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Appointment of Teachers, etc .- (1) There shall be a Board of Appointment for selecting persons for appointment as Professors, Librarian, Readers and Lecturers in the University. (2) Every such Board shall consist of ,- (a) for selection to the posts of Professors, Readers and to the post of Librarian ,- (i) the Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio Chairman ; (ii) Head of the Department concerned if he is a Professor and if he is not a Professor, a Professor of any other University in the State nominated by the Chancellor and where no such Professors available in any University within the State, from a University in any other State, nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government. (iii) three experts nominated by the Chancellor one of whom from a panel furnished by the University Grants Commission and one from amongst persons serving in any 24 University established by law in India or any other institution recognised by the State Government and one person nominated by the State Government. (b) for selections to the posts of Lecturers ,- (i) the Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio Chairman; (ii) one expert nominated by the Chancellor; (iii) one person nominated by the State Government; (iv) the Head of the Department concerned if he is a Professor and if he is not a Professor, a Professor in the concerned Department of any other University in the State nominated by the Chancellor and where no such professor is available in any University within the State, a professor from a University in any other State nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government. (v) one Professor from any other University in the State nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the State Government. (3) The Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Board of Appointment. (4) Every post of Professor, Librarian, Reader or Lecturer to be filled by selection shall be duly and widely advertised together with the minimum and other qualifications if any, required, the emoluments and the number of posts to be filled, and reasonable time shall be allowed within which the applicants may apply. (5) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Appointment shall be one third of the total of whom in the case of selections to the posts of Professors, Readers and the Librarian atleast two shall be experts and in the case of selections to the other posts, atleast one shall be the expert. (6) The Board shall interview, adjudge the merit of each candidate in accordance with the qualifications advertised and prepare a list of persons selected arranged in the order of merit. It shall forward the list to the Board of Management who shall make appointments in accordance with the same. Explanation .- Nothing in this sub-clause shall be construed as requiring the Board of Management to make appointments in accordance with the list where it is of the opinion that it does not satisfy the provisions of this Act or the Statutes relating to such appointments. (7) In preparing the list under sub-clause (6), the Board shall follow the orders issued by the State Government from time to time in the matter of reservations of posts for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes of citizens. (8) Notwithstanding anything in sub-clause (7), preference shall be given to persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in any selection if in the opinion of the Board, such persons possess the minimum qualification prescribed and are suitable. (9) Whenever any new subject is introduced, appointment of Professors, Readers and Lecturers in such new subject shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by Statutes. (10) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceeding sub-clauses the Board of Management shall be competent to invite on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor a person of high academic distinction and professional attainment to accept the post of Visiting Professor in the University on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon: Provided that there shall not be more than four such visiting Professors in a University at any given time. 25