(a) the Chancellor;
(b) the Vice-Chancellor;
(c) the pro –Vice- chancellor;
(d) the Registrar;
(e) the finance Officer;
(f) the Controller of Examinations; and
(g) such other officers of the University as may be declared by the Regulations to be the officers of the University.
The Chancellor 8. (1) The Governor shall be the Chancellor of the University. He shall by virtue of his office, be the head of the University and shall, when present, preside at the convocation of the University.
(2) Every proposal for conferment of an honorary degree shall be subject to the confirmation of the Chancellor.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to furnish such information or records relating to the administration of the affairs of the University as the Chancellor may call for.
(4) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by or under this Act or the Regulations.
The Vice- Chancellor
9. (1) The vice-chancellor shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor from amongst distinguished persons in the field of technical education whose names are submitted to him by the committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) :
Provided that the first Vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) The committee referred to in sub section (1) shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) Principal secretary or secretary to the State Government in the Technical Education Department as the case may be, who shall also be the convener of the committee;
(b) One person nominated by the All India Council for Technical Education;
(c) One person nominated by the Chancellor.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
(4) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor shall be such as may be determined by the State Government from time to time :
Provided that the emoluments and other conditions of service of Vice-Chancellor shall not be varied to his disadvantage during the term of his office.
(5) Where the Vice-chancellor is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the pro-vice-chancellor or in their absence senior professor/Reader nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on in his absence senior Professor/Principal nominated by the Chancellor shall discharge the functions of the Vice-Chancellor until the Vice-chancellor resumes his duties or if the post of the Vice Chancellor is vacant until the permanent vice Chancellor is appointed.
(6) If, in the opinion of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor willfully 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 Chancellor that the continuance of the Vice Chancellor in office is detrimental to the interest of the University, the Chancellor may, after making such enquiry as he deems proper, by order, remove the Vice-Chancellor.
(7) During the pendency or in contemplation of any inquiry, referred to in subsection (6), the chancellor may order that till further orders;
(a) Such Vice-chancellor shall refrain from performing the functions of the office of Vice-Chancellor, but shall continue to get the emoluments to which he was otherwise entitled;
(b) The functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be performed by the person specified in the order.
Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chancellor
10. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall-
(a) exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and colleges;
(b) give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University;
(c) in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at the convocation of the University;
(d) be responsible for the maintenance of discipline in the University;
(e) be responsible for holding and conduction the University examinations properly and at due times and for ensuring that the results of such examinations are published expeditiously and that the academic session of the University starts and ends on due dated.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex-officio member and chairman of the Executive council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the right to speak in and otherwise to take part in the meeting of any other authority or body of the University but shall not by virtue of this sub-section be entitled to vote.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure the faithful observance of the provisions of this Act and Regulations and he shall, without prejudice to the powers of the Chancellor, possess all such powers as may be necessary in that behalf.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened meetings of the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee,
Provided that he may delegate such power to any other officer of the University.
(6) Where any matter in of urgent nature requiring immediate action and the same could not be immediately dealt with by any officer or the authority or other body of the University empowered by or under this Act to deal with it, the Vice-Chancellor may take such action as he may deem fit and shall forthwith report the action taken by him to the Chancellor and also to the officer, authority or other body who or which in the ordinary course would have dealt with that matter.
Provided that no such action shall be taken by the Vice-Chancellor without the previous approval of the Chancellor, if it involves a deviation from the provisions of the Regulations.
Provided further that if the officer, authority or other body is of the opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the Chancellor who may either confirm the action taken by the Vicechancellor or annul the same or modify it in such manner, as he thinks fit and thereupon, it shall cease to have effect or, as the case may be, take effect in the modified form, so however, that such annulment or modification shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done by or under the order of the Vice-Chancellor.
Provided also that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-chancellor under this sub-section, shall have the right to appeal against such action to the Executive Council within three months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon, the Executive Council may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor.
(7) Nothing in sub-section (6) shall be deemed to empower the Vice-Chancellor to incur any expenditure not duly authorized and provided for in the budget.
(8) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be laid down by the Regulations.
The Pro-Vice- Chancellor
11. (1) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Executive Council appoint the senior most professor as Pro-Vice-Chancellor from amongst the professors of the University /Colleges.
(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Vice- Chancellor.
(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such honorarium as may be determined by the state Government form time to time.
(4) The Pro Vice-Chancellor shall assist the Vice-Chancellor in respect of such matters, as may be specified by the Vice-chancellor in this behalf from time to time and shall preside over the meeting of the University in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor and shall exercise such other powers and perform such duties as may be assigned or delegated to him by the vice-Chancellor.
The Registrar 12. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time officer of the University.
(2) The Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Registrar shall have the power to authenticate records on behalf of the University.
(4) The Registrar shall be responsible for the due custody of the records and the common seal of the University. He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Executive Council and shall be bound to place before the Executive council all such information as may be necessary for the transaction of its business.
He shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed or required from time to time, by the Executive Council or the vice-Chancellor but he shall not, by virtue of this sub-section, be entitled to vote.
The Finance Officer
13. (1) There shall be a finance officer for the University, who shall be appointed by the State Government by notification and his remuneration and allowances shall be paid by the University.
(2) The Finance Officer shall be responsible for presenting the budget (annual estimates) and the statement of the accounts to the Executive Council and also for drawing and disbursing funds on behalf of the University.
(3) The Finance Officer shall have the right to speak in and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of the Executive Council but shall not be entitled to vote.
(4) The Finance Officer shall have the following duties:-
(a) to ensure that no expenditure, not authorized in the budget is incurred by the University otherwise than by way of investment;
(b) to disallow proposed expenditure which may contravene the provisions of this Act or the terms of any Regulations;
(c) to ensure that no other financial irregularity is committed and to take steps to set right any irregularities pointed out during audit;
(d) to ensure that the property and investments of the University are duly preserved and managed.
(5) The Finance Officer shall have access to and may require the production of such records and documents of the University and the furnishing of such information pertaining to its affairs as in his opinion may be necessary for the discharge of his duties.
(6) All contracts shall be entered into and signed by the Finance Officer on behalf of the University.
(7) Other powers and functions of the Finance Officer shall be such as may be prescribed by the Regulations.
The Chancellor of Examinations
14. (1) The Chancellor of Examinations shall be a whole time officer of the University.
(2) The controller of Examinations shall be appointed by the State Government by notification and his remuneration and allowances shall be paid by the University.
(3) The Controller of examinations shall be responsible for the due custody of the records pertaining to his work. He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Examinations Committee of the University and shall be bound to place before such committee all such information as may be necessary for transition of its business. He shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Regulations or required, from time to time, by the executive council or the Vice-Chancellor but he shall not, by virtue of this sub-section, be entitled to vote. He may require, from any college, the production of such return or the furnishing of such information as may be necessary for the discharge of his duties.
(4) Subject to the superintendence of the Vice-Chancellor, the Controller of Examinations shall have administrative control over the employees working under him and have, in this regard, all the powers of the Registrar.
(5) Subject to the superintendence of the Examination committee, the controller of examinations shall conduct the examinations and make all other arrangements therefore and be responsible for the due execution of all processes connected therewith.
(6) The controller of examinations shall not be offered nor shall he accept any remuneration for any work in the University except in accordance with the order of the State Government.
(7) While the Controller of Examinations is for any reason unable to act or the office of controller of Examinations is vacant, all the duties of the office shall be performed by such person as may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, until the controller of examinations resumes his duties or, as the case may be, the vacancy is filled.
Powers, Duties, Terms and Conditions of service of other Officers
15. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the mode of appointment, terms and conditions of service and the powers and duties of the officers of the University other than the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Finance officer and the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed.
Chapter-IV Authorities of the University Authorities of the University