Branch
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091
No. 314-Edn(A)/5P-90/12(Pt) Dated, Kolkata, 22nd February, 2019
NOTIFICATION
The matter of formation of a methodology of assessment of hours spent by a college teacher for question paper setting, evaluation of answer script etc. which is required for calculation of Academic Performance Indicator (API) score, which in turn is required for consideration of Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) promotion eligibility of teachers, was under active consideration of the Government.
After careful consideration, the Governor has been pleased to prescribe, in continuation of this Department’s order no. 198-EH/(CG)/(A)5P-90/12(Pt) dated 07.12.2017, the following methodology for calculation of hours spent:
| Type of Activity (Both theory and practical) | Assessment of hours spent per paper for Evaluation/ Assessment, Paper Setting & Moderation | |||
| UG course | PG course | |||
| Full marks upto 50 | Full marks above 50 | Full marks upto 50 | Full marks above 50 | |
| Evaluation/ Assessment | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Paper setting | 5 hours | 8 hours | 4 hours | 6 hours |
| Moderation | 3 hours | 4 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours |
| Assesment of hours spent for post evaluation miscellaneous work | ||||
| Upto 100 answer scripts | Between 101 and 200 answer scripts | Between 201 and 300 answer scripts | Between 301 and 400 answer scripts | More than 400 answer scripts |
| 2 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Scrutiny of answer scripts – 5 minutes per answer script. | ||||
By order of the Governor
Sd/- A. K. Mukherjee
Deputy Secretary