North-Eastern Hill University Act,1973
Act No : 24
Section :
The Vice-Chancellor.
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 reappointment 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 two thousand and five hundred 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: 162 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 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 his duties owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the Pro-Vice- Chancellor or if there is more than one Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the senior-most Pro-Vice-Chancellor, 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: Provided that if a Pro-Vice-Chancellor is not available, the seniormost Professor shall perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
