Chancellor Of the University

(1) The Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa shall be the Chancellor of the University.

(2) The Chancellor shall appoint Vice-Chancellor of the University in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Schedule. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 5, the powers and functions of the Executive Council shall be,- (a) to create, from time to time, faculty position of and appoint in the position of, Professor-Director of Schools, Chairman of undergraduate and Postgraduate studies, Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professor and other teaching staff of the faculty on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted under the regulation of the University in that behalf; (b) to create positions in administrative, teaching, research and subordinate management staff, on tenure and non tenure basis on such terms and conditions as may be determined by regulations and to appoint personnel in such posts in such manner as may be determined under regulations and also have the power to delegate such functions to the Vice-Chancellor in such manner as may be stipulated in the regulation; (c) to grant, in accordance with the regulations, leave of absence other than casual leave to any officer or faculty member of the University and to make necessary arrangements for the discharge of the functions of such officer or member during his absence; (d) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts, investments, property, other matters and all other administrative affairs of the University and for that purpose to appoint such agents, as it may think fit; (e) to invest any money belonging to the University, including an unapplied income, in such stock, funds, shares or securities, as it may, from time to time, think fit or in the purchase of immovable property in India, with the like power of varying such investments from time to time; (f) to transfer or accept transfers of any movable or immovable property on behalf of the University; (g) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the University and for than purpose to appoint such officers as it may think fit; (h) to provide the buildings, premises furniture and apparatus and other means needed for carrying on the work of the University; (i) to provide, purchase or accept by donation, books for library of the University; (j) to entertain, adjudicate upon, if it thinks fit, to redress any grievances of the officers of the University, the teachers, the students and the University employees, who may for any reason, feel aggrieved, otherwise than by an act of a court; (k) to select a common seal for the University and to provide for the custody of the seal; (l) to appoint examiners and moderators, and if necessary to remove them and to fix their fees, emoluments, traveling and other allowances, after consulting the Academic Council; and (m) to exercise such other powers and to perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act.