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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

6.8.0 The Schedule annexed to these Regulations outlines the Pay scales, Designations and
stages of promotions under CAS of incumbent and newly appointed teachers and
equivalent positions in the Library and Physical Education and Sports cadres in Central
Universities and colleges thereunder and Institutions deemed to be Universities whose
maintenance expenditure is met by the UGC.
7.0.0 SELECTION OF PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR / VICE - CHANCELLOR OF
UNIVERSITIES:
7.1.0 PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR:

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor may be a whole time Professor of the University and shall be
appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of Vice-Chancellor.

7.2.0 The Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period which is co-terminus with that
of Vice-Chancellor. However, it shall be the prerogative of the Vice-Chancellor to
recommend a new Pro-Vice-Chancellor to the Executive Council, during his tenure.
These Regulations, for selection of Pro- Vice- Chancellor shall be adopted by the
concerned University through amendment of their Act/Statute.
7.3.0 VICE CHANCELLOR:
i. Persons of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional
commitment are to be appointed as Vice-Chancellors. The Vice-Chancellor to be
appointed should be a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years
of experience as Professor in a University system or ten years of experience in
an equivalent position in a reputed research and / or academic administrative
organization.
ii. The selection of Vice-Chancellor should be through proper identification of a Panel
of 3-5 names by a Search Committee through a public Notification or nomination
or a talent search process or in combination. The members of the above Search
Committee shall be persons of eminence in the sphere of higher education and
shall not be connected in any manner with the University concerned or its colleges.
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 to
be given in writing along with the panel to be submitted to the Visitor/Chancellor.
In respect of State and Central Universities, the following shall be the constitution
of the Search Committee.
a) a nominee of the Visitor/Chancellor, who should be the Chairperson of the
Committee.
b) a nominee of the Chairman, University Grants Commission.
c) a nominee of the Syndicate/ Executive Council / Board of Management of
the University.
iii. The Visitor/Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor out of the Panel of
names recommended by the Search Committee.
iv. The conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor shall be prescribed in the Statutes
of the Universities concerned in conformity with these Regulations.
v. The term of office of the Vice Chancellor shall form part of the service period of
the incumbent concerned making him/her eligible for all service related benefits.
7.4.0 The Universities/State Governments shall modify or amend the relevant Act/Statutes of
the Universities concerned within 6 months of adoption of these Regulations.

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