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HR Manual 2019_ Ver-005 Chapter – 5 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ET. al.

6. For availing sabbatical leave, the Faculty member is free to contact outside Agencies,
Organizations, Universities and Laboratories for identifications of the work to be carried out
by them.

7. Sabbatical Leave will be sanctioned at the discretion of the Management.

8. During the period of Sabbatical Leave the Faculty member shall submit a periodical report
to VIT on the progress of the work carried out by the individual.

9. Only one Faculty member will be allowed to avail Sabbatical Leave from a School at a time.

10. Sabbatical Leave is not applicable in cases where routine teaching of course(s) are involved.

11. Faculty members who are on Sabbatical Leave with pay and allowances have to execute a
bond to serve VIT University for a period of twice the no. of years of sponsorship. Faculty
members who are on Sabbatical Leave with half pay and allowances have to execute a bond

to serve VIT University for the actual no. of years of sponsorship. On non-compliance, the
candidate has to repay the entire salary drawn during their leave period along with 20%
interest per annum (applicable for either full pay or half pay benefitted individual).

5.5.6 Long Leave on Loss of Pay (LLLP)
Employees who have put in 3 years of continuous services at VIT may be sanctioned one
year of leave without pay and allowances to enable them to undertake either personal work

or higher studies.
Employees have to execute a bond to serve VIT for a period of the actual no. of years on
leave. On non-compliance, the Employee has to pay Rs. 1 Lakh for the loss incurred during

his/her absence for the University.

5.5.7 Leave on Duty (OD):
Faculty members are permitted to go On Duty (work not directly related to the functioning

of the University) for a period of 15 days in an academic year in connection with academic
work related to University. Prior written permission from the Registrar / Deans / Directors
has to be obtained before proceeding on leave on other duty.

Leave On other Duty directly related to the University functioning will be permitted after
obtaining prior written permission from Registrar / Deans/ Directors. A report on the

activities while on other duty has to be submitted to Vice-Chancellor / Registrar along with
the TA claim for perusal.

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