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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

7.3. VICE CHANCELLOR:
i. A person possessing the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and
institutional commitment is to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor. The person to
be appointed as a Vice-Chancellor should be a distinguished academician, with
a minimum of ten years’ of experience as Professor in a University or ten years’
of experience in a reputed research and / or academic administrative organisation
with proof of having demonstrated academic leadership.
ii. The selection for the post of Vice-Chancellor should be through proper identification
by a Panel of 3-5 persons by a Search-cum-Selection-Committee, through a
public notification or nomination or a talent search process or a combination
thereof. The members of such Search-cum-Selection 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 cum-Selection Committee shall give proper weightage to the
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.
One member of the Search cumSelection Committee shall be nominated by the
Chairman, University Grants Commission, for selection of Vice Chancellors of
State, Private and Deemed to be Universities.
iii. The Visitor/Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor out of the Panel of
names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee.
iv. The term of office of the Vice-Chancellor shall form part of the service period of
the incumbent making him/her eligible for all service related benefits.
8.0 DUTY LEAVE, STUDY LEAVE, SABBATICAL LEAVE

8.1 DUTY LEAVE:
i. Duty leave upto 30 days in an academic year may be granted for the following
purposes:
(a) Attending Orientation Programme, Refresher Course, Research
Methodology Workshop, Faculty Induction Programme, Conference,
Congresses, Symposia and Seminar, as a delegate nominated by the
university or with the permission of the university/college ;
(b) Delivering lectures in institutions and universities at the invitation of such
institutions or universities received by the university, and accepted by the
Vice- Chancellor/Principal of the College;
(c) Working in another Indian or foreign university, any other agency,
institution or organisation, when so deputed by the university/College;
(d) Participating in a delegation or working on a committee appointed by the
Central Government, State Government, the UGC, a sister university or
any other similar academic body; and
(e) For performing any other duty assigned to him/her by the university/college.
ii. The duration of leave should be such as may be considered necessary by the
sanctioning authority on each occasion.
iii. The leave may be granted on full pay, provided, that if the teacher receives a
fellowship or honorarium or any other financial assistance beyond the amount
needed for normal expenses, he/she may be sanctioned duty leave on reduced pay
and allowances.
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