Chapter III OFFICERS OF UNIVERSITY

Officers of University.— The following shall be the officers of the University, namely:—

1. (1) The Chancellor,
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor,
3. (3) The Registrar,
4. (4) The Finance and Accounts Officer, and
5. (5) Such other officers in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be the officers of the University.

Chancellor.—

1. (1) The Governor of Gujarat shall be the Chancellor of the University.
2. (2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Head of the University and the President of the General Council and shall, when present, preside over the meetings of the General Council and of any convocation of the University.
3. (3) The Chancellor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of the University, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and equipment and of any institution maintained by the University and also of the examinations, teaching and other work conducted or done by the University and to cause an inquiry to be made in the like manner in respect of any matter connected with the University.
4. (4) The Chancellor shall, in every case, give notice to the University of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made and the University shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to be present and be heard at such inspection or inquiry.
5. (5) The Chancellor may address the Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry and the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate to the Executive Council the views of the Chancellor and shall, after ascertaining the opinion of the Executive Council, advise the Chancellor upon the action to be taken thereon.
6. (6) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by or under this Act.

Vice-Chancellor.—

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government from amongst such persons as may be recommended by the Search Committee constituted by the State Government for this purpose.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of five years.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University and shall be responsible for the due maintenance of discipline in the University.
4. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall preside over the meetings of the Executive Council and Academic Council of the University.
5. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are faithfully observed.
6. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to take such action as he may deem necessary and shall, at the earliest opportunity thereafter, report the action taken by him to such authority or body as would have, in the ordinary course, dealt with the matter.
7. (7) If in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, any emergency has arisen which requires immediate action to be taken, he shall take such action as he deems necessary and shall report the same for confirmation to the next meeting of the authority, which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter.

Terms and conditions of appointment of Vice-Chancellor.—

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.
2. (2) The salary and allowances payable to, and the other conditions of service of, the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall not be a member of any political party.
4. (4) The Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office.

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and shall exercise general superintendence and control over the affairs of the University and shall execute the decisions of the authorities of the University.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, exercise any power conferred on any authority of the University by or under this Act and shall report to such authority the action taken by him on such matters: Provided that if the authority concerned is of the opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the State Government whose decision thereon shall be final: Provided further that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section shall have the right to appeal against such action to the Executive Council within three months from the date on which the decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon the Executive Council may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor, if he is of the opinion that any decision of any authority of the University is beyond the powers of the authority conferred by the provisions of this Act, or is likely to be prejudicial to the interests of the University, may request the concerned authority to review its decision within such period as he may specify and if the authority refuses to review the decision either in whole or in part or no decision is taken by it within the said period, he shall refer the matter to the State Government whose decision thereon shall be final.
4. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.

1. (1) The Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) The Registrar shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and of every other authority, committee or body of the University.
3. (3) The Registrar shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.

1. (1) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall be appointed by the State Government on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (2) The Finance and Accounts Officer shall manage the funds and investments of the University and shall advise the University with regard to its financial policy and perform such other financial functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.