Section 10: Vice­Chancellor of the Institute.⎯ (1) There shall be a Vice­Chancellor of the

10. Vice­Chancellor of the Institute.⎯ (1) There shall be a Vice­Chancellor of the Institute who shall be an eminent academic or a distinguished administrator and shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (2) The Vice­Chancellor shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the Institute and for ensuring that the provisions of this Act, statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed in order to promote the general efficiency and good order of the Institute. The Vice­Chancellor shall have all powers prescribed for this purpose, including administrative control over the officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute. (3) The Vice­Chancellor shall, if present, be entitled to attend any meeting of any Authority or body of the Institute. (4) The Vice­Chancellor may, in an emergency that in his opinion requires immediate action ordinarily not in the competence of the Vice­Chancellor, take such action and forward, within seventy­two hours, a report of the action taken to the members of the Emergency Committee of the Senate to be set up by statute. The Emergency Committee may direct such further action as is considered appropriate. (5) The Vice­Chancellor shall also have the following powers, namely: (a) to direct teachers, officers and other employees of the Institute to take up such assignments in connection with examination, administration and such other activities in the Institutes as. he may consider necessary for the purposes of the Institute; (b) to sanction by re­appropriation an amount not exceeding an amount prescribed by the Senate for an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget and report it to the Senate at the next meeting; (c) to make appointments of such categories of employees of the Institute and in such manner as may be prescribed by the statutes; (d) to suspend, punish and remove, in accordance with prescribed procedure, from service officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute except those appointed by or with the approval of the Senate; (e) to delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his powers under this Act to an officer or officers of the Institute; and (f) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as may be prescribed. (6) The Vice­Chancellor shall present an annual report before the Senate within three months of the close of the academic year. The annual report shall present such information as regards the academic year under review as may be prescribed, including disclosure of all relevant facts pertaining to (a) academics; (b) research; (c) administration; and (d) finances. (7) The Vice­Chancellor shall make available annual report, prior to its presentation before the Senate, to all officers and Institute teachers and it shall be published in such numbers as are required to ensure its wide circulation.

Effective date: 2011-01-01

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