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Vice-Chancellor.- (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University. (2) The State Government shall constitute a Search Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:- (i) Director General, ICAR (ii) Chairman, UGC or his nominee (iii) One nominee of the Chancellor (iv) One nominee of the State Government The State Government shall appoint one of the members as chairman of the committee. The Secretary to Government incharge of Agriculture Department or his nominee not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to Government shall be the convener of the Search Committee. (3) The search Committee shall submit a panel of three persons who are eminent academicians in agriculture in alphabetical order to the State Government. The State Government shall forward the panel to the Chancellor. The Chancellor shall, keeping in view the merit, equity and social justice and with the concurrence of the State Government appoint one person from the panel as the Vice-Chancellor: Provided that the Chancellor may with the concurrence of the State Government call for a second panel if necessary and the Search Committee shall submit a second panel which shall be final. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government. 1[(4A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the first Vice-Chancellor of 2[Keladi Shivappa Nayaka Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences University]2, 2[Shivamogga]2 shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the State Government.]1 30