Chapter IX TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act for a period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16, the first Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act for a period of not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the State Government may thinks fit.

(1) It shall be the duty of the first Vice-Chancellor-

(a) to give recognition to institutions, if any, as far as possible consistent with the provisions of the Act; and (b) to make arrangements for constituting the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and other authorities of the University within six months after the date of his appointment or such longer period not exceeding one year as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct.

(2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the assistance of the Advisory Committee consisting of not more than fifteen members nominated by the State Government for the purposes of this section,-

(a) subject to the provisions of this Act, -

(i) make provisional Statutes necessary for constituting the aforesaid authorities and regulating the procedure at their meetings and the transaction of their business, (ii) draw up any rules, that may be necessary for regulating the method of constitution of the aforesaid authorities,

(b) frame the first Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations under this Act and submit them for confirmation to the respective authorities when they commence to exercise their functions.

(3) The authorities constituted under sub-section (1) shall commence to exercise their functions on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct.

(4) The Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations framed by the first Vice-Chancellor shall, when confirmed by the respective authorities, be published in the Official Gazette.

The first Vice-Chancellor appointed under section 45 shall have the following powers until the Executive Council commences to exercise its functions -

(a) with the previous approval of the Chancellor, to make additional Statutes to provide for any matter not provided for by the first Statutes; (b) to constitute provisional authorities and bodies and on their recommendations to make rules providing for the conduct of the work of the University; (c) subject to the control of the State Government, to make such financial arrangements as may be necessary to enable this Act, or any part thereof, to be brought into force; (d) with the sanction of the Chancellor, to make for a period not exceeding three years, such appointments as may be necessary to enable this Act or any part thereof, to be brought into force; (e) to appoint any committee as he may thinks fit, to discharge such of its functions as he may direct; and (f) generally to exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Executive Council by or under the provisions of this Act.

(1) At any time after the commencement of this Act, until such time as the authorities of the University shall commence to exercise their functions, -

(a) the Vice-Chancellor with the previous sanction of the State Government may appoint any officer of the University; (b) till the Executive Council is constituted, the teachers of the University may be appointed by the Advisory Committee referred to in sub-section (2) of section 47 with the approval of the State Government on the recommendation of the Selection Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:-

(i) the Vice-Chancellor, (ii) a nominee of the Chancellor, (iii) three experts to be appointed out of a panel of experts drawn by the Advisory Committee.

(2) Any appointment made under sub-section (1) shall be for such period not exceeding three years and on such terms and conditions as the appointing authority thinks fit: Provided that no such appointment shall be made until financial provision has been made therefore.