(1) Every appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be made by the Chancellor from out of a panel of three names recommended by the Committee referred to in sub-section (2). Such panel shall not contain the name of any member of the said Committee.
1. This expression was substituted for the expression ―Governor of Madras‖ by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970.
2. This expression was substituted for the expression "State of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969 as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969.
11 1 [Provided that if the Chancellor does not approve any of the persons in the panel so recommended by the Committee, he may take steps to constitute another Committee, in accordance with sub-section (2), to give a fresh panel of three different names and shall appoint one of the persons named in the fresh panel as the Vice-Chancellor.]
2 [2. In section 11 of the Madurai Kamaraj University Act 1965, for sub-section (2) including the proviso thereto, the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:
―(2) for the purpose of sub-section (1), the Committee shall consist of i) a nominee of the Chancellor, who shall be a retired Judge of the Supreme Court or any High Court or an eminent educationist:
ii) a nominee of the Senate who shall be an eminent educationist; and iii) a nominee of the Syndicate who shall be an eminent educationist.
Explanation – for the purpose of this sub-section, ―eminent educationist‖ means a person – i) who is or has been a Vice-Chancellor of any University established by the State Government or Central Government; or ii) who is a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years of experience as Professor in a State or Central University or in both taken together; or iii) who is or has been a Director or Head of any institute of national importance:
Provided that the person so nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the University or shall not be connected with the University or any college or any recognized institution of the University.
1. This proviso was inserted by Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 3 of 1992).
2. This proviso was inserted by Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendments) Act, 2017.
(Tamil Nadu Act No. 24 of 2017). (It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27 th day of May 2017.
12 (2-A) A person recommended by the Committee for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall – i) be a distinguished academician with highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment;
ii) possess such educational qualification and experience as may be specified by the State Government in consultation with the Chancellor by an order published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
(2-B) The process of nominating the members to the Committee by the Chancellor, the Senate and the Syndicate shall begin six months before the probable date of occurrence of vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor and shall be completed four months before the probable date of occurrence of vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2-C) The process of preparing the panel of suitable persons for appointment as Vice-Chancellor shall begin at least four months before the probable date of occurrence of the vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
(2-D) The Committee shall submit its recommendation to the Chancellor within four months from the date of its constitution. If the Committee does not submit its recommendation to the Chancellor within the said period, the Chancellor may grant further time to the Committee to submit its recommendation or take steps to constitute another Committee in accordance with sub-section (2).‖]
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for not more than two successive terms.
(4) When any temporary vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor or if the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of absence or for any other reason, unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, the Syndicate shall, as soon as possible, make the requisite arrangements for exercising the powers and performing the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be prescribed by the statutes.