Vice Chancellor

• The Vice-Chancellor plays a key role in developing the overall Institution and its Rankings. He/she should be a visionary with proven leadership qualities, administrative capabilities as well as teaching and research credentials.
• Define a clear growth plan & way forward strategy to position the Institution in the top 50.
• Provide strategic leadership to all Academic and Administrative functions, enhancement of research; involve new pedagogies in teaching & learning activities in the University.
• Promote new collaborations in Research & Consultancy leading to outstanding partnerships and outcomes.
• To establish Off Campus and Off Shore Centres as per norms.
• To successfully implement Online Distance Learning program.
• Develop the academic system on par with International Universities of repute especially with respect to credit structuring and evaluation system enhancing student transfers.
• Work dosely with Deans of schools, in particular the Dean of Academic and contribute to developing excellent Curriculum and teaching methodologies for all school so as to encourage student learning.
• Create and sustain relevant and appropriate external partnerships and represent the University in the appropriate national and international forums.
• Set up Centre of Excellence in emerging fields of various departments to promote Research and Development.
• Provide and update the statutory bodies of the University like BOM, Academic Council, PMB, FC etc., on all administrative and academic affairs of the  University.
• Take decision on policy planning and provide academic and administrative leadership to the University in consultation with the Management.
• Ensure high academic quality and performance in all curricular and co-curricular activities of the University.
• Give special focus on Research and Consultancy activities, funded projects, augmentation of Research publications, introduction of inter disciplinary Research and innovative course etc, so as to position the University as a leading teaching-research institution at a national and international level.
• Provide leadership in obtaining national and international accreditations such as NAAC, NBA, ABET, IET etc.
• Coordinate with UGC, MHRD, AICTE and Statutory bodies with regard to all affairs of the University.
• Prepare a strategic and policy planning document for the university on short-term & long-term goals and review the progress every quarter with respect to the vision document you have presented before the Search/Selection Committee.
• Provide all necessary information and data (MIS) as required from time to time.
• Engage yourself efficiently and diligently and to the best of your ability in discharging duties as Vice-Chancellor and will not engage directly or in-directly in any trade, business or occupation while in service of the University.
• You Shall not disclose confidential matters of the University to any other person or organization without the prior consent of the Chancellor or defame the status of the University by word, deed or any such other act detrimental to the interest and reputation of the University.
• Any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Management from time to time
  
   

Qualification & Experience:
Candidate shall be a distinguished and eminent academic administrator with PhD in Engineering / Technology from an international University of repute /
leading national institutions like IIT / IISc / NIT etc with a minimum 15 years academic experience as a Professor with minimum five years administrative
experience as VC / Director in a leading national / international University or institute of repute in India like IIT / IISc / NIT.

Candidate should have good values, personality characteristics and integrity in addition to academic excellence and administrative experience.


Candidates meeting the prescribed Qualification & Experience alone need to apply
Age – 55 to 60 years
Period of Appointment – Five years and is renewable for one more term.
Procedure for Appointment – Appointment will be made from a panel of names recommended by the Search cum Selection committee as per UGC norms.
Candidates fulfilling the required criteria may apply with their detailed CV and photograph within 15 days to:

The Chancellor
Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science
40, G.S.T Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016.
Email: chancelloroffice@hindustanuniv.ac.in