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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the teachers, officers and other employees of the University shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the advice of appropriate Selection Committee constituted in the manner prescribed by the Statutes. (2) (a) Save as otherwise provided in this Act and the Statutes, every teacher, officer and other employee of the University shall be appointed under a written order. (b) The written order referred to in clause (a) shall be lodged with the Registrar and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the teacher, officer or employee concerned. (c) Every appointment shall be made consistent with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes for the time being in force in relation to conditions of service. [(3) The retirement age of the teachers of the University shall be,-- (a) sixty years in the case of teachers qualified as per the Regulations of the University Grants Commission and if the date of retirement of such a teacher falls within the academic year, he shall continue in service till the end of the academic year. The service benefits of such teachers shall be governed by sub-rule (c) of Rule 60 of Part I of the Kerala Service Rules; and (b) in the case of teachers not coming under clause (a) and non-teaching staff, officers and other employees of the University, retirement age applicable in the case of employees in Government Service, as may be decided by the Government from time to time: Provided that in respect of any person who is appointed temporarily on a short-term contract basis for a period not exceeding three years, the age limit mentioned in this sub-section shall not apply: Provided further that the short-term contract appointments shall be subject to the approval of the Selection Committee constituted in the manner prescribed in the Statutes.] (4) The procedure for the recruitment, the qualification and conditions of service of the teaching and non-teaching employees of the University shall, unless otherwise provided for in this Act be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes. Substituted by Act 21 of 2018, w. e. f. 01/11/2017.