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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Principal Academic and Chief Executive Officer of the University. He shall, in the absence of the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor preside over the convocation of the University and shall confer Certificates, Diploma, Degrees or any other academic distinctions on persons entitled to receive them; (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise general supervision and control over all the affairs of the University. He shall be responsible for the development and monitoring of academic and research programmes and the general administration of the University, so as to ensure efficiency and good order in the University; (3) The Vice-Chancellor, by virtue of his office, shall be the Member and Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the Academic Council and also of any other Authority or Body of the University of which he may be a Member, but, shall not be entitled to vote there at, except in case of a tie; (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers to convene or cause to be convened the meetings of the Board of Governors, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee, or of any of the authorities, bodies or committees, as per the statutory norms. Special meeting can also be convened when deemed necessary; (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that the directions issued by and the decisions of the Board of Governors' are strictly complied with and such authorities and bodies and implemented; (6) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure the faithful observance of the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations and shall possess all such powers as may be necessary in this behalf; Functions of the Vice- Chancellor. 245 PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as may be assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes or delegated to him by the Board of Governors or the Chancellor; (8) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which in his opinion, is either urgent or of an emergent nature or in any matter no Statutes or ordinances or Regulations have been made so far on that behalf, and shall report in writing the grounds/reasons thereof alongwith the action taken by him, for confirmation at the next meeting of the Board of Governors or Authority or Body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter; Provided, that if, the action taken by the Vice- Chancellor is not approved by the Authority or Body concerned, the matter shall immediately be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be final; Provided further, that where any such action taken by the Vice-Chancellor affects any person in the service of the University, such a person shall be entitled to prefer, within thirty days from the date on which he receives notice of such action, an appeal to the Board of Governors; (9) If, the Vice-Chancellor is of the opinion that any decision of any Authority of the University is beyond the power of the Authority conferred by the provisions of this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances or that any decision taken is not in the interest of the University, the Authority concerned may be asked to review its decision within sixty days of such decision, and if, the Authority refuses to review the decision either in whole or in part, or no decision is taken by it within the said period, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be final; 246 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint the Teachers of the University based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for the said purpose and in such a manner as may be prescribed by statutes, and with the approval of the Board of Governors; (11) The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint all Officers of the University and above the rank of Deputy Registrar based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee constituted for the said purpose and in such manner as may be prescribed by Statutes, and with the approval of the Board of Governors; (12) The Vice-Chancellor shall have full financial power to make expenditure, provided that the expenditure shall not exceed the budget allotment approved by the Board of Governors; (13) As the Chairperson of the authorities or bodies or committees of the University, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to suspend a member from the meeting of the authority, body or committee, for obstructing or stalling the proceedings, or for indulging in behavior unbecoming of a member, and shall report the matter accordingly to the Board of Governors, for necessary further action. (14) Subject to the provisions of the Statutes and Ordinances, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to suspend, discharge, dismiss or otherwise take any disciplinary action against the staff of the University, after giving them reasonable opportunity to defend; (15) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to withhold or cancel the results of any candidate in any University examination after proper scrutiny and on valid grounds; (16) The Vice-Chancellor shall appoint the members of Committees in accordance with the Act or Statutes or Ordinances; 247 PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT (17) Report on the progress of the University shall be placed before the Board of Governors on the various works done/activities carried out by the University periodically. Further, he shall be responsible for the presentation of the annual financial estimates and the annual accounts and balance sheet before the Board of Governors; (18) The Vice-Chancellor may make short-term engagement, for a period not exceeding six months, of such persons as he may deem necessary for the functioning of the University provided that such temporary appointments never exceed 25% or 50 in number of total staff strength whichever is less; Provided further that such temporary appointees shall fulfill all qualifications and reservation norms and further that due process of recruitment through employment exchange is observed; (19) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be conferred by or under this Act, Statutes and Ordinances.