Chapter II Chapter II

(1) The Governor of Orissa shall be virtue of his office, by the Chancellor of the University; (2) The Chancellor shall be the Head of the University and shall, when present preside at the meeting of the convocation of the University; (3) The Chancellor shall exercise the powers of overall supervision over the University and take requisite steps to develop it as a centre of excellence in creati vity, research and learning; (4) The Chancellor may, either suo motu or on a reference made to him by the Vice-Chancellor under the provisions of sub-section f8) of section 10 or by the State Government; by order in writing, annual any proceedings of any of the authorities of the University which is not in conformity with this Act, the Statutes, the Regu lations, the Rules, or any other law for the time being in force: Provided that before making any such order, the chancellor shall call upon such authority to show cause why any such order should not be made and consider the cause, if any, shown by such authority within a period not exceeding sixty days as may be fixed by the Chancellor; (5) The Chancellor shall have the right to suspend or dismiss any of the authorities of the University and to take measures for the interim administration of the University: Provided that before taking any such action the Chancellor shall give an opportunity to such authority to show cause why such an action should not be taken; (6) Every proposal, for the conferment of an honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation of the Chancellor; (7) An Appeal shall lie to the Chancellor against any order of dismissal passed by the Board or the Vice-Chancellor against any employee in the service of the University;

(8) An appeal under sub-section (f) shall be filed within sixty days from the date of service of the order of dismissal on the employee concerned; (9) The Chancellor shall have power to remove the Vice-Chancellor from office by an order in writing on charges of mismanagement of funds or misconduct or for any other good and sufficient reasons; Provided that orders removing Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section shall not be passed until such charges are proved by an enquiry conducted by an officer, not below the rank of Secretary to Government, appointed by the Chancellor for the purpose: Provided further that the Vice-Chancellor shall not be removed under this sub section unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him. 8. The following shall be the officers of the University namely: (i) the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) the Registrar; (iii) the Finance Officer; (iv) the Controller of Examination; and (v) such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be Officers of the University.

9. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the unanimous recommendations of the Committee appointed by him consisting of three members, one nominated by Universities Grants Commission, one elected by the Board and the third nominated by the Government and the Committee shall make its recommendations within a period of three months from the date of its appointment: Provided that no person shall be eligible to be a member of the Committee if he is, member of any of the authorities of the University or an employee of the University or of a college or institution maintained or recognised by or affiliated to the University: Provided further that the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Government for a term not exceeding two years. (2) In case the Committee appointed under sub-section (1) is unable to recommend a name unanimously, the Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from the panel of three names submitted to him by the Committee Within the period specified in the preceding sub-section. (3) If the Committee fails to make a unanimous recommendation or submit a panel of names as aforesaid, another committee shall be appointed by the Chancellor in the same manner as provided in sub-section (1) to make unanimous recommendation or submit a panel of three names to the Chancellor who shall appoint a Vice-Chancellor accordingly. (4) No person who has completed sixty-five years of age shall be eligible to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for reappointment for another terms of two years or till he attains the age of sixty-five whichever is earlier without following, the procedure specified in sub-section (1). (6) The remuneration payable to and the other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be determined by the Chancellor: Provided that the emoluments and other conditions of the service shall not be varied to the disadvantage of the Vice-Chancellor during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor:

10. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and all other officers of the University shall be subject to general supervision and control of the Vice-Chancellor. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Board and the Academic Council, and shall be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any authority of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of the authority concerned. (3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, Regulations and Rules are observed and he shall have all the powers necessary for this purpose. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the right of visiting and inspecting institutions maintained by or affiliated to the University. (5) If the Vice-Chancellor is of the opinion that any order or decision which is required 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 convene a meeting of the said authority for that purpose, he may pass such order or take such decision as he deems proper and place the matter before the said authority at its next meeting within sixty days 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. (6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power- (a) to make appointments to posts of non-teaching employees or to such posts as may be prescribed and specify their duties; (b) to suspend, dismiss or otherwise punish any non-teaching employee of the University; and (c) to take disciplinary action against students of the University: Provided that he may delegate any of his powers under this sub-section to the Registrar. (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Board or the Academic Council or any other authority of the University. (8) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the proceedings of the University are carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Regulations and the Rules made thereunder, if the Vice-Chancellor is of opinion that any proceedings or order of an authority of the University is violative of any of the provisions of this Act or the Statutes, Regulations or Rules made thereunder, lie may, by an order in writing, stay the operation of such proceedings or orders and send a report and make a reference to the Chancellor for a final decision in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 7. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Regulations. (10) In the event of absence of Vice-Chancellor from the headquarters or during his inability to act due to reasons like illness, the Chancellor may make such arrangement for performance of the duties of the Vice-Chancellor as he may deem fit, during such absence. (11) In the event of the occurrence of vacancy in the office of Vice-Chancellor by reasons of death, resignation or otherwise the Chancellor may appoint any person to act as Vice-Chancellor until a regular appointment of Vice-Chancellor is made in accordance with section 9. Provided that the period of such interim arrangement shall not exceed six months. The Finance Officer shall be answerable to the Vice-Chancellor and the authorities of the University for effective financial management and augmentation of resources of the University.

11. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the State Government for such periods and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes; (2) The Registrar shall be responsible for: (a) the custody of the records and the common seal of the University; (b) maintaining a permanent record of the academic performance of students of the University including the courses taken, grades obtained, degrees awarded, prizes or other distinctions won and any other items pertaining to the academic performance of the students; (c) executing all contracts on behalf of the University; and (d) acting as the Secretary of the authorities of the University. (3) The Registrar shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are imposed on him by the Statutes. (4) Suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University shall be instituted by or against the Registrar.

12. The Finance Officer:- (1) The Board shall appoint a person selected from among a panel containing the names of Officers belonging to the Orissa Finance Services, Class-I furnished by the Government or from any other source, as may be provided in the Statutes, as the Finance Officer of the University for such period and on such terms as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) The Finance Officer shall: (a) act as the Treasurer of the University and be responsible for the proper investment of the funds and management of the assets of the University; (b) exercise general supervision over operation of all funds; (c) tender advice with regard to financial transactions of the University; (d) present annual financial estimates and statement of accounts; (e) ensure utilisation of the allocations for the programmes, schemes and projects of the University; (f) scrutinise the statement of accounts of the constituent colleges or other institutions maintained by the University and submit report thereon to the Vice-Chancellor and the Board; (g) receive all contributions, grants, bequests, endowments and interests on investments on behalf of the University; (h) collect fees, fines, sale proceeds and other amounts of casual income accruable to the University; (i) operate schemes relating to scholarship funds, stipends and fellowship amounts; (j) be responsible for the day-to-day financial transaction and maintenance of accounts thereof; (k) administer such petty cash funds as may be needed; (l) operate the funds contributed by the students for various purposes; (m) prepare pay and allowance bills of officers, teachers and other employees of the University and draw and disburse the amounts thereof; (n) scrutinise other bills and, if they are in order, ensure prompt payment. (o) prepare utilisation certificates for funds received from Government and other funding agencies and get them promptly transmitted to the relevant quartets through the Registrar; (p) develop and operate an internal audit system and ensure that all the registers, records and documents are properly preserved for presentation before the audit; (q) place statement of accounts at such intervals as specified by the Board and the Vice-Chancellor; (r) bring serious irregularities, if any, in financial transactions of the University to the notice of the Board through the Vice-Chancellor; (s) render such assistance to the Registrar as may be required in management of assets and investments and scrutiny of the

(1) The Controller of Examinations shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on deputation from Government or any other organisations. (2) The Controller of Examinations shall be responsible for advanced preparatory action, effective conduct of examinations, proper valuation of the answer scripts, tabulations, timely declaration of the results and expeditious distribution of the Diplomas and Certificates. (3) The Controller of Examinations shall perform such other functions as may be entrusted to him by the Vice-Chancellor.

(1) All posts of Officers except the Vice-Chancellor, teachers and other employees of the University including the constituent colleges shall be created and the scales of pay thereof shall be determined by the Vice-Chancellor, subject to allotment of funds in the budget of the University with the approval of the Government. (2) The conditions of service and other incidental matters relating to the other employees shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 11, 12 and 13 the first Registrar, the first Finance Officer and the first Controller of Examination shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations of the Government.