Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed solely on academic considerations. He shall be a distinguished educationist having commitment to the values for which the University stands and abilities to provide leadership to the University by his academic worth, administrative competence and moral stature. (1A). The Government shall constitute a Selection Committee consisting of one nominee of the Chancellor and two nominees of the Executive Council, which shall prepare a panel of at least three names, in alphabetical order, from which the Chancellor shall appoint the Vice-Chancellor, on the advice of the Government. The terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor, shall be determined by the Chancellor, on the advice of the Government. (2) The Chancellor may, on the advice of the Government, cause an inquiry to be held in accordance with the principles of natural justice, and remove the Vice-Chancellor from office, if he is found on such inquiry, to be a person patently unfit to be continued in such office. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of three years which may be renewed for not more than one term: Provided that no person shall, be appointed to, or continue in, the office of the Vice-Chancellor if he has attained the age of 68 years. (4) If the Vice-Chancellor is unable to perform his duties owing to his temporary incapacity on account of illness or any other reason, or the office of the Vice-Chancellor falls vacant due to death or otherwise, the Pro Vice-Chancellor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until the existing Vice-Chancellor is able to resume his office or until a regular Vice-Chancellor is appointed as the case may be. In the absence of both Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor, the Chancellor shall make such arrangements for the duties of the Vice-Chancellor to be performed by some authority until Vice-Chancellor or Pro Vice-Chancellor joins. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University. The Executive Council shall consist of the following persons, namely:- I. Ex-officio members- (i) The Vice-Chancellor; (i a) The Pro Vice-Chancellor; (ii) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Finance Department, or a nominee not below the rank of the Director/Joint Secretary; (iii) The Secretary to Government, Haryana Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of the Director/Joint Secretary; (iv) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Technical Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of Director/Joint Secretary. II. Other members- (a) Five Deans of the Faculties one from each of the following categories: (i) Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Dean Faculty of Life Sciences, by rotation; (ii) Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Management and Social Sciences by rotation; (iii) Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Law by rotation; (iv) Dean, Faculty of Indic Studies and Education, by rotation; (v) Dean, Faculties of Engineering & Technology and Medical Sciences by rotation; (aa) Dean Academic Affairs (b) two principals(other than the Deans of the Faculties) of colleges, out of whom one shall be from a women’s college, by rotation, on the basis of seniority of age; (c) one teacher (other than a principal) of a college to be elected by the members of the Court from amongst themselves; (d) one out of the professors of the University Teaching Departments other than Deans under sub-clause (a), by rotation for one year, on the basis of seniority; (e) two teachers of the University Teaching Departments other than professor to be elected from amongst themselves out of whom at least one shall be Reader; (f) four persons as the Chancellor’s nominee from amongst distinguished Educationists of national or international eminence or distinguished serving/retired civil servants. III. (i) The Registrar shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Executive Council. (ii) Two-fifths of the members will form a quorum. (iii) Save as otherwise expressly provided, the members of the Executive Council, other than Ex-officio members, shall hold office for a term of two years. IV. Any member who cease to hold the qualifications by virtue of which he was elected or nominated as member to the Executive Council shall cease to be a member thereof.