Section 8(1)(a) in The Calcutta University Act, 1979.
(a)The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed from the persons of the highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment. The Vice Chancellor shall be a distinguished academic with a minimum of ten years of experience in a University system of which at least 5 years shall be as professor or ten years of experience in a reputed research or academic administrative organization of which atleast 5 years shall be in an equivalent position of professor.