Income Tax: Old vs New Regime Calculator for Himachal Pradesh UGC Teachers
Under the new regime there is no tax on salary up to ₹12.75 lakh in 2026-27; the old regime can be better with large HRA, home-loan and 80C deductions. Free
How it works
You enter: Annual gross salary, Age, Employer NPS contribution, HRA exemption, 80C investments, 80D health insurance, Home loan interest, Own NPS 80CCD, Professional tax. The result updates as you type. It also uses Income-tax slabs 2026-27 — not yet confirmed from an official order for university teachers (⚠️), so check these with your university.
What applies to Himachal Pradesh UGC teachers: verified rules
Covers: Faculty, Librarians and Physical Education staff of Himachal Pradesh Government Degree and Sanskrit Colleges, HP University and Sardar Patel University. Basis: UGC Academic Levels 10–14 adopted by Himachal Pradesh Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 of 01.08.2022 (from 01.01.2016, paid from 01.01.2022); pay fixation, increments and DA as for HP State employees
- ✅ Dearness Allowance (DA) — 45% from 01.07.2023
Order: HP Finance (Regulations) OM No. Fin(C)-B(7)-1/2021 dated 15.10.2025 (42% → 45% from 01.07.2023), applied to the teachers by HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022, condition 6 · Checked on: 01.11.2026 - ✅ Academic pay matrix, Levels 10–14
Order: HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022, Annexure-I (Academic Levels 10–14) · Checked on: 01.11.2026 - ✅ Annual increment 3% — on your own yearly date
Order: HP Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2022, Rule 11 (next increment on the date it would have fallen in the existing scale), applied by HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022, condition 1 · Checked on: 01.11.2026 - ✅ Advance increments for M.Phil./Ph.D. under the 7th CPC
Order: HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022, condition 5 (incentive increments only on separate orders — none paid yet) · Checked on: 01.11.2026 - ✅ Fitment factor on 01.01.2016
Order: HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022 (pay of 31.12.2015 × 2.57) · Checked on: 01.11.2026 - ✅ Vice-Chancellor — fixed pay
Order: HP Higher Education notification No. EDN-A-Kha(15)-3/2021 dated 01.08.2022, condition 11 (₹2,10,000 fixed) · Checked on: 01.11.2026
These rules were checked against the official order; the full list, orders and links are under "Rules & sources".