Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice Chancellor shall be a whole time paid officer of the University (2) No person shall be eligible to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor unless he is a distinguished academician in the field of Ayurveda having a minimum of ten years college or ten year experience in an equivalent position in a reputed research and /or academic administrative organization (3) The Vice- Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the state Government from amongst the person included in the panel recommended by the search committee consisting of – (a) One person nominated by the board of Management of the University; (b) One person having special knowledge of Indian System of Medicine nominated by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India; (c) One person nominated by the Chancellor; and (d) One person nominated by the state Government and the Chancellor shall appoint one these persons to be the Chairman of the Committee (4) An eminent person in the sphere of higher education not connected with the University and its colleges shall only be eligible to be nominated as the member of the search committee. (5) The search committee shall prepare and recommend a panel of not less than three persons and not more than five persons to be appointed as Vice- Chancellor. (6) For the purpose of selection of the Vice-Chancellor, the search committee shall invite application from eligible persons through a public notice and while considering the names of person to be appointed as Vice- Chancellor. Weightage to academic excellence exposure to the higher education system in the country and adequate experience in academic and administrative governance and record its findings in writing and enclose the same with the panel to be submitted to the Chancellor. (7) The term of the office of the Vice- Chancellor shall be three years form the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier: provided that the same person shall be eligible for reappointment for a second term (8) The Vice- Chancellor shall receive such pay and allowances as may be determined by the state government in addition to it, he shall be entitled to free furnished residence maintained by the university and such other perquisites as may by prescribed. (9) When a permanent vacancy office of the Vice- Chancellor occurs by reason of his death, resignation, removal or the expiry of his term of office, it shall be filled by the Chancellor in accordance with sub-section (3), and for so long as it is not so filled, stop-gap arrangement shall be made by him under and in accordance with sub-section (10). (10) When a temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice- Chancellor occurs by reason of leave, suspension or otherwise or when a stop-gap arrangement is necessary under sub-section (9), the Registrar shall forthwith reports the matter to the chancellor, who shall make, on the advice of the state government, arrangement for the carrying on of the function of the office of the Vice- Chancellor by any other Vice- Chancellor of a State University. (11) The Vice- Chancellor may at any time relinquish office by submitting, not less than sixty days in advance of the date on which he wishes to be relieved, his resignation to the Chancellor. (12) Such resignation shall take effect from the date determined by the Chancellor and conveyed to the Vice- Chancellor. (13) where a person appointed as the Vice- Chancellor was in employment before such appointment in any other college, institution or university, he may continue to contribute to the provident found of which he was a member in such employment and the and the university shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident found. (14) Where Vice- Chancellor had been in his previous employment, a member of any insurance or pension scheme, the university shall make necessary contribution to such scheme. (15) The Vice- Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling and daily allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the board of management of the university. (16) The Vice- Chancellor shall by entitle to leave as under:- (a) Leave on full pay at the rate of one day for every eleven days of active service; and