Chapter V OFFICERS

Officers of the University.—

1. (i) The Vice-Chancellor;
2. (ii) The Principal Dean of Studies;
3. (iii) The Registrar;
4. (iv) The Deans of Faculties;
5. (v) Such other officers in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be officers of the University.

The Vice-Chancellor.—

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall not have completed sixty-five years of age at the time of his appointment. (3)
   • (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of a selection committee (hereinafter called the committee) appointed by the Chancellor consisting of a nominee of the Government, a representative of the University Grants Commission and a nominee of the Syndicate. The Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of the committee to be its Convener;
   • (b) If the committee unanimously recommends the name of a person, the Chancellor shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), accept the recommendation and appoint him to be the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (c) If the committee is not able to recommend the name of a person unanimously, the committee may unanimously recommend a panel of three names of eligible persons to the Chancellor and the Chancellor shall subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), appoint one among them to be the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (d) If the committee is not able to recommend the name of a person or a panel of three names unanimously, each member of the committee may recommend the name of one eligible person and the Chancellor shall subject to sub-section
3. (2) appoint one among them to be the Vice-Chancellor;
   • (e) If the committee or the members of the committee individually fails to make its or his recommendation within sixty days of its appointment the committee shall cease to exist and the Chancellor shall appoint a suitable person to be the Vice-Chancellor on the advice of the Government.
4. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon office. (5)
   • (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections
5. (1) to (4), the Chancellor may, on the advice of the Government, appoint a suitable person who has not completed sixty-two years of age as the first Vice-Chancellor on a part-time or whole-time basis for a period not exceeding thirty months.
   • (b) The first Vice-Chancellor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of all the authorities of the University also until they are duly constituted within two years from the date of his appointment.
6. (6) In the event of a temporary vacancy occurring in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, or when the Vice-Chancellor is temporarily absent, the Principal Dean of Studies shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor or perform the routine duties of the Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be.
7. (7) The remuneration and other terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes and shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.

Registration of the Vice-Chancellor.—

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor may in writing under his hand and addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office.
2. (2) The resignation of the Vice-Chancellor shall be delivered to the chancellor ordinarily at least thirty days prior to the date on which the Vice-Chancellor wishes to be relieved of his office but the Chancellor may relieve him earlier.
3. (3) The resignation of the Vice-Chancellor shall take effect from the date of his relief.
4. (4) In the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor the Chancellor shall initiate action for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor within one month of the occurrence of the vacancy.

Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.—(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and the ex officio Chairman of the Syndicate, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor and the Pro-Chancellor, preside at the convocation of the University and confer degrees on persons entitled to receive them.

1. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University and shall be responsible for the due maintenance of discipline in the University.
2. (3) The meetings of the Syndicate and the Academic Council shall be convened by the Registrar as directed by the Vice-Chancellor.
3. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure the due observance of the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations and may exercise such powers as may be necessary for this purpose.
4. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the proper administration of the University and for the proper and regular performance of the academic work of the University.
5. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, appoint the teachers and other employees of the University and shall assign their duties and functions and shall exercise general supervision and control over them.
6. (7) If at any time, except when the Syndicate or the Academic Council is in session, the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that an emergency has arisen which requires immediate action to be taken involving the exercise of any power vested in the Syndicate or the Academic Council, the Vice-Chancellor may take such action as he deems fit and shall report the same for approval at the next meeting of the concerned authority and if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by such authority he shall refer the matter to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
7. (8) The Vice-Chancellor may take appropriate disciplinary action against the employees of the University and pending such disciplinary action may keep any employee under suspension.
8. (9) Where any action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section
9. (8) affects any person in the service of the University to his disadvantage, such person may prefer an appeal to the Syndicate within thirty days from the date on which such person has notice of the action taken: Provided that the Syndicate may entertain appeals preferred after the period of thirty days, if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Syndicate that the person was prevented from filing the appeal for good and sufficient reasons beyond his control.
10. (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to be present at and to address, any meeting of any authority or body or committee of the University but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority, body or committee.
11. (11) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes and the Ordinances.

The Principal Dean of Studies.—(1) The Principal Dean of Studies shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the advice of the Vice-Chancellor: Provided that no person who is not having at least ten years teaching experience shall be appointed as Principal Dean.

1. (2) The qualification for, and the salary and allowances payable to, the Principal Dean of Studies shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (3) The Principal Dean of Studies shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
3. (4) The Principal Dean of Studies shall advice the Vice-Chancellor on all academic aspects of the working of the University.
4. (5) The Principal Dean of Studies shall supervise, control and co-ordinate the teaching and research work conducted in all the Academic departments of the University.
5. (6) The Principal Dean of Studies shall be responsible for the proper guidance, control and supervision of all the academic staff of the University and shall be competent to exercise such disciplinary control over them as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

Registrar.—(1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University and shall be appointed, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

1. (2) The qualification for, and the salary and allowances payable to, the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (3) The Registrar shall be responsible for the due custody of the records and common seal of the University.
3. (4) The Registrar shall be the immediate custodian of the movable and immovable properties of the University and shall be responsible for their upkeep and safety.
4. (5) The Registrar shall be responsible for the proper guidance, control and supervision of all the non-teaching staff of the University and for the general administration of the office of the University.
5. (6) The Registrar shall be the ex officio Secretary of the Syndicate and the Academic council and he shall be responsible to place all necessary facts and information before the Syndicate and the Academic council and to keep the minutes of their meetings.
6. (7) The Registrar shall receive applications for admission to various courses of the University and shall maintain or cause to be maintained a permanent record of all courses, curricula and other information as may be deemed necessary by the Syndicate.
7. (8) The Registrar shall be responsible for maintaining a permanent record of the academic performance of the students of the University including the courses taken, grades obtained, degrees awarded, prizes or other distinctions won and any other items pertinent to the academic performance of the students.
8. (9) Suits by or against the University shall be instituted by or against the Registrar.
9. (10) The Registrar shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes or which may be assigned by the Syndicate or the Vice-Chancellor.

Deans of Faculties.—(1) There shall be a Dean for each faculty who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

1. (2) The Deans shall be whole-time salaried officers of the University and shall possess such qualifications as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. (3) If a faculty consists of only one Academic department, the Dean shall be the head of that department; and if the faculty consists of more than one department, the Dean shall be the head of one of the constituent departments of the faculty.
3. (4) The Deans shall be paid such salary and allowances and be subject to such conditions of service as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
4. (5) The Dean shall be the Chairman of the Board of Studies of every constituent department of the faculty under him.
5. (6) The Dean shall be responsible to the Principal Dean of Studies and the Vice-Chancellor for the due observance of the Statutes, the ordinances and the Regulations in respect of the faculty under him.
6. (7) The Deans shall discharge such other duties as may be necessary for the proper functioning of the faculties and Academic departments under them as directed by the Vice-Chancellor and the Syndicate.

Prohibition of remuneration from outside sources.—No whole-time salaried officer or employee of the University shall accept any remuneration from any agency or institution outside the University save as may be provided in the Statutes.