Bare ActsThe Maharaja Bir Bikram University Act

Section 57

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(i) Within three months from the date of coming into force of this Act, the Chancellor shall appoint, on the recommendation of and on such tenns and conditions as may be determined by the State Government, a person to be the Vice-Chancellor and he shall be the first Vice-Chancellor of the University and shall hold office for a period of five years. The first Vice-Chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under this Act; (ii) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, with the approval of the Chancellor and with the assistance of a Committee consisting of not less than nine members, nominated by the State Govemment, cause the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University to be framed; (iii) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, within one year from the date of his appointment or within such longer period, not exceeding two years from the date of his appointment, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct, cause arrangements to be made for constituting the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Boards of Faculties and the Boards of Studies in accordance with the provisions of the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed under sub~section (ii), as if they had already come into force; - (rv) lf, for any reas0n,- - (a) the constitution of the Senate, the Syndicate and other bodies referred to in sub-section (iii) cannot be completed within the period of officc of the first Vice- Chancellor appointed under sub-section (i), then, on the expiry of such period, the Chancellor may, on the recommendation of and on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the State Government, appoint the first Viee~Chancellor whose period of office has expired or another person to be Vice-Clrancellor for the purposes of this section for such period not exceeding two‘ years as the Chancellor thinks fit; or‘ (b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the first Vice—Chancellor before the expiry of his office, then, the Chancellor may, on_the reconnnendation of and on such tenns and conditions. as may be detennined by the State Government, appoint another person to be the Vice-Chancellor for the purposes of this Section for the unexpired portion of such period or such further period not exceeding two years, as the Chancellor thinks fit, and references in this Act to the first Vice-Chancellor shall be deemed to include references to the Vice—Chancellor appointed under the suib-section; (v) The State Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint a date and on and from such date the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Boards of Faculty, and the Boards of Studies shall commence to exercise their respective functions, and the first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations as framed under sub-section (ii) shall come into force and be first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulation of the University; I’:/gr’ 30 1 (vi) The first Statutes, the first Ordinances and the first Regulations of the University shall remain in force until new Statutes, new Ordinances and new Regulations are made under the provisions of this Act; (vii) The first Vice-Chancellor may, subject to the approval of the 'State Government appoint such administrative, clerical and other staff (including technical staff) as he/she deems necessary for giving effect to the provisions of the section; (viii) All Govemment employees employed in any constituent College of the University will continue to function under the University in their existing capacities till such time the posts are actually filled up by the University or the incumbents are posted clsewltere by appropriate Govemme~t Orders or Notifications to be issued from ti~e to time in the event of d(!claring the College as its constituent College.· The said Govcmment employees during their tenure in the University will continue to enjoy the same rights and privileges as to pension, gratuity, provident fund, savings cum group insurance scheme and other matters as they would enjoy as the State ()ovemment employees; Provided that the State Government may consider creation of appropriate number of cadre-specific supernumerary posts or shadow posts under the aegis of Higher Education Department or Education Directorate to protect the interest of the aforesaid Government employ1ees. The Mahara.ia Bir Bikram University Council.

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