~ 606 ~  ISSN Print: 2394-7500 ISSN Online: 2394-5869 Impact Factor: 5.2 IJAR 2015; 1(11): 606-612 www.allresearchjournal.com Received: 09-08-2015 Accepted: 10-09-2015 Ekta Sharma Assistant Professor, Textiles and Apparel Designing, Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agriculture Institute) (Deemed –to-be-University), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Sushil Kumar Sharma Member Editorial Board, E- Cronicon, Chemistry, UK Yatendra Sharma M.P.Ed Student, Amity School of Physical Education & Sports Sciences Correspondence Ekta Sharma Assistant Professor, Textiles and Apparel Designing, Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agriculture Institute) (Deemed –to-be-University), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Status of academic performance indicator (API) for college teachers of Uttar Pradesh: A review Ekta Sharma, Sushil Kumar Sharma, Yatendra Sharma Abstract The present paper covers the status of API (academic performance indicator) and PBAS (Performance based appraisal system) in Uttar Pradesh, which has been applied in higher educational institutes in India since 2010. Academic performance indicator is quantitative approach to measure the quality of teaching staff, i.e. their proficiency level. The API was introduced as an attempt to link teacher’s selection and their promotions according to their academic performance and also as measures for maintenance of standards in the higher education. In India at all higher educational institutions academic performance indicator is applied for the career advancement scheme (CAS) of teachers. Uttar Pradesh state higher education department has also adopted this API and PBAS in the year 2010. Presently the three categories of PBAS are well implemented, but in view of experiences from the college teachers of Uttar Pradesh, maximum score given in category II is 25 which is insufficient and could be increased. Keywords: Academic Performance, appraisal system, higher educational institutes Introduction The quality of education is facing threat in our country in terms of responsibility accountability and increased expectations by the stockholders: the students. Indian higher education system ranks 2 nd biggest on the globe. Millions of students from society who belong to different social and economic status are provided with their educational requirements. Quality is the end product of responsiveness to their educational and professional needs and also to the needs of personal development which has been the primary concern of the traditional systems of education in the country. India is supposed to have a stock about seven million scientific and technical manpower in the world. In a world of rapid changes and increasing diversity, the need for an active, informed and responsible education is greater than ever. In a developing country like India where the share of youth is on its high level as compared to the rest of the world the quality of education, specially higher education needs to be maintained for the betterment of country’s future. The ever increasing number of higher education institutions need to maintain their standards in terms of quality education. Politicians as policy makers need to make such laws and policies for improving quality in all higher education institutions, so that they abide with the imparting knowledge accountability, ethics responsibility and values in the students. Integrating sustainability in higher educational campuses not only beneficial for its own but also it will help to improve the overall sustainability of the nation. Virtually all universities are interested in committing their resources to develop effective citizenship among their student. To maintain the quality based on standards in higher education, UGC established few regulations for the teachers in higher education institution regarding minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges in year 1956 from Ministry of Finance and later in year 2000 and revised in year 2008 which are published in the Gazette of India 2010. These regulations explain qualifications for candidates, their eligibility for recruitment and promotion to higher positions and under Career Advancement Scheme. These qualifications are related to teaching staff (university and college teachers) as well as principals (directors of educational institutions), sports staff and librarians. As soon as the sixth pay came into existence in 2010, to make the teachers of International Journal of Applied Research 2015; 1(11): 606-612