The Vice-Chancellor

The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jobner) Jaipur Act, 2023

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(1) There shall be a Vice-Chancellor of the University who shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government from a panel of eminent educationists in veterinary and animal sciences recommended by the Search Committee referred to in sub-section (2) and such panel shall not contain the name of any member of the said Committee.
(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the Search Committee shall consist of four persons of whom one shall be nominated by the Chancellor, one shall be nominated by Veterinary Council of India (VCI), one shall be nominated by the Board of Management and one shall be nominated by the Government: Provided that one of these members shall be nominated by the Chancellor to act as convener and all the members of the Search Committee must have basic veterinary qualification as provided in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984): Provided further that the persons so nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the University.
(3) 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.
(4) For the purpose of selection of the Vice-Chancellor, the Search Committee shall invite applications from eligible persons through a public notice and while considering the names of persons to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor, the Search Committee shall give proper 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.
(5) No person shall be eligible to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor unless he is, a distinguished academician in the field of veterinary and animal sciences education having a recognized veterinary qualification as defined in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984) and a minimum of ten years’ experience as Professor in a University or college or ten years experience in an equivalent position in a reputed research and/or academic administrative organization with proof of academic excellence and demonstrated leadership quality and, of a highest level of competence, integrity, morals, and institutional commitments.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible to be appointed for a second term but there after he or she shall not be eligible to hold office of the Vice-Chancellor: Provided that-
- (a) the Chancellor may, by order, direct that a Vice-Chancellor, whose term of office has expired, shall continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified in the order; and
- (b) the Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Chancellor and after giving one month notice, resign his or her office: Provided further that a person appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall retire from his or her office if, during the term of his or her office or any extension thereof, he or she completes the age of seventy years.
(7) Where a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs by reason of his or her death, resignation, removal or expiry of the term or on any other ground, it shall be filled by the Chancellor in the manner specified in sub-section (1) and for so long as it is not so filled, stop-gap arrangement may be made by the Chancellor under and in accordance with sub-section (8).
(8) In the case of a temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of illness, absence, suspension or otherwise, or when a stop-gap arrangement is necessary under subsection (7), the Chancellor may, on advice of the Government, make such arrangements for carrying on the functions of the Vice-Chancellor as he or she deems fit.
(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and his or her emolument and other terms and conditions of service shall be as follows:-
- (i) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such salary as may be prescribed by Statutes;
- (ii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to free furnished official residence; and
- (iii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as are sanctioned or granted from time to time by the Board with the approval of the Chancellor or prescribed by Statutes.
(10) The official residence of the Vice-Chancellor shall be maintained from the funds of the University.
(11) Where a person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor was in employment before such appointment in any other college, institution or University, he or she may continue to contribute to the provident fund of which he or she was a member in such employment and the University shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident fund.
(12) Where the Vice-Chancellor had been in his or her previous employment, a member of any insurance or pension scheme, the University shall make necessary contribution to such scheme.
(13) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling and daily allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the Board.
(14) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave as under:-
- (a) leave on full pay at the rate of one day for every eleven days of active service; and
- (b) leave on half pay at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of service: Provided that leave on half pay may be commuted as leave on full pay on production of medical certificate.
(15) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University shall be appointed by the Chancellor after consultation with the State Government for a period not exceeding three years on such terms and conditions as the Chancellor may determine.

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