(1) The *Chairperson shall be appointed by the Sponsoring Body with the consent of the State Government for a period of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that a *Chairperson shall notwithstanding the expiration of his term continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office
(2) Any vacancy in the office of *Chairperson shall be filled within six months from the date of such vacancy.
(3) The *Chairperson shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the University.
(4) The *Chairperson shall, if present, preside at the meetings of the Board of Management and at the convocation of the University for conferring degrees, diplomas or other academic distinctions.
(5) The *Chairperson shall have the following power namely:-
(a) to call for any information or record in connection with the affairs of the University;
(b) to appoint the *President;
(c) to remove the *President in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (8) of section 13; and
(d) such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
* The Rajasthan Private University’s Law (Amended) Act, 2010 (No. 15 of 2010), the existing expression of “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor” and “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” be substituted with “Chairperson”, “President” and “Pro- President” respectively † The Rajasthan Private University’s Law (Amended) Act, 2013 ( No. 3 of 2013), in subsection (1) of section 12 of each of the Private Universities’ Laws, the existing expression “and shall not be eligible for reappointment” shall be deleted Hkkx 4 ¼d½ jktLFkku jkt&i=] ekpZ 29] 2008 39 (38) *