The Vice-Chancellor

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill University, Tripura Act, 2025

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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from a panel of three names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted under sub-section (2): Provided that the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government.
(2) The Search-cum-Selection Committee referred to in sub-section
(1) shall consist of the following members, namely:-
- (a) a nominee of the Chancellor, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee;
- (b) a nominee of the State Government;
- (c) a nominee of the Board of Governors: Provided that the nominees of the Chancellor, the State Government and the Board of Governors shall be persons of eminence in the field of skill development, industry or education.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier, and he shall be eligible for re-appointment for another term of three years: Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall continue to hold office after the expiry of his term until his successor enters upon his office, or for a period of six months, whichever is earlier.
(4) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(5) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise, or if he is unable to perform his duties due to ill health, absence or any other cause, the Chancellor may appoint a person to perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed or the Vice-Chancellor resumes his duties, as the case may be.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University.
(7) The Vice-Chancellor may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, exercise any power conferred on any authority of the University by or under this Act, except the Board of Governors, and shall report the action taken by him to such authority at its next meeting: Provided that if the authority concerned is of the opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be final: Provided further that if any person in the service of the University is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section, he shall have the right to appeal against such action to the Board of Governors within three months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him and the Board of Governors may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor.
(8) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances.
(9) If the Vice-Chancellor is of the opinion that any decision of any authority of the University is beyond the powers of the authority conferred by this Act or the Statutes or the Ordinances or is not in the interest of the University, he may request the authority concerned to review its decision and if the authority refuses to review the decision, in whole or in part, or if the Vice-Chancellor is not satisfied with the decision of the authority after such review, he shall refer the matter to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.

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