In force · As amended up to 2026-08
1. 16th October, 1985, vide notification No. S.O. 751(E), dated 14th October, 1985, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
(r) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and are designated as teachers by the Ordinances;
(s) "University" means the Pondicherry University.
1. The Vice-Chancellor.— (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment for not more than another term:
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 Visitor may direct that a Vice-Chancellor, whose term of office has expired, shall continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year, as may be specified in the direction.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (2), a person appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall, if he completes the age of sixty-five years during the term of his office or any extension thereof, retire from office.
(4) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be as follows: —
(i) There shall be paid to the Vice-Chancellor a salary of three thousand rupees per mensem 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 personally in respect of the maintenance of such residence.
(ii) The Vice-Chancellor shall not be entitled to the benefits of the University Provident Fund:
Provided that where an employee of —
(a) the University or College or Institution maintained by, or affiliated to, it; or
(b) any other University or College or Institution maintained by, or affiliated to, that University,
is appointed as Vice-Chancellor, he shall be allowed to continue to contribute to the provident fund to which he is a subscriber, and the contribution of the University shall be limited to what he had been contributing immediately before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor.
(iii) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowances at such rates as may be fixed by the Executive Council.
(iv) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to leave on full pay for one-eleventh of the period spent by him on active service.
(v) The Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled, on medical grounds or otherwise, to leave without pay for a period not exceeding three months during the term of his office:
Provided that such leave may be converted into leave on full pay to the extent to which he is entitled to leave under sub-clause (iv).
(5) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise or if he is unable to perform the duties owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the senior-most Director shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor assumes office or until the existing Vice-Chancellor attends to the duties of his office, as the case may be.
Source: India Code