CAS Promotion Eligibility Calculator for Jammu & Kashmir UGC Teachers
An Assistant Professor moves from Level 10 to 11 after 4 years with a Ph.D., 5 with an M.Phil. and 6 otherwise; later stages need 5, 3, 3 and 10 years. Free
Important: Government rules, allowances and rates change from time to time. Before taking a final decision or making a claim, confirm the figures with the latest official order, notification or rules of the department concerned.
📄 Rules & sources ✅ 3 verified ⚠️ 1 not yet verified
📄 Rule basis
- UGC Regulations 2018 (Minimum Qualifications, CAS) (18.07.2018) — www.ugc.gov.in · official copy saved
- UGC (3rd Amendment) Regulations 2023 (31.07.2023) — www.ugc.gov.in · official copy saved
- UGC (4th Amendment) Regulations 2024 (06.06.2024) — www.ugc.gov.in · official copy saved
- MHRD letter No. 1-7/2015-U.II(1) — 7th CPC pay revision of teachers (02.11.2017) — www.ugc.gov.in · official copy saved
🔎 Source
✅ Verified from an official order
- Academic pay matrix, Levels 10–14: Level 10 ₹57,700 … Level 14 ₹2,18,200 — from 01.01.2016 · Order: J&K Government Degree Colleges (Adoption of UGC Revised Pay Levels) Rules, 2018 — SRO-243 (Finance Department, 31.05.2018), Rule 4 and Annexure-I · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “Assistant Professor … Academic Level 10 … Associate Professor … Academic Level 13A … Professor … Academic Level 14 … Rs 57,700” · J&K SRO-243 of 2018 — UGC pay levels for Government Degree Colleges (law.jk.gov.in)
- Annual increment 3% — 1 January or 1 July: 3%, 1 Jan / 1 Jul — from 01.01.2016 · Order: J&K Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2018 — SRO-193 dated 24.04.2018, Rule 10 (applied by SRO-243 Rule 7) · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year … between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) … 1st January” · J&K Revised Pay Rules 2018, SRO-193 (Accountant General copy)
- Pay fixation on promotion — one notional increment, then the same or next higher cell: para 10 — from 01.01.2016 · Order: J&K Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2018 — SRO-193 dated 24.04.2018, Rule 12 · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “One increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted … placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which promoted” · J&K Revised Pay Rules 2018, SRO-193 (Accountant General copy)
⚠️ Not yet verified from an official order — confirm with your university before relying on it
- CAS promotion — years of service at each stage: 4/5/6 · 5 · 3 · 3 · 10 years — SRO-243 Rules 2 and 8 follow the UGC/MHRD promotion criteria; the UGC 2018 years are used. · Check here: J&K SRO-243 of 2018 — UGC pay levels for Government Degree Colleges (law.jk.gov.in)
How it works
You enter: Current Academic Level, Basic pay, Date placed in current level, Highest qualification, Institution, As on date. The result updates as you type. It applies Academic pay matrix, Levels 10–14; Annual increment 3% — 1 January or 1 July; Pay fixation on promotion — one notional increment, then the same or next higher cell — each checked against the official order (✅). It also uses CAS promotion — years of service at each stage — not yet confirmed from an official order for university teachers (⚠️), so check these with your university.
Frequently asked questions
How many years are needed for CAS promotion from Level 10 to 11?4 years with a Ph.D., 5 with an M.Phil. or professional PG degree, 6 otherwise.
What are the later CAS stages?Level 11 to 12 after 5 years; 12 to Associate Professor (13A) after 3; 13A to Professor (14) after 3.
How is pay fixed on CAS promotion?One notional increment in your current level, then the same or next higher cell in the new level.
Do teachers get advance increments for a Ph.D.?SRO-243 Rule 6: no advance increments for M.Phil. or Ph.D. in J&K Government Degree Colleges — the incentive is built into CAS.
Are these figures official?They follow the orders listed under Rules & sources on this page. Values marked ⚠️ are not yet confirmed from an official order. For a final figure, rely on your finance office and the order itself.