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HR Manual 2019_ Ver-005 Chapter – 5 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ET. al.

5.5.4 Maternity Leave (Mat. L.)
Maternity Leave may be granted to a woman employee if worked for not less than eighty days
in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of their expected delivery. She will be

entitled to full salary for a period not exceeding 182 days from pre-confinement rest to post-
confinement recuperation at the option of the Employee concerned.

(i) A woman Employee can avail maternity leave only twice in their entire service.
No Maternity Leave will be sanctioned to a woman Employee if she already has two living
children.

(ii) Maternity leave shall not be debited against the entitlement of any other leave.

(iii) The woman Employee is required to submit the Doctor’s certificate stating whether the child
is first born or second.
5.5.5 Sabbatical Leave

1. Faculty members who have put in 6 years of continuous services at VIT may be
sanctioned One year of Sabbatical Leave with full pay and allowances to enable them to
undertake the following academic pursuits.

 Research & Development work
 Preparation of Text books and Monographs

 Development of Course Materials & other Instructional Materials (Print & Non-
Print)
 Development of Educational modules, Multimedia, E-learning packages,

Software etc.
2. The work can be undertaken in India or Abroad in the Universities, Institutions, R & D
Organizations or Laboratories.

3. During this period the Faculty member will be paid full salary with allowances/ partial
salary with allowances as usual by the University and seniority of the Faculty
will be maintained.

4. Faculty members may be allowed to receive the Fellowship or Honorarium amount as may

be paid by the Universities, Institutions, R & D Organizations or Laboratories during the
period of Sabbatical Leave.

5. Under no circumstances will the Sabbatical Leave be extended beyond one year.

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