(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University. The Vice Chancellor after commencement of this Act shall be appointed by the General Council from amongst eminent academicians or educationist or Judges or professors of eminence in the field of law whose names are sent to the General Council by the Committee constituted in accordance with provisions of sub-section(3) :
Provided that the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sub-clause(1), the Chairperson of the General Council, if satisfied, may grant extension for another term of five years to the Vice-Chancellor continuing in office after completing four years in office and the matter shall be reported in the next meeting of the General Council.
(3) The Committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of the following members, namely-
(i) One person to be nominated by the Visitor;
(ii) One person to be nominated by the Chairperson of the General Council.
(iii) One person to be nominated by the State Government.
(4) The committee shall, as far as may be, at least six months before the date on which a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor is due to occur by reason of expiry of term or resignation under sub-section (5), and also whenever so required and before such date as may be specified by the General Council; submit to the General Council the names of not less than three persons suitable to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Committee shall, while submitting the names, also forward to the General Council a concise statement showing the academic qualifications and other distinctions of each of the persons so recommended, but shall not indicate any order of preference.
(5) The Chairperson of the General Council may appoint any suitable person to the office of Vice-Chancellor for a term not exceeding six months if the vacancy in the office of Vice- Chancellor occurs or is likely to occur by reason of leave or any other cause, not being resignation or expiry of term, of which a report shall forthwith be made by the Registrar to the Chairperson of the General Council
(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he or she completes the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier.
Provided that the Vice-Chancellor may in writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson of the General Council resign his office, and shall cease to hold his office on the acceptance by the General Council of such resignation.
(7) (i) The outgoing Vice Chancellor will continue till newly selected Vice Chancellor assumes the office.
(ii) ln the case, if office of the Vice Chancellor falls vacant due to resignation, illness or otherwise, the Chancellor shall make such alternative arrangement to carry on the office of the Vice Chancellor, as he deems fit.
(8) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be such as may be prescribed.
(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall not be entitled to the benefit of any pension, insurance or provident fund. .
(10) If in the opinion of the General Council, the Vice-Chancellor wilfully omits or refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act or abuses the powers vested in him, or if it otherwise appears to the General Council that the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in office is detrimental to the interest of the University, the General Council may, after making proper inquiry which shall be completed preferably within six months, remove the Vice-Chancellor by an order after giving him an opportunity of being heard.