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section 10

The Vice- Chancellor

The Cluster University (Kurnool) Act, 2019
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Statutory text
  1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a person of proven competence, integrity, morals, and institutional commitment, and shall be a distinguished academician with a minimum of ten years of experience as a Professor in a University or ten years of experience in an equivalent position or above in a reputed research and / or academic administrative organization with proof of having demonstrated academic leadership.
  2. (2) The person to be appointed as the Vice-Chancellor should not have completed sixty-five
  3. (65) years of age on the date of his appointment.
  4. (3) The appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be through the process of the Search Committee by a public notification or nomination or talent search process or a combination thereof. While preparing the panel, the Search Committee shall give proper weightage to the academic excellence, exposure to the higher education system in the country and abroad, and adequate experience in academic and administrative governance, to be given in writing along with the panel to be submitted to the Government.
  5. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the academic head and principal executive officer of the University, and shall exercise general control over its affairs. He shall be a whole time officer of the University.
  6. (5) The Government shall constitute a Search Committee for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor. The Search Committee shall consist of nominees, one each, from
    • (a) The Executive Council of the University;
    • (b) The University Grants Commission;
    • (c) The State Government. Provided that the said nominees are persons of proven eminence in the field of higher education and are not connected in any manner with the University concerned or its colleges.
  7. (6) The Search Committee shall, by following the procedure prescribed by the Government for the purpose, recommend to the Government a panel of three persons arranged in alphabetical order of their names. Provided that it shall be competent for the Government to call for a fresh panel if they consider it necessary, and in such a case the above Search Committee shall submit a fresh panel to the Government.
  8. (7) The Government shall forward the said panel to the Chancellor who shall then appoint the Vice-Chancellor from among the persons named from that panel on the recommendations of the Government.
  9. (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of four
  10. (4) years from the date of his appointment, and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment to that office in the same University for another term.
  11. (9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
  12. (8) above, the Chancellor may, at any time after the Vice- Chancellor has taken charge, by order in writing, remove the Vice-Chancellor from office on proven grounds of incapacity, misconduct or violation of the provisions of this Act or any statutory regulations: Provided that no such order shall be made by the Chancellor unless the Vice-Chancellor was given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him. Provided further that the Chancellor may, at any time before making such order, place the Vice-Chancellor under suspension pending enquiry to be conducted by a sitting or retired Judge of the High Court / Supreme Court. Provided after that where the Lokayukta enquires into an allegation against the Vice-Chancellor under the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta, Act, 1983, then, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 12 of that Act, the Lokayukta shall submit the report to the Government, and the Chancellor shall act in accordance with the advice tendered by the Government on consideration of the report while exercising his powers under this Sub-Section.
  13. (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be paid such pay and allowances as may, by order, be specified by the Government from time to time. He shall be provided with furnished official accommodation for which he shall pay ten per cent of his pay towards rent.
  14. (11) When the Vice-Chancellor is unable to exercise his powers, perform his functions and discharge his duties owing to absence, illness, or any other cause or when the office of Vice- Chancellor is vacant, the Government may appoint the Vice- Chancellor of a sister University in the State as the in-charge Vice- Chancellor.
  15. (12) The In-charge Vice-Chancellor so appointed shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until the Vice-Chancellor resumes office or, as thecase may be, a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed in accordance with sub-sections
  16. (2) to
  17. (8) above.
  18. (13) It shall be competent for the Chancellor to accept the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor. When the post of the Vice- Chancellor falls permanently vacant, either by resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled within a period not exceeding three
  19. (3) months from the date on which the vacancy is caused, and the Vice-Chancellor so appointed shall hold office for a full term of four
  20. (4) years:

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