Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

(1) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government from amongst three persons recommended by the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) The Pro-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 only :

Provided that no person appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall continue to hold his office as such after he attains the age of 65 years.

(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer and his emoluments and conditions of service shall be such as shall be determined by the State Government:

Provided that the emoluments and conditions of service of the holder of such office shall not during currency of the term of the holding of that office be varied to his disadvantage without his consent.

(4) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal inspecting officer of the University and shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Vice-Chancellor as the Vice-Chancellor may either specially or generally confer or impose on him with the approval of the Syndicate.

(5) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall, in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor, or in the event of his being unable to perform duties of his office exercise all the rights and powers and discharge all the functions and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.

(6) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall preside—

(a) in the absence of the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor, at the meetings of the Senate, and

(b) in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor at the meetings of any other authority of the University or a committee thereof.