(1) The Vice- Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall exercise supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of all the authorities of the University. He shall exercise all powers necessary for the due maintenance of discipline in the University.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, exercise any power conferred upon any authority of the University under this Act and inform such authority about the action taken by him on such matters and obtain rectification for the same:
Provided that, if the authority concerned is of the opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon, shall be final.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions, as may be prescribed by the statutes and ordinances.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall convene the meetings of the Senate, the Board of Management, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee and he may by order in writing, delegate the powers of convening any of the said
1. Substituted for the words and sign “sixty-five years” vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 2019.
THE ATAL MEDICAL AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, HIMACHAL PRADESH ACT, 2017 13 meetings to any of the officers of the University. The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Ex-officio convener of the Board of Management and Ex-officio Chairman of the Senate, Academic Council and Finance Committee and preside over the meetings of these bodies in the capacity of Chairman.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure strict observance of the provisions of this Act and the statutes and ordinances made thereunder.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the presentation of the annual financial estimate of the University, the annual accounts and balance sheet to the Board of Management.
(7) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the proper administration of the University and for close co-ordination and integration of teaching, research and dissemination of knowledge.
16 The Pro Vice-Chancellor.- (1) The Pro Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the University.
(2) The Pro Vice-Chancellor shall hold the office for a term of three years which may be extended by the Chancellor on the advice of the Government, for a period not exceeding three years at a time.
(3) The Chancellor shall determine the amount of remuneration and other conditions of service of the Pro Vice-Chancellor.
(4) The Pro Vice-Chancellor shall be the Member- Secretary of the Board of Management and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be assigned to him, by the Chancellor.
(5) In the case of illness or absence or leave of the Vice-Chancellor or in any other contingency, the Pro Vice-Chancellor shall preside over the meetings of the University and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be assigned to him by the Board of Management.
(6) In the case of illness or absence or leave of the Pro Vice- Chancellor or in any other contingency, the Chancellor, on the advice of the Board of Management, may appoint a person from amongst the Deans of the University to act as the Pro Vice-Chancellor, or make such other arrangements, as he may think fit for the disposal of business during the absence of the Pro Vice-Chancellor.