Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University. (2) The State Government shall constitute a Search Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:- (i) Director General, ICAR (ii) Chairman, UGC or his nominee (iii) One nominee of the Chancellor (iv) One nominee of the State Government The State Government shall appoint one of the members as chairman of the committee. The Secretary to Government incharge of Agriculture Department or his nominee not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to Government shall be the convener of the Search Committee. (3) The search Committee shall submit a panel of three persons who are eminent academicians in agriculture in alphabetical order to the State Government. The State Government shall forward the panel to the Chancellor. The Chancellor shall, keeping in view the merit, equity and social justice and with the concurrence of the State Government appoint one person from the panel as the Vice-Chancellor: Provided that the Chancellor may with the concurrence of the State Government call for a second panel if necessary and the Search Committee shall submit a second panel which shall be final. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government. (4A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the first Vice-Chancellor of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences University, Shivamogga shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government. (4B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of four years or until he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. He shall not be eligible for reappointment. (6) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the Chancellor and shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. (7) The Vice-Chancellor may relinquish his office by resignation in writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor which shall be delivered to the Chancellor normally sixty days prior to the date on which the Vice-Chancellor wishes to be relieved from his office, but the Chancellor may relieve him earlier. (8) In the event of a temporary vacancy of the post of Vice-Chancellor or in his absence on leave or for any other reason, Director of Education and in the absence of Director of Education the Registrar or Senior most Director of the University at headquarters, with the approval of the Chancellor, may perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor but his period shall not exceed six months. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the Chancellor,- (i) on the ground of willful omission or refusal to carry out the provisions of this Act; or (ii) for abuse of the powers vested in him; or (iii) on the advice tendered by the State Government on consideration of the report of an inquiry Authority ordered by it under sub-section (10). (10) For the purposes of holding an inquiry under this section, the State Government shall appoint a person who is or has been a Judge of the High Court or of the Supreme Court as an Inquiry Authority. The Inquiry Authority shall hold the inquiry after giving an opportunity to make representation by the Vice-Chancellor and shall submit a report to the State Government on the action to be taken including penalty if any to be imposed, and the State Government shall on consideration of the said report advise the Chancellor. The Chancellor shall act in accordance with such advice, within the tenure of the Vice-chancellor or within six months whichever is earlier.