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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

(4) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall assist the Vice-Chancellor in respect of such
matters as may be specified by the Vice-Chancellor on this behalf, from time
to time, and shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be
assigned or delegated to him by the Vice-Chancellor.

F. Registrar.— (1) (a) The Registrar shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the
institution deemed to be University and shall be appointed by the Executive Council on
the recommendations of the selection committee consisting of the following:—

(i) Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson;
(ii) one nominee of the Chancellor;
(iii) two members of the Executive Council nominated by it; and
(iv) one expert not in the service of the University to be nominated by
the Executive Council.
(b) The meeting of the selection committee shall be fixed after prior
consultation with, and subject to the convenience of the Chancellor’s
nominee and the experts nominated by the Executive Council and the
proceedings of the selection committee shall not be valid unless at least
three of the Chancellor’s nominees or persons nominated by the Executive
Council attended the meeting.
(2) The Registrar shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of assuming
office and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a second term by following the
procedure prescribed for Registrar:
Provided that, the Registrar shall retire on attaining the age of sixty-two years and
the emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Registrar shall be
such as may be prescribed by the rules of the institution deemed to be University.
(3) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or when the Registrar is, by reason of
illness, absence, or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his or her
office, the duties of the office shall be performed by such person as the Vice-
Chancellor may appoint for the purpose.
(4) The Registrar shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Executive Council and the
Academic Council, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of these
authorities.
(5) The Registrar shall be directly responsible to the Vice-Chancellor and work under
his or her direction.
(6) The Registrar shall have the power to take disciplinary action against employees,
excluding teachers and other academic staff, as may be specified in the order
of the Executive Council and to suspend them pending inquiry, to administer
warnings to them or to impose on them the penalty of censure or the withholding
of increment:
Provided that no such penalty shall be imposed unless the person has been given
a reasonableopportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken
in regard to him or her.
(7) An appeal shall lie to the Vice-Chancellor against any order of the Registrar
imposing any of the penalties specified in sub-regulation (6).
(8) In the case where the inquiry discloses that a punishment beyond the power of
the Registrar is called for, the Registrar shall, upon the conclusion of the inquiry,
make a report to the Vice- Chancellor along with his or her recommendations:

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