(1) the Vice-Chancellor;
(2) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor;
(3) the Registrar;
(4) the Deans of Faculty Councils;
(5) the Director of School of Studies;
(6) the Finance Officer;
(7) the Law Officer;
(8) the Controller of Examinations;
(9) Inspector of Colleges;
(10) Deputy Registrar;
(11) Assistant Registrar;
(12) Secretaries of various Faculty Councils;
(13) Accounts Officer;
(14) the Sports Officer;
(15) the Development Officer;
(16) the University Librarian;
(17) such other persons as may be declared by Statutes to be the officers of the University.
10. (1) The Governor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Chancellor of the University. He shall be the head of the University and the President of the Court and shall, when present, preside at the meetings of the Court.
(2) The Chancellor shall exercise such powers as may be conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act.
(3) Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor to make nominations to any authority or body of the University, the Chancellor shall, to the extent necessary, nominate persons to represent interests not otherwise adequately represented.
(4) Every proposal to confer any honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Chancellor.
11. (1) (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a distinguished academician with proven competence and integrity and having a minimum of ten years experience in a University system of which at least five years shall be as professor or ten years of experience in a reputed research or academic administrative organization of which at least five years shall be in an equivalent position of professor.
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(Chapter 11.—University and its Officers.—Section 11.)
(b) The Vice-Chancellor should be appointed by the Chancellor out of a panel of three names recommended in order of preference by the Search Committee constituted by the State Government. While preparing the panel, the Search Committee must give proper weightage to academic excellence, exposure to the higher education system in the country and abroad and adequate experience in academic and administrative governance and reflect the same in writing while submitting the panel to the Chancellor.
(c) The Search Committee shall be constituted in the following manner :—
(i) an academician, not below the rank of the Vice-Chancellor of a Central or State-aided University or the Director of a National institute of higher learning, to be nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee;
(ii) an academician, not below the rank of a Professor of a Central or State-aided University or National institute of higher learning, to be nominated by the State Government;
(iii) an academician not below the rank of a Professor of a Central or State-aided University or National institute of higher learning, to be nominated by the Court:
Provided that the nominees, as mentioned under sub-clause (i), (ii) and (iii) shall not be the persons associated with the concerned University for which the Search Committee is constituted.
(2) (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of four years or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term of four years or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, following the provisions of sub-section (1).
(b) The Chancellor may, notwithstanding the expiration of the term of the office of Vice-Chancellor or his attaining the age of sixty-five years, allow him to continue in office till a successor assumes office, provided that he shall not continue as such for any period exceeding six months.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be paid from the University Fund such salary and allowances as the Chancellor may decide in consultation with the State Government.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor;
(5) If—
(a) the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, or
(b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation, removal, expiry of the term of his office or otherwise, then during the period of such temporary inability or pending the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, the Chancellor, in consultation with the Minister, appoint a person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
(6) The vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurring by reason of death, resignation or expiry of the term of his office, removal or otherwise shall be filled up by appointment of a Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, and such period should be held to include any period for which a Vice-Chancellor is allowed to continue in office under clause (b) of sub-section (2), or a person is appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the Minister to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (5).
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Powers and duties of the Vice- Chancellor.
(Chapter II.—University and its Officers.—Section 12.)
(7) The Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office by the Chancellor if he is satisfied that the incumbent—
(a) has become insane and adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind; or
(b) has become an undischarged insolvent and stands so declared by a competent court; or
(c) has been physically unfit and incapable of discharging function due to protracted illness or physical disability; or
(d) has wilfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of this Act or has committed breach of any of the terms and conditions of the service contract or has abused or misused the powers vested in him or if the continuance in the office of the Vice-Chancellor is detrimental to the interest of the University; or
(e) has been proved to be guilty or criminal breach of trust or criminal negligence or gross financial irregularity or impropriety or gross negligence of duty; or
(f) has shown incompetence to perform or has persistently made default in the performance of the duties imposed on him by or under this Act; or
(g) has been convicted by a Court for any offence within the concept and meaning of the Qode of Criminal Procedure, 1974; or 2 of 1974.
(h) is a member of, or otherwise associated with, any political party or acts in any partisan manner while in office:
Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause by the Chancellor before taking recourse for his removal under clauses (d), (e), (f),
(g) and (h).
Explanation.—For the purpose of sub-clause (h), whether any party is a political party or any association is a political association or any act of the Vice-Chancellor is partisan, the decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final.
12. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside over the meeting of the Court. He shall, by virtue of his office, be a member and the Chairman of the Executive Council and the Academic Councils for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies and also the Chairman of any other authority or body of the University of which he may be a member. He shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Councils for Post-graduate Studies and of any other authority or body of the University.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, are faithfully observed and to take such action as may be necessary for this purpose.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to exercise general control and supervision over all other officers of the University and over all Teachers and employees of the University and generally over all the affairs of the University.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as may be delegated to him by any authority or body of the University or as may be provided by Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which, in his opinion, is either urgent or of an emergent
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The Pro-Vice- Chancellor.
(Chapter IL—University and its Officers.—Section 13.)
nature and shall report the same for confirmation at the next meeting to the authority or body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter:
Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority or body concerned, the matter shall immediately be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
(7) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Executive Council, delegate any of his powers (other than the power referred to in sub-section (6)) to any other officer subordinate to him.
13. (1) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be a distinguished academic with proven competence and integrity, and having a minimum of ten years of experience in a University system of which at least five years shall be as professor or ten years of experience in a reputed research or academic administrative organization of which at least five years shall be in an equivalent position of professor.
(2) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the Minister. The term of his office shall be for four years and he shall be eligible for re-appointment for another term of four years but shall not hold office beyond the age of sixty-five years.
(3) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor.
(4) If—
(a) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, or
(b) a vacancy occurs in the office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor by reason of death, resignation, expiry of term of his office, removal or otherwise, then, during the period of such temporary inability or pending the appointment of a Pro- Vice-Chancellor, as the case may be, the Chancellor in consultation with the Minister and the Vice-Chancellor, may appoint a senior teacher of the University or an officer of the University to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
(5) The vacancy in the office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor occurring by reason of death, resignation or expiry of the term of his office, removal or otherwise shall be filled up by appointment of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).
(6) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor may be removed from his office by the Chancellor if he is satisfied that the incumbent,—
(a) has become insane and adjudged by a competent court to be of unsound mind; or
(b) has become an undischarged insolvent and stands so declared by a competent Court; or
(c) has been physically unfit and incapable of discharging function due to protracted illness or physical disability; or
(d) has wilfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of this Act or has committed breach of any of the terms and conditions of the service contract or has abused or misused the powers vested in him or if the continuance in the office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is detrimental to the interest of the University; or
(e) has been proved to be guilty or criminal breach of trust or criminal negligence or gross financial irregularity or impropriety or gross negligence of duty; or 12 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 9, 2018 [PART III The Jhargram University Act, 2017.
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Deans of Faculty Councils for Postgraduate Studies and the Councils for Undergraduate Studies.
(Chapter II.—University and its Officers.—Sections 14, 15.)
(f) has shown incompetence to perform or has persistently made default in the performance of the duties imposed on him by or under this Act; or
(g) has been convicted by a Court for any offence within the concept and meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974; or 2 of 1974.
(h) is a member of, or otherwise associated with, any political party or acts in any partisan manner while in office:
Provided that the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause by the Chancellor before taking recourse for his removal under clauses (d),
(e), (f), (g) and (h).
Explanation.—For the purpose of sub-clause (h), whether any party is a political party or any association is a political association or any act of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is partisan, the decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final.
14. (1) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be an administrative and academic officer of the University and shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of the Governing Board and the Academic Council and shall also be the member of any other authority or body of the University. He shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, if the Vice-Chancellor considers it necessary but shall not be entitled to vote thereat.
(2) Subject to the general control of the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be delegated to him by any authority or body of the University or as may be provided by the Statutes.
15. (1) There shall be a Dean for each and every Faculty Councils of Post-graduate Studies and the Councils for Undergraduate Studies in the University who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University on recommendation of the Selection Committee duly constituted for this purpose.
(2) The Selection Committee shall be constituted by the State Government for each and every occasion of selection of Dean of the University:
Provided that every such committee shall select Deans for all or any Faculty Councils of Post-graduate Studies and Councils for Undergraduate Studies in the University.
(3) The Selection Committee shall consist of the following members:—
(a) a nominee of the Chancellor, who shall be the Vice-Chancellor of a Stateaided University other than the concerned University and who shall be the head of the Committee;
(b) a nominee of the State Government, who shall be an eminent academician and who is not related with the concerned University in any manner;
(c) a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor, who shall not be below the rank of a Professor of any other University.
(4) The Selection Committee shall consider the names of eligible professors of that University for the post of Dean and give proper weightage of academic excellence and adequate experience in academic and administrative governance while preparing the panel of two Professors in order of their preference for each and every Faculty Councils of Post-graduate Studies and Councils for Undergraduate Studies:
Provided that no person shall be eligible for the post of Dean more than one term in his service tenure in the same University.
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The Registrar.
(Chapter IL—University and its Officers.—Sections 16-18.)
(5) The Registrar of the University shall provide secretariat assistance to the Selection Committee for preparing the panel and the Committee shall have power to call for any record of the University relating to any Professor for the purpose of such selection.
(6) The Selection Committee shall finalise the panel within such time as may be directed by the State Government, and immediately thereafter, the Committee shall send its recommendations in writing to the State Government, along with reasoned record of assessment of the persons so considered:
Provided that the State Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the said period of selection in case of exigencies.
(7) The State Government shall thereafter forward the panel to the Vice-Chancellor of the University for appointment of Dean.
(8) Every Dean appointed as per provisions of this Act shall hold the office for three years or until he retires CY vacates his office for any other reasons:
Provided that a Professor shall only be eligible for empanelment for the post of Dean who has at least three years of service left in his account before the age of superannuation.
(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall, in the event of any temporary vacancy of the office of Dean, select the senior-most Professor of that University according to the date of their joining in the same University for a period not more than six months:
Provided that such selection of Dean on temporary vacancy shall be communicated forthwith to the State Government for the purpose of re-constitution of Selection Committee.
(10) Every Dean shall be the Vice-Chairman of the respective Faculty Councils of Post-graduate Studies and Council for Undergraduate Studies and shall have such powers and functions as may be provided for by Regulations.
(11) The Dean of every Faculty Councils for Post-graduate Studies and Council for Undergraduate Studies may be removed from his office for such reasons and in such manner as may be provided for by Regulation.
16. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a Committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor as Chairman, a nominee of the Chancellor, two nominees of the Executive Council and a nominee of the State Government, and on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by, or under, this Act.
(2) The Registrar may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) If the Registrar is for any reason temporarily unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor may with the approval of the Executive Council appoint a teacher of the University or an officer of the University, temporarily for a period not exceeding six months, to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Registrar.
Powers and duties 17. Subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Vice-Chancellor, of the Registrar. the Registrar shall act as the Secretary of the Court and the Executive Council and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be provided by the Statutes, or delegated to him by or under this Act.
18. (1) The Finance Officer shall be a whole-time officer of the University. He shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor as the Chairman, a nominee of the Chancellor, two The Finance Officer.
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(Chapter 11.—University and its Officers.—Sections 19-23.)
Powers and duties of the Finance Officer.
The Law Officer.
The Controller of Examinations.
Powers and duties of the Controller of Examinations.
Supervisory powers of the Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Law Officer and the Controller of Examinations.
nominees of the Executive Council and a nominee of the State Government for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by or under this Act.
(2) The Finance Officer may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) If the Finance Officer is for any reason temporarily unable_to exercise the powets and perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor, with the appre,-al of kfie Executive Council, may appoint a person temporarily for a period riot exceeding six months to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Finance Officer.
19. (1) Subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Vice- Chancellor, the Finance Officer shall be in charge of the administration of the funds, the finances and the properties and assets of the University and of all trusts and endowments;
and he shall take special interest in activities that aim at raising funds for the purposes of the University and for augmenting the resources of the University.
(2) The Finance Officer shall exercise such other powers'and perform such other duties as may be provided or delegated to him by or under the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations, as the case may be.
20. (1) There shall be a Law Officer in the University, to be appointed by the State Government, on deputation from amongst the members of the West Bengal Legal service.
(2) The Law Officer shall assist the University in all legal issues and shall represent the University in all legal proceedings before the Court of Law.
(3) The Law Officer shall have such powers and functions as may be provided by the Statues.
21. (1) The Controller of Examinations shall be a whole-time officer of the University. He shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor as the Chairman, a nominee of the Chancellor, two nominees of the Executive Council and a nominee of the State Government for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by or under this Act.
(2) The Controller of Examinations may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-Chancellor.
(3) If the Controller of Examinations is for any reason temporarily unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor, with the approval of the Executive Council, may appoint a person temporarily for a period not exceeding six months to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Finance Officer.
22. (1) Subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Vice- Chancellor, the Controller of Examinations shall be in charge of the conduct of examinations and tests of the University and declarations of their results.
(2) The Controller of Examinations shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be provided or delegated to him by or under the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances or the Regulations, as the case may be.
23. In their respective spheres of duties, the Registrar, the Finance Officer, the Law Officer and the Controller of Examinations shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have the Power of supervision and control over all officers and employees serving in departments under their charge and shall exercise such disciplinary power as may be conferred on them by or under this Act or by the Statutes or Ordinances or the Regulations, as the case may be.
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The Court.
(Chapter 111.—Authoritie s of the University.—Sections 24, 25.)
CHAPTER III Authorities of the University