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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation as hereinafter provided of a Committee appointed by him for the purpose (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). (2) The Committee shall consist of three members, one elected by the Senate, one nominated by the Chairman of the University Grants Commission and the third nominated by the Chancellor: Provided that no person holding any office under the University shall be nominated as a member of the Committee. (3) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of the Committee to be its convener. (4) The Committee shall make its recommendation within a period of five months of its appointment or within such further period not exceeding one month, as the Chancellor may specify in this behalf. (5) In case the Committee unanimously recommends the name of only one person, the Chancellor shall appoint that person to be the Vice Chancellor. (6) In case the Committee is unable to recommend a name unanimously, the Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from among a panel of three names submitted to him by the committee within the period specified in or under sub-section (4) (7) In case the Committee fails to make a unanimous recommendation as provided in sub-section (5) or to submit a panel as provided in sub-section (6), the Vice Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor from among a panel of three names submitted to him by a majority of the members of the Committee within the period specified in or under sub-section (4). (8) Non-submission of a name under sub-section (7) by any member of the Committee shall not invalidate the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor. (9) No person shall hold office of the Vice-Chancellor beyond the age of sixty-Five years. (10) The Vice Chancellor shall subject to sub-section (9) hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment: Provided that a person shall not be appointed as Vice-Chancellor for more than two terms. (11) The remuneration payable to, and the other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (12) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the University and all the Officers of the University shall be under his administrative control. (13) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee and shall be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any authority of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of the authority concerned. (14) In the event of equality of votes at any meeting of the Senate, the Syndicate or the Academic Council or of any other authority, at which the Vice-Chancellor is the Chairman, he shall have and exercise a casting vote. (15) It shall be duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations, the rules and the by-laws are faithfully observed and carried out, and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose. (16) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the right of visiting and inspecting colleges and other institutions maintained by, or affiliated to, the University. (17) If at any time, except when the Syndicate or the Academic council is in session, the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that an emergency has arisen, requiring him to taken immediate action involving the exercise of any power vested in the Syndicate or the Academic Council by or under this Act, the Vice Chancellor may take such action as he deems fit and shall, at the next session of the Syndicate or the Academic Council, as the case may be, report the action taken by him to that authority for such action as it may consider necessary and that authority may, after considering the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is of the view that such action shall not have been taken by him, refer the matter to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final. (18) Subject to the provisions of the Statutes and the Ordinances, the Vice-Chancellor shall have power to appoint, suspend, dismiss or otherwise punish any member of the establishment of the University below the rank of Deputy Registrar: Provided that he may delegate any of his powers under this sub-section to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor or the Registrar. (19) The Vice Chancellor shall have power to convene meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council and any other authorities of the University. (20) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the Statutes or Ordinances made or deemed to have been made thereunder, the Vice-Chancellor may, if he is satisfied that the number of examiners in the panel of examiners approved by the Syndicate for the conduct of an examination is not sufficient for the conduct of that examination and that approval of another panel of examiners by the Syndicate will entail delay in the conduct of such examination, nominate such additional number of examiners as may be necessary for the conduct of such examination. (21) Any person nominated by the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (20) shall be deemed to be an examiner included in the panel approved by the Syndicate. (22) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to see that the proceedings of the University are carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations, the rules and the bye-laws and to report to the Chancellor every proceedings which is not in conformity with such provisions. (23) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (24) In the event of a temporary vacancy occurring in the office of the Vice chancellor, or where the Vice-Chancellor is temporarily absent, the Pro-Vice Chancellor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor and the event of temporary vacancies occurring in the officers of the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice Chancellor or where the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor are temporarily absent the seniormost professor in the University shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice chancellor (25) In the event of a permanent vacancy occurring in the office of the Vice Chancellor, the Chancellor shall initiate action for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor within one month of the occurrence of the vacancy and pending such appointment make necessary arrangements for exercising the powers and performing the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.