Appointment of first Vice-Chancellor and first Registrar

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the statutes, the first Vice- Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government. The first Registrar, shall be appointed by the State Government on the recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor. The said officers shall hold office for a period of three years. However, till the appointment of a regular Vice-Chancellor is made, the Administrative Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Higher Education, shall hold charge.