The Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a full time officer of the University. (2) Persons of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment are to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor to be appointed should be a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years of experience as Professor in a medical college or Medical University system or ten years of experience in an equivalent position in a reputed organization of medical sciences. (3) The selection of Vice Chancellor shall be through proper identification of a panel of 3-5 names by a Search Committee through a public notification or a talent search process or in combination. The constitution of the Search Committee shall be as per Sub-Section (4) of Section 10 of the Act. While preparing the panel, the Search Committee must give proper weightage to academic excellence, exposure to the medical education system in the country and abroad, and adequate experience in academic and administrative governance to be given in writing along with the panel, when being submitted to the Chancellor. (4) The Search Committee shall consist of the following members namely:- (a) Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand will be the Chairperson of the Search Committee- Chairperson (b) One member from amongst Vice Chancellor of KGMU Lucknow or Director PGI Chandigarh/Lucknow or Director, AIIMS, Delhi or any eminent person from medical sciences to be nominated by the Chancellor- Member (c) Principal Secretary or Secretary to the State Government in the Medical Education Department shall be the convener and member secretary of the Committee- Member Secretary (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from out of the panel of persons placed by the Search Committee. The panel shall be placed by a committee constituted under sub-section (4); Provided that ,- (a) the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government; (b) No person above the age of seventy years shall be appointed as Vice-Chancellor; (c) If the Chancellor does not approve of any one of the persons recommended by the committee or if the person so recommended is not willing to accept the appointment, the Chancellor may call for fresh recommendations from the committee; (6) The Vice-chancellor shall hold office, subject to the pleasure of the Chancellor and hold office for a term of five years or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier, and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment: Provided that no Vice-Chancellor shall be removed from the office except by an order passed on the ground of misbehavior, mismanagement, incapability or otherwise after due enquiry by a serving or retired Judge of a Supreme Court or High Court appointed by the Chancellor. Chancellor shall after making such enquiry as he deems proper, by order, remove the Vice –Chancellor: Provided further that the provisions of this subsection shall also be applicable on working Vice-chancellor. (7) When any temporary vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of leave, illness or other cause, the Chancellor shall make such arrangements for carrying on the duties of the Vice-Chancellor firstly for six months but not more than two times. Regular Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed within said interim period; (8) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government from time to time; Provided that the emoluments and other conditions of services of Vice-Chancellor shall not be varied to his disadvantage during the term of his office.