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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

ii. The Chancellor, who shall be appointed by the sponsoring body, shall hold office
for a period of 5 years from the date of first assuming office, and shall be eligible
for reappointment for one more term.
iii. Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor to nominate persons to authorities,
he/she shall, to the extent necessary, nominate persons to represent the various
interests for the furtherance of the objectives of the Institutions Deemed to be
University.

iv. Pro-Chancellor: The Sponsoring body of the Institution Deemed to be University
may also appoint a person as a Pro Chancellor, whose role would be limited to
carrying out the tasks assigned to the Chancellor in these Regulations, when
the latter is not available for carrying out the same. The Pro Chancellor, if so
appointed, shall hold office for a period co-terminus with that of the Chancellor.
10.12.2 Vice-Chancellor
A. The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time salaried officer of Institution Deemed
to be University, and shall be appointed by the Chancellor from a panel of three
names suggested by a Search-cum- Selection Committee.
B. The qualifications of the Vice-Chancellor shall be in accordance with the UGC
Regulations (on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and Other
Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance
of Standards in Higher Education), 2018, as amended from time to time.
C. The procedure/composition of Search-cum-Selection-Committee (SCSC) for
selection of Vice- Chancellor shall be as under:
i. Where control of the management of an Institution Deemed to be
University is with the Central Government or the State Government, the
Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed in accordance with the procedure laid
down by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case
may be.
ii. Where the financial assistance, by way of grants in aid or otherwise, to
the Institution Deemed to be University by the Central Government or
by its Agencies is more than or equal to 50% of its expenditure (based on
average of previous three year accounts) the composition of Search-cum-
Selection-Committee shall be as under:
a) A nominee of Chancellor, who shall be a reputed academician as the
Chairperson of the Committee;
b) A nominee of the Central Government, who shall be an academic of
eminence; and,
c) An academician, with not less than 10 years’ service as Professor,
nominated by the Board of Management
iii. Where the financial assistance, by way of grants in aid or otherwise, is
less than 50% of its expenditure (based on average of previous three year
accounts), the composition of Search- cum-Selection Committee shall be
as under:
a) A nominee of the Chancellor, who shall be a reputed academician as
the Chairperson of the Committee
b) A nominee of the Chairman, University Grants Commission
c) An academician, with not less than 10 year service as Professor,
nominated by the Board of Management

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