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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

(2) If any question arises as to whether a person is or had been subjected to any of the
disqualifications mentioned above, the question shall be referred to the Chancellor, and
his or her decision shall be final and no suit or other proceedings shall lie in any civil
court against such decision.
22. Miscellaneous matters relating to different authorities.— (1) If any question arises,
as to whether any person, other than Government nominated or appointed, has been duly
nominated or appointed as, or is, entitled to be a member of any authority or any committee
of the institution deemed to be University, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor,
whose decision thereon shall be final and binding.

(2) Any member, other than an ex-officio member of any authority, may resign by a letter
addressed to the Registrar, and the resignation shall take effect as soon as it is accepted
by the Chancellor or the Chairperson of the Executive Council, as the case may be.

(3) Sudden vacancies among the members of any authority or any Committee of the
institution deemed to be University shall be filled by the respective authority, as soon
as may be, and within a period of six months.
23. Officers of institution deemed to be University.—
A. Chancellor: (1) The Chancellor shall hold office for a period of five years from the
date of assuming office and shall be eligible for re-appointment for one more term by
following the procedure prescribed for the appointment of the Chancellor:
Provided that the Chancellor in the institutions deemed to be Universities managed
or controlled or receiving funds more than or equal to fifty per cent. of their annual
receipt from the Central or State Government or its Agencies, shall be appointed by
the respective Government and for other institutions deemed to be Universities, the
Chancellor shall be appointed by the sponsoring body.
(2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his or her office, be the head of the institution
deemed to be University and shall, if present, preside at the Convocations of the
institution deemed to be University held for conferring degrees.
(3) In the case of Government controlled or managed or receiving funds more than or
equal to fifty per cent. of their annual receipt, the Chancellor shall not be removed
from office except by an order of the appropriate Government.
B. Vice-Chancellor: (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the
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.
(2) The qualifications of the Vice-Chancellor shall be in accordance with the University
Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and
other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures for the
Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2018.
(3) The procedure for composition of Search-cum-Selection-Committee (SCSC) for
the selection of Vice Chancellor shall be as under—

(a) the Vice-Chancellor in the institution deemed to be University managed or
controlled or receiving funds more than or equal to fifty per cent. of their
annual receipt from the Central or State Government or its Agencies shall
be appointed by Central Government or the State Government, as the case
may be.

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