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The Vice Chancellor.- (1) The Vice Chancellor shall be a whole time Officer and be the Principal academic and executive officer of the University. (2) He shall be a person of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment. Besides, the Vice Chancellor shall be an eminent academician with specialization in Economics, Fiscal Management, Social Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Banking or other related subjects with a minimum teaching experience of twenty-five years out of which at least ten years as Professor as per University Grants Commission norms or in an equivalent position at a reputed research and development or administrative organization. (3) The powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Vice Chancellor shall be as specified in the Schedule. 9 (4) The Vice Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor as per the following procedure, namely:- (i) The State Government shall constitute a Search-cum-Selection Committee for the appointment of Vice Chancellor ordinarily three months before the expiry of the term of Office of the incumbent Vice Chancellor. (ii) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall consist of five Members, each one being an eminent academician, not below the rank of a University Vice Chancellor or Vice Chancellor of an Institute of National Importance. One of these Members shall be nominated by the Chancellor, one by the University Grants Commission, two by the State Government and one by the Executive Council. The State Government shall appoint one of these Members as the Chairperson of the Search – cum - Selection Committee: Provided that, the quorum for the meeting shall be three persons: Provided further that, such of the Members nominated, who do not respond positively within one month of being communicated of their appointment, shall be automatically replaced by other nominations. (iii) The Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary or Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the State Government shall be the Convener of the Search-cum-Selection Committee. The Convener shall assist the Search-cum- Selection Committee in its assignment and also place before it, an available database of all the eligible candidates after inviting applications for the same to the position of Vice Chancellor on the basis of nominations received from eminent persons and the panel of selected candidates shall be prepared by the Search-cum-Selection Committee from such database. (5) No person presently connected with the affairs of the State Government or the University shall be nominated as a Member of the Search – cum - Selection Committee. (6) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall submit to the State Government, within two months from the date of its constitution a panel of three names of persons fulfilling the requirements under sub-section (2) and are eminent academicians from the field of Economics and/or Social Sciences. The panel of names shall be arranged in the alphabetical order. The State Government shall, keeping in view merit, equity and social justice, recommend one name from out of this panel to the Chancellor for appointment as Vice Chancellor: Provided that, if the Chancellor is not satisfied with the name recommended by the State Government for reasons recorded, the Chancellor may call for reconsideration of the recommendation submitted. The State Government shall after due consideration, submit its final recommendation for appointment of the Vice Chancellor and the Chancellor shall appoint such person as the Vice Chancellor within thirty days of the submission of its recommendation: Provided further that, the first Vice Chancellor of the University established under this Act shall be appointed by the State Government subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by it. (7) A person to be appointed as Vice Chancellor shall have clear four years of tenure as Vice Chancellor and shall cease to hold the Office on attaining the age of Sixty Seven years. (8) The Vice Chancellor shall, subject to the pleasure of the Chancellor and the State Government, hold the Office for a maximum period of four years. He shall not be eligible for re-appointment for a second term. (9) The Vice Chancellor shall not be removed from his Office except by an order of the Chancellor on the grounds of willful omission or refusal to carry out the provisions of this Act or for abuse of the powers vested in him on consideration of the Report of an Inquiry ordered by the Chancellor under sub-section (10). (10) For the purpose of holding an Inquiry, the Chancellor shall appoint a person who is or has been a Judge of the High Court or the Supreme Court. The Inquiry Authority shall hold the inquiry after giving an opportunity to make representation by the Vice Chancellor and shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Chancellor. The Chancellor shall on consideration of the same take appropriate action in the matter including action in civil or criminal proceedings as may be required in his opinion. 10 (11) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor shall be as determined by the Chancellor subject to such conditions as laid down by the University Grants Commission from time to time: Provided that, the emoluments of the Vice Chancellors in the State Universities shall have uniform structure. (12) If a retired person is appointed as Vice Chancellor, the terms and conditions of service upon his appointment as Vice Chancellor including emoluments shall be as determined by the Chancellor. (13) If a Professor in the service of a University is appointed as Vice Chancellor, he shall retain his lien in the post held earlier to the appointment.