The Vice-Chancellor

(1) Appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be made by the Chancellor from out of a panel of three names of eminent persons in the field of veterinary and animal, dairy and fishery science as recommended by the Committee referred to in sub-section (2) and such panel shall not contain the name of any member of the said Committee,

(2) State Government shall constitute the Committee under sub-section (1) which shall consists of three persons, one to be nominated by the Government, one by the Board and one by the Director General of, Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

(3) The Committee shall submit to the State Government a panel of three persons who are eminent academician in alphabetical order and shall forward the panel to the Chancellor who shall keeping n the view of merit, equality and social justice appoint one person from the panel as the Vice Chancellor.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a fulltime officer of the University who shall hold office for a period of five years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further term:

Provided that no person shall hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor for more than ten years in aggregate:

Provided further that -

(a) the Chancellor may direct that a Vice-Chancellor, whose term of office has expired shall continue in office for such period not exceeding a total period of two years as may be specified in the direction;

(b) In case a Vice-Chancellor submits his resignation, the resultant vacancy shall be filled up according to the laid down procedures under sub-section (1) and (2) within a period not exceeding six months from the date of acceptance of the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor by the Chancellor:

Provided also that a person appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall retire from office if, during the term of his office or any extension thereof until attains the age of 70 years.

(5) During the temporary absence of the Vice-Chancellor or if the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of illness, absence or for any other reason, the senior most of the Deans of the Faculties shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor to be in rule and shall the power and shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Vice-Chancellor and to such emoluments and allowances as may be prescribed in the statutes.

(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall receive such emoluments as may be determined by the Chancellor and other terms and conditions of his service shall be as may be prescribed in rules which may be revised from time to time.