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A University teacher whose services are terminated before the summer vacation shall be entitled to summer vacation salary as under :- (i) those who complete nine months’ service -Full salary. (ii) those who complete service for three months or more, but less than nine months -Proportionate salary on the basis of full salary for nine months’ service. Provided that - (1) no one who has served for less than three months will be entitled to any salary for the summer vacation. (2) no one shall draw salary for the period of summer vacation from two sources. (3) if a teacher leaves service before or during the summer vacation of his own accord, he shall not be entitled to any salary for the period of summer vacation. 10.1. The procedure for suspension of an employee and other matters connected therewith shall be the same as laid down in the rules approved by the Syndicate for non- teaching employees. 10.2. An employee who is placed under suspension may be paid such subsistence allowance as the suspending authority may determine, but it shall not exceed one-half of the pay plus allowances of the employee who has been suspended. 10.3. An employee who has been suspended shall not be entitled to any kind of leave during suspension. 10.4. When an employee who was suspended is finally reinstated, he shall get full pay unless the competent authority has expressly ordered a deduction to be made for the suspension period as punishment. GRANT OF LEAVE GENERAL 11.1. Unless otherwise laid down in these Regulations, the authorities competent to grant leave (other than casual) shall be- (i) Syndicate -for employees of Class A for leave of more than six months. (ii) Vice-Chancellor -for employees of Class A for leave up to six months. (iii) Registrar -for employees of Class B of the Administrative Office. (iv) (a) (i) Registrar -for employees of Class B in the non-teaching Departments for leave of more than four months. (ii) Heads of the Department(s) concerned for employees of Class B in the non-teaching departments for leave up to four months. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 120 (b) Dean of University Instruction -for employees of Class B in teaching departments for leave of more than four months. (c) Head of the Department concerned for employees of Class B in the Teaching departments for leave up to four months. (v) (a) Registrar -for employees of Class C of the Administrative Office. (b) Head of Department concerned -for employees of Class C of the teaching and non-teaching departments. 11.2. When leave is to be granted by Syndicate/Senate, it will be on the recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor. 11.3. A leave account shall be maintained by the Head of the Institution or the office concerned in the case of every employee of the University. 11.4. Leave cannot be claimed as of right. When the exigencies of service so require, a discretion to refuse or revoke leave of any description is reserved to the authority empowered to grant leave. 11.5. Leave allowance wherever payable shall be paid monthly in the first week of the succeeding month. 11.6. Earned leave may be combined with furlough or leave on medical grounds. 11.7. Casual leave cannot be combined with any other leave. It can be combined with holidays provided the total period including holidays, does not exceed sixteen days. 11.8. Leave granted without pay shall not count towards gratuity except where such leave is counted towards increment under the University rules. 11.9. If any employee overstays his leave or is otherwise absent from duty for more than a week, his post shall be liable to be declared vacant and he shall forfeit his salary during the time he so remained absent. 12.1. TEACHERS OF THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGES AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY (CLASS “A”). shall be entitled to- (A) (a) (for teaching members) Vacation & Recess (i) Summer Vacation …… Full (ii) September/October recess …… -do- (iii) Winter recess …… -do- If, owing to the requirements of the University, an employee is, in any year prevented, with the prior sanction of the Vice-Chancellor, from enjoying the whole or any part of the summer vacation, he may in lieu thereof be given credit of leave on full average pay for such period not exceeding one month per year as may be determined by the competent authority; (b) (for Non-teaching Members) For every 11 months’ service an employee may be given credit of one month’s earned leave on full pay, which shall be allowed to be accumulated in accordance with the rules approved by the Syndicate from time to time, for non-teaching employees. No one shall be granted leave for more than 120 days at a time. The competent CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 121 authority may allow this leave to be availed of, subject to a maximum of 120 days on attaining the age of retirement, if it was applied for in good time and was refused in the interest of the University. (c) Teaching members who are declared as non-vacation officers by the competent authority shall be governed by the provision in (b). (d) Non-teaching members shall be entitled to - (1) (i) Summer vacation .... Half (ii) September/October recess …. Half (iii) Winter recess …. Half The date shall be fixed by the Head of the concerned Department. If an employee is not permitted under orders of the Vice-Chancellor to be absent during the above period of summer vacation, he may, in lieu therefore, be given credit of earned leave on full average pay for such period, not exceeding one month per year as may be determined by the competent authority. (2) In addition to (1) earned leave on full pay equivalent to 10 days in a year. Such leave is permitted to be accumulated to the extent to which it is permitted in the case of employees working in the non- vacation departments, but shall not exceed 120 days at a time. (B) FURLOUGH (i) A teacher who is entitled to Sabbatical leave may be granted furlough equivalent to 15 days for each year of active service but it shall not exceed six months and shall be granted only at the time of retirement. (ii) A teacher who has completed 4 1/2years active service and is not entitled to Sabbatical leave may be granted furlough equivalent to one- ninth of his active service, subject to a maximum of two years at a time, on the condition that he returns to the University service on the expiry of furlough or has attained the age of retirement. (iii) Furlough shall not be granted until the expiry of three years from his last return from such leave. (iv) No one may be granted more than six months furlough after he has attained the age of retirement. (v) Furlough may be combined with summer vacation or earned leave. (vi) The monthly allowance to be granted for the period of furlough and subsidiary leave shall be a sum equivalent to half the monthly salary. (vii) Furlough and other leave taken out of India shall be reckoned from the date of embarkation at the port of departure from India to the date of debarkation at the port of arrival in India, in case the journey is performed by sea, and from the date of departure from an Indian airport to the date of arrival on return to an airport in India, in case the journey is performed by air. (viii) In the case of furlough taken out of India subsidiary leave not exceeding ten days may be granted for the interval between the date of his quitting the office and the date on which he embarks at the port of departure from India and the interval between his landing in India and rejoining his appointment. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 122 (C) SABBATICAL LEAVE (a) Grant of Sabbatical leave under this Regulation shall apply to those appointed on or after 1-4-1963. The teachers who joined University service before 1.4.1963, shall have the option to be governed either by the furlough regulations in force before 1-4-1963, or by these regulations. (b) A University Professor, Reader or Lecturer desiring to undertake research or advanced work in his own field who has served the University for not less than six years may be granted Sabbatical leave for six months on full pay and for another six months on half pay, if- (i) the programme to be followed during the leave is submitted alongwith the application for grant of leave and is approved by the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) he is in a position to serve the University for at least three years after return from leave and executes a bond that after the expiry of such leave he shall so serve, failing which he shall refund to the University the leave salary received by him and the interest thereon at bank rate; (iii) the leave is to be utilised for advanced work in his own field, research or in pursuit of knowledge, solely with the object of increasing the teacher’s professional efficiency and usefulness to the University. He shall, on return from leave, report to the University, the nature of advanced work in his own field, research or other work undertaken during the leave. (c) (i) Sabbatical leave shall not be granted to a teacher until the expiry of six years from the date of his last return from sabbatical leave, study leave or any other kind of training programme; (ii) Only one teacher from a Department with a total strength up to seven shall be granted Sabbatical leave at a time, and the normal budget provision of that Department shall not be exceeded on account of grant of the leave. (d) A teacher on Sabbatical leave may be allowed to accept a Fellowship or a Research Scholarship or any other remunerative appointment in an institution of advanced studies and the amount so received will not affect the amount of leave sa1ary drawn by him from the University. (D) STUDY LEAVE (a) (1) A member of the staff who has completed three years’ service in this University may be allowed to apply to another University or Government of India or other similar body, through the Head of the Department and the Vice-Chancellor, for a scholarship or financial aid, for higher studies. If the same is granted, he may be allowed leave without pay up to two years, extendable by another year as a special case. The total leave shall not exceed three years. (2) A member of the staff who has completed five years’ service in this University may be allowed to apply to another University or Government of India or other similar body, through the Head of the Department and the Vice-Chancellor, for a Scholarship or financial aid, for higher studies. If the same is granted, he may be allowed leave on full salary up to one year and on half salary for the second year. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 123 The leave may be extended for the third year without pay. This leave cannot be combined with any other leave. The leave salary together with the scholarship/financial aid shall not exceed one and a half times the employee’s salary but if the scholarship/financial aid exceeds that amount, no leave salary shall be paid. (3) The employee granted leave under (I) or (2) shall execute a bond to serve the University for at least five years on his return. (b) (1) A member of the teaching staff below the rank of a Reader who has completed at least five years’ service in the University may be granted study leave, for research work leading to a doctorate degree. The condition of five years’ service may be waived by Senate in special cases. (2) Applications for grant of leave must be made through the Head of the Department so as to reach the University not later than March 31. (3) Not more than two University teachers shall be selected every year for grant of study leave -one for Science and one for Arts or Languages (alternately). (4) An employee granted leave under this Regulation shall execute a bond to serve the University for five years on return from study leave. (5) Study leave shall be granted for a period not exceeding two years. If through no fault of the teacher, the course of study is not completed within two years, the period of this leave may be extended by another year on the recommendation of the Professor with whom he is working. (6) Study leave may be combined with vacation or furlough, or both, but shall not count, as service, for purposes of leave including furlough. (7) The amount of Study leave allowance to be paid to a University teacher proceeding to a foreign country shall be such as may be determined by the Syndicate after making a reference to the Ministry of Education, Government of India, from time to time. (c) (1) Payment of leave salary shall be made only if the Supervisor or the teacher under whom he is working as also the Head of the Department gives satisfactory report every six months, failing which leave for the rest of the period shall be liable to be cancelled. (2) If a teacher leaves the University service within three years of his return from leave, he shall forfeit to the University the study leave allowance drawn by him. The amount shall be realised from the teacher after necessary deductions from his Provident Fund. The study leave may be converted into furlough to the extent of the period for which furlough is due to him and the difference of amount between the study leave allowance and furlough allowance shall be payable to the employee. (3) An employee who is granted study leave out of India may be allowed seven days to make preparations for the outward journey and the period so spent shall be considered as duty. (E) EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE (i) A member of the staff who has completed at least five years’ service in this CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 124 University may be granted extraordinary leave without pay up to six months. He may be granted such leave up to 26 months with permission to take up employment elsewhere. For higher studies this leave may be extended upto two years and upto three years in exceptional cases. The condition of five years’ service may be waived by Senate under special circumstances. (ii) In the case of a distinguished teacher who, in recognition of his teaching and research, is invited by a foreign University as a Visiting Teacher or on a research assignment, the Senate may grant extraordinary leave without pay, not exceeding a total period of five years, during his entire service (iii) For participation in an exchange programme between this University and another leading University a teacher may be granted extraordinary leave by the Senate if- (a) the University Grants Commission or the Government of India or this University has approved the exchange programme; and (b) the exchange programme for which leave has been applied is considered by the Syndicate as being in the best interest of the students or Research activities of the University. (iv) The Syndicate shall decide if a person granted this leave has to be paid any subsidy or leave allowance. (F) SPECIAL LEAVE A member of the Faculty/Administrative staff and whole-time research staff maintained by the University may ordinarily be allowed to attend Seminars/Conferences in India or in foreign countries, provided that - (i) the total absence does not exceed 3 months during the period of three years; (ii) he can be spared without detriment to the work of the University. For the period of such absence he shall be treated as on duty. Provided further that - (a) this period of absence will not include summer vacation or winter/ autumn recesses; (b) there shall be no restriction for a member of the Faculty/Administrative staff and whole-time research staff maintained by the University who is nominated or deputed by the University to attend any of the Seminars or Conferences in the country or abroad. (G) LEAVE ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE. In accordance with the rules laid down by the Syndicate, for non-teaching employees. 12.2. “CLASS A” NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGES AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY, shall be entitled to – (A) EARNED LEAVE For every 11 months’ service an employee may be given credit of one month’s earned leave on full pay, which shall be allowed to be accumulated in accordance with the rules approved by the Syndicate from time to time, for non-teaching employees. No one CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 125 shall be granted leave for more than 120 days at a time. The competent authority may allow this leave to be availed of, subject to a maximum of 120 days, on attaining the age of retirement if it was applied for in good time and was refused in the interest of the University. (B) FURLOUGH (i) Furlough equivalent to 1/9th of an employee’s active service may be granted, subject to a maximum of two years at a time, on the condition that he has completed 4½ years’ active service and returns to University service on the expiry of furlough or he has attained the age of retirement. (ii) Furlough shall not be granted until the expiry of three years from his last return from such leave. (iii) No one may be granted more than six months furlough after he has attained the age of retirement. (iv) Furlough may be combined with summer vacation or earned leave. (v) The monthly allowance to be granted for the period of furlough and subsidiary leave shall be a sum equivalent to half the monthly salary. (vi) Furlough and other leave taken out of India shall be reckoned from the date of embarkation at the port of departure from India to the date of debarkation at the port of arrival in India, in case the journey is performed by sea, and from the date of departure from an Indian Airport to the date of arrival on return to an airport in India, in case the journey is performed by air. (vii) In the case of furlough taken out of India subsidiary leave not exceeding ten days on anyone occasion of taking such subsidiary leave, may be granted for the interval between the date of his quitting the office and the date on which he embarks at the port of departure from India and the interval between his landing in India and rejoining his appointment. Provided that furlough shall not be admissible to the employees who joined the service on or after 26-9-1981. (C) EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE The competent authority, may in its discretion for any special reason, grant an employee extraordinary leave of absence but such leave - (a) shall be without pay; (b) shall not ordinarily exceed 3 years at a time; and (c) shall be without pay and shall not count for increment except in the following cases:- (i) Leave taken on medical certificate; (ii) Cases where the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that the leave was taken due to causes beyond the control of the employee, such as inability to join or rejoin duty due to civil commotion or a natural calamity, provided the employee has no other kind of leave to his credit; (iii) Leave taken for prosecuting higher studies; and (iv) Leave granted to accept a post outside the University. Provided that the maximum period for which such leave may be availed of shall not exceed 5 years during entire service. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 126 (D) STUDY LEAVE (1) A member of the staff who has completed three years’ service in this University may be allowed to apply to another University or Government of India or other similar body, through the Head of the Department and the Vice-Chancellor, for a scholarship or a financial aid, for higher studies. If the same is granted, he may be allowed leave without pay up to two years, extendable by another year as a special case. The total leave shall not exceed three years. (2) A member of the staff who has completed five years’ service in this University may be allowed to apply to another University or Government of India or other similar body, through the Head of the Department and the Vice- Chancellor, for a Scholarship or a financial aid, for higher studies. If the same is granted, he may be allowed leave on full salary up to one year and on half salary for the second year. It may be extended for the third year without pay. This leave cannot be combined with any other leave. This leave salary together with the scholarship/financial aid shall not exceed one and a half times the employee’s salary but if the scholarship/financial aid exceeds that amount, no leave salary shall be paid. (3) Class” A” (Non-teaching) employee shall be entitled to grant of study leave even if they are not awarded scholarship or financial aid from any quarter as per provision of Regulation (I) and (2) above. (E) LEAVE ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE. In accordance with the rules laid down by the Syndicate, for non-teaching employees. 12.3. CLASS “B” EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE TEACHING DEPARTTMENTS, COLLEGES AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY shall be entitled to - (A) (i) Summer Vacation………. half of the entire period of summer vacation: dates to be fixed by the Head of the Department. If an employee is not permitted under orders of the Vice-Chancellor to avail of the above period of summer vacation, he may, in lieu thereof, be given credit of earned leave on full average pay for such period not exceeding one month per year as may be determined by the competent authority. (ii) In addition to (i) earned leave on full pay equivalent to 10 days in a year. Such leave is allowed to be accumulated up to the extent to which it is allowed in the case of the employees working in the non-vacation departments, but shall be granted only subject to a maximum of 120 days at a time. (B) Furlough as laid down in Regulation 12.4. (C) Extraordinary leave, as laid down in Regulation 12.4. (D) LEAVE ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE As in Regulation 12.4 for Class B employees. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 127 12.4. CLASS “B” EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND NON-TEACHING DEPARTMENTS. shall be entitled to - (A) Earned leave as laid down in Regulation 12.2 for Class A Officers. (B) FURLOUGH (i) furlough equivalent to 1/12th of an employee’s active service may be granted, subject to the condition that he has completed six years’ active service and returns to University service on the expiry of furlough unless he had attained the age of retirement; (ii) furlough shall not be granted until the expiry of six years from his last return from such leave; (iii) no one shall be granted more than six months’ furlough after he has attained the age of retirement; (iv) the monthly allowance to be granted for the period of furlough shall be a sum equivalent of half the monthly salary; (v) not more than two years’ furlough shall be granted at a time during an employee’s service in the University. Provided that furlough shall not be admissible to the employees who joined the service on or after 26-9-1981. (C) EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE The competent authority may in its discretion for any special reason, grant an employee extraordinary leave of absence but such leave - (a) shall be without pay; (b) shall not exceed 3 years at a time; (c) shall be without pay and shall not count for increment except in the following cases: (a) Leave taken on medical certificate; (b) Cases where the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that the leave was taken due to causes beyond the control of the employee, such as inability to join or rejoin duty due to civil commotion or a natural calamity, provided the employee has no other kind of leave to his credit; (c) Leave taken for prosecuting higher studies; and (d) Leave granted to accept an invitation to a post outside the University. Provided that the maximum period for which such leave may be availed of shall not exceed 5 years during the entire service. (D) LEAVE ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE. In accordance with the rules laid down by the Syndicate for non-teaching employees. 12.5. CLASS “C” EMPLOYEES WORKING IN TEACHING DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY. shall be entitled to - (A) (i) Summer Vacation ……half of the entire period of summer vacation: dates CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 128 to be fixed by the Head of the Department. If an employee is not permitted under orders of the Vice-Chancellor to avail of the above period of summer vacation, he may in lieu thereof, be given credit of earned leave on full average pay for such period, not exceeding one month per year, as may be determined by the competent authority. (ii) In addition to (i) earned leave on full pay equivalent to 10 days in a year. Such leave is allowed to be accumulated up to the extent to which it is allowed in the case of employees working in the non-vacation departments, but shall be granted only subject to a maximum of 120 days at a time. (B) LEAVE ON MEDICAL G ROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE. In accordance with the rules laid down by the Syndicate for the members of the non-teaching staff. 12.6. CLASS “C” EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND NON-TEACHING DEPARTMENTS shall be entitled to - (A) EARNED LEAVE For every 11 months’ active service an employee may be given credit of one month earned leave on full pay, which shall be allowed to be accumulated in accordance with the rules approved by the Syndicate from time to time, for non-teaching employees. No one shall be granted leave for more than 120 days at a time. (B) LEAVE ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, QUARANTINE LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE AND CASUAL LEAVE. In accordance with the rules laid down by the Syndicate for the members of the non-teaching staff.