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The Vice-Chancellor.— (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office: Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of five years, he shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office: - 16 - Provided further that the 84[Chancellor] may 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 direction. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (2), a person appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall, if attains the age of sixty-five years during the term of his office or any extension thereof retire from office. (4) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be as follows:— (i) there shall be paid to the Vice-Chancellor a salary of rupees three thousand per mensem and he shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to use a furnished residence throughout his term of office and no charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor personally in respect of the maintenance of such residence; (ii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Executive Council with the approval of the 85 [Chancellor] from time to time: Provided that where an employee of — (a) the University, college or institution; or (b) any other University, college or institution maintained by, or affiliated to, that University; is appointed as Vice-Chancellor, he shall be allowed to continue to contribute to the provident fund to which he is a subscriber and the contribution of the University shall be limited to what he had been contributing immediately before his appointment as Vice-Chancellor. (iii) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowances at such rates as may be fixed by the Executive Council; (iv) the Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full pay for one-eleventh of the period spent by him in active service; (v) the Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled on medical grounds or otherwise to leave without pay for a period not exceeding three months during the term of his office: Provided that such leave may be converted into leave on full pay to the extent to which he is entitled to leave under sub-clause (iv). (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 owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the senior- -most Professor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor assumes office or until the existing Vice-Chancellor attends to the duties of his office, as the case may be.