Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor

(1) The executive authority of the University shall vest in the Vice-Chancellor. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and shall exercise supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University. (3) Subject to availability of funds in the budget, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to sanction, after obtaining the opinion of the Comptroller of Finance, expenditure up to such sum as may be prescribed during the course of a financial year and shall make a report of all such expenditure to the Board of Management at the earliest. (4) If the Vice-Chancellor is of the opinion that any order or decision in respect of any matter which is required under the provisions of this Act or the Statutes to be passed or made by any authority of the University, is necessary to be passed or made immediately and it is not practicable to obtain orders from the concerned authority for that purpose, he may pass such order or take such decision as he deems proper and shall at the earliest opportunity report his action to such officer or authority who in ordinary course is competent to deal with the matter for ratification, and where the authority differs from the Vice-Chancellor, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final: Provided that if the matter involves any financial transaction, the Vice-Chancellor shall, before passing such order or taking such decision, obtain the opinion of the Controller of Finance. (5) If in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor any decision of any officer or authority of the university is beyond the powers conferred by the provisions of this Act or Statutes, Ordinances, regulations or rules made thereunder or is not in the interest of the University, he shall request the concerned officer or authority to review its decision within fifteen days from such decision and in case the officer or authority refuses to review such decision either in whole or in part or fails to take any decision within the said period, such matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final: Provided that the decision of the officer or authority concerned shall remain suspended during the period of review of such decision by the officer or the authority or the Chancellor, as the case may be, under this sub-section. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall review the performance of teachers and officers of the university annually and submit a report thereon to the Chancellor in the manner prescribed. (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall have power,— (a) to require the teachers of the university or Regional Centres of the University to report to him about the conduct of University examination; and (b) to give such directions to the officers in charge of such examinations as he deems necessary. (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that the provisions of the Act, the Statutes, Ordinances, regulations and rules are observed. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances.