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DTP—VI-3(b)—106 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part VI—Sec. 3(b)

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES

PERIYAR UNIVERSITY, SALEM - 636 011.

Notification for the Constitution of Selection Committee for suggesting the names to the panel for the

Vice-Chancellor of Periyar University

(Lr.No. PU/R/R6/003291/24F89481/VC Appt/2024, dated: 27-02-2024)

No. VI-3(b)/3/2024.

It is hereby notified that a selection committee for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Periyar University has to be constituted under section 12 sub-section (1) and (2) of Periyar University Act, 1997.

As per the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary notification published on May 27, 2017 regarding TAMIL NADU ORDINANCE No. 2 of 2017.

A nominee of the Senate shall be an eminent educationist; and A nominee of the Syndicate shall be an eminent educationist. "Eminent Educationist" means a person, who is or has been a Vice-Chancellor of any University established by the State Government or Central Government; or who is a distinguished academician, with a minimum of ten years of experience as Professor in a State or Central University or in both taken together; or who is or has been a Director or Head of any institute of national importance.

Each member of the Syndicate as well as Senate shall have a right to nominate not more than one person of "Eminent Educationist". Provided that the person so nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the University or shall not be connected with the University or any college or any recognized institution of the University.

Nomination forms are available in the office of the Registrar, Periyar University, Salem. Every nomination must be presented before the Registrar, Periyar University, Salem either by the proposer or the seconder or the person proposed before 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 21.03.2024.

Every nomination shall be in writing by the proposer who shall be a member of the Senate and seconder in writing by another member of the Senate called the seconder in the form prescribed. No nomination shall be valid unless it contains the signatures of both the proposer and the seconder.

The person proposed expressing his consent to be nominated shall sign the nomination form.

The Scrutiny of nominations will take place on the same day in the office of the Registrar, Periyar University, Salem by 4.00 p.m. The proposer or the seconder or the proposed nominees are entitled to be present at the time of the scrutiny. The list of persons whose nominations have been declared valid by the Registrar shall be published on the notice board of the office of the University on the same date. A copy of the list shall be sent to the persons nominated for election, if he / she or they were not present at the time of scrutiny.

Any person whose nominations has been declared valid may withdraw his/her nomination by a letter in writing and attested by another member of the Senate and sent by a registered post to the Registrar so as to reach him not later than seven clear days and such withdrawal, once made shall be final.

If the number of persons validly nominated and who have not withdrawn is only that person shall be deemed to have been duly elected and nominated by the Senate to the Committee referred to in Statue 9 and shall be so declared by the Registrar.

If the number of persons validly nominated and who have not withdrawn is more than one, each member of the Senate shall be informed of the date and hour fixed by the Vice-Chancellor for the meeting and a list of such persons shall be sent to each member of the Senate not less than ten clear days fixed for the meeting.

The election shall be held at the next ordinary meeting of the Senate immediately proceeding the date when the office of the Vice-Chancellor shall fall vacant, provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall convene special meeting of the Senate for election of the nominee if he thinks it necessary.

The election shall be conducted by secret ballot at the place specially set apart for the purpose and the ballot box properly locked and sealed shall be provided to receive the votes of the nominees.

All the members present at the meeting shall be entitled to vote. No vote can be given by proxy or by post.

Members present shall sign in the nominal electoral roll kept for the purpose as a record of voting at the election.

When a member has received a ballot paper, he/she shall proceed to the place arranged for making the voted and shall mark thereon by "*" against the name for whom he intends to vote. The number of nominees for whom each elector may vote shall be only one. The member shall then fold the ballot paper and drop it in the ballot box placed in front of the Returning Officer.

If a member inadvertently spoils a ballot paper, he/she may return it to the Registrar, who shall, if satisfied of such inadvertence, give him/her another ballot paper, and retain the spoiled paper, and this spoiled paper shall be immediately cancelled and the fact of such cancellation shall be noted on the counterfoil.

Two scrutinizers shall be selected by the Chairperson of the meeting of the Senate to count the votes polled.

The counting shall be done in the presence of the members of the Senate present and the Chairperson. The person securing the highest number of votes shall be declared by the Chair duly elected and nominated by the Senate to Committee referred to in the Act.

The Chairperson of the meeting held for the purpose of the election under Act shall conduct others items of business, if any, but the business of electing a member to the committee shall proceed all other business and shall be disposed of before the meeting is adjourned or before any other item, if any on the agenda is considered.

The Statutes in this Chapter relating to the procedure for nomination and election of person by the Senate to the Committee referred to in Act shall as far as may be necessary apply to the nomination and election of a person by the Syndicate to the committee mentioned in the Act the word 'Syndicate' being read in substitution of the word 'Senate' wherever necessary.

Not withstanding anything contained herein shall be competent for the Syndicate to elect such nominee to the Committee by a resolution assented to by the majority of the members of the Syndicate after obtaining the consent of the concerned nominee to serve on the committee.

Nomination papers that are not enclosed in an envelope superscribed and sent by the Registered post or not delivered in person or by messenger before the stipulated time shall be declared invalid.

Salem-636 011, 1st March 2024.

P. VISWANATHAMURTHI, Registrar, (In-charge), Periyar University.

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