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Director.- (1) The Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the University and shall provide leadership to the University and be responsible for implementation of the decisions of the Board of Governors. (2) He shall be a person of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment. Besides, the Director shall be an eminent academician with specialization in engineering, science, technology, management, or other related subjects with at least ten years as Professor as per All India Council for Technical Education or University Grants Commission or Central Regulations or norms or in an equivalent position at a reputed research and development or administrative organization. (3) The Director shall be appointed by the Visitor on such terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed in the Regulations. (4) The Director shall be appointed out of the panel of names recommended by a Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted by the Board of Governors in the following manner,- (i) The Board of Governors shall constitute a Search-cum-Selection Committee for the appointment of Director at least three months before the expiry of the term of Office of the incumbent Director; (ii) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall consist of three members, each one being an eminent academician, educationist or administrator, who is or has been the Head of a reputed University or Institute of National Importance or an Industrialist of repute. One of these members shall be nominated by the Visitor on the recommendation of the State Government and two by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors shall appoint one of these members as the chairperson of the Search-cum-Selection Committee: Provided that, the quorum for the meeting shall be the full Committee. 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) 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; (iv) The Registrar of the University shall be the Convener of the Search-cum- Selection Committee. The Convener shall assist the Committee in its assignment and also place before it, an available database of all the eligible candidates after inviting applications for the position of Director and receiving nominations from eminent persons. The panel of names recommended to the Board of Governors shall be arranged in the alphabetical order: Provided that, if the Board of Governors is not satisfied with the panel of names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee, it may ask the Search-cum- Selection Committee to make fresh recommendations. (v) The Board of Governor shall submit to the State Government a panel of three persons in the alphabetical order. The State Government shall forward the panel to the visitor who shall keeping in view merit, equity and social justice and with the concurrence of the State Government, appoint one person from the panel as the Director: Provided that, the visitor may with the concurrence of the State Government call for a second panel if he considers it necessary and the Board of Governors shall submit a second panel which shall be final. Provided further that, the first Director 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. (5) No person shall be appointed to hold the office of the Director if he has attained the age of seventy years. (6) The Director shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5) hold the office for a term of four years. He shall be eligible for re-appointment for a second term of two years. (7) The Director may by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Board of Governors through the Chairperson, resign his office at any time. (8) The Board of Governors may remove from office the Director, who,- (a) has been adjudged as an insolvent; or (b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Board, involves moral turpitude; or (c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Director; or (d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a Director; or (e) has so abused his position or so conducted himself as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest: Provided that, the Director shall not be removed from office except by an order made by the Board of Governors, after an enquiry instituted by it, in accordance with the Regulations, which the Director has been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges. (9) During the temporary absence of the Director by reason of leave or vacancy remaining unfilled, the Board of Governors may designate the senior-most Professor in the University as the Director in charge until a regular Director is appointed: Provided that if the senior-most Professor is not willing to hold the post of Director in charge, then the next senior-most willing Professor may be designated as Director in charge. (10) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Director shall be as determined by the Regulations. (11) The Board of Governors may initiate an inquiry as deemed proper against the Director who has not been functioning in accordance with the provisions and the objectives of the Act. (12) The Board may, based on the findings of such an inquiry remove the Director or take any other action it deems fit.