Vice-Chancellor

The Uttar Pradesh Forestry and Horticulture University Act, 2026

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Chapter IV OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor from amongst the panel of names recommended to him by the Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3). (2)
- (a) The Vice Chancellor shall be nominated for selection from among the following:-
  - (i) Indian Forest Service Officers who have served for a minimum period of 25 years and have worked or have been working in pay scale of the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests or above and shall not have attained the age of 65 years; or
  - (ii) Indian Administrative Service Officers who have served for a minimum period of 25 years and have worked or have been working in pay scale of the Principal Secretary or above and shall not have attained the age of 65 years; or
  - (iii) eminent educationists or scientists having Doctorate degree in the field of Forestry or Horticulture with a minimum of 10 years of service experiences in teaching and research in the rank of Professor or equivalent from research or extension system of State or Central Universities or other similarly placed institutions, and who have not attained the age of 65 years: Provided that the guidelines of the University Grants Commission must be fulfilled.
- (b) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-eight years, whichever is earlier;
- (c) The Vice-Chancellor, who has not attained the age of 65 years may be appointed as such for second term: Provided that the Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office and shall ceaseto hold his office on the acceptance by the Chancellor of such resignation.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of a Search-cum-Selection Committee consisting of:-
- (a) the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the Agricultural Production Commissioner, Government of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of Forests and Wildlife;
- (d) the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of Horticulture and Food Processing;
- (e) two eminent experts, one each from the field of Forestry and Horticulture not below the rank of Dean either serving or retired from State Government Universities or State Government Research Institutes to be nominated by the Chancellor.
(4) The Committee shall, as far as may be, at least sixty days before the date on which a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor is due to occur by reason of expiry of term or resignation under clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) and also whenever so required and before such date as may be specified by the Chancellor, submit to the Chancellor the names of not less than three and not more than five eligible persons to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Committee shall, while submitting the names, also forward to the Chancellor a concise statement showing the academic qualification of each of the persons so recommended but shall not indicate any order of preference.
(5) Where the Chancellor does not consider any one or more persons recommended by the Committee to be suitable for appointment as Vice-Chancellor or if one or more of the persons recommended is or are not available for appointment and the choice of the Chancellor is restricted to less than three persons, he/she may require the committee to submit a list of fresh names in accordance with sub-section (4).
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall besuch as may be determined by the State Government by general or special order in that behalf.
(7) In the event of a temporary vacancy of the post of Vice-Chancellor or in his absence of leave or for any other reason, the Director of Education or the Director of Research and Extension or in their absence, the Registrar with the approval of theChancellor may perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor, but his period shall not exceed six months: Provided that the Chancellor may, from time to time, extend the term of appointment of any person to the office of Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section, so however that the total term of such appointment does not exceed one year.
(8) Until a Vice Chancellor appointed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (9) assumes office, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, if any, or where there is no Pro Vice-Chancellor, the seniormost Professor of the University shall discharge the duties of the Vice-Chancellor as well.
(9) If in the opinion of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor wilfully omits or refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act or abuses the powers vested in him, or if it otherwise appears to the Chancellor that the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in office is detrimental to the interests of the University, the Chancellor may, after making such inquiry as he deems proper, by order, remove the Vice-Chancellor.
(10) During the pendency, or in contemplation of any inquiry referred to in sub-section (11), the Chancellor may order that till further orders,— such Vice-Chancellor shall refrain from performing the functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor, but shall continue to get the emoluments to which he was otherwise entitled under sub-section (6); the functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be performed by the person specified in the orders.

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