Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Governor of West Bengal shall. by virtue chant of his office, be the Chancellor of the University. He shall ellor. be the head of the University and the President of the Senate and shall, when present, preside at meetings of the Senate. (2) The Chancellor shall exercise such powers as may be conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act. (3) Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor to make nominations to any authority or body of the University, the Chancellor shall, to the extent necessary, nominate persons to represent interests not otherwise adequately represented. (4) Every proposal to confer any honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Chancellor. E. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor, in consultation with the Minister, from among three persons recommended by the Syndicate, of whom not more than one shall be a member of the Syndicate. He shall hold offibe for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-appointment. The Vico- Chan- caller. Powers and duties of the Viva- Clhan- The Calcutta- University Act, 1966. [West Ben. Mt (Chapter 177.--Officers of the University.—Section 9.) (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall 6e a whole-time officer of the University and shall be paid from the University Fund a salary of three thousand rupees per month inclusive of all allowances. i(3) The Vice-Chancellor may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor. (4) If— (a) the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, or (b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation or expiry of his term of office, then, during the period of such temporary inability or pending the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) to fill such vacancy, as the case may be, the senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice- Chancellor, seniority in such a case being determined by the date and order of first substantive appointment.