In force · As amended up to 2026-08
19. Authorities of the University .—The following shall be the authorities of the University:—
(1) the Court;
(2) the Executive Council; (3) the Academic Council; (4) the Board of Studies; (5) the Finance Committee; and
(6) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the University.
19. (1) There shall be Selection Committees for making recommendations to the Executive Council for appointment to the posts of Professor, Reader, Lecturer, Registrar, Finance Officer, Librarian and Principals of Institutions.
(2) The Selection Committee for appointment to the posts specified in column 1 of the Table shall consist of the Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, a nominee of the Visitor and the persons specified — in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the said Table:
||TABLE|||
|---|---|---|---|
|1|||2|
|Professor<br>Reader/Lecturer<br>Registrar, Finance Officer||(i)<br>(ii)<br>(iii)<br>(i)<br>(ii)<br>(iii)<br>(i)|The Dean of the School concerned.<br>The Head of the Department concerned<br>if he is a Professor.<br>Three persons not in the service of the<br>University, nominated by the Executive<br>Council, out of a panel of names recom-<br>mended by the Academic Council for<br>their special knowledge of, or interest<br>in, the subject with which the Professor<br>will be concerned.<br>The Dean of the School concerned.<br>The Head of the Department concerned.<br>Two persons not in the service of the<br>University, nominated by the Executive<br>Council, out of a panel of names<br>recommended by the Academic Council<br>for their special knowledge of, or<br>interest in, the subject with which the<br>Reader or a Lecturer will be concerned.<br>Two members of the Executive Council|
|||(ii)|nominated by it.<br>One person not in the service of the<br>University nominated by the Executive<br>Council.|
|1||2|
|---|---|---|
|Librarian|(i)|Two persons not in the service of the|
|||University,<br>who<br>have<br>special|
|||knowledge of the subject of the Library|
|||Science/Library Administration to be|
|Head of the Institution|(ii)|nominated by the Executive Council.<br>One person not in the service of the<br>University, nominated by the Executive<br>Council.<br>Three persons not in the service of the<br>University of whom two shall be nomi-<br>nated and one by the Academic Council<br>for their special by the Executive<br>Council knowledge of, or interest in, a<br>subject in which instruction is being<br>provided bythe Institution.|
- Note: 1. Where the appointment is being made for an inter-disciplinary project, the head of the project shall be deemed to be the Head of the Department concerned.
- 2. The Professor to be nominated shall be Professor concerned with the speciality for which the selection is being made and that the Vice-Chancellor shall consult the Head of the Department and the Dean of School before nominating the Professor.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor, or in his absence, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall preside the meetings of a Selection Committee:
Provided that the meetings of the Selection Committee shall be fixed after prior consultation with the subject to the convenience of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Executive Council under clause (2):
Provided further that the proceedings of the Selection Committee shall not be valid unless—
(a) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Executive Council is four in all, at least three of them attend the meeting; and
(b) where the number of Visitor's nominee and the persons nominated by the Executive Council is three in all, at least two of them attend the meeting.
(4) The meeting of Selection Committee shall be convened by the Vice-Chancellor or in his absence by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
(5) The procedure to be followed by a Selection Committee in making recommendations shall be laid down in the Ordinances.
(6) If the Executive Council is unable to accept the recommendations made by a Selection Committee, it shall record its reasons and submit the case to the Visitor for final orders.
(7) Appointments to temporary posts shall be made in the manner indicated below:
(i) if the temporary vacancy is for a duration longer than one academic session, it shall he filled on the advice of the Selection Committee in accordance with the procedure indicated in the foregoing clauses:
Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that in the interest of work it is necessary to fill the vacancy, the appointment may be made on a purely temporary basis by a local Selection Committee referred to in sub-clause (ii) for a period not exceeding six months;
(ii) if the temporary vacancy is for a period less than one year, an appointment to such vacancy shall be made on the recommendation of a local Selection Committee consisting of the Dean of the School concerned, the Head of the Department and a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that if the same person holds the offices of the Dean and the Head of the Department, the Selection Committee may contain two nominees of the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided further that in case sudden vacancies of teaching posts caused by death or any other reasons, the Dean may, in consultation with the Head of the Department concerned make a temporary appointment for a month and report to the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar about such appointment;
(iii) no teacher appointed temporarily shall, if he is not recommended by a regular Selection Committee for appointment under the Statutes, be continued in service on such temporary employment, unless he is subsequently selected by a local Selection Committee of a regular Selection Committee, for a temporary or permanent appointment, as the case may be.
Special mode of appointment
Source: India Code