CAS Promotion Eligibility Calculator for Tripura 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 ✅ 4 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 10–15 (UGC): Level 10 ₹57,700 … Level 15 ₹2,24,100 — from 01.10.2017 · Order: Tripura notification No. F.1(499)-DHE/Estt(G)/2017 dated 25.06.2019, para 2 and Annexure-1 · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “Levels 10, 11, 12, 13A, 14 and 15 … Rs 57,700 (L10), Rs 68,900 (L11), Rs 79,800 (L12), Rs 1,31,400 (L13A), Rs 1,44,200 (L14)” · Tripura UGC pay notification 25.06.2019 (Higher Education Department)
- Annual increment 3% — one date, 1 July: 3%, 1 July — from 01.10.2017 · Order: Tripura notification No. F.1(499)-DHE/Estt(G)/2017 dated 25.06.2019, para 6 · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “Increments are 3% per cell, rounded to the nearest Rs 100 … 1st July of every year” · Tripura UGC pay notification 25.06.2019 (Higher Education Department)
- Pay fixation on promotion — one notional increment, then the same or next higher cell: para 10 — from 01.10.2017 · Order: Tripura notification No. F.1(499)-DHE/Estt(G)/2017 dated 25.06.2019, para 7 · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “a notional increment in the current level, then … placed in the new level at the identical or next higher cell” · Tripura UGC pay notification 25.06.2019 (Higher Education Department)
- CAS promotion — years of service at each stage: 4/5/6 · 5 · 3 · 3 · 10 years — from 01.10.2017 · Order: Tripura notification No. F.1(499)-DHE/Estt(G)/2017 of December 2019 (CAS and incentives) · read on the official website 18.10.2026 — “four years of service with a Ph.D. degree … completed five years of service in Academic Level … three years of service in Academic Level 12 … three years of service in Academic Level 13 A … Ten years' experience as a Professor” · Tripura CAS and Ph.D. increments notification, December 2019
⚠️ Not yet verified from an official order — confirm with your university before relying on it
- First increment after six months in the level: 6 months — The notification gives one increment date (1 July) but not the qualifying period; six months is assumed — check with your office. · Check here: Tripura UGC pay notification 25.06.2019 (Higher Education Department)
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 10–15 (UGC); Annual increment 3% — one date, 1 July; Pay fixation on promotion — one notional increment, then the same or next higher cell; CAS promotion — years of service at each stage — each checked against the official order (✅). It also uses First increment after six months in the level — 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; Professor to Senior Professor (15) after 10 years as Professor.
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.?Tripura pays these advance increments (notification of December 2019, from 01.10.2017): 5 for a Ph.D., 2 for an M.Phil. or professional PG at entry; 3 / 1 when obtained in service.
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.