The Vice-Chairman

(1) An eminent educationalist, preferably a former Vice-Chancellor, shall be appointed by the Government as the Vice-Chairman of the Council. (2) The Vice-Chairman shall be the executive head of the Council. (3) The Vice-Chairman shall preside over the meetings of the Executive Body and shall preside over the meetings of the Advisory Body and the Governing Body in the absence of the Visitor and the Chairman, as the case may be. (4) The Vice-Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.