Section 2. Vice-Chancellor

2. Vice-Chancellor .—(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Central Government from out of a panel of names recommended by a Committee as constituted under clause (2): Provided that if the Central Government does not approve any of the persons included in the panel, it may call for an extended fresh panel. (2) The Committee referred to in clause (1) shall consist of five persons, out of whom three shall be nominated by the Executive Council and two by the Central Government, and one of the nominees of the Central Government shall be the convener of the Committee: Provided that none of the members of the Committee shall be an employee of the University or of a College or Institution or Regional Centre or Study Centre established or maintained by the University or a member of any authority of the University. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office, or until he attains the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier, and he shall not be eligible for re-appointment: Provided that notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of five years, he shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office: Provided further that the Central Government may direct any Vice-Chancellor after his term has expired, to continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified by it: Provided also that when the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise, or, as the case may be, due to illness or such other cause, the Executive Council may appoint the senior-most Dean to perform the functions of the Vice-Chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed or, as the case may be, the existing Vice-Chancellor resumes his duties. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (4), the Central Government may, at any time after the Vice-Chancellor has entered upon his office, by an order in writing, remove the ViceChancellor from office on grounds of incapacity, misconduct or violation of statutory provisions: Provided that no such order shall be made by the Central Government unless the Vice-Chancellor has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him: Provided further that the Central Government may, at any time before making such order, place the Vice-Chancellor under suspension, pending enquiry. (6) (a) The Vice-Chancellor shall be paid a monthly salary and allowances, other than house rent allowance, at the rates fixed by the Central Government from time to time and he shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to use a furnished residence throughout his term of office and no charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor in respect of the maintenance of such residence. (b) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Central Government from time to time: Provided that where an employee of the University or of a College, Institution, Regional Centre or Study Centre established or maintained by the University, or of any other University or any College or Institution admitted to the privileges of the University or such other University, is appointed as the ViceChancellor, he may be allowed to continue to contribute to any provident fund of which he is a member and the University shall contribute to the account of such person in that provident fund at the same rate at which the person had been contributing immediately before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor: Provided further that where such employee had been a member of any pension scheme, the University shall make the necessary contribution to such scheme. (c) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowance at such rates as may be fixed by the Executive Council. (d) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full pay at the rate of thirty days in a calendar year and the leave shall be credited to his account in advance in two half-yearly instalments of fifteen days each on the first day of January and July every year: Provided that if the Vice-Chancellor assumes or relinquishes charge of the office of the ViceChancellor during the currency of a half-year, the leave shall be credited proportionately at the rate of two and-a-half days for each completed month of service. (e) In addition to the leave referred to in sub-clause (d), the Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled to half-pay leave at the rate of twenty days for each completed year of service, and half-pay leave may also be availed of as commuted leave on full pay on medical certificate: Provided that when such commuted leave is availed of, twice the amount of half-pay leave shall be debited against half-pay leave due.