( i ) the Chancellor ;
( i i ) the Pic-Chancellor ;
(iii) the Vice-ChanceIIor ;
(iv) the Registrar ;
(17) the Comptroller ;
(vi) the Deal1 of Siudent Welhrc :
(vii) Ccans of Faculties ;
(viii) the Dean of Research ;
( i x ) the Dean of Extension Edur aLion ;
(x) the Direcror of Physical Plants ; and
(xi) such other persons in tllc service of the university as may be prescribed.
Tl~c CII . ! I ICCIIC~K. 7. ( I ) Thc Governor sI1aI1 be the ChancelIor of ~ h c University. He sl~all, by vi~mtuc of his oftjce, be the head of the University and shall, when preseat , preside over the convocation of the Univerziiy 2cC may confer degrces at such convocation.
of 19653 AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, 1965 ( Sec. S )
(2) he Chancellor shall h~.ve [Ile right to cause i~~spections to be made of the U n i ~ e r s i t y , ~ irs buildings, In borator ies aucl equipments of inslitutrons under the contrcll of the University by suc:; person or persoas as 112 th inks fit and to cause an enquiry to be made in like manner in respect oP any matter connected with thc ad~ninistration and [he finances of the University.
( 3 , The Chanmlloi- shall in every case give noticc to the University of his intention to cause inspcction or enquiry lo be made and the University shall be entitled to appoint a representztive who s l~n l l liavc the right to bc present and be heard a t such inspection or enquiry.
(4) The Challcellor, may address the Bozrd with ref~rence to ihe resuIts of such inspection or cnqujry 2nd rezon~mend the action to be taken Ihei-eor-l.
(5) On receipt of a cornmunicatjon frl,!n the Cha~lccllor, the Board shall consider thc same and inform the Chancellor as soon as may be, the details of t I~c i~ction it proposes to lakc and tlle action, if any, taken in pursuance of such communication.
(6) If rile Board docs not, within a reasallable time, take action ro the satisfaction of the Cl~ancello;., he may, after considering any explanation furnished or representatim made by the Board, issue such directions as he may think fit and thc Board shall be bound t o comply with such directions.
(7) The Chancellor may, whenever he tb inks it necessary, call for fhe proceedings of the Board or a report on any matter concerning the Uoiversity from the Board who shall be bound to furnish the same.
(8) No honorary degree shall be conferred an any 2erson without the approval of the Chancellor.
'[+a) The ChanceIIor shall also have the power to issue directions to the Board of Management for conferment of honourary degrees on eminent persons who have made significant contribution? to the cause of farming and improvement in the standard of rural life in conformity with the board objectives of the University .]
(9) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by this Act orthe Statutes.
8. (1) The Pro-Chancellor shall be appointed by The the Chancellor and shall hold office during the plea- Ch;~nc:llor.
strre of the Chancellor.
1. rnXrtcd by thc Orissa Univcrjity or Agriculr urc nnd Technology (Amcndmcnl) A C ~ , 1979 (Or. Act 30 oC 1979), s. 2, w. c. r. 23rd July 1979.
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(2)Noperson beingan employee ofGovernment shall be eligible to be appoi~l!ed as the Pro- ChanceIlor.
(3)TI!eterm of office of tIlc Pro-Chancellor shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section ( I ) , be t l ~ ree years frorr! the dale uf his appointment.
(4) I n the absence of the Chhncellor the Pro- Chancclloj- shall preside over and confer degrees at the convocation of the University.
(5) He shall exercise such other powers and perform suclz other runclions ;r s may be conferred on or assigned to him by this Act or -the Statutes.
T ~ C vicc- 9. ( I ) Tl~e Vice-Cha~~ccllor shall be appointed ChancclIorh by the C hancellcr.
(2) No person shall be cligible for such appointment unless he is abovc rorty years of agc.
(3) The term of ofhcc of tile Vice- Cllancellor shall be three years from the date of h i s appointment:
Provided that the Char~cellor may, from time lo rime, extend tbu aroresaid term of office for a total period not exceeding six months.
(4 ) The Chancellor may at any time remove the Vice-Chancellor from ofice, if in his opinion-or on receipt of'. a resolution of the Board adopted by twothirds of ~ t s members, it appears tnat his continuance in ofice is detrinlental t o the interests of the University:
Provided that no such removal shall be made without giving the Vice-Chancellor a reasons ble opportunity of being Izeard.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor may relinquish his office by su'bmit ting resignation to the Chancellor subject to the condition that he shall give no.tice of three lllonrlls of his iateiltion so to do.
(6) A person holding the office of Vie-Chancellor shal! be eligible.for reappoirltme~zt :
Provided that no person sl~ali be eligible: to hold such office for more than two terms consecut i - vely.
(7)TheVice-Chancellor shall b e a whole-time salaried oficer of the Unive~,sity and his emoluments and other service conditions sha!! be such as may be prescribed and shall not during his tern1 of office be varied to his disadvantage.
. (8)- Where a vacaucy occurs .or is 'likely to occulh In , the ofice of the Vice-Chancellor for' any cause,( o [her i h ~ n the expiry of Ihc term-6f' ;office ) the Registrar shall rcport the fact forthwith:to!tbe Chancellor and such vacancy sh;l,ll be filled up in accordasice with 1 he provisiorzs of sub-section ( 1 ) :
(9) In case t h e Vice-~;hanczllar proceeds ldh leave he Cilancellor may appoint any person to act .as the'Vice-Chancellor during the period of leave.
10. ( I ) Tb: Vicc-Cl)anccllci. shall, subject t o <he P,,,,, ..d con tl-01 and direc~ions of the Board, be the princi- $2y;BiF pal c,xecu live 0fFtce1' of. the University. cellor.
(2) Subject lo the provjsions .of section :24, it shall be the duty ,ol the Vice-Cllancellor to -ensure the faithful observance of ~ h c provisions of ,this Act and the Stn tuies and ul>o to carry orti the directives issued by ~ h c Board r"rom time to lime and for the said purpose he rnay exerciie all such powers,atld take all such actions as nlay be ~~ecessary , in that behalr'.
$5') The Vice-Chi~ncellor shalt 'haw power- to w nvene meetings of the Academic Council.
',(#I :The Y ice~Chancel1or shall cxercise ;general xoritrot over 'thc >affairs of the University a ~ d '-shall be respo.nsible, to -the Board for [he due maintenance of discipline in the University.
(3,The Vice-Chancellor sbaIL be responsible 'for the piesentition o f the budget and the statement of accounts to the Board.
- (6) I n any 'emergency which in the opinion ofrtbe Vice-Chancellor -1'equires inl~ned iate nctjon to "be taken, he shall take such action as he deems -necessary and .sh:!ll .at the earliest opporturlity ,report '.the action to the-Board.
(7) -Any.person in Lhe service of the University aggrieved by an order under sub-section ( 6 ) may . w~thin thirty days froill the ,date of Conlmu nication of :the order prefer an appei l to thCBoard whose 'decision, shall be final, subjcct however to the orders .6f the' Chancellor -.in 'a further appeal, .if any, filed before-him lvithia ihirty dn)s frdm tIic date of the decisi&n of'the Roxrd.
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(8) The Vice-Chancel lor shall be responsible to the Board for co-ordination and integration of teaching, research and dxtension education programmes i u the Universi~ y.
(9) The Vice- Chancellor shall discharge such other duties and pcri'orrn such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Board.
The Kegimlrar. 11. ( 1 ) The Rt~ i s t r a r sha11 be a whole-time officer of the Univers~ty and shalI be appointed by the Board.
(2) The Regisirar shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes be respansiblc to the Vice-chancellor for thecustody of the records and the common seal of the University and d ~ a l l be the ex oficio Secretary of the Academic Council.
(3) The Rcgistrar shalI be responsible to the Vice-ChanceIlor for the conduct of the examinations as prescribed and shsll make all other arrangements necessary thcrefor and be responsible in like manner for thc due execution of all processes connected therewith.
(4) The Registrar shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed or required from time to time by the Board or the Vice-Chancellor.
The ComplrolIcr.
12. (1) The Comptroller shall be a whole-time officcr of tbe University and shall be appointed by the Board.
(2) The Comptroller shall manage the property and investinents of the University and advise in regard to its financial policy and shall be responsibIe to the Vice-Chancellor for the preparation of the budget and statc rnent of accounts for presentation by the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) The ComptroIler sliall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for ensuring that no expenditure not authorised i n the budget is incurred by the University otherwisethan by way of investments and shall disallow any expenditure which may contravene the tcrnls OF any Statute or for which provision is r e q ~ e d to be made by the Statute.;
but has not been n._g.de.
13, ( 1 ) Thc Dean of S tudcnt Welfare shall be Dcan d appoinrcd by thc Vice-Chanccllclr with [he approval Studear Wclrarc.
of the Board.
(2) The Dean of Student Welfi~rc shall have the following duties, namely: -
(i) to make arrangclllenls for the housing of students;
(ii) lo direct a prngrilrume of student c o ~ i nselling ;
(iii) L O arrange f o ~ ti:e clnploymcnt of students i ri accorda lice ~ v i t h pIans approvcd by the Vicc-C hancellor ;
( iv ) to supervise the extra curricular activities and nceds of st~idcrlts ;
( v ) tr! assist the grriCuates, who leave the University in procuring crupIoyment ;
to organise and maintain cc:ntact with the Alumni of tllc University ; and
(vii) to perft;rm such other duties as may be assigned t o him by thc Yoard or the Vice- CbanceIIor.
14. ( 1 ) The Directar of Physical Plants shaIl be n e Director OF Physical appointed by the Vice-Chancellor rvitl? the approval of the Board.
(2) The Director of Physical Plants shall have the following dutles, namely:-
(i) to makc arrangeinenis for the maintenance and construction of balidings and other structures of the University ;
(ii) to make arranz-ements for purchase and maintenance of machinery and other equipmcnts necessary for the purposes of the University ; and
(iii) such other duties as may be ~rescdbed or a s may bc assisfled by tile ~ o z r d .
(3) The Director of Physical Plnnts shall, in the discharge of his duties, be responsible to the Vice- Chancel Ior.
!,% ; THE ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE [Or. Act 17- ( Sees: 15-16 )
CHAPTER I V AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY Aulhoritics 0: the Uni- 15. The following shall be the Authorities of vcnuy. the University, namely: -
(i) the Board of Management, ( i i ) Ihe Academic Councjl,
(iii) the Boards of Faculties, and
(iv) such other authorities as may be constituted by thc Statutes.
Com~itutian 16. ( I ) The Chanccllrjr shall, as soon as may be or the ~ ~ a r d . after the date of cornmenccmcnt of this Act, consiitute a Bozrd of Management.
(2) The Board shall consist of t!?c fdlowing members, namely :- EX-oficio Members-
(a) the Pro-Chancellor ;
( 6 ) the Vice-ChancelIor ;
' [ (c ) Development Commissioner;]
(6) Secretary to Government, Cornn.ur~it~ Development Department ;
(e) Secretary t o G overnment, Financc Department ;
if) Secretary to Government, Agriculture, & Animal Husband rg' Department;
(g) Secretary to Government, Co-operation & Forestry Department;
( I z ) Director of Agriculture;
( i ) . Dire,ctor of Animr-1 Husbandry & Vetcri.
nary. -Services;
( j ) chief Engineer (Roads and Buildings), Public Works Department;
Other Membersi Substirutcil by thc Orissn Unir.emily of. Asricullurc and, T c c I I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (~in:nd~i~cnl) Act, 1966 (Or. Acl 14 of 1966), s. 2 (i).
of- 19651 {;'I :.wo non-ofEcial mcn~bers to be elected by r l : ~ men1 bers of the Orjssa Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves;
( I ) two non-official members .to be nominated.
by Government from. among, eminent persons interested in agriculture;
(nz) one - no n-official member to bc nominated by Governnlent from among persons interested in co-opera tive movein en t ;
(n) two mem b q s to be nominated by Govcrnmen t from among agricultural scientists of repute 1
(0) cne mcm ber to be nominated -by Govern.
ment in consultation with t1.e Indian council of Agricultural Research ;
( p ) n Chairman of a ZilIa Parish2d constituted under the Orissa Panchaj a t Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959, to be norninatcd by Govcrnmcnt by rotation i n the prescribed manner ;
(q) one member t o be elected by the registered graduates of the University fro111 amongst themselves in.the prescribed manner;
( I - ) !>ne member to be elected by tkc teachers from arnoilgst themselves in thc prescribed manner.
(3) The term of office of the members of the Board specified in '[clauses ( I ) , (m), ( , I ) , (01, ( r , ) and ( r ) ] of sub-section (2) :hall be six years and QII~-third of such members shaIl retire cvcry turo years by rotation in the prescribed manner ; and tl-le rcrm of office of the m m b e r , selccted under clauso ( p ) sl-la11 be two years.
(4 ) The Board may, in respect of any meeting thereof; co-opt such number o l rnelnbe~ s as it deeas f i t - from among officers in the employmefit or" Government, who shall have a right to lake p a ~ t in the proceedings. at such meetins but shaIl not have L! right to vote.
1. Subslilutcd ,y lhc Oriaa Universiry of ~ g r i c d t u r c ; ~ n d T o c l ~ n ~ l o ~ {Amcndrncnt) Act, 1966 (Or. Act 14 of 1966). s. 2 (ii) .
1 98 THE ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE [Or Act 17 ( Sec. 17 )
(5) Whenever the Secretary to Government, Fioairc? Department is unable to attend :rny meeting of the Board '[hc inay nominate] any officer of thnr Deparrment, who shall attend such 111eeting ard shall have the same r~ghts and privileges as the said Secretary had i n respect of such meeting.
(6) The Pro-Chancellor shaIl be the chairman of the Board and shall preside over the mcetings of the Board and in h i s absence the Vice-Chancellor znd in the ;:bsenw of both any other member of the Board authorised by the Pro-Chancellr~r. in that behaIf slzall prcside over such meel ing.
(7) The ~cgis t l -ar shall be the ex ofici0 Secrcrary of the Board.
P ~ \ ~ t c r s and functions or