The Vice-Chancellor

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1. (1) ³[The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by ⁴[ * * * ] the State Government] from amongst three persons recommended under sub-section
2. (3) by a committee appointed for the purpose under sub-section (2).
3. (2) ⁵[(a) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Chancellor shall appoint a Committee which shall consist of the Following members namely:,
   • (i) two members (not being persons connected with the University or with any affiliated college, recognised institution or approved institution) out of whom one shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the Statutes by the Executive Council and the Academic Council jointly and the other shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the Statutes by the Vice-Chancellor of all the University established by law in the State of Gujarat;
   • (ii) one member to be nominated by the Chancellor;
   • (iii) one member to be nominated by the Chairman of the University Grants Commission:] ¹[ Provided that in any case where for any reson whatsoever a person is not nominated,
   • (a) under sub-clause
     • (i) by the Executive Council and the Academic Council jointly, or by the Vice-Chancellor, or
   • (b) under sub-clause
     • (iii) by the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, it shall be lawful for the Chancellor to nominate a person to be a member of the Committee in any such case.]
   • (b) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the three member of the Committee as its Chairman.
4. (3) The Committee so appointed shall, within such time and in such manner as may br prescribed by Statutes, select three person whom it considers fit for being appointed as Vice-Chancellor ²[and shall recommend to the State Government] the names of the persons so selected arranged in an alphabetical order together with such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Statutes: Provided that as far as possible the Committee shall not select any such person who if appointed as Vice-Chancellor, would case to hold that office on account of attaining the age of 65 years before completion of the term of three years:
5. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years and he shall be eligible for reappointment to that office for a further term of three years: Provided that no person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, shall continue to hold his office as such after he attains the age of 65 years.
6. (5) The emoluments to be paid to the Vice-Chancellor, and the terms and condition subject to which he shall hold office ³[shall be such as may be determind by the State Government:] Provided that such emoluments or such terms and conditions shall not, during the currency of the term of the holder of that office, be veried to his disadvantage without his consent. (6)
   • (a) During the leave or absence of the Vice-Chancellor, or
   • (b) in the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, until an appointment is made under sub-section
7. (1) to that office. ⁴[Pro-Vice-Chancellor and in absence of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor ⁵[one of the Deans or] ⁶[the Senior professor nominated by ⁷[the State Government]]] for that purpose shall carry on the current duties of the office of the Vice-Chancellor.