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Vice-Chancellor. – (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the advice of the Government upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting of three members as under :- (a) one person nominated by the Board not connected with the University or any college thereof; (b) one educationist nominated by the Chancellor; and (c) one person nominated by the University Grants Commission. (2) One of the persons nominated under clause (1) shall be appointed by the Chancellor to be the Chairman of the Committee. (3) The term of office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be three years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier : Provided that the Chancellor may require the Vice-Chancellor whose term is expiring to continue in office for such period, not exceeding one year, as may be specified by the Chancellor : Provided further that a person shall be eligible for appointment as the Vice-Chancellor for the second term. (4) Where a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs by reason of his death, resignation, removal or expiry of the terms or on any other ground, it shall be filled by the Chancellor in the manner specified in clause (1) and for so long as it is not so filled, stop-gap arrangement may be made by the Chancellor under and in accordance with clause (5). (5) In the case of a temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice- Chancellor by reason of leave, suspension or otherwise or when a stop-gap arrangement is necessary under clause (4), the Chancellor may, on the [32] advice of the Government, make such arrangements for carrying on the functions of the Vice-Chancellor as he deems fit. (6) The Vice-Chancellor may relinquish his office by submitting, not less than sixty days in advance of the date on which he intends to be relieved, his resignation to the Chancellor. (7) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice- Chancellor shall be as follows :- (a) pay as per UGC pay scales as approved by the State Government; (b) free furnished official residence; (c) all such allowances as are admissible to a Professor of the University for other than teaching purposes as applicable to the pay being drawn; and (d) such terminal benefits and allowances as are sanctioned from time to time by the Board of Management with the approval of the Chancellor or under the Ordinances of the University. (8) The official residence of the Vice-Chancellor shall be maintained from the funds of the University. (9) Where a person appointed as the Vice-Chancellor was in employment before such appointment in any other college, institution or University, he may continue to contribute to the provident fund of which he was a member in such employment and the University shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident fund. (10) Where the Vice-Chancellor had been in his previous employment, a member of any insurance or pension scheme, the University shall make necessary contribution to such scheme. (11) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to traveling and daily allowances at such rates as may be fixed by the Board. (12) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to the leave as under :- (a) leave on full pay at the rate of one day for every eleven days of active service; and (b) leave on half pay at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of service; [33] Provided that leave on half pay may be commuted as leave on full pay on production of medical certificate. (13) Vice-Chancellor shall, in addition to the powers conferred on him and the functions assigned to him under the Act, also have the powers and perform the functions as under :- (a) to exercise control over the affairs of the University; (b) to give effect to the decision taken by any Authority of the University; (c) to exercise all the powers to maintain discipline in the University; (d) to convene the meetings of the Board and the Academic Council and to present any matter for deliberations and consideration; (e) to ensure due observance of the provisions of the Act and the Statutes and to exercise all the powers necessary for the purpose; (f) to take any action in any emergency when immediate action is called for and to report to such officer or the Authority about the action so taken who or which would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter; (g) to maintain close co-ordination and integration in various branches such as teaching, research and extension; (h) to appoint teachers and employees or to authorise any officer to make appointment to any post or category of posts; and (i) to take disciplinary action against any teacher or employee or to authorise any officer to take such action.