(1) The term of Office of the Chairperson and members of the Admissions Regulating Authority, shall be of five years from the date of their nomination [or till they attains sixty-five years of age, whichever is earlier] and in the case of any vacancy arising earlier for any reason, such vacancy shall be filled for the reminder period of the term.
(2) The Chairperson and members of the Admissions Regulating Authority shall not be eligible for re-appointment.
(3) The Chairperson or a Member may resign from the office in writing addressed to the Government and on such resignation being accepted, his office shall become vacant and the vacancy may be filled in within a period of three months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy.
(4) The Chairperson or a Member of the Admissions Regulating Authority may be removed, if he does any act which, in the opinion of the Government, is unbecoming of the Chairperson or a Member of such Authority. The Chairperson or a Member so removed shall not be eligible for re-appointment on such Authority:
Provided that, no Chairperson or Member may be removed from the Admissions Regulating Authority without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(5) The salaries and allowances to be paid to the Chairperson and members of the Admissions Regulating Authority shall be such as may be notified, either prospectively or retrospectively, by the Government, from time to time.
(6) A person shall be disqualified for appointment as the Chairperson or Member of the Admissions Regulating Authority, if such person,-
(i) is holding any office, post or is in any way directly or indirectly connected or associated with any unaided institution;
(ii) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude;
(iii) is an undischarged insolvent;
(iv) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a Competent Court;
(v) has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a body corporate owned or controlled by the Government;
(vi) has, in the opinion of the Government such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of the functions and the discharge of his duties as such Chairperson or a Member; or
(vii) has such other disqualifications as may be prescribed.
(7) The other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and the members shall be such as may be prescribed.