Appointment of Vice-Chancellor

12.

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from a panel of not less than three distinguished persons in the field of health education recommended by the committee constituted under sub-section
2. (2) or sub-section
3. (6) : Provided that if the person or persons approved by the Chancellor out of those recommended by the committee are not willing to accept the appointment, the Chancellor may call for fresh recommendations from such committee : Provided further that the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government : Provided also that no person who has attained the age of sixty-six years shall be eligible for appointment or reappointment as Vice-Chancellor.
4. (2) The Chancellor shall appoint a committee consisting of the following persons, namely:,
   • (i) One person elected by the Executive Council;
   • (ii) One person nominated by the State Government;
   • (iii) One distinguished person from the field of health education nominated by the Chancellor. The Chancellor shall appoint one of the three persons to be the Chairman of the committee.
5. (3) For constituting the committee under sub-section (2), the Chancellor shall six months before the expiry of the term of the Vice-Chancellor, call upon the Executive Council and the State Government to choose their nominee and if any or both of them fail to do so within one month of the receipt of the Chancellor's communication in this regard, the Chancellor may further nominate anyone or both the persons, as the case may be.
6. (4) No person who is connected with the University or any college or school shall be elected or nominated on the committee under sub-section (2).
7. (5) The committee shall submit the panel within six weeks from the date of its constitution or such further time not exceeding four weeks as may be extended by the Chancellor.
8. (6) If for any reasons the committee constituted under sub-section
9. (2) fails to submit the panel within the period specified in sub-section (5), the Chancellor shall constitute another committee in accordance with the provisions of sub-section
10. (2) to (5).