Vice-Chancellor and his appointment

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1. (1) There shall be a Vice-Chancellor who shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and ex-officio Chairperson of the Academic Council, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Board of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Linkages, Board of Students' Development and Finance and Accounts Committee. In absence of the Chancellor and the Chairman, Board of Governance, the Vice-Chancellor shall preside at any convocation for conferring degrees.
2. (2) Save as otherwise provided, pay and allowances, terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government, from time to time.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in the manner stated hereunder:—
   • (a) There shall be a search-cum-selection committee consisting of the following members to recommend suitable names to the Chancellor for appointment of Vice-Chancellor, namely:—
     • (i) a member nominated by the Chancellor, who shall be a person of eminence in the sphere of higher education and shall be either an eminent scholar of national repute or a recipient of Padma Award in the field of education;
     • (ii) the Principal Secretary of Higher and Technical Education Department or any officer not below the rank of Principal Secretary to Government nominated by the State Government;
     • (iii) the Director or Head of an institute or organization in engineering and technology of national repute established by an Act of Parliament, nominated by the Board of Governance and the Academic Council, jointly;
     • (iv) a member nominated by the Chairman, University Grants Commission, in the manner specified by the State Government by an order published in the Official Gazette;
   • (b) The member nominated by the Chancellor under sub-clause
     • (i) of clause
   • (a) shall be the Chairman of the committee;
   • (c) The members nominated on the committee shall be persons who are not connected in any manner with the University or any college or any recognized institution of the University ;
   • (d) No meeting of the committee shall be held unless all the members of the committee are present;
   • (e) The committee shall recommend a panel of not less than five suitable persons for the consideration of the Chancellor for being appointed as the Vice-Chancellor. The names of the persons so recommended shall be in alphabetical order without any preference being indicated. The committee shall prepare a report accompanied by a detailed write-up on suitability of each person included in the panel and submit the same to the Chancellor.
   • (f) A person recommended by the committee for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall,—
     • (i) be a person possessing highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment;
     • (ii) be a distinguished academician, in the field of Engineering and Technology with a minimum of ten years experience as a professor in University or ten years of experience in a reputed research or academic administrative organization in the field of Engineering and Technology with proof of having demonstrated academic leadership;
     • (iii) be able to provide leadership by his own example;
     • (iv) be able to provide vision; and have ability to translate the same into reality in the interest of students and society;
     • (v) possess such educational qualifications and experience in the field of Engineering and Technology as may be specified by the State Government, by an Order published in the Official Gazette, in consultation with the Chancellor: Provided that, the educational qualifications and experience shall be in consonance with the norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission
   • (UGC) or any other regulatory authority, as the case may be ;
   • (g) The eligibility conditions and the process for recommendation of names for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall be given wide publicity to ensure the recommendation of most suitable candidates.
4. (4) The Chancellor may appoint one of the person, included in the panel recommended by the committee to be the Vice-Chancellor: Provided that, if a person selected by the Chancellor does not take over the charge of the post of the Vice-Chancellor, the Chancellor may select another suitable person from the remaining persons from the panel or he may call for a fresh panel either from the same committee or after constitution of a new committee for the purpose, from such new committee: Provided further that, if the Chancellor does not approve any of the persons so recommended, he may call for a fresh panel either from the same committee or after constitution of a new committee for the purpose, from such new committee.
5. (5) The process of preparing the panel of the suitable persons for being appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, shall begin at least six months before the probable date of occurrence of the vacancy of the Vice-Chancellor, and the process of appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be completed at least one month before the probable date of occurrence of the vacancy of the Vice-Chancellor.
6. (6) The Registrar shall initiate the process with the approval of the Chairman of the Board of Governance in consultation with the Chancellor’s office.
7. (7) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall, subject to the terms and conditions of contract of service, hold office for a period of five years from the date on which he takes charge of his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment.
8. (8) The person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall hold a lien, if any, on the substantive post held by him prior to the appointment.
9. (9) In any of the following circumstances, the exigency whereof shall solely be judged by the Chancellor, namely:—
   • (i) where the committee appointed under clause
   • (a) of sub-section
10. (3) is unable to recommend any name within the time limit specified by the Chancellor;
    • (ii) where the vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor because of death, resignation or otherwise, and it cannot be conveniently and expeditiously filled in, in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections
11. (3) and (4);
    • (iii) where the vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs temporarily because of leave, illness or other causes; or
    • (iv) where there is any other emergency, the Chancellor may appoint any suitable person not below the rank of Professor, to act as the Vice-Chancellor for a term not exceeding six months, in the aggregate, as may be specified in his order: Provided that, the person so appointed shall cease to hold such office on the date on which the person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections
12. (3) and (4), assumes office or the Vice-Chancellor resumes office.
13. (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a full-time salaried officer of the University and shall receive pay and allowances, and other facilities as determined by the State Government. In addition, he shall be entitled to free furnished residence, a motor car including its maintenance and repairs and fuel required there for, with the service of a chauffeur, free of charge.
14. (11) If a person receiving an honorarium from the consolidated fund of the State, or a University teacher is appointed as Vice-Chancellor, his terms and conditions of service shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.
15. (12) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the person referred to in sub-section
16. (8) shall stand retired from his original post in accordance with the terms and conditions of service of that post.
17. (13) The Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his signature addressed to the Chancellor, after giving one month's notice resign from his office and shall cease to hold his office on the acceptance of his resignation by the Chancellor or from the date of expiry of the said notice period, whichever is earlier.
18. (14) The Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office if the Chancellor is satisfied that the incumbent,—
    • (a) has become insane and stands so declared by a competent court; or
    • (b) has been convicted by a court for any offence involving moral turpitude; or
    • (c) has become an un-discharged insolvent and stands so declared by a competent court; or
    • (d) has been physically unfit and incapable of discharging functions due to protracted illness or physical disability; or
    • (e) has willfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of this Act or has committed breach of any of the terms and conditions of the service or any other conditions, prescribed by the State Government under sub-section (2), or has abused the powers vested in him or if the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in the office is detrimental to the interests of the University; or
    • (f) is a member, or is otherwise associated with, any political party any organization which takes part in politics, or is taking part in, or subscribing in aid of, any political movement or activity. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-clause, whether any party is a political party, or whether any organization takes part in politics or whether any movement or activity falls within the scope of this sub-clause, the decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final: