Chapter IV OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

Following shall be the officers of the University, Namely :-

1. (1) The Chancellor
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor
3. (3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor
4. (4) The Registrar
5. (5) The Comptroller
6. (6) Such other officers in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes.

1. (1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government for a period of five years. He shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. A person who holds, or who has held, office as Chancellor shall be eligible for reappointment to that office.
2. (2) The Chancellor shall be the head of the University and shall, when present, preside at meetings of the Board and at any convocation of the University.
3. (3) All the authorities of the University shall be subordinate to the Chancellor.
4. (4) The Chancellor may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of any of the authorities of the University which is not conformity with this act, the Statutes, the ordinances, the Regulations, the rules or the bye-laws : Provided that, before making any such order, the Chancellor shall call upon such authority to show cause why such an order should not be made and consider the cause, if any, shown by such authority within a reasonable time.
5. (5) Every proposal for the conferment of an honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Chancellor.
6. (6) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by this Act or the Statutes.

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University. The first Vice-Chancellor after the commencement of this Act shall be appointed by the Chancellor for a period of four years and on such terms and conditions as the Chancellor may determine.
2. (2) The subsequent Vice-Chancellors shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation as hereinafter provided of a Committee appointed by him for the purpose (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
3. (3) The committee shall consist of the following persons, namely :-
   • (i) one person elected by the Board of Management ;
   • (ii) one person nominated by the Chairman of the University Grants Commissin ;
   • (iii) one person nominated by the Chancellor : Provided that no person who is connected with the University or any college shall be elected or nominated as a member of the Committee. (3-A) For constituting the committee under sub-section (3), the Chancellor shall as far as possible, six months before the expiry of the term of the Vice-Chanceller call upon the Board of Management and the Chairman of the University Grants Commission to choose their nominees 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 any one or both the persons, as the case may be" ;
4. (4) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of the committee to be its chairman.
5. (5) The committee shall make its recommendation within a period of six weeks from the date of its constitution or such further time not exceeding four weeks as may be extended by the Chancellor; (5-A) If for any reason the committee constituted under sub-section
6. (3) fails to submit the panel within the period specified in sub-section (5), the Chancellor shall constitute another committee consisting of three persons, not connected with the University, or any College one of whom shall be designated as the Chairman. The committee so constituted shall submit a panel of three persons within a period of six weeks or such shorter period as may be specified, from the date of its constitution; (5-B) If the committee constituted under sub-section (5-A) fails to submit the panel within the period specified therein, the Chancellor may appoint any person whom he deems fit, to be the Vice-Chancellor.";
7. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from among a panel which shall consist of not less than three names submitted to him by the Committee within the period specified in sub-section (5)
8. (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment. Provided that a person shall not be appointed as Vice-Chancellor for more than two terms.
9. (8) The remuneration payable to and the other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed under the Statute.
10. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and all the officers of the University shall be under his administrative control.
11. (10) The Vice-Chancellor may by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor resign his office. The resignation shall take effect from the date of relieve.
12. (11) If at any time upon representation made or otherwise and after making such enquiries as may be deemed necessary, it appears to the Chancellor that the Vice-Chancellor :-
    • (i) has made default in performing any duty imposed on him, by or under this Act ; or
    • (ii) has acted in a manner prejudical to the interests of the University ; or
    • (iii) is incapable of managing the affairs of the University. the Chancellor may, notwithstanding the fact that the terms of office of Vice-Chancellor has not expired, by an order in writing stating the reasons therein, require the Vice-Chancellor to relinquish his office as from such date as may be specified in the order.
13. (12) In the event of the occurrence of any vacancy including a temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of his death, resignation, leave, illness or otherwise, a Dean of the faculty or any other person considered suitable by the Chancellor and nominated by the Chancellor for that purpose shall act as the Vice-Chancellor until the date on which the Vice-Chancellor appointed under sub-section
14. (2) or sub-section (5-b) of Section 24 enters or re-enters upon his office, as the case may be :

Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and ex-officio chairman of the Academic Council. He shall, in the absence of the Chancellor preside at the Convocation of the University and confer degrees on persons entitled to receive them.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University and shall be responsible for the due maintenance of the discipline in the University.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall convene meeting of the Academic Council in consultation with Chancellor.
4. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure the faithful observance of the provisions of this Act and the Statutes and regulations, and he shall possess such powers as may be necessary in that behalf.
5. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the presentation of the annual financial estimates and the annual accounts and balance sheet to the Board.
6. (6) The Vice-Chancellor may, take any action in any emergency which in his opinion calls for immediate action. He shall in such a case and as soon as may be thereafter report his action to the authority which will ordinarily have dealt with the matter.
7. (7) Subject to the above provisions the Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to the orders of the Board regarding the appointment, suspension and dismissal of officers, teachers and other employees of the University.
8. (8) Where any action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section
9. (6) affects any person in the service of the University to his disadvantage , such, person may prefer an appeal to the Board within thirty days from the date on which such person has notice of the action.
10. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the proper administration of the university and for a close co-ordination and integration of teaching, research and extension education.
11. (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Chancellor for the carrying out the purpose and provisions of this Act.

It shall be the duty of first Vice-Chancellor to constitute Board of Management, Academic Council and other authorities of the University within a period of two years from the date of establishment of the University and till the said authorities are constituted, the Vice-Chancellor shall be deemed to be the Board of Management, Academic Council or such other authority, as the case may be, and shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on such authorities by or under this Act : Provided that the Chancellor may if he considers it necessary or expedient so to do, appoint a committee consisting of an educationist, an administrative expert and a financial expert to aid and advise, the Vice-Chancellor in the exercise of his powers and performance of functions in lieu of each such authority.

The Vice-Chancellor shall nominate one of the Deans as Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

The Registrar

1. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be such as may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor subject to the approval of the Board.
2. (2) The Salary and allowances payable to the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statute.
3. (3) The Registrar shall be responsible for the due custody of the records and the common seal of the University. He shall be ex-officio Secretary to the Academic Council and shall be bound to place before if all such information as may be necessary for the transaction of business. He shall receive applications for entrance to the University, and shall keep a permanent record of all courses, curriculum and other information as deemed necessary.
4. (4) The Registrar shall be responsible for maintaining a permanent record of the academic performance of student of the University including the courses taken, grades obtained, degree awarded, prizes or other distinctions won, and any other items pertinent to the academic performance of the students.
5. (5) The Registrar shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed or required from time to time or which may be assigned by the Board or the Vice-Chancellor.

1. (1) The Comptroller shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Board.
2. (2) The salary and allowance and other conditions of services of the Comptroller shall be such as may be prescribed by Statutes.
3. (3) The Comptroller shall manage the funds and investments of the University and shall advise in regard to its financial policy.
4. (4) The Comptroller shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor in the preparation of the budget and statement of accounts of the University.
5. (5) The Comptroller shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for ensuring that expenditure are made as authorised in the budget. When budget revisions are required in the interest of extending new programmes, changed requirements and for other reasons, he shall be responsible for preparing the needed revisions and for expediting their appropriate approval.

No employee of the University shall be offered nor shall accept any remuneration for any work in the University, save such as may be provided for in the Statute.

In Consultation with appropriate officers of the University, the Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for taking such steps as may be necessary for the full co-ordination of teaching, research and extension activities of the University.