Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government from amongst three persons recommended under sub-section (3) by a committee appointed for the purpose under sub-section (2). (b) A person, who possesses adequate knowledge in the subjects of agriculture and allied sciences and has not attained the age of more than sixty-five years on the date of appointment shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (7), be eligible for being appointed as a Vice-Chancellor. (2) (a) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Chancellor shall appoint a committee which shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (i) two members (not being persons connected with the University or with any college) out of whom one shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the Statutes by the Board of Management and the Academic Council jointly and the other shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the Statutes by the Vice- Chancellors of all the Agricultural Universities established by law in the State of Gujarat; (ii) one member to be nominated by the Chancellor; Chancellor. Vice-Chancellor. 14 14 (iii) one member to be nominated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. (b) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the four members of the committee as its Chairman. (3) The Committee so appointed shall, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes, select three persons who possess the qualifications mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section (1) and who are not disqualified under sub-section (7) and whom it considers fit for being appointed as Vice-Chancellor and shall recommend to the Chancellor the names of the persons so selected together with such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date he enters upon his office and shall not be eligible for reappointment to that office after the expiry of the term of his office: Provided that— (a) no person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor shall continue to hold his office as such after he attains the age of sixty-five years; (b) the Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office. (5) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed and shall not be varied to his disadvantage during his tenure of office without his consent. (6) (a) During the leave or absence of the Vice-Chancellor, or (b) in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, until an appointment is made under sub-section (1) to that office, the Director of Research and Dean of Post-graduate Studies or, in his absence, one of the Deans of Faculties nominated by the Chancellor for the purpose shall carry on the current duties of the office of the Vice- Chancellor. (7) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, a Vice-Chancellor— (i) if he is a Member of the Parliament or of any State Legislature or of any local authority, or (ii) if he is a member of a political party, or 15 15 (iii) if he is or any time has been adjudged an insolvent or he has suspended payment of his debts or has compounded with his creditors, or (iv) if he is of unsound mind or stands so declared by a competent court, or (v) if he is or has been convicted of an offence, which in the opinion of the Chancellor, involves moral turpitude. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the Chancellor may at any time remove the Vice-Chancellor from office if, in his opinion, the Vice-Chancellor — (a) is or has been subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (7), or (b) has been guilty of misconduct in discharge of his duties, or (c) has become physically or mentally incapable of discharging his duties as a Vice-Chancellor, or (d) has abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to public interest, or (e) has, without reasonable cause, refused or failed to perform his duties for a period of not less than three months: Provided that a Vice-Chancellor shall not be removed from his office unless an opportunity of being heard is given to him.